The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-02-27
ABOUT TO BE BURIED ALIVE.
Remarkable Escspe from a Terrible
Death.


Death.
From the St. Joseph, No, Gazette.
lin the northern part of the city lives
a carpenteS with his family, who are
natives of France, and have been in this
country about eight years One of
:heir children is little girl named
Mary, and tine subject of this singular
story. The child was born in Paris,
and was eleven years old on the 26.h
day of June lNst. She speaks French,
German and English fuently, and in
conversation exhibits an uncommon in
tensity of mental action and vividness
of mental vision. She is fair complect-
ed and very beautiful, with lustrous
eyes, sunny hair, and a look of spiritual
maturity in rer oountenance. She has
sometimes SAID that she could see the
forms of persons who nave died, and,
as her sincerity could not be doubted,
this occasioned some alarm N 1he minds
of her parents.
the health of ihe child has not been
good for several months, and, on Satur-
day morning, three weeks ago, she sur
prised her mother by saying that she
could see her dead sister, Louise, who
approached her IN an angel form, and
spoke 20 her, telling her that she wonld
make her we'll, so that she would never
be sick any more Her mother tried TO
persuade her to dismiss the subject from,
her mind, but she could not stop talk
ing, and continually stated that she
could see her sister shaking dew drops
from her wings. She could also see ner
dead brother, who came close TO her
sisters side While talking, her strength
gave way, and she sank away as in death.
The worst forebodings of the parents
had been realized, and they prepared
the body for burial. No physician had
been called, as they supposed that death
had already fallen upon their child.
1t was about ten o'clock in the morning
when the apparent death occurred. The
| body was kept until Sunday afternoon
about four o'clock, nearly thirty-six
hours, during which time no sign of re-
turning life had been noticed. The final
look at the remains was taken, the coffin
sealed up and placed in the hearse, and
the little cortege started for the grave,
parents following in a carriage.
After proceeding some distance, and
coming down on Third street, the quick
ear OF the saddened mother caught the
echo of familiar cry and she gave ex-
preston to the suspicion that it came
from the coffin of her child. Her sus-
picion was over-ruled, but in few mo-
ments a second cry was heard, and in
compliance with the wishes of the moth
er the heaTse was stopped and the coffin
drawn out. The struggles of what was
supposed to be the lifeless body could
ow be plainly heard. The coffin was
quickly opened, and the child found c
be alive, TO the amazement and un,
speakable delight of the parents. In
her struggles, she had nearly torn from
herself her death robes.
She was quickly taken from the coffir
and carried 10 the house of a F-encf
lady at hand, where they bathed her i.
vinegar. She recovered her strength
rapidly, and in short time was taker
to the home which she had left only ;
few hours before, an apparent corpse
Since that time she has been as we'll a
for the last few months. Her parent
make every effort to keep her mint
from reverting to the terrible episode il
her young life, fearing that there is.
fearful fascination in it to her.
She says that while others though
her dead, she could feel their touch an
hear distinctly every word that was said
but could not move a single muscle, o
make the slightest sign. She knew whe
they dressed her for the coffin, when sh
: was laid in it and heard the terrible Ii
fastened down, and was utterly power
> less until the hearse had gone some dii
: tance when the physical forces wei
e probably set in motion again by the mC
ton of the vehicle.
: She describes with singular enthus
u asm and power, for one SO young, I'll
y beatiic sights that she saw while eI
tranced, many different beings appea
e ing to her in wonderful beauty.