Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-02-19

ly inflamed. Each succeeding cramp
was more severe and reached higher up
into the stomach. All the passages of
my throat seemed to be closed. Shortly
before 7 o'clock I asked to be moved to
the foot of the bed. My head had scarce
ly touched the pillow, when I exclaim-
ed: "Throw me over" and 'then-I
found myself in another land. The vi
| sion I looked upon was the most beauti-
full that man ever saw. 1t would be
impossible for me to give description
that would do it justice. My first feel
| ing was that of falling down a great
height, and then I found myself in
valley. I walked along until came to
a terrible, dark, black river, at sight of
which I shuddered and feared. Before
me and beyond the river was black
cloud. Others were walking over the
river, and, although dreaded 1t, some
thing urged me on, and I felt that 1 had
% go with the others. AS I got nearer
to the dark cloud it became bright and
beautiful, and, expanding, it opened
and disclosed the most beautiful sight.
The first I.saw was Jesus. Isaw great
temple and great throne. saw my
little boy, who was drowned two years
ago, and my other dead child. / saw
my dead wife; but 1 could not touch
them. 1 saw people whom had almost
forgotten. I saw my old gray-haired
grandfather, who died when / was but
two years old. There were many whom
L looked for but I did not see them.
MR.. -SCHRACK's DISAPPOINTMENT.
'"Then the vision began receding, and
L never can describe the terrible disap-
pointment 1 felt when I found myself
again in bed. [ felt, indeed, grieved.
1t was IL o'clock when I regained con-
sciousness, and at once I felt as though
my life had been renewed. was a new
man. had not then, nor have 1 now,
an ache or a pain. My eyesight, my
hearing, and my speech had fully re-
turned, and feel now as well as ever
did in my life"
DR.. James II. Cantrell, the attending
physician, said that Mr.. Schrack was
attacked with nervous spasms of the
heart. II expected his death at any. |.
moment. He was in such condition
since Sunday a week that did not dare
to make an examination of his lhnga,
as I.knew he could not stand it. Mr..
Schrack told nae that during the four
hours of his unconsciousness he had but
that / had brought him back, because
Showing how fully he has recovered,
Mr.. Schrack said, laughingly, yesterday
that if he was to become the subject of
notoriety perhaps people would be flock
ing to see him. ain that case" and
here he laughed heartily, ~ will have
to charge twenty-five cents for admis-
sion, and then perhaps Barnum will be
after me.
LATER-HE IS RAPIDLY IMPROVING
AND SEEMS A NEW BEING-A PARAL-
LEI CASE OF OLD.
Mr.. J. Harry Schrack, whose appa-
rent death and subsequnt astonishing
revival were narrated in the Times, is
steadily improving. He seems new
man. His mind and memory are evil
IDENTIFY as good as ever they were, and
the doctor says he will soon "be about
again" This extraordinary instance
of suspended animation has a parallel
in the ease of the Rev. William Ten
nent, which puzzled the doctors and
delighted religious enthusiasts fifty
years ago. Mr.. Tennent was to all ap-
pearances dead, and only returned to
the edge of the grave and the funeral
services were about to be pronounced
over him. His visions were very much
like. those of Mr.. Schrack, but he would
never reveal all that he saw while in
the spirit world. Instead, however of
having his faculties frightened by his
trance, it is said that he woke to con-
sciousness as ignorant as little child,
and it was only after he had spent years
of patient study that the page of Latin
over which be had been vainly strug-
Cling suddenly became plain to him,
and he regained his learning as myste-
riously as he had lost it.