Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-06

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Black River Falls, Wisconsin, is ag5g
over the return TO life of yoana lady
Who seemed TO have been dead three
DAYS. The young woIn m. the daughter
of wealthy German. had been very
sick for some weeks, and died, as was
supposed. ard her body WAS prepared
for burial There were fears IN the
minds of some that the appearance of
the woman's face didn't indicate death.
but the fourth day after the death the
funeral was held. While the ceremony
was in progress, DIR. j. ii. Baxter, from
Washington, formerly surgeon Of the
| Second Wisconsin Infantry, was there
with friend. and seeing the face OF the
| supposed corpse, asked that the cere-
mony might be interrupted long enough
| for him To attempt resuscItation- Iae
family insisted that she was dead, but
young man to whom she was engaged
| sided with the doctor, and the ceremony
Was postponed, even after the friends
and the minister had put in an appear
ance at the house. None could discover
any vitality, but still there Was nothing
4
ciIcated decay, and on the fourth day 1t
was determined TO go on with the last
solemn offices to the dead. DIR. Baxter
went to the funeral and arrived when
the minister was through part of the
service. The undertaken had the coffin
lid in his hands ready to screw it on
DIR. Baxter was given permission TO ex
anime the body. No pulse was appa
| 10 t,aI B. mai a
and detected faint heart beat. ,,
!, certain was then, 'says DIR. Baxter,
that il was cass OF catalepsy that
did not hesitate moment TO apply thu
proper remedies. Imagine il you cal
, the scene when the young lady uttere,
suddenly piercing scream ana rose nj
/, | in her coffin. II WAS the most awfn
. note of agony that hope ever to hear
The room was filled with friends be
sides the family and domestics. Seyer'
ladies tainted outright; some screamed
/, and went into Mysteries, the servant
. ran out into the yard, and j comics
4 that though was expecting TO see be
4 survive, my own nerves we're 80 shake
by the suddenHess of the occurrence
that it was with the greatest difficult
!, that could stand. She then got out 4
II the coffin and down from the table wit
very little assistance. BY this time th
tumult in ths room had In measur
4 subsidized, and she then told US what wa
!. the frost fearful Pass Of the whole Q,
perieno6. that she had been entirel
4 conscious tho entire time! She ha
4 heard ell that WAS said and knew a
: that vas going on around her. She ha
y felt heRretf beinQ shrOuded and laid
I. The 0oflin. had heard her friends weepin
70 over her before the coffin lid shout
% close over her forever, and thought ths
!. she SHOULD surely be buried alive. Meal
!, while, though she tried her utmost. 81
n was unable to move or utter SCUM
Her frieeds looked upon her as give
back to them from the grave, and, il
deed, in the country around, it is repor
cd really did raise her from the dea
and after left they told me that u
k country was flocking to see me" II
he Young lady il now convalescent.