Garland Globe | 1908-03-28 | Page 3 | Dreamed He Was Blind

DREAMED HE WAS BLIND. Next Day the Bridge Tender Suddenly Lost His Sight. Now York. Dreaming thnt ho had been stricken blind whllo nt work, Thomas Pcndorgnst, age 25, of Ho-boken, Ho-boken, employed ns n brldgo tender at tho Lackawanna ferry, nwoko suddenly sudden-ly while In bed nnd, finding lt only a dream, turned ovor nnd went to sleep ngaln. In tho morning ho told his wlfo of hln strango dream, and sho told him not to worry. Ho also told his fellow workmen, and they laughed nt him. Shortly beforo tlmo to quit work tho other night, at soven o'clock, nnd whllo ho was winding tho hawser about tho drum at tho ferry, ho becamo blind suddenly as tho crowds of commutors wore rushing for their trains. Ills comrades wcro quickly nt his side in responso to his terrified cry. Ho wns tnken into tho waiting-room and a doctor summoned. Pendcrgast was placed In a cab and takon homo, whoro soveral doctors workod ovor him all night In a vain effort to restore his sight