Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-30
RESUsCITATING THE DEAD.
Some Rare Cases, Narrated by DR..
JMO. e.. HenNelt.

JMO. e.. Hennelt.
DO the medical men ever resuscitate peo-
PIE VINO are apparently dead?'
This question was asked by reporter for the
New York Sdr OF Er. John {. Bennett at the
Bellevue Hospital Medica. College one day last
Yes, sir; such instances have taken place,
but they are exceedingly rare" was the reply.
VIII you tell me whether anything of the
kind has been done in this colleges"
'Yes; viii give you all the information In
my power. l do not suppose a single really
DEAD person was ever mace TO live, but when
there is the smallest vital spark rematnIng it
can sometimes be famed into fame"
=" Please relate few instances
About five years ago was called to attend
bedside he was sinking very rapidly, and had
become SO weak that there was scarcely per-
ceptible flutter Of his heart, and his respiration
was SO faint that It Just moved the down Of a
appearances died. The undertaken was notified
to come and lay him out and started for my
lodging In New York. had not walked twenty
rods from the mans house when a little boy
came running after me with message that the
undertaken wanted me to return forthwith. I
made all haste back, and the undertaken met
me at the door, exclaiming, My God! DO you
want me to prepare living man for the grave?'
l asked what he meant, and he told me that the
supposed corpse was warm, and that In his
opinion the man was not dead. l was inclinei
to believe that the undertaken had lost his
senses; but l Immediately examined my late
patient Sure enough, the body was slightly
warm"
"What course did you pursue?"
Il sent for DR.. William Halsey. who at that
time resided In Astoria and was the owner of
small but powerful electric battery. He came
bringing his battery with him. We applied the
electricity to the corpse. 1t was In the winter
Tine and there was hot IRE In parlor stove
In the house. We called for some wooden
blankets, which were brought and after heat
Ing them upon the stove we wrapped them about
the patient. We also chafed the patients hands
and feet. After few minutes we held mirror
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our great surprise and joy, there appeared u pom
It's surface dewy moisture, which was caused
by the slight respiration from the patient. Well
sir, TO make long story short, will tell YOU
that we worked all of that day and night and
the next morning the undertaken was Informed
that there would be no funeral and conse-
Quently no need for his services"
ward?"
Not very good health; he was weakly for
about year, when he died. and this time he
hopeless task to attempt to resu5citate him a
second time" a
Now, Doctor, as you have given me history
OF case where man was supposed to have
Cied natural death and was made to live
again. will you tell me about criminals who
have been hanged and then restored to life?"
come under my own personal knowledge.
Ibid the professors or students OF the Belle
we Hospital Medical College ever bring a
hanged murderer to life?"
least. had heard one of the old Professors say
that the body OF man named Jackson, who
was hanged at Trenton. n. j., in 1880, was
brought 10 New York and given TO the medical
students for experimenting upon. TIE body
was put into box and taken TO room over
stable on Second avenue, where 1t was sub
jected to all the methods known to medical
science for infGsing life into supposed corpsa,a
81 Was the man brought TO l nt
"Well, yes and no.
"HOW was that?"
81 will explain: When the electricity was ap-
Piled 1t caused the muscles OF the subject TO
contract and his limos moved. The doctors
tr1ed artificial respiration, such as Is brought
into use for persons who are nearly drowned
They had an idea that they made him gasp two
or three times, but II they did actually bring
1 believe that the skeleton or that murderer
now occupies glass case in the Anatomical
Museum connected With the Albany Medical
Collt &C."