Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-22
TRAGIC sEouELs TO VISIONS.
Instances in Which Dreams Have
Foresha bowed Death

The sceptical are apt to laugh and
maybe sheer at those who believe in
the omen of dreams. Truth, however,
is stranger than fiction. and numerous
instances could be quoted of dreams
which have foreshadowed tragedy.
Quite recently. for instance, the Rev.
j. Taylor Collins. rector of Dufton,
ApplehY. told of the sad death of his
son and of a dream which. although
he did not know it at the time. came
as a warning of tragedy Mr. Collins, S
son went to sea in January, 1910. and
about two months afterWard the faith
er dreamed he was in room unfam-
liiar to him, and While there saw his
boy jump into the room and then
vanish
Il do not pay much attention to
dreams, says Mr.. Collins. and did
not recall the date of this, although
wish | had. In June on the arrival
OF the ship, | received the iaforma-
ton that my boy was dead. He had
lailen from one of the masts during
a gale in March"
More amazing still was woman,s
startling dream which. at the BEGIN
ning OF January. led to the discovery
Oh Inc suicide of man who was mss
ing Inc latter was we'll known To-
cal preacher at Luton. and the wo-
man dreamt that she went to n GER
tam mission hall and saw him seated
IN front of the pulpit with bowed
iie7"' inns dream so worried her
mat her husband decided to visit the
nan and investigate. With another
member of the mission and a nolica
constable they went to the hall and
FOUND the door locked from tbe in
sac They forced an entrance and
there found the missing man hanging
from one of the beams.
sumo tlme ago bricllayer left his
nome at Norwood and did not return,
ms Wlfe, not hearing anything of him
i"f several days became alarmed
more so when she received a lattan
iioii' Her brother-in-law, with whom
'au had no communication. i'm
Nuici' he stated that on the previou,
ms 1T ne mad dreamed that his broth
- samuel had cut his throat in Kent
1 once inquiries were made ana &c
d result of their Investigations ,ho
woman went to Orpington. where tha
pouy OF man had been fo,,nd -
i'au cut his throat 1t was he,. h..
before. 'lree days
Perhaps the best know, d,aa
death are those Of ! -.
An. AnuoVer' daughter of the famons
coke of Norfolk" While st, l,Jas
NJ, ~ ier husband at her old home IN
t>olioik she dreamed that ha t,,I
oe4N shot and in Difference 70 boz.
em.'eatN Lord Andover did rot oo
Az " El'h the shooting party. As n9o
wore on, Lady Andover,s .dra<'.-
ii'''e less impression. and kno,,.t,a
LOW devoted to shooting her b1,sba,.3
""s' she suggested that he sbo,i5 'An'
ior tlie rest of the afternoon
- sooner had he gone than sha -
sa, 20 feel more uneasy tba, -
80 She went out after him; bnt III,
datossihs the park she mel Lori " a.,
win :, servant rushing to the house
bae, me news that her husband hal
n Killed through his gun poina Ia" &c
a hedge. ~ ii'ih through |
dream No'''er occasion Lady Andover
eaint that she and her eiyta. aoF er
sa'''ing at the entrance to ~ ere
. s,.n at Holkham wa,ai,;. sieae
aieral leaving the house. 49,.
eau OF going to the left in ~. ~
.eceion of the churchyard the ~ ae VI
vas turning along the avenue r. ~
isht month later the two sistars
We're watching the remains Of T.ad,.
ALTERNATE, who had died at Hojk-
ham, leaving the house for burial
elsewhere Bits
1t is worse than useless to take any
medicines internally for muscular or
chronic rheuma tisn All that is needed