The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-07-26
PREMATURE BUl.IALs.
THRILLING INCIDENTS.

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lowing instance, of which the editor was
perfectly cognizant:
Some years ago we were perfectly cog
infant to an occurrence of this kind, |
which was of the most heart-rending char
acter. The wife of a gentleman was tax en- !
suddenly i'll in church, and was carried
to her home in state of syncope. In a
few hours she partially recovered; but
Immediately relapsed, and never again
showed any sign of consciousness. Sne
lay in this condition nearly two days baf-
fling the skill of the physicians and then,
as it was thought, and as their was al
most every reason to believe, died. No
signs Of breathing could be detected, the
limbs became rigid and cold, and the
eyes remained open with the fixed and
CLASSY stare of death; but there was no
change in the color of the skin. This
was the only reason in the world for sup
posing that dissolution had not taken
place The poor bereaved husband, al
most frantic at the loss of tho young and
beautiful wife whom he almost idolized,
clung with desperation to the hope linn
ed in her face. and long resisted the unan
imous decision Of the physicians, that
she was certainly dead. They told him
what is doubtless true, that it sometimes,
though very rarely happens, that there is
no discoloration for days and weeks after
dissolution takes place.
But still he resisted, and it was. not
until three days had passed without the
faintest signal of change or sign of life,
that he finally gave up and suffered the
burial to take place. She was entombed
n vault. Months'.passed. A cemetery
having been laid out, the husband pur-
chased and beautifed lot, erected an ele-
giant monument in it, and when all was
ready, superintended the removal of the
body of his wife from the vault to its
final resting place. When the vault was
opened, he remembered the circumstances
of her death, above detailed. and a desire
suddenly seized him to once more behold
the corpse By his direction the coffin
lid was removed. The spectacle which
presented itself was inconceivably herri-
BILE, for it showed that she had been bsr
ried alice. She had turned quite over
upon her side; she had clutched her nails
into the coffin until her fingers had bled;
portions of her grave clothes were torn,
and in her horrible struggle she had con-
: trived to carry her hand to her head, and
/ had plucked from it mass of hair with
!, portions of the cap that covered It'll
j The poor mani never recovered from the
shock Of that awful spectacle. He was
!. borne away senseless, and for the rest of
his life was an utterly broken and miser-
/, able being.
, NOT BURIED ALIVE.
Tne late Rev Dr. Alexander, in work
e published few years since, gives the
: following account Of remarkable incl
dent in the life of Rev. William Ten
I, nent
After regular course of studg in the
o ology. Mr.. Tennent was preparing for his
examination by the presbytery, as can
: didate for the Gospel Ministry. His in
n tense application affected his health and
n brought on pain in his breast and Q
slight hectic. He soon became emaciated
= and at length was living skeleton. His
life was now threatened He grew worse
: He was conversing once with his brother
= in Latin on the state of his soul when ht
= tainted and died away.
After the usual time he was laid out or
- a board, according to the practice of the
! country, and the neighborhood was invit
- ed to attend his funeral on the mex
d day.
: = In the evening his physician returned
from ride in the country, and was af
flcted beyond measure at the news of hi
-, death. He could not be pursuaded tha
it was certain, and ON being told that on
q OF the persons who had laid the bod,
- out thought he perceived little tremo
"A of the flesh under the arm, although th,
body was cold and stiff, he endeavore'
to ascertain the fact. He first put hi
: own hand into the warm water, to max
- it as sensitive as possible, then felt unde
- his arm, and at the heart and afirme
20 that he felt an unusual warmth, thong
no one else could. He had the bod
no placed in warm bed, and insisted tha
= the people who had been invited to tn
:. funeral should be requested not to al
~ tend. To this the brother objected as alb
surd, the eyes being sunk, the lips dis
20 colored, and the whole body cold an
tie stiff. =.
- However. the doctor finally prevailed
aS S and probable means was used to discove
>, symptoms of returning life. But th
: third day arrived, and no hopes enter
u tanned Of success but by the doctor, wh
IL never left him night or day The peopl
, again were invited, and they assemble
~, attend the funeral. The doctor still oil
az az iected, and at last confined his request
~ a delay of an hour-then half an hour
lri ari then quarter of an hour. Perceiving hi
ea' 81 moistening the swollen tongue with SON
~ emollient ointment, the brother mistakin
'ns 81, the doctors purpose, sharply exclaime'
'ie at is shameful to be feeding lifele'
corpse" and insisted with earnestness th'
~. the funeral should Immediately process
ed AT this critical moment the body,to Il
nv great al arm and astonishment of all pre-
ito ent, gave groan, opened its eyes, ar
ON sunk again into apparent death. Th
put an end to all thoughts of buryir
him, and every effort was again directe
,re Cor his restoration. In about an hour Il
IN eyes again opened, a heavy groan pr
IN ceed from the BODY. and again all al