DREAM OF DEATH COMES TRUE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14925, 24 February 1912, Page 2 (Supplement)

DREAM OF DEATH COMES TRUE.

EXTRAORDINARY CONCIDENCE. A dream lias had a tragic fulfilment in Cardiff. On December 29 the office staff of the Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Company, Ltd., at Cardiff Docks, left their various duties as usual. Mr. Evan Lloyd (the chief accountant), Mr. E. M. Gedrych (the chief cashier), and Mr. W. Francis (of the accountants' department) leaving about seven o'clock in the evening. Shortly after nine o'clock the following day Mr. Francis arrived at the office as usual, and when engaged with other members of the staff m getting out the books ,V* th ?„ day's work, he remarked, casually : "What do you think? I had a strange dream last night; I dreamt that Mr. Gedrych is dead." The remark raised a laugh of incredulity. They smiled at such an idea, because Mr. Gcdryeh was one of the most regular of them at the office for the past 35 years or more. Five minutes later .a telenhonic" message came to the office from airs. Gedrych to the effect that hor husband was dan gerously ill and asking if Mr. Lloyd the chief accountant, would kindly run up to see him. This message was passed on bv a subordinate to Mr. Lloyd, who la d not at this time heard a word about Air Francis's dream. < * * Ho hurried to Llanbleddian Gardens, Mr. Gedrychs and was there told that Mr. Gedrych had died suddenly with hardly a warning about four o'clock that morning. A coroners jury found that death was due to heart disease.