Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1851-06-19

the case of the elegant Lady Russell, that
mentioned by the celebrated Oder 81
Geneva, and one by DR.. Crichton, phy-
stefan to the Grand Duke Nicholas, now
Emperor Of Russia. Lady Russell re-
manned for the space Of seven days and
nights without any signs Of life. and her
burial was prevented only by the violent
grief of her husband. On the eighth day
as the parish bells were ringing for church
Lady Russell suddenly raised her head,
and to the amazement and inJescribablc
Joy of Lord Russell, told him to get ready
to accompany her to church. Her re-
covery was rapid and complete, and she
lived many years afterwards, and had Sc
veral children.
II knew CIR" said Oder, "twenty-
five years old. named Ellen Roy, who mar.
rowly escaped being buried alive. She
lived at the distance Of two leagues from
Geneva. For some years she had be en-
subject to nervous attacks which fren
quently deprived her of every appear.
ance of lie, but after the lapse of a few
hours she would recover and resume her
occupations as if nothing had happened.
On one occasion, however, the suspen.
sion of her faculties was so protra cted
that her friends called in medical man.
who pronounced her dead. She was then
sewn up in close shroud, according to
the barbarous custom Of the country, and
laid upon the bedstead. Among those
who called to condole with the parents
was particular friend of the supposed
deceased, Of her own age. The Young
woman, anxious 10 take last look at her
friend, ripped the shroud, and imprinted
a kiss upon her cheek. While She was
kissing her, she fancied that she felt her
breathe. She repeated h er caresses, and
being shortly assured Of the fact that her
friend was not dead, she applied her
mouth to that Of the girl, and in shori
time the latter was restored to life, and
able'to dress herself
GA young girl" says DR.. Crichton. tin
the service of the Princess of -. who
had, for some time. kept her bed with a
nervous affection, at length, to all apDear~
ances, was deprived of life. Her face had
al the character of death-her body was
perfectly cold. and every other symptom of
death was manifested. She was removed
into another room, and placed 10 a coffin.
On the day fixed for her funeral, HYMNS.
according to the custom Of the country.
were sung before the door but ut the We
ry moment when they were going to Dail
down the coffin. pelspiratiOn was seen
upon her skin, and in few minutes il was
succeeded by a convulsive motion in the
hands aud feet. In a few moments she
opened her eyes, and uttered piercing
scream. The faculty were instantly called
in, and, in the space of few days. her
health was completely re-established. Tho
account width she gave Of her situation is
extremely curious. She Said, that she ap>
peared 10 dream that she was dead. bur
that she was sensible Of every thing that
was passing around her, and distinctly heard
her friends bewailing her death; she f.lr
them envelope Ter in the shroud, and place
her in the coffin. The sensation gave her
extreme agony, and she attempted to sneak.
but her soul was unable to act on het. b,dv-
She describes her sensations as very e0nfrn>
dctory. as If she was and was not in her
body at one and the same instant. She at
tempted in vain to move her arms, 10 oDen
her eyes, or to speak. The agony of her
mind was at its height when she heard tile
funeral hymn, and found that they we're
about to nail down the lid Of the coffin The
horror OF being buried alive gave new i'm.
pulse to her mind, which resumed it's DOW
or over the corporal organization, and prOdL-
ced the effects which excited the notice OF
those who were about to convoy her to u
premature grave"
The Leipsc Chirurgical Journal records
the following distressing event, as having
occurred TO an officer of artillery, who was
u man OF gigantic stature, and robust make.
Being mounted on an unmamgeable horse.
he was thrown from his back. and received
n severe confusion on bis head, which ren>
dered him insensible. He was successfu!>
ly trepanned, bIed. and other usual means
of relief adopted: but he fell gradually int,
a more and more hopeless condition OF stu
por, and was finally believed to be dead.
The weather being sultry, he was buried
with indecent haste, in one OF the public
cemeteries. He was buried on Thursday,
and on the following Sunday, the grounds,
as usual. being thronged with visiters, "a
intense excitement was produced by the
declaration of a peasant, that while he was
sitting on the grave of the officer, he had
distinctly felt a motion of the earth as il
some one was struggling beneath. Ofcourse
but little attention was ut first paid to the
mans assertion, but his evident terror, and
the logged obslinacy with which he persis>
ted in his story, had at length their natural
effect upon the crowd. Implements were
hurriedly procured, and the grave, Whit b
was very shallow, in a few moments was 60
far thrown open as to render the head OF
the occupant visible. He was then apm.
rently dead. bnt he sat nearly erect 10 the
coffin. the lid of which, in his furious strug,
giles, he had partially uplfted. They cor.
veyed him to the nearest hospital, and there
he was pronounced still living. although in
q state Of asphyxia. In q few hours. he 20
far revived as to recognise his acquainfal-
ces, and in broken accents spoke OF hts ago.
MES in the grave. 1t appeared that he had
been conscious of life for more than anhour,
while buried, before he rempsed into state
of insensibiity. The grave, ie seems. was