Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-02-13

me 0Ver." ana tnen-l Iouuu LlJeeii III
another land. The vision I looked
upon was the most beautiful that man
ever saw. 1t would be impossible for
me to give description that would de
1t Justice. Ny first feeling was that OF
falling down great height, and then l
found myself in a valley. 1 walked
along until came to a terrible, dark,
black river. at sight Of which shudder-
eh and feared. Before me and beyond
the river was q black cloud. Others
were walking over the river, and, al.
though | dreaded it, something urged
me on, and felt that had to 20 with
the others. AS ] got nearer to the
dark cloud it became bright and beautl-
full. and, expanding, it opened and dis
closed the most beautiful sight. The
first [ saw was Jesus. l saw a great
temple ar;ti great throne. saw my
little boy, who was drowned two years
ago. and my other dead child. saw
my dead wife -; but l could not touch
them. l saw people whom l had al
most forgotten. | saw my old gray
haired grandfather, who died when |
vas but two year. old. There were
many whom | looked for, but did not
see them.
MIR. sCHRACK's DISAPPOINTMENT.
"Then the vision began receding, ,and
| never can describe the terrible disap-
pointment l felt when | found myself
again in bed. lt,indccd, grieved. 1t
was IL o'clock when | regained con-
ciousness, and at once felt as though
my life had been renewed. l 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 we'll as
ever did in my life."
DR.. James II. Cantrell, the attend
ing physician, said that Mr.. Schrach
was attacked with nervous spasms o.
of the heart. 81 expected his death al
any moment. He was in such condi'
tion since Sunday week that | did no
dare TO make an examination OF his
lungs, as | knew he could not stand it
.,Ir. Schrack told me that during the foul
hours of his uncOnciousness he had bu
one foot on earth, and was very sorry
that he had brought him back, because
he was so happy where he was"
Showing how fully he has recovered
Mr. Schrack said, laughingly, yesterday
that if he was to become the subject o
notoriety perhaps people would be flock
ing to sec him. in that case. and here
he laughed heartily, Il will have t
charge twenty-five cents for admission
and then perhaps Barnum will be aite
me-"
LATER-HE is RAPIDLY IMPROVING
AND SEEMS A NEW BEING-A PARA
LEI CASE OF OLD.
Mr.. j. Harry Schrack, whose appar
ent death and subsequent astonishing re
yival were narrated in the Times, i
steadily improving. He seems a new
man. His mind and memory are evident
ly as good as ever they were and the doc
tor says he will soon "be about again.
This extraordinary instance Of suspended
animation has a parallel in the case 0
the Rev. William Tennent, which puz
zled the doctors and delighted religion
enthusiasts fifty years ago. Mr.. Ten
nent was to all appearances dead, ant
only returned to consciousness as hi
coflir itood upon the edge OF the grav
and the funeral services were about t
be pronounced over him. His vision
were very much like those of Mr.
Schrack, but he would never reveal al
that he saw while in the spirit world
Instead, however, ofhaving his facultie
frightened by his trance, it is said tina
he woke to conciousness as ignorant a
little child, and it was only after h
had spent years Of patient study tina
the page of Latin over which he ha
been vainly struggling suddenly bacam
plain TO him, and regained his. learnin
as mysteriously as he had lost it.