New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-20
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By HEREwARD DARLINGTON.

BY HEREWARD DARLINGTON.
the crisis Of death-at that terrible
~ moment when the soul is literally
~ wrenched from the body-it is only
natural TO suppose that many strange
things should happen. Mysterious psychic occur
rences have in fact been noted at this time in all
history and especially might We expect to find
this in the case Of the soldier slain upon the
battlefield In the hour Of death his thoughts, his
longngs and his sympathies would flow from him,
together with his life blood. and would turn to
that dearest Of all PLACES ome"-holding, it
may be, wife and child, mother sweetheart,
destined forever to watch in vain for the return
Of him who had sacrificed his life for his country
and his flag This thought, this emotion. has in
many case seemed to set into activity some
mysterious energy, which has been enabled to
reach those waiting at home; and, in innumerable
instances, "appartions of the dying" have been
SEEN or a familiar voice has been heard or
touch has been felt-warnng those at home of
what has just occurred
The following cases but few of many
which might easily be chosen as illustrative Of
this phenomenon:
DREAM OF DEATH WHICH CONCERNED AN
ABSENT BROTHER.
"On the morning of September 25 quite early,
awoke from a dream to find my sister holding
me, and much alarmed l had screamed out
struggled, crying, IS he really dead? When !
fully swoke | felt burning sensation in my
head l could not speak for moment or two.
knew my sister was there but neither felt nor
saw her.
SIN ebput q. minute, during which she said my
eyes were staring beyond her, ceased struggling
cried out Harry is dead; they have shot him. and
tainted. When / recovered l und my sister had
been sent away, and my aunt who had always
looked after me, sitting by my bed. In order
to soothe my excitement she allowed me to tell
her of the dream, trying all the while to persuade
me to regard it as natural consequence of my
anxiety. When in the narration l said that he
was riding with another officer, and mounted SOL
diers following them, she exclaimed: My. dear,
that shows you it only dream, for you
know dear Harry is in infantry, not cav
airy regiment Nothing, however, shook m be-
lief that had seen reality; and she was
much struck by my persistence that she privately
made notes of the date and of the incidents, even
to the minutest details of my dream; and then
for few days the matter dropped, but felt
the truth was coming nearer and nearer to ell
In short time the news came in the papers
shot down on the morning of the 25th, when
his way to Lucknow! A few days later
of his missing letters telling how his own regi4
ment had mutinied, and that he had been trans
ferred TO command in the 18th Irregular Cav
airy, bound to join Hsvelock's force in the relief
Of Lucknow"
"a DlSBELIEVER IN SUCH THINGS" TELLS
OF AN APPARITIoN.
The following experience is vouched for by
we'll known army ofhcer-himself "disbeicver in
such things"-as his actual experience A fellow
officer had been sent to South Africa for the Boer
War, and early Cne morning he woke up and saw,
as he says standing by my bed. between and
the chest of drawers, figure, which, in spite Of
the unwonted dress nwonted at least to me
and of full black beard, at once recognized as
that Of my old brother officer lie had or the
usual Khaki coat worn by officers in active ser
vice. A brown leather girde, with sword attached
to the left side and revolver case on the right
passed round his waist. On his head ne wore the
ordinary white pith helmet of service. / noticed
all the particulars in the moment that started
from sleep, and sat up in bed looking at him. His
face pale but his bright black eyes shone as
keenly as when year and half before they had
looked upon me as he stood with one foot on the
hanson bidding me adeu.
Fully impressed for the brief moment that
stationed together at c., in Ireland, or
somewhere and thinking | was in my barrack
room, said: Hello, p. am l late for parade p
p looked at steadily and replied, I'm shot
"'Shot!' l exclaimed. Good Cod How and
where"
Through the lungs replied p, and he
spoke his right hand moved slowly up the breast
until the fingers rested the right lung
"What you doing? asked
1.-the general sent me forward he answered
and the right hand left the breast to move slowly
IT, the 'front.' pointing my head to the win
dow, and ut the same moment the figure melted
rubbed my eyes, TO make not dream
ing, and sprang out of bed. 1t tnen 4:lO a. H.
by the clock on my msntelpece.
"That day looked for from the war, but
found none But the next day showed his name
among those killed at Lsngs Neck. The time
responded almost exactly TO my seeing Of the
vision. I believe he visited soon after his
death to tell me of his fate
The following experience, taking the form Of
warning Of danger, occurred in the Franco Prus.
sian. War Of 1870;
During the Franco Prussan War, about the
time of the battle Of Grayelotte, = German lady,
whose son was in the German army, two hundred
iailes away from his home, found impression
tsking hold of her mind, with vast and vivid force,
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