Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-29
The Latest Nevada SensatiOn-The
Man who Falls Dead ana Reyives
ARRln.

The Latest Nevada SensatfOm-The
Man who Falls Dead and Reyives
Again.
From the Virginia City (Nevada) Enter
prise. November 10th.l
A new importation to this city kicked
up such row about town night before
last that the police and many others
began to think about half the people in
town we're dropping down dead in their
tracks. First, man had dropped down
dead at house ON such street, then a
man had fallen down in a dying condi-
ton in another place, and soon it was in
another place that a man LAY dying"
At length it was discovered that one
man was doing all the dying. He had
then died about half dozen times, and
had been so often restored to life that he
was almost too drunk to die naturally.
He first went into house on ID street,
took a fit, and fell so dead that with all
the stimulants that could be poured down
his gullet he refused to come TO life un-
til the woman of the house became half
frightened out of her wits and blew her
whistle for policeman, when lol mir
acle--the dead man got upon his pins
and ran away. He next went into an
other house of the same class in the
same street and died there, falling head
long to the floor with such utter aban-
don as to shake the whole house. The
women we're terribly frightened; they
poured water on his face, bathed his
head, and as fast as he revived little
turned brandy (the only thing besides
whisky or gin that he could swallow
down his throat. He went for brandy
like kitten after new milk, and as soon
as he had swallowed all in sight re-
lapsed in the hope of being revived
again with the congenial resuscitator.
Finding that physician had been
sent for, he recovered and got out of the
house. When he next fell dead we do
not know, but during the night he went
to Scott dance-house, on south street,
and fell dead as door-nail. Water out
side and brandy inside, with talk of
bringing in policeman, set him on his
pins, and he departed. He afterward
went to Evans chop-house, corner Of G
and Union streets, and, going back to
the filter, drew a glass of water, and
while trying to drink it took two or three
steps backward, jumped high in the air,
then came down like thousand Of brick
between the rows Of tables, to the great
CONSERVATION of the two walters. There
he lay at full length, his head thrown
back, and only the whites of his eyes Wis
ible, to all appearances as dead as a
door-nail. The boys sopped him and
mopped him with cold water, rubbed his
head, and did all they could for him, but
he was to all appearances stone-dead.
His face was white, no pulse could be
felt, and his eyes were set in his head
with not bit of speculation in them.
One of the walters was about going for
a doctor, when the dead man suddenly
lifted his head and began laughing.
Leaving the dumbfounded walters, he
stalked away, no doubt to die in some
place where his favorite revivers were
more likely to be found. Those who saw
his performance and assisted in restor-
ing him say that they would have sworn
that he was a dying, and then a dead
man, not believing s1ch a piece Of act
ing possible with any human being. He
seemed, they say, to have the power of
instantly stopping the beating of his
pulse, and of changing the healthful ap-
pearance of his face to the pallor Of
death.