The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-09-05
A. Nean Lives Seventeen nays
without Food.


One Of the most remarkable cases Of sus.
tcnatiou Of life for a lengthened period
without food has Just come under our no.
ticc, the truth of which IL verified by Will
liam Bolkwell, Esq, of this city, the facts
of which we herewith give for the benefit
of our readers.
On the 20th OF July. n person working in
the saw-mill OF James Hunt, Esq, brother
of Charles Hunt Esq, of this city) near
the Five Stakes, went to Fingal to visit
some of his friends. While there ho went
to the lako to bathe, being at the timo alone,
aud as he considered in perfect health
Immediately on coming out of the water,
he felt dizziness in his head, and before
he had timo to dress himself, he fell pros
trotc on tho beach few feet from the edge
of the lake. From that period until Satur-
day last, the 9th of August, seventeen days,
he remained in partial state of stupor,
unable either to assist himself or crawl
from tho spot. And thcro he lay during
that long, weary time, on the burning sand
and under tho scorching rays of midsum-
mcr sun, without food, or tho slightest
power of dragging himself to place of
succor, although u farmhouse Has situated
at no great distance off Ills position was
at length proyidentially discovered by a
person from an adjoining farm, who fortu.
nately happened to be engaged looking af-
ter somo sheep. About this time, tho poor
fellow whose suilcrings must have been
| fearful, recognized tho man at \ distance,
and ondeavored by every means in his
power to attract his attention, by lifting up
his hand the only signal he was capable of
making, being entirely powerless to give
the slightest sound in tho way of shout.
| His efforts were at last successful, as the
farmer, who at first expressed an opinion
that the sufferer was some drunken Indian
that had wandered on the beach and lain
down, went to his rescue, and was shocked
al the sight that met his eyes. There lay
tho unfortunate man, in the most dreadful
! agony, shrivcled almost to skeleton
his arms and legs reduced in thickness to
those of child of few months old, his
eyes sunken his features emaoiated and
| hardly recognizable as those of human
being, while great portion of his body
was most drcadfully scOrched by the rays
of the sun beating down upon him during
that period. The altered appearance of the
poor fellow was indeed painful to look
upon. Seventeen days before he was a
healthy, robust being now he looks like
dried.up mummy.
lie was at once taken to tho residence OF
his friend, and every means is being taken
to restore him, il possible, to health. 1t is
doubtful, however, if he can recover, al.
though up to latest accounts, he was pro.
crossing favorably. The fact of his being
kept alive so long is attributed to the moist
ure around tho spot on which he lay, and
at the same time being able to qucnch his
thirst occasionally from tho cool waters of
the lake, which ripped at his feet The
case is a most singular one, aud another in
stance OF tho prolongation of life under pc.
culiar circumstances. We have boon un.
able to obtain the name OF tho sufferer.
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