New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-01-29
Slsb ORLEANS slailp Crrsttnt.
The Dead Alive.


sunday 4
cevaral Instances have occurred RECENTLY Of person
sa, ~, catsIe Il u MIN
Fsh ssst sex raryosyv ess,,ed beino CONSIGNED L
$50 tss1 ,ssfnr MACE Indeed that mapy person,
sss fsssng P1s s d sn ~ a on anJ
ssrrnr rrlfnsss 4 funeral without a shudder and !
Ssst ,ssrivino tat Ire shark If lie NAV not he ex
s5Socfi II * natural thai shenId do so for many
srs .is<a sas nrasanf NJ a se,,e 40 svfn so thrill
Inc. that the mpressoo il even now as vivid as al
f5 tsroe ~ id occurrence and never can IL be erased
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II the 1efiod "a which refer. New York city was
40 : ri, = ,,s,.i ,,;sh ;ts nresenf propoffons
es ~. ,s~ss ~ t,at iav svere conducted with
,.. vi. ,aa,;,,- ss,rh orsions There was no
s,s3, nv n tbe 5ea Il Greenwood Cemetery with
- -.,S - ssd ,iosssrt drives We had no such
s,s,i ,ss,',ed = s;olgohas then. wherein to
s.s;, he L.so5 sn5 ,,sf INT an humble grave
-, x r,,,a,, eSyhrsrd surrounding an uupretentious
rIsce If uorshn' was deemed fitting sepulchre,
800 ~ M ,,sf a;stinonisbed Of our citizens
.ent,ssnsn who fbeueh not moving in the first
;-,ss a. .5sv ,r, cali was greatly respected died
ssrv s,35a,lv I, tl,f ACCOMPLISHMENT of ali who had
Sesr srru s;afed with him for he was one Of those
800 - ma and hearty locking with q fresh ford
rer,niexion fhat rou would Be willing to take a
80, ,,r,, 5he;r i'll. # there was one thing more
ffs, sofIe, f,r which he was distinguished il was
~ eat f,saisl tasfe and consequently. It was de-
ma f1sf III isfefal should de- marked by 4 ruu-
ssrsl II more than ORDINARY imnressiye-
49, The services were appointed to take Mace in
g f3d.iashianed Episcopal chapel. situated in the
1eichborho,d of The swami. but which has long
xse v;eldad 10 the demands az commerce. and large
ssass. nm nsran WI ths III. o.
II was q hrighf snnnv afternoon in the month of
Ncxen,ler / resost when I left NV Mace If busi-
mess and started for the chanel which ound nearly
flle5 with an ase,nhiape nf both sexestbe females
a Il ps,allv the cast heinc IN the majority Dor
fion q the news On each side Of the middle aisle
rere KENT u,,ocpied for the relatives and friends OF
she desSased And Al the ton Of the aisle, directly in
fout d The pulpit were the tFessels on which the
.s,ff = rraa Il, IN ,,lanad
1'sasa I, soraei b;no veyv strkiue in the contrast
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interior of q Observation-Disclosures when You step
fu, The irfesant din Of the one to the stiffness and
s,Iemnifv If the other. On Sabbath siay the con-
<raaf Il IA Il marked because business beinc sus-
s3eoed The quiet Is more general On this day. how
ever the sensations experienced on entering the
buiid;n~ were pecular A chin seemed 10 fall 1pon
INV heart and there was strange iucessant trelnb-
ljf1g around III which quite uuneryes me- as though it
5vrre fofebodnr thar something Unusual was about
q taire nlace Nothinp disturbed the painfnl still
sess save the occasional opet,ing and shutting OF
new aonr the shutting Of feet and the sutdued whis
rqrinfss of The asseulbIare Suddenly the quiet mon
fonv III the scene WIS aereeably broken by the notes
Of the organ. As lie performer Commenced an exqu
site voluntary in minor key and as the sound died
urac 10 ire ia;ntes Imaginable note the minister's
VOICE was heard. As he led he processon Of mourn.
cra ,ectfng the burial service. 81 heard voice
frorn Hea saving unto me- write blessed are The
dead that die IN the Lord,r ETC. The minister pro-
ceeded to the communion table the coffin was de-
osite IN its place the weeping friends sat near H.
and III sorroviur friends proseeied IA the vacant
,r.,ra s,s,vs.r,riated n that Then the ehovsters
s.enaenee 4 solemn channt The singers had been
saiected from the different choirs in the CITY. and
never-althouqh since that time i have listened to
she most celebrated Driuau donna ia the vorld-baye
I hear,i ANYTHING 70 toucbinr al that one soprano
vo;re a. ii q osh Of nraverlnl feeling and with an
emotion thaf hPo chi tears 10 the ewes Of every one
r,resenf the words were breathed mfsically forth
!. An.e,. ev.r ,,r,vbt ana All.
Take, Oh take me 10 your carep
Years and Years have PASSED since the ardor OF
youth has long since been onenched the spring and
son,roer and even The autnmn of INV life have we'll
sieh gone the tide OF memory has ebbed away,
hearpe mon ia bosom the wrecks Of the past but
fiIl boon,ing ID nemory's waste Is one green reco
Iection-that angel voice. whose tones vet vibrate
sf,Sn nv heart
The services were concluded, and the venerable
minister came forward and stated that those who de-
sirrd d take last look Al that departed brother
would then have an Opportunity of doing 80. Thew
were required 10 pass up the side aisle and then,
going in front OF the coffin retire through the yesry
into tbe chnrchyard. The assembare followed these
directions and large number had looked tearfully
uDon the face Of the dead and Others were still press
ing forward when young girl approached the coffin,
and stooping down imprinted a kiss upon the fore.
head of the corpse when she uttered shrek that re-
werberated through the building and fell back into
swoon. The greatest CONSERVATION ensued and for
few moments al was confusion worse confoundedn
Proper restomtives, however, being applied, the girl
exclaimed in trembling accents He lives ~
The words acted like a gaIvanic shock upon the
assembly and there was simultaneous rush for the
coiu was standing near il at the time and placing
INV hand mon the forehead. to nv astonishment the
aeath.like feeling had gone the rigidty had relaxed
and il was covered with clainmy sweat ANY God y
exclaimed 4 is there physician presently There
was no RESPONSE but some one had the presence of
mind to run for one and in the meantime the wife
and children pressed around the coffin, apparently
utterly bewildered and unable to comprehend the
nature OF affairs The top OF the coffin was unscrewed
a. quickly as possible the vestments were torn open
and ielt IN the region Of the heart but although
the forehead certainly warmed under my hand /
could detect no pusaton there. After the lapse Of
a few minutes physician arrived, who made hasty
examination and remarked: Life is not quite ex-
tinct hut fear that it is too late. He then wrote
a few lines on piece Of paper and handing II to a
person near by desired him to run as fast as possible
10 the nearest druggist and procure the mixture
During this time the scene that was presented beg
zars description. The wife had been seized with q
hvstercaI t the daughters were nearly ia the same
condition, and the sons were completely paralyzed,
and stood helpiessly watching the proceedings The
assembly remained perfectly motonIess, as though
spellbound and seemed fearful even to change their
position, 50 intense was the interest excited. But
when the messenger returned aud handed the ply
stefan good-szed phial filed with some dark liquid
there was an universal movement throughout the
crowd and an eager pressing forward to witness the
result Fer my own part the feeling was most pain
full IL was a moment of exquisite agony as though
the heartstrings were stretched to their fullest ten