The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-08-20
A WONDERFUL NARRATIVE
STRANGE DEVELOPMENTS IN sPIRITUALIsM !
THE DEAD RISING FROM THE GRAVE
rFrom the Crown Point (Ind.) Register.1

[From the Crown Point Qnd.) Regster.1
GRAND TRAVERSE, MIcH., May "a, '58.
Mr.. Editor: send you the following ac-
count of a most extraordinary event or trans
action-or what you will-because in my
opinion, it ought not TO be suppressed; but,
on the contrary, thoroughly investigated
ln the midst Of the excitement here, such a
thing as calm and unbiased examination is
altogether out of the question; nor would it
be safe to attempt il, inasmuch as the deter
mination of the people is strongly 10 "hush
up" As myself am one of the chief char
acters concerned in the affair, dare not at
tempt, if possessed the ability to deter
mine the character of what | am about to
relate.
left Cleveland tc~establish myself here,
as you will remember, sometime last July
young and inexperienced physician. Al
most the first patient was called on to see
was a Mrs. Hayden-a woman thirty-fve
years of age, strong constitution, and
wel-5alanced mind, (apparently) and (appa-
rently) with little or no imagination. She
was, however, "Spirtualist," with the repu-
tation Of being a superior "medium." Her
usual physician, DR.. J. N. Williams, was ab-
sent-hence her application to me. found
her laboring under severe attack Of typhus
fever, which threatened to prove fatal. Hav-
ing prescribed for her, | left, promising to
send DR.. w. as soon as he returned. This
was on Saturday morning. At night DR.. w.
took the patient off my hands, and did not
see her again until Friday evening of the
ensuing week. ] then found her dying, and
remained with her until her dec,ase. which
took place precisely at midnight She was,
or appeared to be, rational during the whole
of my visit, though was informed that she
had been delrious during the greater part of
the week. There was nothing remarkable
about her symptoms should say The disease
had taken its natural course.
At the time of her decease there were in
the house besides myself, her husband, Mrs.
Green (her sister, and Mrs. Miles "a neigh
bor.l Her husband, whom particularly no.
tced, was very thin and weak, then suffer
ing from quick consumption, already be-
yond recovery. He bore the character of a
clear minded, very firm, iliterate but courte-
Gus man, and most strenuous unbeever in
Spiritualsm.
There had been some subdued conversa-
ton, such as is natural in such scenes, the
patient taking no part in it except to signify,
in a faint and gradually diminishing voice,
her wants, until about an hour before her
death, when a sudden and indescribable
change come over her failures, voice and ap-
pearance-a change which Aer husband no.
ticed by saying, with as | thought wholly
unwarranted bitterness:
"There goes those cursed spirits again"
The patient hereupon unslosed her eyes,
and fixing look of unuttenble emotion on
her husband-a look so direct, searching and
unwavering that was not little startled by
It. Mr.. Hayden met it with something like
an unhappy defiance, and finally asked of his
wife what she wanted. She Immediately re-
replied, in a voice of perfect health, "You
know"
was literally astonished at the words
and the voice in which they were uttered
had often heard and read of return of
volume and power Of voice just preceding
dissolution; but the voice Of the patient had
none of the natural intonation Of such-it
was, as have said, perfectly healthy. In a
few moments she continued in the same
voice, and with her eyes still fixed upon her
husband:
"William, in your secret soul, you do be-
lieve?"
"Wife," was the imploriig reply, "that is
the devil which has stood between US and
heaven for so many months We are both
at the very verge OF the grave, and in Gods
name let him be buried first"
Apparently without hearing or needing
him, she repeated her words
"You dare not disbelieve.'
81 do" he replied, excitedby her manner,
"wbile you are dying-nS, IL you were
dead, and should speak TO NE, dare not be-
lieve."
"Then," she said, 81 will speak 10 you
when ! am dead will ZONE to you at
your latest hour, and with voice from the
gave will warn you of yoT time to follow
mew
"But shall not believe spirit"
81 will come in the body, aid speak to you;
remember"
She then closed her eyes, md straightway
sank into her former state.
In q few moments-as soon rs we had
somewhat recovered from tie shock of this
most extraordinary scene Ter two children
were brought into the room to receive her
dying blessing. She partial reused herself,
and placing hand on the he'd of each, she
put up q faint prayer to the throne Of grace
faint in voice, indeed, but a prayer in
which all the strength of her great unpol-
isbed soul, heart and mind vas exerted TO its
utmost dying limt-such prayer as a ser.
aph might attempt, but n,ne but dying
wife and mother could accomplish. From
that moment her breathing grew rapidly
weaker and more difficulty and ut twelve
o'clock she expired apparently without a
struggle.
closed her eyes, Strengthened and CON-
posed her limbs, and was aiout to leave the
house, when Mrs. Green 'equested me to
send over two young ladie. from my board
ing house, to watch with tie dead. All this
occupied some ten minutes
Suddenly Mrs. Miles screamed, and Mr..
HAYDEN started up from Tie bedside, where
he had been sitting.
The supposed corpse WIS setting erect in
the bed, and struggling to peak Her eyes
were still closed; and, saveher open mouth
and quivering tongue, thte were all the
looks of death in her face With great
heave of the chest, at las the single word
came forth:
"Remember,"
Her Jaw fell back to 10 place, and she
again Law down as before. ] now examined
her minutely. That she was dead there
could be no further possibleshadow Of doubt;
and so | left the house.
On the following day ID Williams made
a careful and minute post ,ortem examna-
ton of the body ] was psvented by bust
ness from attending, but Iras informed by
the Doctor that he found th,brain but slight
ly affected-an unusual fac In persons dy-
ing of typhus fever-but thi her lungs were
torn and rent extensively II by a sudden,