The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-02-06
RETURNED TO LIFE.
A Dead Man Tells His experience.


For the last four months Mr.. J. Harry
Schrack, young married man of Philadel-
phia, has been seriously i'll with spasms of
the heart, and last Sunday he apparently
died. Grape was hung on his door bell, and
the neighberiDg gossips speculated whether
his widow would marry again. Four hours
later the Grape was torn down and it was
announced that Mr.. Schrack had returned
to life. While the apparently dead man
was being prepared for the undertaken some
one heard a faint groan, and restoratives
being applied, Mr.. Schrack was soon sitting
up. OF course he was interviewed, and this
is the story he tells:
Last September had terrible attack of
hemorrEage of the lungs, and since then
for one period OF three weeks. My health
at times was fair, but three weeks ago felt
that l was going fast. My flesh left my
body. My entire appearance changed. My
appetite was gone. Everything l swallowed
was at once thrown off my stomach. Last
Thursday a week found that would have
to give up. felt as though the power of
action in my limbs was leaving me. l was
fearful of going to bed, and so sat in a chair
for three days and three nights. / then
made up my mind that would have to die,
and asked to be put to bed. Wednesday
night l was taken with something like
chill and spasms at the heart. After coming
through that / seemed to revive until last
Saturday Every hour during that day
experienced change. While the right
hand would be purple the left would be
white. When the left hand became dark
the right became white again. The entire
left'side of my body was numb and almost
useless. About 0 o'clock on Saturday night
my eyesight began to fail me. / lost my
hearing, and my speech became thick, my
tongue being greatly swollen. 1 had
| fnIlu mn mind hot II ltoH IN
die. At about oclock on Sunday morning
the tips of my fingers became like led My
sight was now entirely gone. My stomach
was terribly swollen and was greatly iDtlam.
ed. Each succeeding cramp was more severe
and reached higher up into my stomach. All
the passages of my throat seemed to be
closed. Shortly before o'clock / asked to
be removed to the foot OF the bed. My head
had scarcely touched the pillow when /
exclaimed, Throw me over!" and then-l
found myself in another land. The vision /
looked upon was the most beautiful that man
ever saw. 1t would be impossible for me to
give description that would do it justice.
NY first feeling was that of falling down a
great height, and then / found myself in a
valley. i walked along until 1 came to a
terrible, dark, black river, at sight of which
/ shuddered and feared. Before me and
beyond the river was black cloud. Others
were walking over the river, and although 1
dreaded 1t, something urged me on, and
felt that had to go with the others. As
got nearer to the dark cloud it became bright
| and beautiful, and expanding, it opened
and disclosed the most beautiful sight. The
| first saw was Jesus. / saw great temple
| and great throne. / saw my little boy, who
was drowned two years ago, and my other
| dead child. l saw my dead wife; but
| could not touch them. l saw people whom
had almost forgotten. l saw my old gray
haired grandfather, who died when was but
two We ars old. There were many whom |
looked for, but did not see them. Then the
vision began receding, and l never can de-
scribe the terrible disappointment L felt
when found myself again in bed. | felt,
| indeed, grieved. 1t was IL o'clock when
regained consciousness, and at once felt as
though my life had been renewed. was a
new man. 1 had not then, nor have now,
an ache or pain. My eyesight, my hearing
and my speech had fully returned, and !
feel now as well as ever did in my lfe."