The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-01
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UeU authenticated Gases.

II was Always Wlh icellnG pt horror
that W" read of a grave being opened and
the hnding of the fact that "A butIal had
taken place before death had actually
claimed its vict i'm ard yet such cases are
ot more frequent uCcurI euce than j. geuci-
ahN supposed
SOM veT, strange cases of persons being
buiieh alive. and the manner in whicit the
tacfs were brought to hight, have recently
been made public
few uf the mnSt remarkable uf these
are now presented a~ showing tn what an
extent this bluudering has of late ,ear<
been carried "m IN the Uuitcd States. The
last truly horrible raSe was that Of a lady
10y uaine Ms. RntPrta AinSlee If New
Orleans. The lady had been sick for some
time with uialdridl fever, aud was, at the
end of ten days, pronounced dead 10y her
l'hX>Ician. as all signs of animation seemed
I" he suspeudrd-the body was cold, The
blood si"rprd aud the lips we've blpodIrss
Mr.. Anslee, Was himself sick 1T the time
and could not attend tive fuuei al of his
wlf" ; but few days aftrrwald he called
the old nrgteSS Who had attended her in
hrI last Illness, aud made her give him a
detailed statement -! the facts.
TRUE DREAM.
After listening To her story Mr. Aiuslee
stated that he had Il strange dream ia re-
ear,. Ia his wIft. and he WAS firmly nG the
So strong hold did the dream take on his
mind ha: rs so"u As I've Was able he, ia
Company with IA few fliends aud an uudrr
faker, went 10 he vault in which the bn6y
lad been placed, aud upon ol euiug the
lai ge box in which the C"ffiu was Confined
that receptacle vas found tn he sprung at
every joint and the top almost pli,.d OF
Upon opening il tie body If Mrs. AInslpe
WAS found To be lying Oh It's fdci, aud he.
terrible expression the face had ut,on IL
gave ev deuce of the struggle that must
have been made for free dom. Scarcely
less muuinful are the Consequences of tH,.
sad discovery. Mr.. AIhsce Is now a raw
ing maniac.
BROUGHT TO LIFE BY \ ROBBER.
i short three yeais ago MISS AidIe Car
ter. the daughter Of il wci-jo do farmer ia
middle Tennessee, 10 all appearances died
and was buried. The yoHug lady had on
her hard at the time a beau ifui diamond
ring. the gift of he. betiuth-d. and il ex
cited the cupid:Iy of a ucgr" ou the rhim Ia
such degree that he made up his mind tu
possess it. This he could not do without
eXhuming lie body. aud that lac did late
at might. 1t seems tia, after h.. had hur>t
He lin cpeu ho was, "n %cc upt Of the
swollen condition of iue hnger, unable To
pull the ting off 50, taking ou, his knife,
he attempted To amputate the finger.
The Lady, who II seems had only been IN
a trance, was brought To Consciousness by
the cutting, and, gave scream, which S.
scared ;he negIo thai he led.
MISS Carter then. after many painful ef
forts, succeedeG in getting tree FROM hcl
gave aud in making her way home. The
effect uDun her family can be imagined.
aud her lover upon heating al the case the
next day at once made her his wife, aud
She NOW prpsjdeS 1T his table az VI ;. Col
Hns. with nothing To- remind her of bei
dreadful fate but the scar upon her finger
ANOTHER CASE.
One of the most painful cases of ante
muIt"m intcrment took place few yeaI,
ago i'm Phi'aieluhia. The lady, a young
QuakeIees OF good family, had apparently
passed from tins world ct sIu ANA sOr- uw.
aud was in open C ,tln placed iu vaui
amid The relies of her auCr>tuIS. Near,
six mouths aftcrwardss The vault Was opgnc,
To receive another tenant, whcu 4 sight ne
The ewes of those present that NIil never "a
forgotten 3y them. On the steps of tn,
vault sat, cor rather Iecliucd against tia
wall. all that was mortal of tie young lady
She was awakened from her tiauce. ana
b iug un hle tn liud her way 1" eaIlh again
had sunk in helpless despair upou lie Stcps
and then, When hu"ger pressed her, sii
had fed upon her own flesh. 1t di~
covered that her shoulders and arms wei,
| literally eaien Ia the bone.
RESUSCITATED.
\ very singular case occurred to- a minis
ter some two years ago in VI bumnuth couu
". \. !. After short Illness he VIZ
Thought tu be- dead. aud preparations wet-
made for his funeral Bu; it was not To T..
the man was only in trance and Ia,
undertaken WIS making ready % screw
down the lid of the coffin lac discovered ;
twiicliimg of the supposed dead man eye
lids aud upon pIorer remedies being ap
piled the gentleman was rrst'r,d Ia ful
lie. and vigor. lie d,-sciibrd muSt vividl,
his feelings at the time, rs lac said that D.,
could hear il u that was going on aruun5
him, but could not move until the last mo
meut.