, 1869-11-30
SUSPENDED ANIMATION.
Additional Particulars Of the Re.
maIkable Case in the North
Division.


The 7nks Of this city IL noted for its Jokes, and
orc peEpetrased upon its readers Je1tesdsy moru-
ing must be rated among its nappiest Efforts II
VA produced In this way. On last Sunday morn.
Ing TIE TRIBUNE presented TO its readers the de-
tails Ct remarkable case Of Suspended animation,
in the North Division, which, after a Lapse Of
nofe tnan Two weeks since the subject entered
upon this athta Of apparent death, u yet m m.
solved mJstcT. The revelations made public In
connection with the case were OF \ character 70
excite deep inteleat IN the nda Of all Intelligent
PEOPLE, and, for the past two days nas
been prominent topic IN conversation. Hence
t,,s1 ~ a,i1 nat1sa ja whs9 those peop1e Who sub
through their friends or nelghbosa who read mus
TEBuNk. 10 AK thenselves and o:hers why the
per- The question could only be assEercd Al
eoss want Of snterpnte, the pnollsness have
They cannot deny the existence Of me sccpe or
Tho subject, but in yesterday i issue boldly assert
that The cate has presented nothing Of inteIeat;
thai the Gnbject has been corpse FOR two weeks,
and has presented no sJmptoms that arc different
from those observable IN connection with any
The slt,ce IL headed ''Ap Exploded sensa.
tl0n;" and, after saying that The TRlBrkE &C.
count Is utmost wholly imaginary, It aa1s that
aee the sn s s on es
lhAt he found u1mIstat1ole signs OF nortincn,on.
The article IN TIE TR1BuHH was the result ot "a
t4EH WALL U1ku lug 1AkQllJ 6QQ ~ Dl4lQ. and
the latter informed our reporter, on saturisy even
ing, that On the third day after death thels was
percePtlble pu1satlon Of The heart Our reporter
the publication Of the 1Fmts' pretended "e1plo-
SD ana as ,as nes aeuss su
be had either observed. or said he mad observed,
norti1catten uu,il ,ast Saturday. The 7nts, then,
continues to &sy thAt as the body, however, con-
T. asJ wass
ally became poese3sed With faint hope that life
might not, after al, be extinct They, therefore,
hoping sRainst nope, that lite might yet remain.
The principal Thing that led to tht8 rssolye was
the iact that they ooe day thought they had
upon feeling Of the member few minutes sf,er.
maid = III found To be cold"
Now the testimony Of dozen reltAhle, lupaE.
tal ald competent Witnesses Is 70 the eject that
while the subject hM remained In cold room, Il
two weeks, exhibited marked deeroe Or heat,
as VAIN as in llie for he spaosof an hour aad .
bsll. Tne Tsnes also denles that 1ny p1epara-
r9s.n Ts ,, 9ia "a f e ~. En
the conn to the house on the Wednesday follow:
ing the assimilation Of the subject tn accordance
fnnniet past Of the Inss Joke co1slAts in the lac
| that il treats the whole matter a. not worthy o
any attention. and JET IN it chsgrtn discharges
countable rea4on, they pretended that he VA Il
6lame for<he want Of enterprise Of The ent1rs
| folce.
In the account Of the case puoliahed In thi
! paper, VIC gave the statement Of Dr. Blatn. u.
sun holds the same opinion, hased upon con
sedtntsoos and thorough tnresngauoo. nom ta
that the subject was AtiEe up to within daJ o
txo sgH II w also state, ts On The authority Q
made m examination Of the subject, was Of ta
aamc opinion. Anxious TO publish all matters 0
interest that bear on the cate, cur reporter ha.
then gave the following statement and reason
for Ms tellef that tho case WIS one Of suspendet
n; Hoode~rs'. 64asers<z.--"A wreck aga last s.sa,
th' in.1ssn ~ q ;,.a
room s TSe subees VA Dp PesesS,Sie WI VAIN. n ii
119 a tss e.R 3 10 ;oa rssY s
6esa ietiedassd ise IS eSqy: i + VI Fasvs j.
@u:sai.s .eslea; sa!s.s ! tass !. RI: ~ sasS,
would ~ soia e5o7e eastoazs5 T ! II II ssset.
:sS|s = ssisa :; =
ele.sa i assuIai s:ezss r. ess: - .has; ssss
jots Se1e e1sb1e: "a. @ soid .bat On &c seeead N
II Il e.
ssd esea desa esaeatt"p ws4ld ~ n.re snsaea ia
al science l. Il hui, ~ >'e - 's>e'- - A'
co1ns of the csse. II VAS s,atod has several phi
stci2ns who had examined the subject held cor
,fafT opinions from those OF Dfs Blnlu md oot
huty, and believed thAt The 5uuu2 man died whe
appearance Indicated his death. The nedlcd
gentlemen VINO hold this opinion arc DtA- Colto
, and Beach. They saH the subject on Thankie,t!
,nR Day. Or. Cotton says tnas they entered q col
! room, and that they found the corpse As cold .
| | the room, aud the upper and lower e1tzrmt1e
rigid. The chest and abdomen were also ools
and showed evidence Of decay. He held = GA,
to the mouth but could detect no breath upon u
surface. Ii WAS his opinion that II the body b
! came reanlmAtedt 1t would he equivalent to Feau
| rArfffn Tn Reach hn{dA fHr hnfHio
We have no desire TO c4ll the Judgment OF tnea
| learned gentlemen Into question, but It must I
} | UNDERWOOD that they made their eIaminAnon
J | M early stage Of tho phenomenon and that u
J moa. marked - unton1s Of animation weie eKhi
, tied subsequent 10 their y1s1t1. Coundert! z tn
Dr. Cotton found marks Of decay sooD, Il - ee
1alnly remarkable that the body should have bet
: TO well preserved nearly TWO weeks aftetwArd
when everything had been done to acc eletxie u
process Of decomposition There u PROBABLY I
question inst nov decomposition Is taxing plae
But, to the attending ply Jstctsn. no ngDs were
!, toic unti! laat Saturday. The family ave nv
! mp aIl hore ut any remaining life, and the bo
i viii be placed In . vault Rt An early day.