The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-09-01
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The phyHiri~n. tssaIrinE ih~ change "
Mr.. kets'a hrvaihsna. esAs,l him whrthei
hr f~it s~sirs, 10 which Mr. kers
tv~lnn,i.sl with \ n.,l. III th~ sNmr lina
lisine his bright uyrs TN The uar&iinnrf.
In another fnosn~nl lhr Intelligent elanw,
cllAngri III dull. trll stare, thr htvsth
ins ~soppvsi, AMI Michael y. krtr wns
,leAsl.
For thirty sis hours this esrns hal
lWcn n,n,rentNrily expccsed. For thai
length III timc hc hail frequently rccnr
ring pArpxy~ms III pain III thu ilAu~t ~
crucinline Kind. lAtterly this l,Ain ~
came ~ RfMl thai means suuld iN
heard ~ Tho adjoining rocma. This .lif.
ilculty Dr. Pope explains Ivy raying that
tlic intratinca hAvr l,cen almost entirely
wA~srd n~Ay. indcct. Tho Alrluu,ci,
rc~ta ilst OH Tim backbone, thr entire
thickness through thai part " Mo holy
not being more than two inches. Tbs
Anoslynes prescribed by Dr. Pope hal
scarcely thc effect n materially mitigate
TIN suiYrringa ri Mr.. Kcrr, who often
tcGGed that eomc opiate might b givrn
him by which he might bc enabled b die
In psMce. On "Wednesday night he
rnsted we'll, or n le@at suffered litllo
pain, hut lAAt night hc scArCaly closed
hin eyes. Shortly after midnight, how.
ever, he dropped Into quiet sleep.
About 2 o'clock lie awakened In great
fright, and staring wildly al HIS attend.
ant, whispered hnskily, "What is tho
matter With met Oh, uod ! nm snf-
focating.' Tho physician and family
were summoned. and everything. mod.
ical skill and thu sympathy 81 his loving
and devoted friends conld suggest VIM
done. From that titna he seemed 10 lM
marked BY tho hand ri death. His
shortnes4 ot breath continued with
ont intarmission, alternating with fro.
ument paroxynms of auiTocAtion. several
of those during tho afternoon werc cx.
pectcd to be finAl, and his friends were
constantly by his betlsids. Among
thoxa wore tho Hon. b. b. Cos, ri Nav
York, tho Hon. Mr.. Blair, tho Rev. MIR.
Harris, President ri tho Female 6em-
inary ii HsAunton, this Htat<, Mrs. Kerr
and her son, and Mr.. kcrr's two sccrc.
sarics. When tho summons Came they
were out oi tho room.
Tho trnAcity with which Mr.. ksrr
held Oh 70 life continues 10 lc \ s,trprisa
10 cvcry ono here. For moro than MI
hour before Iii. death his cxtremities
we're ~ cold ~ marble. His pnlae Il,
wrist and arm hal entirely ccascd Ia
beAl, and II wMs diillcnll 10 detect ii thaI
time thu iaintest flultrr of tho heart.
Still, startling m II may necm, he wAs
oven then Abia ~ raisa hls hands 10 his
head, and q thc requcAt " Dr. Pops
clasped thu hand of your correspondent
Never. il Ill my expcrlcnce,' = sal.l
DR.. Pope, have ! acen such plenou.
enon. When mans pulse ceAAes 10
huat hc usually dies but Mr.. kerr can
lit hia arms anA lcga, and t~lk ii timea
III loud Voice." Where tho mysterious
strength, Tho wonderful tcnacIty, camo
from, II n problem far thu a.vAuts IA
solve.
Fur long time Mr.. Kerr has be~n
satisfied that his end wa2 nr.r. II
friends who sought ~ cheer him BY
profMsinR ~ aes In hia looks change Tor
thc belter, he simply replied, No, M,
not hctler ] am wor~~. ! ain not get.
ting we'll" 10 important waH truth held
~ ho by him that III never allowed him
self " Indulge II TIM listlc exaggerated
batteries and Mluintions 10 common u
most people.
A few days before hin death, Mr.. Krrl
had conversation With hiA s0n, In ths
course oi which he IaiL !" have moth
Ing ~ lc~ye yos,, my ron, exc.ptmy gOCt
name. GUARD 1t and your mother'l
honor, aud live M | havc lived" II,
lcavcs worry lttlc oi thiH world's gooda~-
not enough " supply hIs family with !
living. In tho tNn,e conversation ht
further sAid rxy Ill my debt. II my
cstatN Will warrant u without leaving
your mother pcnnilcas otherwise, I,ay
wlnt yo,l can, and llirn 70 ~ my credit
nm and tell thcm tho truth, and pledge
yonr honor ~ wipe ont tho indebted
ncNA. =
]. In religious matters Mr. Kerr VIVA |
liberal thinker. He might bc aaid /.
have l,cen Nationalist, accepting moth
ing which did not lMnr tho Impress d
probability. Without admitting ih
divinity oi Jesus Christ, 10 was m MI
vocasc III his code of morals. 10 b
honoat ami ttno and Just waA In Ills IL
licf 70 be goo,l Christian.
How II fselS v b. lDarlsd Alive.
John Sullivan, II Portsmouth. N. N.
while attempting 10 recover dippe
from thu bottom ri nm old wall, w
buried Aliya by TIM daving In of th'
earth. A large lorcc Immediately wan
~ work Ii dig him ont, and, Aller thir
tccM hours labor, ha waa exlricatAtl alivc
Ha WIS buried under f0rty feet u Catu
au.l ntonu.. sullivan accounts for hil
rrMAi kAl,lr cscMIn from death ~ follows
when lhc wCll c.yOL IN arlnnd hin
aud Ir recovered his senses. hr fount
that hia right hxnh was jAmn,csl fast Mna
hin rigll lcg ~ will. With hts loft lsNli.
Ac fclt over His hea.l nnh found that
aln,Mt tllreu inches ADusc lila liO4.l, lwt
largo ial rocks had formed an arch. pro
t4cling his heat. A l,rAkMl RICK wal
pressing his chest. which. with TIN dir
and nand around his mouth, pravenles
him from speaking for about N hour