Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-03-17
DEAD OR ALIVE.
A Niece or Ex.Gov. King, OF Rhode Is
land, Dies-Etgnt Days Dead, and the
Body Warm, Face Full, Cheeks
Flushed, and Lips Red.
From the Boston Post.

From the Boston Post.
SToNINGToS, Conn, Feb. 19.-For the
last few days, this villaage, as we'll as the
neighboring towns of Westerly and Charles
town, in r. l., have been the scenes OF
much excitement, caused by various rumors
as to the condition of young lady in the
latter place, who, it was reported, had been
in state Of trance for nearly week.
Others denied this, asserting that she was
dead. Yesterday afternoon, your CORES
pondent, in company with DR.. George ID.
Stanton, of Stonington, visited Charles
town, a small manufacturing village, and
met with no difficulty in finding low
Weather-beaten house, about mile and a
half from the village, the residence of Mrs
Josiah King, the young ladys mother
f.om whom we learned the following facts
Miss Susie A. King, her daughter, was
about twenty-three years OF age, and of
fine personal appearance. About two
weeks ago she was taken sick with some
affection OF the throat, by which she was
confined to her bed for several days when
she was supposed to be convalescent, and
allowed one day to come down stairs. That
night, however, she grew worse, complain
ing of severe pains in her hands and feet,
and continued to grow worse till the next
day, when she lapsed into an unconscious
state, in which she renamed until her
death. Friday, the 18th, at 4 a. m. The
usual preparations for the grave we're
made; the body laid in the cofliU, and Sun
day the funeral services were held While
the friends were taking last look at the
body, a physician thought he observed
signs OF life.
The body was removed from the coffin,
and, being placed in blankets, friction and
artificial respiIaticn were resorted to with
out effect. The next day the galvanic bat
terry was used, but vas also without avail
After hearing the above particulars, we
were invited to view the body, which lay
In q coffin on the table, where it had re-
NAMED since Sunday, this being the eighth
day since death was supposed to have TAX
en- place.
The body presented the appearance of
person in full health and sound sleep. The
face was fall and round; the cheeks flushed
and the lips red; the eyes unsunken, with
no outward signs Of death There was a
total absence of muscular Iigidity, and
Wednesday, otter lying six days in this con-
dition, the body was percepubly warm to
the touch. The physician present applied
the stethoscope, but could detect no pulsa-
ton of the heart, while the application OF
a lighted match to the skin produced no
blister filled with serum, which is said to
be invariably tle case when life is present.
Many physicians from the surrounding
country have been to witness this wonder
ful phenomenon, though disagreeing in
their conclusions, Some believing Miss
King to be in state of trance, others
thinking her dead, and attributing the pre-
servation of the corpse to arsenic, which it
is possible she had been accustomed to
take for the complexion, habit practiced
by many young ladies. That Miss X. had
this habit, however, the family deny.
The father of the young lady was Josiah
King brother of Ex-Governor King, of
Rhode Island, who, it may be remembered,
occupied the gubernatorial chair during
the 'Dorr War in 1S41 g Much sympa-
thy is felt and expressed for the family,
and some idea of the public feeling mani
tested in the case may be inferred from the
fact that during the past week over $500
people have visited the house to see and
hear for themselves.