The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-01-19
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Raising the Dead.
A VAIN ATTEMPT TO PERFORM THIS MIRA.
Gle IN IOWA

A horrible story is related by the Ida
county (Iowa) Pioneer of an affair which
occurred at the appropriately named viii
lage of HelPs Bend, in that country About
the middle of November one Mr.. Heycock
was taken down with typhoid fever, and
DR.. Rice, of Smithland, was summoned To
render medical aid. The patient was get
ting along as well as could be expected un-
der the circumstances-the patient being
quite low before medical aid was received.
One day Spiritualist, residing in that vi
cinity, by the name of Frank Biglow, call.
ed at the house of Mr., Heycock, won the
confidence of the family, and boldly asser-
ted that he could perfect rapid cure upon
Mr.. Heycock through the medium of Spir-
itualism, providing they would let him
have his own way. After short time of con.
sideration, Mrs Heycock informed Biglow
that they were at his mercy. Biglow threw
out all the medicine prepared by DR.. Rice,
and sent the doctor word not to make auoth-
er visit. From this time no medicine was
administered, save Biglow's spiritual aid.
He commenced talking and groaning to the
patient, rubbing his brow, pulling his beard,
etc. Mr.. Heycock finally sunk into a kind
of stupor, and seemingly suffered less pain,
which lead the wife and Biglow to the brief
that he was recovering. Visitors were Fl.
nally forbid coming. In the course of day
or two few of the citizens again went to
the house and asked admission, which was
granted There, in the bed, lay the dead
body of Mr.. Heycock, the eye sockets al
ready turning black. One of the visitors
exclaimed "He is dead" Biglow said:
''He is not dead. but sleepeth," at the same
time ndeavoring to blow oui the light The
neighbors then suggested that the body be
laid out for burial. Biglow objected, and
said: "If my brother be dead l can raise
him to life again." and raising upon his feet
stretching out his arms over the corpse and
lifting his eyes towards heaven, shouted at
the top of his voice, "Come forth, my dear
brother! Gravel give back thy dead p
He then kneeled over the dead body,
saying, "Open thy eyes my dear BROTHER"
at the same time pushing his eyelids open
with his thumb (thinking no one saw him),
and with a feeling of satisfaction he turned
to the bystanders and yelled "Praise to tho
Lord" But to his surprise, "the brother"
did not rise worth a cent. The citizens
again wanted possession of the body for in
termeut, but the spiritual doctor stubbornly
refused. saying, II can raise thy brother at
the end of the third day." Heavy blankets
were then piled upon the corpse by Biglow,
| TO retain the animal heat. The doors were
locked and no lights used three days, but
what else transpired is not known. At the
end of the third day Mrs. Heycock sent
word to few of the neighbors to come and
bury the body. They came and among them
were the most stout and hardy men of the
neighborhood, but they became faint aud
sickened upon entering the room, on ac-
count of the uncomfortable stencil resulting
from the decomposition of the body. They
werd compelled to bring ice from the river,
which they placed around the corpse to
freeze it before they could arrange it in the
coffin. Mr.. Heycock was about As years of
age and was recently from Wisconsin. He
was by faith an Adventist, and was highly
respected by all his acquaintances. The
whole neghborhood is filed with great in.
dignation over the affair.