The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01
Awakened in his Coffin.

On Friday last young man named
Charles Hueston, aged about twentv-throo
was attacked with disease supposed to be-
congestion Of the lungs After remaining
In an unconscious condition for about two
hours, the attending physician examined
him and pronounced him dead. Tn tho
meantime his relatives, living at Forest
Ohio, had been apprised by telegraph Of
his illness, but they arrived at Monroeville
too late to see the loved one alive. Thew
were much affected at his sudden death
and the grief of his sister, a beautiful Young
lady, whose age was near his own. was dis
tressing to see. She remained almost con-
stantly by the body, and gave vent to her
deep emotion in tears and sobs. Prepara-
tions to clay OUT the body were made.
The barber was shaving the corpse. when
the razor slipped triAe and jet of deem
colored blood burst forth. Some of the
by-standers, upon seeing this, asserted that
life was not yet extinct but little heed was
paid to these speculations, and they were
not repeated to any of the dcceaseds reIa-
tlves. The body was dressed and placed
IN coffin, but as precautionary measure
the lid was not screwed down. The re-
mains were placed on board the Friday ae
ternoon passenger train on the Pittsburg.
Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway. to be
taken to Forest, Ohio, for interment. The
gricfstricken PARENTS and sister accompanied
the remains. The latter refused to 90 into
to the passenger coach, but remained in the
express car, to be close to the body of him
she loved.
1t was near an hour before the train
arrived at Forest, when a loud. unearthIy
shrek was heard, and in a second the Young
girl was PROSTATE upon the floor in swoon.
Several personal FASTENED to the rescue.
when they, too, were nearly paralyzed by
the discovery Of the cause Of her singular
conduct. The supposed corpse of Charles
Houston was living, moving, and breath
ing. The head was thrust above the coffin,
and the face, with its deathy paIor, pre-
sented wierd and ghastly spectacle. The
young man was evidently amazed at his
surroundings, and the first returning CLEANS
Of consciousness found him in position Of
bewilderment. Loving hands and kind
hearts devoted themselves to the care of
the man who had, as it were, so suddenly
risen from the dead, aud of the young Girl
who so suddenly had been brought to the
very portals Of the grave Hueston was
taken from the coffin, restoratives applied
under the direction Of physicians who we're
on the train, and when he reached Forest
was removed to his luther' residence. Yes
terday he was llive, and, although very i'll,
he was improving somewhat, and hope was
entertained that he will recover.
The saddest feature in the case IS vet to
be told. The young lady has not had one
moment Of consciousness since the wild
shrick which she gave in the car at the
dreadful spectacle which met her eyes. 1t
is feared indeed, that her reason is perma-
nently dethroncd by the shock As may
vel be imagined, these strange occurrences
form the universal topic Of conversation
both at MonroeviIIe and Forest. Nothing
has ever produced such a sensation at Mon
roevilIe, where the young man has resided
for the past FIVE years, having been employ
ed as foreman in one of the stavc factories
at that place-Fort E'avl,e Sentinel.