The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-02-19
NUMBER 81
ABOUT TO BE BURIED ALIVE.
Remarkable E:osps f+em a terrible


IL la srd4 Death. r.r.
,t. From the St. Joseph. No., Gazette.
In the northern part of the city lives a
carpenter, with his family, who are natives
o. France. and have been in this country
HEouL eight years. One of their children
Is a little girl named Mary, and the subject
of this singular story.---The child was horn
IN PARIS, and was eleven years old on the
10Th day Of June last. She speaks French
German and Eaglish hncntly, and in con-
versatlon EXHIBITS an uncommon intensity
Of mental action and vividness of mental
vision She Is fair Completed and very
oeanntui, with lustrous eyes, sunny hair,
ana a look OF spiritual maturity in her
conntenance. She has sometimes said
that she could see the forms OF persons
who have died, and, as her sincerity could
not be doubted, this occasioned some
alarm in the mind Of her parents.
The health Of the child has not been
good Tor several months, and on Saturday
morning three weeks ago, she startled her
mother oy saying that she could see her
dead sister Louise, who came near her in
an angel form and spoke to her telling
her that she would make her well so that
she would never be sick aRy more. Her
mother tried TO persuade her TO dismiss
the subject from her mind, but che could
not stop talking, and continued. describ-
ing her sister, saying that she was stand
ing near her dressed IN pure white. her
lace bright and shining, her hair lllnmin-
cd with silver light, and golden dew-drops
oripPlng from her wlngs. She could also
see her dead brother, who came close to
ner sisters side. While talking, her
strength gave way, and she sank away as
in death.
The worst forebodings OF the parepts
nad been realized and they prepared the
oody tor burial No physician had been
called, as they supposed death had already
fallen upon their child. IL was abont II
0 CLOCK IN the morning when the apparent
death occurred. The BODY was KENT tin
sunday afternoon about 4 o'clock. nearly
thirty SIX hours, during which time no
signs of returning life had been noticed.
The Anal look at the remains was taken.
the coffin was sealed up and placed in
the hearse, and the little cortege start
ed for the grave, the parents following
the heSrse In a carriage.
i After proceeding some distance, and
cSming down on Third street, the quick
ear of the saddened mother caught the
echo of familiar cry, and she gave
an expression TO her suspicion that it came
from the coffin Of her child. Hersuspicion
was eTerFuled, butsin a few moments a
second cry was heard, aud in compliance
with the wishes of the mother the hearse
was stopped and the coffin drawn out. The
struggles Of what was supposed to be the
lifeless body could now be heard. The
coffin was quickly opened, and the child
found to be alive, to tine amazement and
unspeakable delight of the parents. In
her struggles she had nearly torn from
heraef her daofh. ,ohoo y
She was quickly taken from the coffin
and carried into the house of French lady
at hand, where they bathed her IN vine
gar. She recovered her strength rapidly.
and in a short time wzs taken to the
home which she had left only few hours
before an apparent corpse, Since that
time she has been as well as for the last
few months, Her parents make every ef-
fort TO keep her mind from revertIng to
the terrible episode in heryoung life, fear
ing that there Is g fearful fascination in it
to her. a.fs-l.s.a47 -i,-
She saya that while othera thought her
dead, she could feel their touch and hear
all that was said. bat could not
move q muscle or make the slightest sign.
She knew when they dressed her for the
coffin, when she was laid in il, and heard
the terrible lid fastened down, but conld
not make amotion, and was utterly pow
eEless until the hearse had gone some dis
tancs, when the physioal forces were prob
ably set "a motion again By the motion
Of the vehicle. -I.--
She describes with singular enthusiasm
and power, for one SO young, the beati6c
sights that che saw while sntrauced, many
different beings appearing TO her in Won-
derful beauty.