Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-01
4 Dead Man Restored 10 Automatic
Life.


spoodeU, has ever been in priat. 1t rivals
the fantasies Of E'g,r Pee. Usdcr the date Of
New York, the l9.h inst., the correspondent
s,ys: Yesterday your correspondent called
Dr.. C!aceuce Bigei0w' $ atteutioc to an article
Iruted recently 10 the city newspapers, de-
scriplivc CT al Australian discovery whereby
cattle can b. frcz.n, laid away for weeks, aud
then brought back to lifc and genuine activity.
The purpCs. of this discovery is to ship live
meat 10 ice bJxes, and xiii it 90 the other side
Of the ocean after it is th.wtd out again. 10
this way the cost Of food end attention can be
Dispensed with while nt sea. In cases OF emer
g"ncy 2 man travelling from California can buy
FIRST G. ass ticket for himself. and ship the rest
Of the family, luc!udiDg the mother in Law, 10
a.ent reirlgerat0Is. a: tho ternGus OF his
lunry he could restore his children TO their
you,htu vgor, aud bis vile TO her proper sts'
ion at the Washub or c)ok stove.
Your c,rrespondant a-ksd the decor what
he thought aDOur Ii.
at is nothing." said he, ito the great orown
lug Effort Of medic Al scirucc that | Witnessed q
lew nights since.
"Pray, Whet was that p was asked.
The doctor EFF :cted for q tcw moments, aod
then he spoke a. follows:
wv hen you publish what am about to tell
you il vii set the whole couotry rlnglog. 40
C ,uipaUiad by my rleuds, JUICE Warren aod
Dr.. Chambers, | Went lsS5 week TO one OF the
uptown hospitals, Whihcr we hld beru Invited
by Professor DJfemul aud the hou,o physl-
ci.us. Ol our arrival We we're shoNu at onco
to tho di,scctlug ROOM. Al the foot or 40 am
phitheatrs OF seats s'ood loug table, 90 which
rested sOu1 immJvah!e otj CT. cjvered
with white Sheer. No!t ct he SEAS were
utclpi' b. u m:i;:i siudGa's fr N IS B.lle7ue
aad RoGs.g gt!t hosri'al5. NJ, sit aud party
we're a.signcd 10 Gu irs 90 the platlrm. Shcr:
y aifer o'clock the white sheet Was rem )Ved,
aoG | saw gu III, table toe nude bcdy OF a mao.
Presently DR.. White Stepped dogu by the table
and said:
Wy lends. tn, body bsnro me is that Of
man gho bed to dea,h. de WIS employed
in pl,niug mill on West Szteenth street,
near North river. lie fl: nga,rs; ooc of the
5 gift revolviu, saws, one OF the lvrSe arteries
10 his arm was s-yarcd, and tho blood, which
is lio. fIHed ous beto:e assistance could ar
rive.
"rhe dec CT psu.ed," cootinusd D.. Bigs
low, "for tag nunants looking. meanwhile,
atten,ivsly at !he body. Then ha Continued :
There is mere CESSATION OF life, :cause the
blood Was diverted from i.s natural ohsnuel.
| caa discover 90 jary save tho severed ar
| 'cry. |, is absolutely uec .sSary to the success
OF the experiment. We era abJu; 20 witness that
| he crgacs of the body be uci' lrcd. for any
material irinry to any orgau-l mesn vital
| or. aa-aou!d pr cude the possibility Of is
pcriucming its tuucllnns, slIc, science olouot
restore lie orgau. But Whtr, the actIoo OF
| the crgau Is Interrupted By sone csu:e that
does not materially il IRA the orsso, then l
| believe that the orsaU may be azaln c1mp pellet
| 20 petfurn its duty. a. the great wheel OF a
miI may be stopped by shutting tit the water,
| % may il be n.to to r"vov, again oy tutolng
.he water 90, thu, the ood, which luFos The
wheels Of the body, h.vlos been diverted, the
wheels stopped, olalm that this body may be
brought to life. Whether tho soul has depart
ID aod c,n DC brought back. Or whether The
uod may Ec rasttrsd | caGnot tell; but be
leve | Gao again SIT at work cvtry material
orgaa Of this body. haze carefully ocsid up
the severed arteries.
He then called upoo Prof. DorcmuI and Dr..
Chambers and myself 10 assist him. 40 10
cison vas made 10 the boty above the heart.
and the Tena caVa and great ooronary vein were
burst open. 10 these opcuicga we're inserted
email silver tubes Oa the ht; Of the table
stood ,ao galvatio baiteri,s A slight cut was
mad. Just above the pl. Zus CT the four inferior
| caIpicsl nerves, aoi auGlher Hbove the htst
dorsai relyc. The c)Gtuc;l1g wires or the re
spoc,igc batteries %cre pa,gd 10 Connection
aih these cu:s. y sna!l pair OF bellows was
Inserted | 10 The nouLh Of the corpse, aud DR..
Chan bers took charge OF them. Professor
| Doremus Was places in cjarge OF the bat
teIies.
At ibis moment aLtendaDis led two full
crown living shecn iato the room. and, at g
signat from D;. White. Stood them near the
table. Meanwhile. | had. uuder Instructions
conucctcd two hollow rubber sttiogs TO tht
silver tubes already mentioned. The othe
ends were SION conoccted with the large arte
ries CT III; 50 two sheep. The two tubes tbrob
bed as the warn blood OF the sheep bounde
through them. 1t was Q breathless momeot
and as We leaned forward our Interest va
psioful. Dr.. Chambers began to work th
bellows, aud the luugs Of the body slowly rt
sponded. Three or tour minutes OF the Tos
anxious suspense eDsusd, as DR.. White leape
over the body pale with excitement. No move
mept cauld be seen saEs The slow rising an
falling of tbs chest OF the mans body. Ia
mioutes more, and one ct the sheep s.aggere
aud tell.
Rising cree; an3 seiziog some instruments
Dr.. Wh,re called out:
Nov, Prof ssor !
I, an instant the powerful current 0f1