Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-06-29
A MODERN MIRACLE.
The Extraordinary Revelation of New
York Physician Dead Brought Back

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Correspondent st. Louis Globe Democrat.
New YORK, June 49, Yesterday your
correspondent called DR.. Clarence Bige-
lows attention to an article printed re-
Gently in the city newspapers, descrlp-
tive Of an Australian discovery whereby
cattle can be frozen, laid away for weeks,
and then brought back to life and gen
uine activity The purpose of this dis
covery is to ship live meat an ice-boxes
and kill it on the other side of the ocean
after 1t has thawed out again. In this
way the cost of food and attention can be
dispensed with while at sea. In cases of
emergency man travelling from Califor-
MIA can buy a first class ticket for himself,
and ship the rest of the family, includ-
ing the mother-in-law, in patent refriger
ators At the terminus of his journey
he could restore his children to their
youthful vigor, and his wife to her prop
er station at the washtub or cookstove.
Your correspondent asked the Doctor
what he thought about it.
cit is nothing" said he ITO the great
browning effort of medical science that I
witnessed few nights SINCE"
ssPray what was that?" was asked.
The Doctor reflected for a few moments,
and then he spoke as follows:
"When you publish what I am about
to tell you it will set the whole country
ringing. Accompanied by my friends
Judge Warren and DR.. Chambers. went
last week to one of the uptown hospitals,
whittier we had been invited by Prof.
Doremus and the house physicians. On
our arrival we were shown at once to the
dissectlng room. At the foot Of an am
phitheatre was some immovable object
covered with white sheet. Most of the
seats were occupied by medical students
from Bellevue and Roosevelt hospitals.
Myself and party were assigned to chairs
on the platform. Shortly after o'clock
the white sheet was removed, and 1 saw
on the table the nude body Of man.
Presently DR.. White stepped down by the
table and said:
"'My friends, the body before me is
that of man who bled to death. He
was employed in planning mill on West
Sixteenth street, near North River. He
fell against one of the swift revolving
saws, one of the large arteries in his arm
was severed, and the blood, which IS life,
flowed out before assistance could arrive
''The doctor paused, continued DR..
Bigelow. ''for a few moments, looking,
meanwhile, attentively at the body. Then
he continued: ''There is a mere cessa-
ton of life, because the blood was divert
ed from its natural channel. l can dis
cover no injury save. the severed artery.
It is absolutely necessary to the success
of the experiment we are about to wit
ness that the organs Of the booy be unln-
jured, for any material injury to any or
GAM mean vital organ would pre-
clude the possibility Of its performing
its functions, since science cannot restore
the organ. But where the action Of the
organ is interrupted by some cause that
docs not materially injure the organ, then
| believe that the organ may be again
compelled to perform It's duty. AS the
great wheel of mill may be stopped by
shutting of the water, SO may it be made
to revolve again by turning the water on
thus the blood which turns the wheels OF
the body having been diverted, the wheels
stopped, I claim that this body may be
brought to life. Whether the soul has
departed and can he brought back, or
whether the mind may be restored can
not tell; but believe can again set at
work every material organ Of this body
I have carefully closed up the several ar.
teries."
sHe then called upon Prof. Doremus
and DR.. Chambers and myself to assist
him. An incision was made in the body
Just above the heart, and the vena cava
and great coronary vein were bursted
open. In these openings were inserted
small silver tubes. On the left Of thu
table stood two galvanic batteries. A
slight cut was made just above the puxus
Of the four inferior cervical nerves anC
another above the first dorsal nerve. Thu
conducting wires of the respective bat
teries were placed in connection with
these cuts A smaller pair of below.
was inserted into the mouth of the corpse
and DR.. Chambers took charge Of them
Pref. Doremus was placed in charge O
the batteries.
t'At this moment attendants led tw>
full grown living sheep into the room
and at signal from DR.. White stoot
them near the table. Meanwhile I had
under Instructions, connected two hollo'
rubber strings to the silver tubes alread,
} mentioned. The other ends were 500
connected with the large arteries of thes
two sheep. The two tubes throbbed a
the warm blood of the sheep bounde.
through them It was breathless mo
ment, and as we leaned forward our in
terest was painful. DR.. Chambers bega
to work the bellows, and the lungs OF tn
body slowly responded. Three or fou
minutes Of the most anxious suspense en-
pale with excitement No movemcn
, could be seen save the slow rising an
falling of the chest Of the mans body
Two minutes more, and one Of the shee1
} staggered and fell.
!, .sRising erect, and Selling some instru
ments, DR.. White called out:
: "'Now, Professor!'
, "In an instant the powerful current o
the two batteries was turned on, an,
: with sudden jerk the body sat uprigh,
Quickly forcing it back, DR. White witt
the assistance Of some Of the younge
+ men, withdrew the tubes from the vein
and closed up the preforations. Tn
r wires we're disconnected, and the bel
: lows removed. The respiration still con
tinued! The pulse beat family. TIL
corpse was alive"
With each recurring sentence the Doc
tor had frightened his grasp of my arm
He leant towards me, and he fairly hisse'
out the words: ''The corpse was alive {!
, After while he continued, with NOR
moderation:
"The incision above the heart wa
! we'll closed up and the body carefully re
t moved to bed in an adjoining room
But the work was not over. All that lon