Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-01-31

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tiers at night, lie was necessarily removed
below 10 the sick berth, Commonly called
bay y this was followed by a1o,her dis
charge of blood from his lungs, which was
renewed, ut intervals, until his DEATH On
the 18th Of January, in the afternoon, Dr.
--=-- (my first mate) came to me on deck,
and reported Kemble to be dead. direct
ed him to see that his messmates did what
was usual on such occasions, preparatory to
committing his remains to the deep. About
two hours after this, DR.. - again called
upon me, and said that Kemble had come
to life, and was holding forth to the sailors
{ in strange way. / directly went down,
where | witnessed one of the most remark
able and unactountable transactions that
perhaps has ever fallen to the lot of man
to behold. Kemble had awakened as it
were from sleep, raised himself up, called
| for his niessmates in particular, and those
, men who were not on duty, to attend to his
words. He told them he had experienced
, death, but was allowed short space of
time to return, and give them, as well as
the officers, some directions for their future
conduct in life. In this situation | found
him surrounded by the crew, all mute with
astonishment, and paying the most serious
attention to every word that escaped from
} his lips. The Oldest men were in tears
not dry eye was to be seen, or whisper
: lobe heard--gll was as solemn as the grave.
His whole body was as cold as death could
make it. There was no pnlsalion in the
wrists, the temples, or the chest, perceptible.
His voice was clear and powerful his
eyes uncommonly brilliant and animated.
Alter short and pertinent address to the
medical gentleman he told me in per-
: emptory manner to bring Commodore Rog-
ers to him, as he had something to say to
him before he finally left ns, The coEamo-
dore consented to 60 with me, when scene
e was presented truly novel and indescriba-
be and calculated to fill with awe the stout
t est heart. The sick bay (or berth) in which
T he lay is entirely set apart to the use of
d those who are confined to their beds by i'll.
i ness. Supported by the surgeons, surround
+ ed by his weeping and astonished comrades,
e a crowd Of spectators looking through the
e lattice-work which enclosed the room, q
r common japanned lamp, throwing out q
II ,ial-l,, I.rbt 4
: face by an attendant, was the situation OF
! things, when our worthy commodore made
< his appearance. And we'll does he remem-
ber the effect produced by SO uncommon a
l. spectacle, especially when followed by the
n utterance Of these words from the mouth
a of one long supposed to have been dead
: l." Commodore Rogers, have sent for you
e sir, being commissioned by higher power
n to address you for short time, and to de.
e liver the message entrusted to me, when
6 was permitted to revisit the earth. Once
II trembed in your presence, and was eacel
., to obey your commands; but nov l am
n your superior, being no longer an inhabit
u ant of this earth. have seen the glories
e of the world of spirits. | am not permit.
n ted TO make known what | have beheld
Indeed, were | not forbidden, language
: would be inadequate TO the task. 'Tis
I enough for you and the crew to know tha
5, | have been sent back to earth to reanimatt
L for few hours, my lifeless body, commits
n stoned by God, to perform the work an
/ now engaged in" He then, in language al
/ cbaste and appropriate as would not have
ID disgraced the lips or pen of divine, tool
at hasty view of all the moral and religious
81 duties incumbent upon the commander Of +:
d ship of war he reviewed the vices preva
ID lent on board ship; pointed out the rela
d tive duties of officers and men, and con
ST ciuded by urging the necessity Of reforma
+ ton and repentance. lie did not, as wa
feared by our brave commodore, attempt tt
ei prove the sinfulness of fighting and war
e but, on the contrary, warmly recommended
Is to the men the performance of their duty
II to their country with courage and fidelity
70 His speeches occupied about three-quarter
y of an hour; and if the whole could have
Ii been taken down at the time, they woult
Is have made a considerable pamphlet, which
e would, no doubt have been in great demand
= Doctor -, DOW at Boston, heard all the
: addresses | only the last. When he fin.
i ished with the commodore, his head dropped
d upon his breast, his eyes closed, and he ap.
d peared to pass through second death; nc
) pulsation, nor the least degree of warmth
e could be perceived during the time he was
speaking. | ordered him to be laid aside
Q and left him.
l was soon called into the cabin, where
the commodore required from me an expla-
0 nation of the case on rational and philosopl-
: ical principles. This endeavorel to give
;, Il but in part succeeded. 1t would swell
this narrative too much to repea; all said
: in endeasoring TO elucidaie The subject; at
leas, il proved lame attempt. For. when
:, asked how this mas, without education or
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