, 1864-11-22
is IT DEATH ?
4 Case for the Dottors-Probab1J Narrow Es-
i cape from Live Burial.

Eur1cd alivel Whata fearful import Is conveyed
in 1hosc two words! What tyisions ofhorror do they
copjure up constituting in anticipation, ut least,
one OF the most exquisite tortures imaginable
An unnatural death is atal times linked in thought
with the feelings Of indc1nable awe, but the Idea
of dying under such horrible circumstances, con-
scdous Of the inevitable tate which few moments
chamber Of death, bnf unable to avert the certain
doom-is H,addenfng- One can almost imag{ue the
choking sut5ocation, the frenzicd and Intellectual
efforts 70 break through the dull earth and burst
into the free afr Of heaven, and the ima9fAine
canses the bloc q to curd1c and chill, in horror
The very possibility Of such a late hannts many
Eefaulness It Would lot other~ise possess a "'N'
: One Of The most curious cases Of this genus
which has eyer been recorded, has Just occurred
At hs hlsh ha A.
y and high 1epute. During "Wednesday night
years Of age, residing with, and The sole support
we're fits Of vomiting: and purgtng. He did not,
however, appear to be dangerously Ill, and told
bis relative, who WAS aroused from her bed, to re-
The old lady did 50, and, andngl hat her grandson
soon became quiet, went to sleep, and. thought no
more Of the occurrence until morning, when, on
him dead Those who assisted to prepare the
corpse for burial noticed that the desli was re-
aiaed naturally closed the features Lad net IT, e.,
gfdtty OF death, nor had the face lost Its natural
freshness. These circumstances aroused the al
tenHon Of the friends, and Dr.. Boeue OF this Civ
was summoned to give his opinion regarding the
death Of the youth. After an investigation, he
affirmed TINT life had certainly departed, and that
The patient had died Of eholera nsorbus. On the
strength Of this decision, an inquest vas held
upon The remains, and verdict Of "died by natn-
1al causes" returned. The body WAS then placed
On Fr1day, however, blood commenced to TOW a.
ther freely from the nose, and the burial was defer
red until Sunday afternoon. In the interim, the
corpse was closely watched, but btiu the features
retained their llfe-llke pliabllity. On Sunday
morning, funernl sermon Was preached in the
church, By Rev. S. S. Smith, of Cleavery{lle who.
in the afternoon. was invited to of1ciate at the
burial services, but when the time for the funeral
arrived, the friends still declined to take the req
possibility OF burytng the body, and it WIS lettun-
Inferred. Yesterday evening, a number Of physi-
cts left the city for the purpose ofthoroughly In
vesugaung the body. md In our next issue We
will Be able to give the result OF their detibera-
dons- The body is described as presenting the
appearance Of resting II . natural
t5s eyes arc net :, sunk nor
smell proceeding nom the body, and The blood
appears to still be retained In the veins. Hdeath
has really cnsued this is or the most extraor-
dinary cases which has ever been noticed, and will
well repay medical investigation. Mcleod was a
young man Of full dorid habit. He had bean
member Of the l3ith illinois (hundred day. Intau-
try, and for come months previous 10 being mus.
tered out Of tic service had been IN delicate
health. stu no serious consequences were anti
cipatcd. and the day previous to his death, II
death it be, he was in usual health and spirits.