The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-01-09
4 Remarkable Escape from being
Buried Hive.

! In the northern part of the city lives a
carpenter with his family, who are natives
of France, and have been i'll this country
about eight years. One of their children
is little girl named Mary, and the sub
iect of this singular story. The child was
bonn in Paris, and was eleven years old
on the 26th day of June last. She speaks
French, German, and English tiuently,
and in conversation exhibits uncommon
intensity of mental action and vividness
of mental vision. She is of fair complex
ion and very beautiful, with lustrous eyes,
sunny hair, and "A look Of spiritual maturl-
ty in her conntenance. She has some
persons who have died, and rs her sinceri-
ty could not be doubted, this occasioned
some alarm i'll the minds of her parents.
The health of the child has not been
good for several months, and on Saturday
morning three weeks ago she startled her
mother by 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 he 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, herface bright
and shining, her hair illumined with sill
yer light, and golden dew drops dripping
from her wings. She could also see her
dead brother, who came close to her sisters
side. While talking her strength gave
way, and she sank away as in death.
The worst forbodingS 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 10
o clock in the morning when the apparent
death occurred. The body was kept until
Sunday afternoon about 4 o'clock, nearly
thirtY-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
hearse, and the little cortege started for
the grave, the parents following the hearse
in 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 her suspicion that it came from
the coffin of her child. Her suspicion
was overruled. but i'll a few moments a
second cry was heard, and 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 Efeless body could now be plainly
heard. The coffin was quickly opened
amazement and unspeakable delight of
the parents. In her struggles she had
nearly torn from herself her death robes.
She was quickly taken from the coffin
and carried into the house of a French
lady at hand, where they ba.hed her i'll
vinegar. She recovered her strength rap
idly, and in short time was taken to the
home which she had left only a few hou,:
before an apparent corpse. Since that
time she has been as well as for the last
few months. Her parents make every eff
fort to keep her mind from reverting to
the terrible episode in her young life, fear
ing that there is 4 fearful fascination in it
for her.
She says that while others thought her
dead she could feel their touch and hear
distinctly all that was said, but could not
move a SINGLE muscle or make the slightest
sign. She knew when they dressed her
for the coffin, when she was laid in it, and
heard the terrible lid fastened down, but
could not make a motion, and was utterly
powerless until the hearse had gone some
distance, when the physical forces were
probably set in motion again by the mo-
ton of the vehicle.
She describes with singular enthusiasm
and power for one so young the beatifie
sights that she saw while entranced, many
different beings appearing to her in won
derful beauty.-lSt. Joseph (No.) Gazette.