The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1872-05-03


Our fair rsadep may sasily end harm
lc~sly dull he radiasce a . too shining
skin BY putting . tssspoosfdl q ePiriss
Of hartshorp In he waAer In which The
fAce h washed.
Death By Inchss - tAs Largest
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Frn thsst Lssls rss
On Monday evssisg kn. Anslia
Brooks, sgsd Ahy-oss ys.ss. did q hsr
residence in ths sllsy bousdsd By Tvn.
tysscond. Tventy-third. wssh streets
and Franklin Av0us. Mn. Brooks,
whose frame was but httle ,nore than
medium sised, he'd accumulated Aesh un-
iii she weighed between 800 and 1000
pounds. Until very recently she had
been employed o. nurse in the family Of
q barber on Olive street, but irresistible
tendency to plethora curtailed her sphere
of usefulness, and she wss accordingly
retired by the barber. and smother nurse
of less pronounced individuality engaged
in her place.
Rather than zee Mrs. Brooks thrown
upon the cold charities Of the world the
barber gave her some money. and inter
ested himself in procuring light sewing
for her. With the proceeds Of her work
and the kindly aid of some Sisters Of
Mercy, she lived very comfortably
though the limised construction Of the
portal, and her supssabandaoce Of adi.
matter confined her 10 her room, and Of
devotional exercise exclusively. For
the last few weeks she has been confined
to her couch, a massive piece Of archi
tectural upholstery, and on Monday
morning, though to all appearances in
perfect health, manifested signs Of ap
preaching dissolution. At O'Clock
the whole Of the left side had sue.
cumbed to the Power that reduces "dusi
to dust and ashes TO ashes" At2 O'Clock
she became cognizant of the necessity oi
Of an exertion, but Death had gained
tsso frm hold to b, s....seA Ca. a. -. ~ Z Z
o'clock she aroused herself, but tn,
Black Shadow had extended over tn,
back. and was gradually approaching hel
vital parts. At 4 O'Clock the struggl,
was terrible, at 9 O'Clock the return
were nearly all in, with only two leg
and an arm to hear from. From this time
until 8 O'Clock in the evening the issue
was certain, and at 8 the soul abandoned
its tenement forever.
There was some little difficulty expert
enoed in placing the body in its "narrov
final resting place" As no ooGin coulC
be found large enough. box was bull
six feet long. twsnty-sight inches broad
and twenty six in depth. Even this wa
not sufficiently wide, and il was necessary
TO compress the form nine inches, bat y
that vss the widest box that could b
got into the room without tearing ou
tho front Of the house, Il was though
more charitable TO reduce the clay thar
to injure the prsmisss. Her dlmsnsion'
were five feet ten inches IN height, twen
tysix inches acros TIE shoulders ant
thirtyseven inches Across the hiIs He
arms were thirty inches In circumference
and her thighs sixteen inches in diane
ter.
When she had been arrayed in buria
vestmens ii was found impossible fol
seven men to lift her. Finally the bo,
was tilted on one aide. and she was rollet
in, while the priest chanted the servic'
Of the dead. She was then placed in 1
large wagon. which proceeded CAREFUL,
to Calvary Csmetsry. The wagon wa
backed up 10 the grave. and eight mel
and six rollers combined their exertionl
TO lower her into her marrow bed. Tn,
earth was thrown upon her, asd . nsaI
tombstons sructed. sst