The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-14

church were about passing a resolutionot
coincidence with heirteacher's orphaned
boy when the pastor, Rev. S. B. Simes'
was handed piece of paper bearing the
single word, hastily written: Revived"
The neighborhood was soon thick with
rumurs, all having for their purport the
coming of the dead to life Among those
who had an inkIing of the facts 1t was
generally agreed that something not far
short of a miracle had happened. The
story was a remarkable one. ...
j. Harry Schrack, once a wealthy mer'
chant, lost nearly all his fortune indors'
ing the notes Of others who were either
ingrates or were themselves unfortunate.
With his only Ton, his wife and two chill
dren having died, he has for some time
past resided in a neat little house on
Mary street, above front For the last
four months he has been seriously Ill,
with nervous spasms of the heart. Dur.
ing the latter part of lat week he himself
gave up all hope of living, and the at
tending physician, DR.. James b. Cam
trell, expected his patients death mo-
mentarily.
Mr., sCHRACK DIES.
Apparently Mr.. Schrack died at twenty
minutes ofseyen o'clock on Sunday morn
ing. His limbs became cold and rigid,
his lips colored purple, and around his
mouth was the blue mark, generally sup
posed to betoken death, A hand mirror
was placed over his mouth, but its shin
ing surface was not dimmed. His friends
and neighbors who stood around pro-
nounced him dead and grieved for him.
A few hours afterwards the body was
completely stripped that it might be pre-
pared for the undertaker's hands Be-
fore washing the corpse it was necessary
to remove it from the bed. A nelghbor,
Mr.. Charles Shankland, lifted the body,
when, to his alarm, he distinctly heard a
feeble groan. A hurried examination
developed the fact that the man was not
dead. The body was wrapped in blank
cts and bottles of hot water placed be-
tween them. Mr.. Shankland hurried for
the doctor, and, returning quickly, acted
under the instructions he had received
until the doctor arrived. In short time
Mr.. Schrack had regained consciousness,
and was setting up in bed, but more than
that. the man who before was lying at
deaths door, and who was terribly atdlct--
ed with disease, was almost as sound and
we'll as he ever was in his life. Mr..
Schrack dreaded the idea of his peculiar
case being made public, but, if the par
ticulars were to be related he said he
would prefer narrating them himself, so
has the statement might be correct. A
Times representative yesterday found
him setting up in bed, with bright col
or in his cheeks and looking like any
thing but corpse. He is young man,
probably thirty years of age, good talk
or and intelligent. He spoke in a hoarse
whisper, not the result of his illness, but
caused by his catching slight cold in
consequence of the perspiration he was
thrown into by the remedies employed
to revive him. He spoke earnestly OF
his experience, but was vivacious and
smiling, and at times joked about the
expressions of the doctor when he found
him alive. He tells his story as follows;
THE DEAD MANS STORY.
"Last September l had terrible at
tack of hemorrhage of the lungs and since
then have not been able to do anything
except for one period of three weeks.
Nv health at times was fair, but three
weeks ago felt that | was going fast.
My flesh left my body, My entire ap-
pearance was changed. My appetite was
gone. Everything | swallowed was at
once thrown off my stomach. Last Thurs
day week found l would have to give
up. l felt as though the power of action
in my limbs was leaving me. was fear
full of going to bed and so sat in chair
for three DAYS and three nights. then
made up my mind | would have to die
and asked to be put to bed. Wednes.
day night / was taken with something
like a chill aud spasms at the heart At
ter coming through that | seemed to re-
vive until last Saturday. Every hour
during that day experienced change.
While the right hand would be purple
the left hand would be white. When
the left hand became dark the right
hand became white again. The entire
left side of the body was numb and almost
useless.
About o'clock on Saturday night my
eyesight began failing me. lost my
hearing and my speech became thick,
my tongue being greatly swollen. had
fully made up my mind to die. Atabout
4 O'Clock on Sunday morning the tips of
my fingers became like lead. My sight
was now entirely gone. My stomach
was terribly swollen and was greatly in
famed. Each succeeding crsmp was
more severe and reached higher up into
tho stomach. All the passages of my
throat seem to be closed. Shortly before
o'clock asked to be moved to the foot
of the bed. Ny head had scarcely
touched the pillow when l exclaimed
"Throw me overP and then-I found
myself in another land. The vision !
looked upon was tho most beautiful that
man ever saw. It would be impossible
for me to give description that would
do justice. My first feeling was that Of
falling down great height, and then l
found myself in a valley. | walked
along until l cane to terrible, dark,
black river, at which l shuddered and
feared. Before me and beyond the river
was black cloud. Others were walking
over the river, and although l dreaded
it. something urged me on and | felt that
had to 60 with the others As | got
nearer to the black cloud it became
bright and beautiful, and expanding it
opened aud disclosed the most beautiful
sight. The first saw was Jesus. saw
a great temple and great throne. l
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. saw, DeoDla whom I had almost