one o'clock
Late the next morning , while he still slept , a passenger on the _ Ceramic _ stumbled upon the fact of his disappearance . The man knew Jimmie ; had greeted him the night before when he came on board , and was seeking him that he might subscribe to a pool on the run . When to his attack on Jimmie 's door there was no reply , he peered through the air-port , saw on the pillow , where Jimmie 's head should have been , two letters , and reported to the purser . Already the ship was three hundred miles from where Jimmie had announced he would drown himself ; a search showed he was not on board , and the evidence of a smoking-room steward , who testified that at one o'clock he had left Mr. Blagwin alone on deck , gazing `` mournful-like '' at Fire Island , seemed to prove Jimmie had carried out his threat . When later the same passenger the steward had mistaken for Jimmie appeared in the smoking-room and ordered a drink from him , the steward was rattled . But as the person who had last seen Jimmie Blagwin alive he had gained melancholy interest , and , as his oft-told tale was bringing him many shillings , he did not correct it . Accordingly , from Cape Sable the news of Jimmie 's suicide was reported .