The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-08-30

REGAREA ELE PRESERVATION OF THE
HU8IAS BOHY.-If any apology is needed
for transferring the following to our local
DEPARTMENT, ii Will be found in the fact thar
ali the parties referred 10 formerly resided
III this place anG have many friends and
quaiutanccs in this neighborhoOd. The ac-
count is taken from the South Bend (Ind.)
RegtSter.:
Mrs. Mary Owens, milliucr of this city
having Oruament"d her lot III the cemetery
and had Messrs. Mycrs x Deal erect 4 b,;tu-
tiful monument thereon, concluded to re-
move to.it the remains OF her mother, Mrs
Anna RrcS, Who died, after an illness OF
twenty-four hours, August 18th, 1862, and
was buried in the graveyard q short dis
tauce tins sidr OF Lakevitle, III this county
Accordingly she engaged Mr.. Deal and the
sexton, Mr.. Peak, and III company with one.
or tyVO ut her members of tu. family. .,,rr-
Ceedcd on saturday last TO the place UI inter
Iuput and had tie grave opened. bn at
tempting 10 mise the coffin, which was but
slightly deCayed, II was found 10 he very
heavy, aud additional help had to be secured
TO lift il above ground. or course tins UueX-
urcrr.I revelation caused great surprise in
the minds of all those present, " lp eNp pectc,i
only to find, at most, few undecaycd parts
OF th. skeleton and the front part OF the mi
Was removed 80 as 10 make a partial exam
nation 10 their great aatonishmcnt the
face was round and ItIlI and almost as natu-
raj as when placed III the coffin ten years
before This fact and the great weight led
the p1rtV TO COEC!uNG tuttt prbi4I'alLolI II'h1t
taken DIace and the coffin was lifted into \
sprinr wagon and carefully brought 10 the
cemetery in this city and deposited in the
new crave until a further and more satIsfilc-
tory examination could he maGo. On Mon
dav last the parties before mentioned, Dr.
Ham. the editor of this paper, ANA one OF
two others, proceeded 10 the cemetery raised
the coffin and removed the enUre M, when,
to their complete amaZemcat, the UhOte OO"G
traS f0uJld 10 be ia q perfect state u pieSe'fu-
ton. ami almost as natural III appear dllct rs
when first placed IN the marrow house. ne
burial clothes retained their shape, the lolded
hands their position, and not the least VisI-
bic dininutIOn in size had taken pItcc,
while the weight had considerably INCREASED.
Not the least pheasant Odor could be de-
tccted, nor was there anything To cause
rcpulsve feeling, but, on the contrary, inc
appearance was more like that OF quiet
sleep, and such as 10 cause a thrill OF pleasant
satisfaction at the perfect state OF preSerNit-
ton of one so dear TO most of those present.
The Doctor made several iuciSiOHs'ln as
many parts Of the body, and thus found that
the flesh had changed TO ddjPocere, or fatty
waX-a condition more wonderful than pet
ritiCation, and substance first discovered by
Eourcroy in 1881.
Mrs. Reese was a woman of Heshy haplt
and of excellent health until the sickness
which caused her death in a few hours, ana
which was induced by over-eXernon Her
age at the time of her death was % years
Mrs Owens had the body again inferred
ana hrmly secured against moIestahon q
small part OF II, enough for Il specimen or
'le curious substance INTO which II has been
changed, can be seen AT the Office Of Dr. liam.