Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-17
THE HERALD.
Alright with the Dead-The Experience
of a Man who was Supposed
tobe Dead and was Placed
in the MOrgus.


The San Francisco Alta Californi-
an gives the subjoined account of the
experience Of q German, who was
supposed to have died in that CITY,
and whose body was Immediately re-
movhd and placed in the dead-house
attached TO the hospital in which he
bad been under treatment:
"Tho body was deposited in case
where two other bodies had been
placed, and between them. The
cover was put on and the keeper OF
the dead-house retired for the night.
About midnight loud screaming
and yelling OF tho most unearthly
character was hoard in the dead
house. The watchers heard it, the
patients heard il, and the party who
had charge Of this portion Of the
building heard it also. The keeper
of the dead-house was sought after,
but being aware of what he was re-
quired to do, he sought concealment,
preferring to let the ghosts fight it
out among themselves, rather than
attempt to become peacemaker. The
yells and shouts in the dead-house
still continued, while the door receiv
cd an occasional bang, accompanied
by the demands, "Open the door (;
let me out" At last the keeper was
prevailed on TO proceed to the dead
house and open the door, when the
ghostly form Of the German, whose
life had q few hours previously
been pronounced extinct, and who
had been dressed in the robes OF tho
dead, stood before him. The keeper
tainted outright, while the terrified
German rushed headlong through
the long halls and corridors of the
building, spreading dismay and ter
ror as he went. Some more coura-
geous than the rest, caught him in
his frantic career, but the next in
slant the poor German fell on the
floor in fit. The physician was at
once sent for, aud restoratives used,
by which he was restored to con-
seriousness, and although he is still
weak and under treatment in the
hospital, his recovery is considered
certain. How he felt when he re-
turned to consciousness, we give as
he told it himself: "Vell, ven l got
sick and vas in bed that day the doc
tor came to me and said ! vas very
sick. He vent away, and after he
vent fell asleep. | knew nothing
more till ] woke in the night, and
there was no light. | put out my
hand, and | could get no bed clothes
tor vas cold. / den put my hand
10 vone side to try for tho bed
clothes, and, Och, vat you tink l got
wy q ded man Dere he vos, cold
enough sure, l roared mid all the
power / had, and vas going away by
tho other side, ven sure / put my
hand on another. Then l roared,
and called, and cried out all / could,
and ven vas getting up, my head
struck board that was covering
me. 90 said /, 'vot does this mean,
we're am L? Am ] ded 2 and I roared
and bawled, and throw Off the cover
aud jumped about as if l vas mad.
And / knocked ct the door vid my
hands and feet, bat nobody would
open it for me, and / thought | vas
d0d myself. vas not shure, had
the ded mans dress on mo. At last
the door opened, and ven / looked at
the man vot opened it no fell down
mid fear, and / ran till l vas caught.
Then | tainted, and ven / como to
myself thought It vas . dream.
But it ia as true as | am here"