The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-11-21
DEAD MEN REsUsCITATED.
DO the medical men ever resuscitate

IOr tue our Oh DE john ". Dcu nett NJ
the Bellevue Hospital Medical College
one day last week.
'Yes, sir; such instances have taken
place. but they are exceedingly rare.
was the reply.
WILL you tell mo whether anything
of the kind has been done in this col
legei
Yes; / will give you all the informa>
tion ia my power. l do not suppose =
single really dead person was ever made
to live, but when there is the smallest
vital spark remaining it can sometimes
be tanned into n flame.
Please relate d few Instances
About five years ago was called to
attend n sick Nan in Astoria When /
reached his bedside, be was sinking
very rapidly, aud had become 80 weak
that there was scarcely peroeptible
hutter of his aeart. and his respirat tion
was SO faint that it just moved the
down of a feather, AMI that was all.
Well, the man ID all appearances died.
The undertaken WAS notified TO come
and lay him out, ana l started Tor my
lodging iu New York. had not walk
ed ~ rods from the mans house when q
little boy came running after me with q
message that the undertaken wanted
me to return forthwith. 1 made ell
haste back, and the undertaken met me
at the door. cxclaimingl My God! do
you want me To prepare living man
for the gravs?' / asked bin what he
meant, and he told me that the suppos
cd corpse was warm, and that In his
opinion the mau was not dead. l was
inclined to believe that the undertaken
had lost his senses; but immediately
examined my late patient. Sure
enough. the body was slightly warm
What course did you pursue 2
i sent tor DIR. William Halsey. who
at that time resided in Astoria and was
the owner Of small but powerful cleo
trio battery. He came. bringing his
battery with him. We applied the
electricity to the corpse. 1t was in the
winter tune, aud there was q hot fire
in the parlor stove in the house. We
called for some wooden blankets. which
were brought. and. after heating them
upon the stove. We wrapped them about
the patient. We also chafed the pa
ITEMS hands and ieet. After few
minutes we held a mirror before the
supposed dead mans face. when, to our
great surprise ard JOY, there appeared
upon its surface dewy moisture.
which Was caused by the slight respira-
ton from the patient. Well, sir. to make
long story short, I will tell you that
we worked all of that day aud night,
and the next morning the undertaken
was informed that there would be no
funeral, and consequently no need OF
his services
Did the patient enjoy good health
afterwardi' EF
Not very good health. lie Was
weakly about ! year. when he died,
and this time he was 80 very dead that
we thought it would be hopeless task
to attempt to resuscitats him q second
time @w k
Now, doctor, as you have given O
history of case where O msn was sup
p0sed - have died = natural death aud
was made to live again. will you tell |
me about criminals who haye been
.hangei and then restored to lifes'
- i hava read OF such cases, but never
had one come under my own personal
knowledge
Did the professors or students of the |
Bellevus Hospital Msdical College ever
bring hanged murderer to lifey'
Not within the last 25 years. at least,
/ have heard Que of the old professors
say that the body Of man named
jackson. who was hanged st Trenton.
NJ. 10 1880. was brougb. 10 New York !
and given to the medioal .stndsEts for
Experimenting upon The Scdy was
put into box and taken to . room over |
y stable ON Second avenue. who're II |
vas subjected to oil the methods |
known To medical science for infusing |
life into a supposed corpse
81 Was the man brought to lif,,'
Well. yes. aud no.
How. was thatr
i will explain. When the electricity |
was applied II caused the muscles Of the
subject to contract aud his limbs
moved. The doctors tried artificial |
respirstion. such as is brought into use |
tor persons who are nearly drowned. |
They had ar idea that they made him
gasp two or three times. bat il thsS did |
actually bring the man to life at all. he |
died right away. I believe that the |
skeleton of the murderer now occupies
glass case in the Anatomical Museum
connected with the Albany Medical
College, M
DR. Bennett invited the reporter for
The Star to 60 with hun to the Gilsey
house, where several Of his medical /
friends were to take dinner. The gen
tlemen composing the party were wait
iae in one of the psrlors OF toe hossl-
N Bennett told tlro party that the re-
porter was In quest of information
about dead people being brought to
life
One of the gentlemen, who was in
troduced AS DR. II ID Sarle. said; ! can
tell you how an undertaken Of my 20.
qaaintsnee was once frightened out OF
his five senses u hen he thought be had
oranght corpse to life. The under
,aker was called upon tn prepare the
BODY of an old gentleman who had died
ior burial. The poor old gentleman,
who had suffered terribly from rheums-
tism. was bent ia the form OF q letter
n. VI course. it would bs impossible |
20 put the body in colin unless il |
you'd be Strengthened. .Sothe underta- |
aef placed the corpse upon board and
ued bsndage about the knees Of the |
Apse 90 40 80 draw them down to the |