Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-12-08
THE DEAD ALIVE.

The Young girl whose singular restoration
70 life has been previously recorded, is still |
living. Having had an opportunity OF lu-
nuirinp into this very remarkable affair, we
are enabled to give the following particulars:
The girl. whose name is Amelia Kinks, IS
twelve or :hirteen years Of age, and resided
with her parents in Bridge street, Nuneaton.
and, dwindling away under some unaccounta-
| bic complaint about three weeks ago. she,
as her friends imagined, died. The corpse
was then removed to another room. The
body was rigid, and icy cold. 1t was washed
and laid out with the usual deathly accom-
paniments, penuy-pieces being placed over
the ewes, and the coffin was ordered.
For more than forty-eight hours the sup
no.ed CORPSE lay beneath the winding sheet.
: when it happened that her grandfather,
very aged man came from bennington to
the neighborhood of Nuneaton On going
with a female relation to see the corpse. the
old man removed one of the copper coins, and
r although the eye remained closed, he fancled
/ tha he saw movement beneath the I'D -
The woman with him ct first ridculed the
idea, but on looking more closely. she toe
observed movement. The medical atten'
daut was apprised of the circumstance; ana
although be at first treated the matter IS
}. delusion, the application of an lnstrumen
I the heaTI scOH COuNluCcU LlLti ItA~N 'AiSA
was life in the apparent corpse. The bod
was then removed to warmer room, ana III
II existence Of life soon became apparent
ne degrees animation was restored, "a loud eez
he placing the fact of her being living subJet
"A beyond doubt When speech was restored
the girl described everything that had take
g place from the time of her supposed deatl
ed She knew who had closed her eyes and pl
L. ced the coppers thereon. She also heard Il
ed order given for her coffin, and could descri!
the various remarks made over her as 81
Law in her death clothes.
At first, On her restoration, she refused
as' sustenarce. and ou some aliment beng force
.ge unop her she became frightfully excited, al
it. though in a state of extreme disability, IL !
-; ouired grea, force to hold her. Since ii
49,. period her conduct has been very stran ge;,
'NO She entertains wish to destroy her fatf
npt and mother. aud on one occasion when til
at were asleep IL the same room with herst
she arose from her bed in the dead OF nIgt
went down stairs for a light, and having 4
destroyed by burning, some neeoie"o
iere which she knew her mot er set great stC
las upor. she set fire to the curtains, and u
the retired to her bed, froh which it was thou
u1,r impossible she could have moved In /;
so mysterious was the origin OF the tlre
her parents were quite at 4 loss to account
II. it, until the girl herself confessed ha'
etter been the cause She now lies in such S
,dest that she can neither be called alive or Dc
the former state being only ascertaned
careful examination o. her pulse. Ner
IIcu noi tha' theIe - ho 'iic..,I ~ r-a :
wing Inc 49, tbo-e was some ruse in this
nstly extraordinary affair, which is causing
irty- siderable excitement IN Nuneaton ana
-;bod ! peiohborhoed