Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-07

It was taken for that Of negro, and
thrown into the dead cart and carried
% the hospital preliminary 20 burial.
After It had lain with the others far three
or E5ur haurs. some horror hunter, whose
fancy led him 90 q closer inspection OF the
dead. announced 20 less iuquiSitiye by
ISLANDERS, SL.o5s a here. This uig-er's got
4 white mans hair" Then they dragged
the unique niger from the pile, tried a
little soap and water on him, and found
white man.
So they washed him all over, and he
speedily rose to the dignity Of a cheap
shrOud and q separate bed in a hospital
ward. This was corpse prolific OF aston
ishing changes. Il not only changed from
a negro into a white man, but a few hours
after they had scrubbed il up it changed
into 4 live man, or rather half
live man, for Consciousness did
Then everybody took an interest in him,
and the doctor gave him the most CAREFUL
attention, seeming to consider it a point Of
personal honor 20 beat Death in the strug-
Gle. The Cincinnati reporters described
him, and that brought relatives and friends.
HehOvered for many days between life and
uEalLus 50 LAlNElN DAA4llANGA W - NAA'l SAY
that a breath might have blown him either
way. On the fourteenth day he grieyousiy
afirOnted everybody but the doctor by COM
ing regularly to life in the orthodox fash
ion. He awOke out Of a curious dream, in
which he thought he was on a steamboat
that carried a travelling circus. He had
seat on the back Of a rhinOcerOs, which the
circus men claimed to be a fine specimen,
Z avrfrrFaN and dis
covered that it was dead, a stuffed
RhinOcerOs made Of leather and
sticks. and gross imposition on
the public. Rubbing the beasts
back i'm further investigation he awCke TO
find himself surrounded by an admlrlng
thrOng of men and women, who welcomed
him back to life. For weeks It was believed
he would lose one Of his eyes, but II was
saved. It was f Tty days before be could
walk, and his legs stiil show the marks OF the
explosion. He had started from Lansing
with two suits Of clothes and ninety dol
lars. He was naked when he was blown
up, and a ring he wore was stolen before
he reached the hospital. The only thing
he recovered Of his original outfit was his
Sunday coat, which was tshed out Of The
river with its tails blown of.
He went back to Michigan in May, 1905,
and standing at a case in the JGebSOnim
Office composed, "Out Of his head and set
up the article that first drew public atten-
tion 10 him as a humOrist. 1t was er.i-
tied. "HOw il Feels to be Blown UP-A
Printers Experience" Il made about half
a column Of BREWER. and it went the rounds
Of the newspaper press. a few months
after this was printed Mr.. Lewis went back
TO his first love, the journal and Democrat,
as local editor. lie sued the steamboat
company for damages, and while IN Cln-
cinnati on this business occurred the we'll
remembered collision and burning Of the
steamboats, America and United States.
Mr.. Lewis reported the disaster for the Free
Press, bis first contribution to this paper,
and he followed it with two or three
mere. all pure news. The editor Of the
Free Pres thought him capable, and sent
him to Lansing to report the Legislature.
The session closing, he went into the De
troit Office, and did miscellaneous work un-
iii the next session Of the Legislature,
when he was again sent To Lansing. Aiter
that session he returned 90 Detriot, and
has since remained there.