Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-01
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ANEW JERSEY MINISTER.
II is always with a feeling of horror
that we read of a grave being opened
aud the finding of the fact that q
burial had taken place before death
had &C ually claimed it's victim and
yet such cases are of more frequent
occurrence than is generally supposed.
Some very strange cases Of persons
being buried alive, and the maner 10
which the facts were brought 10 light,
have recently been made public.
A few OF the most remarkable OF
these are now presented as showing
TO what an extent this blunder has of
late years beer carried on In the United
States. The last
TRULY HORRIBLE CASE
Was that OF q lady, by name Mrs. Ro.
IBERIA Ainslee, OF New Orleans. The
lady had been sick for some time with
q malarisl fever, aud was at the end
OF ten days pronounced dead by her
physician, a. all signs Of animation
seemed 10 be suspended - the body
was cold, the pulse stopped, and the
lips were bloodless. Mr., Ainslee was
himself sick at the time, and could not
attend the funeral of his wife but q
few days aiterward he called The old
negress who had attended her
Ia her last illness, and made her give
him a detailed statement Of the facts.
After listening TO her story, Mr..
Ainslee stated that be had had 9 strange
dream Ia regard to his wife, and he
was firmly OF the impression that she
had been buried alive.
So strong q hold did this dream take
upon his mind that as soon as he was
able, he, 10 company with q few friends
aud an undertaken, went 10 the vault
iu which tie body had been placed, and
opening the large box In which the
cOil was confined, that receptacle was
found to be sprung at everv joint, and
the top almost pried of. Upon open
ing It the body Of Mrs. Ainslee was
found 10 be lying on It's face, and the
terrible expression the face had upon
il gave evidence Of the struggle that
must have been made for freedom.
Scarcely less mournlul are the con-
sequences OF the sad discovery, Mr.
Ainslee Is now a rsving maniac.
BROUGHT TO LIFE BY A ROBBEE.
A short three years ago Mics AddiC
Carter, the daughter Of a well.tO.do
farmer in Middle Tennessee, TO all
appearances died, and was buried.
The young lady had on her hand At the
time a beautiful diamond ring, thu
gilt of her belrolhed, aud it excited the
cupidily of q negro on the farm IA
such a degree that he made up hi
mind to possess II This he could moi
DO without exhuming the body, and
that he did late at night. II seem
that after he had burst the coffin opeI
he was, on account OF the swollen
condition OF the fling r, unable TO pull
the RUG of, SO, taking out his knitc.
he attempted 10 aInpulale the finger.
The lady, who ii seems had only
been ia a trance, was brought to con
seriousness by The cutting, aud givini
a scream, 20 scared the negro that b.
fed.
Miss Carter then, after many painful
efforts, succeeded IN getting tree iron
her grave aud In making her wa.
hume. The effect upon her family Cal
y, imagined, aud her lover, upon hear
IN Of the case next day, At once mad
her his wife. aud she now presides a
his able rs Mrs. Collins, with nothing
to remind her of her dreadful late bu
the scar upon her tiugrr.
ONE OF TIL NOT PAINFUL CASE
Or ante mortrm intrrment took place
few years ago in Philadelphia. TIT
lady, a Young Qutkcress OF good tami
~, had apparently pissed from THU
world OF sin aud sorrow, aud was !
an open c iii ll7ctd in o vault ami
the relics Of her ancestors. Nearly e.
months aitcrward The vault was open
ed TO receive ano her tenant, when
sight met the eyes orthose present lha
will never be forgotten by them.
Ga The ,'cps 1T the vsut sat, O
rather rcclinrd ns4lnSl the wal, al
that Wa, mortal Of the lady. She ha
Weakened from Ter raner, and buin
unable ~ liud h,t way 20 earth agaii
had sunk IN helpless despair upon th
s'ep., and then, when hunger presse
her, Size had ted Hpon her own flesh, II
it was discovered thai her shoulder
aud arms WERE literally eaten TO I'll
bone.
; A VERY SINGULAR CASES
Occurred 10 a minister some two yea
, ago in Monmouth county, Ne.
! Jersey. Alter, a short illness, he WI
| thought 10 be dead, and preparation
Q were made for his funeral. But 1t VS.
s not 10 be-the man was only in
D trance; and as the undertaken WI
q making ready TO screw down the lid
= the csfin, he discovered a twitching
/ the supposed dead mans eye-lids, al
@ upon proper remedies being apple
\ the gentleman was restored TO full II
and vigor. He described most vivid
his feelings at the time, as be said III
n he could hear all that was going {
around him, but could not move uni
the last moment.
h Two cases came TO US recently fro
Europe OF most heart-rending Ouria
:. before death, of which the Dispat,
: has taken cognizlnce, aud WINE
,,ov. mod ,An,ls,atrnlp that 1npIg