, 1875-02-21
ALIVE OR DEAD :?
A Most Singular Case Of Trance (?)
at Yankton.
4 Bride Of II Falls Asleep and Appar-
entity Dies.
Tho Body Warm and LfeIike After "
ing in Room 22 Below Zero.
The Wifa's Premonitige Dream ID l4|
l4p-Intergiew with the Dis
tracted Husband.

ILL.,.
Special co7respondcnes ef tn. chscag" Tribune.
YANx1os, OAK, Feb. IA very strange case
OF suspended animation has just occurred here,
some account Of which will probably be interest,"
ing to the public generally, and the medical
fraternity particularly. The person causing thia
physiological curiosity was Mrs. Scott Goodwin,
bright, vlvacious lady, oniY seventeen years
OF age. She has been married just year, and
has no children.
About Two weeks ago, this lady
CAUGHT BLIGHT GOLD,
and it continuing to trouble her, physician. Dr.
Vanvelsor, practitioner OF considerable ak
perienca aud Of good professional reputation
here, diagnosed the case, aud found some irrita-
tton of the throat, and slight cough. He
prescribed simple mixture comoining sirup to
relieve the throat sensations, and quieting drug
to steady the nerves, and left after
directing that tea-spoonful should Be given the
patient every three OF four hours: The doctor
paid Ais visis ON Sunday evening, Dan. 81. and
on Monday morning the prescription "as' filled
.nd Tho first dose tasen. The lady remarked
aftor taking it that she felt much better' ets
hearty breakfast. and then laid down and
DRoPPRD AsLREP.
she slept until the hour came to repeat the uoss,
and then woke up hereelf and asked II it 'sas not
time to taae some more medicine. Another
6,,oo,fn, I,a f7iva, her and Fh{ls ahn v,s TAX
ing it she remarked to her husband "lt makes
me SO Itchy" at thu same time rubbing her face
and muck. Shu then dropped bsrk on the couch
and WAS in few minutes fast asleep. When she
to,,x bAr ths ri dosa aae aa;i.
'o0. A''A .,..s,.,,s ~, ,.,, - mn
bun LEI ne 7toAt oo'
but 10 few minutes was FAST ASLEEP sud seemsd
to Bio passing into An almost breash!ese stupor.
t;on1es. ND With her eves closed.
''onsso a0S ". .rx .,;.,
Aeous : cfocA muna7y al'o.uouu en0 pa1tlnt-
II reused up hnu SAID TO ner nusoaou: "scost,
give me- my medicine; 1t makes ms feel 30
eaay." Tho dose was administered, and the
1.d. ,xo,t fost ,slaan ooain. in tha axan,no thu
:oo, "o1s 1'-'' .,
ooceol caua ai'"no7 ona asaoo p'o"0"n1As :
"Well, Aolle, how do you feel! :" She replied
"Dh; Tn we'll and 30 eAsy." He looked ut tho
rnancine and told the husband 10 have the prn-
-.~:.t;.' ~oa1,,a ,-har u w.a mn sna .1an,
7crtpuou tenteo "Ao1 ~ ""o ou1' auu "rns
away satlshed tnat tue iaoy VAS oo1nS wen. enc
DROPPED OFF ETo DozE AGAIN,
and the family paid little attention to her think
60 -. i,;no ua1l Aho,t q o.r,oc,r Inv.
t' 49, -
ever the beating neeame ia'nt' ana panlo setzea
the friends. Iii. Hoodsin, who had Just gone
ont 10 the apothecary's to hare the bottle OF
54.-1o;,,a ~as,1aa c.nA in md aharjne thn pan.
"ea..ao 10"n' ss s,";,e:-.
eta alarna, "eh' % 1no oeu7 Auu' n1'lAtnns
loudly, holle, do yuu kno" mel" aroused
her. She looked At him dreanily and repeated
his name, and then
nnoppun fvr &c,rt 1.,ro srnpon-
Mad1h,l haln v "A su1I,moned And yafiou4 at-
tan,,,f n,aaa In RESTORE ths sinkinv woman. hnt
Ala FaInainAd In ronsc;t,1h ui,t,i ahont ii D. m
Iha1 aha nartlv io1s I'd ha1 self aud repeatad ia
st1noelinr tnna al IL 14.0 In a few minntea
mora she lad anpareutIr ceased to breathe,
That same night sho was dressed lor burial
ana
rtifr HonY TAM t,f1r
in \ cn1d rooin. It Ias ono 81 The co1dest nights
of the n1nter. The mercury went down "a
degrees below zero outside, and water lefr
standine in the room fr6ze solid. Now comes
thh f,an6t fgmarkable osrt OF this strange but
Ssl,-Yolicls sd:for stoiy,
1t o'clock the hext morning, ono Of tho
Tstchers went into tho room and was astonIshed
at the fact Of The hfeiae appearance Of the body.
Thh Hnnbs wers mot. rigid snu the head, hands,
aud feet, although not warm, we're yet not cold.
At 10 il WAS proposed to put the body In the
casket and white this was being done thn friends
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