The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-21
TIMELY MESSAGE
OF WARNING
shipwreck Averted by a
Startling Dream. ,

is a growing disposition to expl:''l
wonders scientifically.
am especially subject tn though.
transference and 50 is my wife " h"l
together Il thought no sooner "'lt'>
the head of one of us than the other
gives expression to it. am q stl'n
tific man and expect the time to come
when one will be able to detect tue
subtle cause Of this communication
Some years ago went as II s'irntis:
on an exploring expedition We We're
obliged to enter into an ocean that was
then comparatively unknown ON
maps were the best that could be Oh
tanned, hut had not received the same
attention MS other districts Besides.
commissions beneath the sea are con
stantly occurring to change the t"ndi
tons.
We were sailing nOrthward Wifh'''
hundred miles OF coast r'1htnfi.
northeast and southwest It was n"n'
midnight ! was sound asleep in my
berth Suddenly ! nwoke- What. OF
Cured during this awakening ! nm
not going to attempt to explain except
negatively 1t was not dream. ~
uas not a vision. ! heard nothing. |
saw nothing 1t was rather con
sciousncss In that infnitcsimaI Int
Of time during which | passed from
a sound sleep to a wide awake r"nh1
tton, my wife who was several 'h"u
sand miles distant FROM me. was 2"s
tic,llating wildly, convulsed with ter
rpr, pointing and crying. Keep off,
AS | have said, | received this as 4
brain IMPRESSION The moment WAS
awake it was gone. There were the
usual roll Of the ship and creaking OF
tinbers, and | looked out Of the port
hole The night was starlight. and
there was but fair wind Neverthe
less what had occurred had impressed
me thoroughly with sense of danger
l arose, put on my clothes and went
on deck The officer In charge. John
jacobson, was pacing the after deck.
There was no land in sight, nothing
but u broad expanse OF ocean.
what is it?" asked the officer as |
joined him.
why do you ask the question:"
why? You wouldn't be coming up
here at this time of night for nothing
Besides, you look as If you'd seen Il
ghost
"John." replied. will you do some
thing for me without a reason?"
"What is it?'
"That's sboreward out there, isn't
tt?" | pointed westward.
! YES"
put her off to northwest"
Good Lord! What for2"
1T was to he without reason
said.
what will the old man do to me-
"I'll fake the responsibility. Come
be quick! There's danger ahead"
/ He seemed to catch an inllling OF
my fear from me and gave the nes'rs
sary orders AS the ship went nbo'!'
to her new course | walked t" thu
port g,lnwale and looked over.
Come here. Q,1ick!" called to thf
officer. ..-@"
4 He came and looked over the ~iGt
| with me. E
whats that?'' asked. III
II see nothing" he replied.
Not that whtish line ont there?'
He continued to peer. and Sudtlenl,
cried under his breath. "Grent henv
ensr' then gave the order to the lell,ls;
man to sheer off to starbonrd. He s;lw
as did. thin white line. 1t '"nl'
only he foam and could only CONT
from submerged rocks. 1t ran nortl
and south. broken here and there Il,
We got only Il glimpse Of it. for on
change Of course served to take u
away from it. For a time we boil
stood with bated BREATH every lnu
ment expecting Il shock or to hear TIL
hold beneath us grating on a rect
Then went below and called the cay
: tain.
We saw no more evidences of TIL
sunken reef. but on reaching the mex
port learned that it had been recent
discovered by others Its appe:ranc
dated from the last earthquake on I'll
coast
made a note Of the day. hour an
minute: as near as the latter was pos
sible. that my warning came to mt
and when some months later return
/" ed to my wife told her my stor,
Without waiting to hear me throng
. she interrupted to tell me that while
:. was away she had dreamed she SLY
4 our ship sailing toward snnken rec
Shetried to warn us of. but could nj
do so Her terror awoke her Sh
looked up the date and found it talie
with my memorandum.
A reference Of my warning to sfe1
| tffic causes may be weakened hy il
dependence on a dream Dreams ar
: now believed to be simply menta! AZ
: tivity of the drea amer. But why shnni
; not that mental activity have eSp'
riences as we'll as when the mind
: awake? And. if so. why could not VIII;
was experienced be communicated
can conceive Of my wife'S commnnca
:, ing her experience to me thr"ne
.