The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-25
a Naxht with the Dead-Experfencc
ar . German who was Supposed 60
nave Departed this Life, and was
Placed An tho Dead Mouse--An Eek.
citsux Scene. = ~ 2 s31sii5s's''g

Placed An tho Dead Heuse-7An Ex
cisfnE Scene. = Ne 2 s'.lh'''s's
From she San Francisco AHA, April 10.
The terrors Of the grave, the fear Of death
and the terrible calamity OF being burie,
alive, have oil been forcibly pictured mor
than once; but any picture, howeye
drawn, must fail 10 leave the impression
produced Of either that Is obtained by expe
Tience; and in no case can any on
DO SO alive to these terrors, and fear
as the one who, being considered
dead. Is treated as such. For ysam,
time past q German, known BY tn,
name Of Frederick worked in dining
saloon on First street as waiter. His con
stitution was weak, and the confinement
necessarily attending his employment af
fected him very much. He consulted some
physicians, who pronounced him .consump'
tive, and advised him to give up his empley'
rnent, and put himself under the care Of a
physician or go to the hospital. He decided
on adopting the latter course, and some
short time ago went to one Of our hos.
pitfalls. His condition rather grew Worse
daily, and lately he was confined to
PED, aud little hopes entertained OF
nus recovery. About week ago he grew
still worse. He was visited in the morning
Dy the physician, who considered his re-
coVery hopeless. Durin. the day he still
grew weaker, and when the Doctor paid his
evening visit he found HIM pulseless, and
.ononnced life extinct. The body was
teiy removed and placed in the
fnssssfs.es,. 4 ffached to the hospital. IL
dcad-honse ny>,., case where two other
S ras sep sss sa az been y.'eed and be-
tweesf them. Tho cover was put %; ana
the keeper of the DEAD ifouse retired for the /
ni,,ht. About midnight a loud screaming
and yelling of the most uifsafthiy charac~
ter was heard in the dead-flGpse. The
watchers heard it, the patients heard ", and |
fine marty who had charge of this portion OF
the building heard 1t also. a silent sense
offear, Of terror the most terrifying, stole
ofer them all, and they concluded that
messed by TarS O'Shanter at KerkaHoway
where ne saw "ySeriooks and wiches in a
dance.,' The keeper q the desd-honse was
sought after, but being asarc OF What ne
tyas rsauired to do ne sought soncealmenC,
rreferrfnr tU let the ghosts fight 1t e1at among
thernseIyes. rather than attempt 30 be-
come peace.maker. The yeIs and shouts
in the dead-house still Continued, while
the door received an occasional eang, ac-
the door; let me outV AT last se5,n
e. WI pssVs a,aS proceed to the
= : Zen the door, when the
ehostIy form Of tie German, whose life had
been q few hours previously prono!.heeu
extinct. and who had been GrsSseo III NY sne
robes Of the dead. stood before nun t.; fnS
keener tainted OUTRIGHT, while the termed
German rnshed headlofsg through the long
haIIs and corridors of the beilding, spread
inc ta,.rnr and dismay us he WeiI' ooIh9
marc nlIra seous than the rest Caugnt any
nrrssted MIN In his frantic career, DuC
the next instant the poor German ien , on
the fioor i'm swoon. The physlclan wac
Mt once sent for, and restora.iVes useu -!
which he was restored 70 t;n ,s,i.,E and
and. although he is still weak Az S.lu
anu ',ndIer treatment in the hospital, Ills re-
cnrarv is considered certain and only MAJ
tor Of time. BE now walks about pretty
stouflv. and is permitted to 60 outsiae tle
%oSn;fai limits. He visited his late en-
n1oxer q few DAYS ago, and related 10 nun
the fact that, having got INTO tfaiice, -
was thought he was dead, and ne was re.
moved to the dead-house. HOW ne ieis
when he returned to CONSCIOUSNESS we S oI,
as he told it himself: Vel, ven got SYN
and vas in he'd dat day, the Doctor came TO
me- and said / was very sick. ReVent away,
md after he vent fell asleep. / knew moth
inc more till woke in de night, and there
vas no fipht. put out my hand, and
could get no bed-clothes, for vas coio. !
dom mt INV hand to vone side to try LOT bne
bed.clothes, and, och, my Gott, VaI you
cold enough, sure. roared mid al the the
power had, and vas going away by the he
other side, Yin sure, I put my hand on
another. Then l roared, and called, ana
cried out all / could, and ven ! was gesr
ting up, my head struck board Ina aaae t Was
covering me: Oh, said 1 vG "a dGs soa aq,i
and bawled, and threw off the cover anq
;mmned about as if T vas mad. And i
5nt nei,ody wv Would open It for me, and
thought ! Vas ded myself. Iyas not sure.
7 had the dead mans dress on me. At last
the door opened, and ven looked at the
man vat opened It he fell down mid fear,
and ran I'll was caught: Then Tainted,
and ven come to myself though II vas
a dream. But it is as true rs am mere.