The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-02-05
From the Sacramento Record
ABOUT TO BE BURIED ALIVE.

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> In the northert part of the city lives
! carpenter, with his family, who are
) natives Of France and have been in this
country about eight years. One Of
!, their children is little girl named
Mary, and the subject of this singular
! story. The child was born in Paris,
and was eleven years old on the 26th
day Of June last. 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 of complexion
and very beautiful, with lustrous eyes,
sunny hair, and look of spiritual ma
turity in her countenance. She has
said sometimes that she could see forms
. of persons who have died, and, as her
sincerity could not be doubted, this
occasioned some alarm in the minds of
her parents.
The health Of the child has not been
good for several months, and Oh Satur-
day morning three weeks ago, she
startled her mother by saying that she
could see her dead sister Louise, who
came to her in angel form and spoke to
her, telling her that she would 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
talking and continued describing her
sister, saying that she was standing
near dressed in pure white, her face
bright and shining, her hair illuminated
with silver light, and golden dew-drops
dripping from her wings. She could
also see her dead brother, who came
close to her sisters side While talk
ING 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. Nophysician had been
called, as they supposed that death had
already fallen upon their child. 1t was
about 10 o'clock in the morning when
the apparent death occurred The body
was kept till Sunday afternoon about 4
O'Clock, nearly ,hirty-six hours, during
which time no sign of returning life
had been noticed. The final look at the
remains was taken, the coffin was sealed
up and placed in the hearsc and the lit
tie cortcgc started for the grave, the
parents following the hcarsc in car
riage.
And proceeding some distance and
coming down on Third street, the quick
ear Of the saddcned mother caught the
echo of familiar cry, and she gave an
expression of her suspicion that it
came from the coffin of her child. Her
suspicion was ovcrrulcd, bnt in few
second cry was heard, and
in compliance with the wishes of the
mother, the hcarsc was stopped and
the coffin drawn out The strug-
giles of what was supposed to be the 1
Iifelcss body could now DC heard. The
coffin was quickly opened, and the
child found to be alive to the amaze
mcnt and unspeakable delight Of the
parents. In her struggle she had near
y torn from herself her death robes.
She was quickly taken from the coffin
and carried into the house of a French
ady at hand, where they bathed her in
vinegar. She recovered her strength ,
'apidly, and in short time was taken
o the home which she had left only
ew hours before an apparent corpse.
Since that time she has been as we'll as
or the last few months. Her parents
make every effort to keep her mind
rom rcverting to the terrible episode in
Ter young life, fearing that there is
eartul fascination in it to her.
She says that while others thought
Ter dead, she could feel their touch and
lear distinctly all that was said, but
'ould not move a muscle or make the
lightest sign, She knew when they Z
|ressed her for the coffin, when she was
aid in it, and heard the terrible lid
astened down, but could not make ]
motion, and was utterly powerless
Until the hearse had gone some distance,
when the physical forces were proba-
'ly set in motion again by the motion a,
f the vehicle.
She describes with singular enthusi- y
SIN and power, for one so young, the S
eatfic sights that she saw while en-
RANGED many different beinrs annoar.