The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-03-31

He is dead to the world for two weeks,
packed In dry goods box, but comes
all right aga ain.
From the ST. PAID Pionecr-Press.
The experiences of ono Jonas
Nilsson, q lumberman, which are now
briefly to be related, will be regard
ed RS extravagant and extraordinary,
but they are nevertheless truly
stated in NIL essential particulars.
1t appears that during the past
winter Nilsson has been employed at
one of the numbering camps until
about three weeks ago, when por-
ton of tree foil on him while he
was engaged at chopping in the
woods, inaicting injuries which were
believed to be fatal from the first.
Nilsson was carried to tho camp by
his companions, and after a period
of extreme suffering he began to
fail, finally becoming unconscious,
pulseless, and with tho palor of
death overspreading his counten-
ance. The men at the camp natur-
ally concluded that their unfortunate
companion and associate was dead,
as no sign of life could be detected.
The body of the supposed dead man
Was tenderly placed in the only
coffin which could be procured ut
tho camp-a long dry goods box
and the remains were sent by wagon
to the nearest railroad station, and
from thence forwarded to m old
personal friend of Nilson's, n gentle
man named John Peterson, who re.
sides near the brickyard in this city
The coffin and body, after arriving
in Minneapolis, were conveyed to
the residence of Mr.. Peterson, ac-
cording to directions, but were kept
for two days in order to complete
tho preparations for decent burial.
While lying in the rude coffin at the
residence Of Mr.. Peterson another
old acquaintance called to SEQ the
body of his dead friend, and during
his stay he gave the corpse close
and critical examination, Some
thing about itproduced a profound
impression upon the visitor, and ho
suddenly looked up with n pleased
but startled expression and OK
claimed, "Why, Jonas Nilsson is not
dead !" While the majority Of thoso
present did not place any special
confidence in the gentleman's pleas
ant remark, oil agreed that an at
tempt to bring the body to life
would not do any harm, even if it
failed in accomplishing any actual
good. Nilsson body was lifted from
the coffin, placed in comfortable
bed, and such restoratives as wero
available and suggestive were care~
fully administered. Under this
treatment trace of lifo's healthy
blood revealed itself on the pallid
surface of the body, and at the end
Of two hours the eyes Of tho sup
posed dead man gradually opened
and rested upon those present, with
the rays of returning consciousness
and intel.i ycnce plainly discornel
by the bystanders. The astonish-
ment and JOY Of his friends were 80
great that at first no one ventured
to speak to the resurrected lumber
man. but Mt last one of those present
ventured the question::
''Nilson, arc you cold? ?" Without
moving his body, but with the eyes
resting upon his interlocutor, Nil
son family answered with single
word .-"yesy"
The friends thus strangely rs,
sembled together then redoubled
their exertions, and n physician was
summoned. Nilsson was made as
warm and comfortable as possible.
and since the date of his resuscita-
tion, the attention bestowed upon
him has been tender and unremit-
ting, and he is responding to the
friendly Offices of those around him
with evidences of gradual but cer-
tain Improvement. II" ~"
The strange trance which was re-
garded as stha, sign of final dissolu-
ton by his friends of the camp and
city continued for the period of two
weeks; and one of the most aston
ishing featutes of the case is, that
Jonas Nilsson was not prematurely
buried and thus "dispoged Of. in
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