The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-06

Wnen Durleu he DOaluS OF INC DOA
would be watersoakcd, and the clay might
find its way inside of it, and also increase
the weight, yet the above statement is
doubtless double the actual weight of all.
As regards the appearance of the body it
was doubtless correct, only it was not
of stone, and it is in no stage of pctrifac-
ton. From this exposure it will soon de-
compose.
TO substantIate the above statement i
will speak of a few cases have investga-
ted. When the bodies were removed from
the old burying-ground at st. Johnsbury
to make room for the courthouse, II Mr..
Trescott, noted as the first mail carrier in
this section was found preserved and pro-
nounccd petrilicd. Hon. y. G.. Chadwick,
then editor of the Cd{c3oHj,iR, made suli-
ccnt examination to satisfy himself. and
published a statement about ii in his paper.
| wrote him the improbable nature Of the
| case. and he replied that it was true. sub
| stantiating his statement by the sworn
statements of two respected citizens Of St
Johnsbury. They testified that their cN-
| animation yas vprv thornunh md that
no..
'"o9 N''c u'''o'c 10 uei'' "i p'c"N 'Iie oouN
with their shovels or hammer, stating that
it gave ringing sound when struck, like
cast iron. This testimony would have
c""'io'o'' III amy Vi our COURTS 9eI upon
the second dslntclmcnt 1t was found to be
incorrect. Many OF the citizens Of st.
Johnsbury were present at the second en-
animation and all there know that The
body was simply in a good state of picser.
walton.
| will now pass five other examination.
made under the same undoubtcd testimony
Gin one case at least twenty men examined
the body, and were all ready to swear il
was stone. and vet ii was only urcscrya.
tom, to one that have recently invcsti
gated, where the testimony was Of such &
nature that it was inlispuablc. until tn,
second examination made CAT Brandon last
week, by Prof j. II. Huntington Of Han
over, DIR. Dyer and Hon. 4. ". Goss o.
Brandon. and myself, settled the question
that all the witnesses were mistaken. ant
that no pctriaction existed.
But you ask what was the testimony
1T was first from Mr.. j. Thomas. sexton n
Pittsford. who disintcrrcd The body. bu
found it in perfect form. though the coiili
and grave clothes were all gone: it hayin!
been buried about twelve years lie pro
cured help, and then, as he states tllillc,
two holne each eiln .f tl,a rarl. rutti,.,r IA
IRON dn,ry tn v,hich - ro,c ,ros a,,n'.i,oJ
In this Wv fine hnl,, ,,n. r,i.nI 80, nnI
: nov slinneI nndnr II and /, ,,.,. rc,,r,.rl f.
the new cemetery.
rho mon nseistir,, cor,if,, to tt,o .,,,,o
and Row Mr. Carnn,,tor , no,,;s, cio,''r,,
man WIS also nrrsent and nronoi,,crj Il,
SAME trnc Tbe irliinr ven. th""oht T., /,
into stone and NIL vnrG ,rsd,, tn Inn .r,
4 stan,iatn. ynt II ,,oc ,,'1,. .t,ta.'r ,',,
scrvotinn rs hcforn snolcn nf anil tb
drilling donn corld nnl,,hovo hnnn mt, III
nrneorvoI tesh Whit v,ns rn h..rda,. ,h',
taIlow nnloss if nrnrrns.nd inin hn",
Thns if Is Win all rases tLn r,n.rr,.ati,,
: is simnlv from n chance of thr Ic.L tn NJ
inocc,r
. That this may Inc n,orc fnily rrlor.,oo.
| viii State thai ndinnroro IL n ,,a,.,, snl
stance of n lirht crnam color intn 1vl,ic
the fat and ntnscular Ghcr Of doaJ on;,,o1
: are sometimes converted hv lnnr im,no,
$ Sion in water. or bv buriol IN moist nlarc'
= in corlv enrinr or IN ,,nt sn.,s,,,,.