Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-17
THE HUNGARIAN SLEEPER.
HE AwAREs AND RELATES A FEW INCL.
DENTS OF HIS LIFE.

A dispatch dated at Macungie, Le-
high county, Pa, says: "After one
hundred and eighty days John Guy
amber, the entranced Hungarian, who
has been in the county hospital for
that length of time, has spoken, and
gives some account Of his life before
the time that he was found wandering
about in this village. 1t will be re-
membered that Guyambers case has
been mystery to the medical frater-
nifty since the time he came here. For
many months he did not open his eyes,
and lived only upon what food was
given him in liquid form. People from
all sections OF the country visited him,
as well as the medical fraternity from
this and other places. In short, he
was the most visited man in this State.
Every effort has been made TO get him
to talk, but Of no avail. On the 22d Of
April last Guyamber opened his eyes
for the first time, and kept them open
four days. He made his famous jump
from the third story OF the hospital on
April 23. On the 26th of April he
again closed his eyes and did not open
them until May 20, and then only for
q few hours, after which he went to
sleep and remained thus until June l.
He then opened his eyes, but did not
speak until June 26, when he was
given a flower, which caused him 10
shed tears and say that he was thank
ful, after which he relapsed into
silence, from which it seemed nothing
could draw him. Frank Laskowski,
Of Allentown, who took great interest
in Guyamber's case, has had corre-
spondence with all the Polanders in
this territory in order to find who
could induce Guyamber to talk. This
he succeeded in doing today. One
Joseph Sabut, who is from the same
place, and who was a schoolmate of
Guyamber's was taken to the hospital.
He began q conversation in the Sla-
vonic language, and in few moments
Guyamber began to talk. He kept
up the conversation for some time.
He gave his story as follows; He has
father and one sister living in his
native country, having lost two broth.
ers, both in their younger years, thro'
death caused by brain fever. He fur
ther said he received a liberal educa.
tion, having fair knowledge of music,
being good violin player. He arriv-
ago, and verified the account in the
Virginia papers that he was in the EN-.
ploy Of Mr., Porter, at Charlottesville.
He related the incident of the old fat
negro woman putting pepper in his
coffee as a joke, which be thought was
poison. After that he had no rest. He
always thought thoy were endeavor.
ing to administer poison through his
food. He was foreman of the works,
and be thought the workmen were op.
posed to him, so he left as though for
his own safety. From there he went
to Baltimore, where he remained with
o friend for a period of two weeks.
He then left Baltimore, and from that
time he remembers nothing that hap.
pened until within four weeks ago.
OF all the experiments to raise HIM
from sleep, OF his twenty-five feet
jump and the abscess on his head he
remembers nothing. Even since he
has been conscious, which he thinks
about four weeks, he said he had an
idea that he was imprisoned, and con.
tinually thought what wrong he might
have committed to have caused his in
generation and constant watch. He
was assured that he was not imprison-
ed, which caused him to brighten up
and become more cheerful. He spoke
again this morning. He is quite weak
yet. As soon as he is well enough he
will go among his own countrymen to
work.