Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-07
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Curious Cases Of Warnings That
Came In SIumber.

In spite Of the number OF suthenu-
Gated cases OF dreams that have come
true. the percentage Of prophetic dreams
that are actually fulfilled must be very
small However. il must be confessed
that a considerable number Of people
have escaped death or disaster by pay
ing heed to a dream warning.
Wrecks have figured in more than one
prophetic dream. both the loss Of the
Republic and the Berlin being foretOid
in dreams A man was once about %
sail for Norway with a friend. but on
the night before he should have started
be dreamed that be stood upon q noun
tain surrounded by water and that the
water gradually began TO submerge
the peak. Just as be was in danger OF
being drowned he woke. and so vivid
~ was the dream impressed upon MS
mind that be decided not 10 sail \
few days later the ship by which he
should have Travelled went down with
all hands
Then there is the case OF lady who
was about 10 leave India for England.
but was deferred BY n dream. Several
days before the date set for her de-
parture she had vision in which she
saw the vessel by which she was 70
sail on fire in midocean. The sequel
was that a FIRE actually did break out
under the conditions indicated. nut
after hard work by the crew II WAS
extinguished without loss OF life.
Yet n third instance was mentioned
in one OF the shipping papers a few
years ago. An apprentice up for his
second mates ticket failed and was
sent TO sea for another voyage IN sail
Ing ship He was appointed boatswuin
Of fine sailing ship trading with Aus
tralla and New Zealand The night
before he signed on be had vivid
dream In which he saw his ship sailing
along In fine weather under Il fun
spread OF canvas Soon thick bank
Of sea fog closed round the clipper. al
though the dreamer could still see ev-
erythinE on board as clearly as before
All NJ once something glimmered
through the mist. and before anything
could he done a huge iceberg crashed
into the ship. the noise OF the collision
and the falling spars waking him. SO
vivid was the dream that the vessel
left without her proper boatswain. and
since then she has figured anon. the
missing. The curious thing about IL.
said the narrator. was that never be
fore or since can he remember having
dreamed OF sea life
10 IL also on record that Shipwreck
ed crew were once brought back 70 civ
ilizatiJn through the u~trumeutality of
dream. An East ludiaumau ran
ashore on inaccessible island. in ths
Atlantic. and for three months the pas
seugers and crew SubsiS'pd rs hest
they could During that time rough
boat WIS huilt. and in thlS they we're
transformed 10 Tristan D'Acuuha sew.
prai weeks !gter shin appeared Of
The island beCanSe her. owner had
dreamed Sh.uwrecEed crew had land
ci there AS clothes were scarce
. rough rud ready garments were MADE
out or Sorue green and red baize whiot
happened 90 he ON board. Cumou~Il
enough. before the return Of the vesse
the owners wife had dream iu whict
Nti' ~aN Ut ~dtlIE ltiH lNHfI " lu lebIit
dressed u green aud red on board
b Now aud again miner relates s
dream that saved MIN from sudder
death. although STRANGERS do not offer
hcBr these stories There was once
% bad accident at Derbyshir,. pit. soy
! erul men being E''Ipd 10y fan Of th,
y cage one ~ the men who shoul,
= have been tn that cage was absent. 10
5 he had dream that 10 was dashed u
7 pieces. falling from gue very top wit
d ali the men inside TO- On hearing tb
q dream his wife persuaded him TO STA.
o. az home that day
: When Melton Prior. the famous wa
a artist, died most OF the papers told tn
- story Of the dream warning he haD
/. when in ZuIuland. Al frst ne deter
D.. mined 20 disregard IL. but it made sue
$ an impression on him that he AT las
10 determined to keep away from the co
q umn he intended 20 join He engage
n another man to so. and be was anon
= the first killed.
IS From time 10 time crimes. even mur
der. have been prevented by a dream
$ A lady saw IN Il dream an old relsriv
being murdered, 80 she posted Of I