The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-10-21
Alive In Her CONN.

A young lady OF Wisconsin lately had
the most terrible experience which 1t is
possible Tor mortal to suffer, Only the
merest accident prevented her from being |
buried alive In full Consciousness oithe hor-
rible fact. We have read fictitious aC-
counts OF people being immured before
death, but this Is the first authenticated In
stance that has come under our notice.
A distinguished physician OF this city,
who has now retired from active practice
while travelling In Wisconsin, stopped for
night In small village. A friend and for.
mer pupil called to see him, and during
the evening mentioned very singular
case which he had been lately treating.
rhe young lsdy, his patient, 30 he informed
DR.. -, mad died very suddenly three
days before, but after she was prepared Tor
ths grave and laid in her colIin she pre-.
sented such natural and lile.like appear
ance that no was unwilling to have her in
TERED. The family insisted that she was
dead. but young gentleman to
whom Ihe had been engaged re-
m, nsLraled so de- ledly that the lnterrment
was postponed after the minister and friends
had assembled on the second morning. On
the third morning the burial was again de-
ferrsd. For though the BODY lay perfectly
motionless in the casket, without eyinCing
lazy sign of life, they hesitated to put II in
lths ground while IL continued TO look SO
| natural, The young physician had used
every means that he knew OF to rot tore ami.
nation II there was life LETT, or II possible
IN detect some sign OF It, Nothing which
he had tried had discovered any sign Of re-.
naming vitality, and they had NJ length
determined TO delay the burial no longer.
II YVES to be on the next morning, the morn
ing ol the fourth day. The young physi
clan requested De- - TO 20 with him on
the morrow aud look ct the body.
The following morning., says DR.. --,
FL accompanied my friend to the house
where the body Of the young lady 10y.
When We reached the house the friends ut
the family had already arrived, and the Of
iiciating minister had gone through n part
o the service In tho room where the body
a ~, prayer think IL was, and the family
mad taken their last farewell OF u beautiful
girl. When stepped into the room the
undertaken had the Casket lid In his hands
ready to screw II down, No sooner did
soc the face In the Casket than | felt sure
that life was not extinct. There Was not the
iaintcst pulse that | could detect, but when
| laid my ear close upon her breast was
confident that | heard the slightest
heartbeat. So certain was
then that IL was case OF catmeps,
that did not hesitate u moment To apply
; the proper remedies. Imagine II You eau,
, the scene, when the young lady uttered
suddenly piercing scream aud rose up ~
her coffin. IL was the most awful note o
I agony that hope ever to hear. The room
( was filled with friends, besides the family
. aud dOmesiics, Several ladies tainted out
right; some screamed and went int,
Mysteries the servants ran cut into th,
q yard, and | confess that, though was cN
? pecling to see her revive, my own nerve
were so shaken by the suddvnucss OF tn
occurrence, that II was, with the creates
Q Difficulty | could stand, Her face, too
. which moment before had worn tina
sweet smile Of peaceful sleep wrthod a
she rose up In the most dreadful con
Il torIIons. | have never seen face De ic
so much terror and agony II SCENE,
as II all the mental suffering whicl
she had endured through those tour terri
bic days aud nights found vent in tina
one CRY aud look. Ina lew moments he
X pent.up feelings had found relief, aud sh
,e then got out OF the coffin aud down fror
=, the table with very little assistance. h
this time the tumult In the room had In
N measure subsidized. ard she then told u
n. what was the most fearful part OF tue Who'll
n experience, that she had been entirely col
-. HtlONN lht tuNll AlNltt bnt hhA NtAlA n
IL that was said and knew all that was goin
Is on aroud her. She had telt herself beiu
G. shrouded aud laidin the coffin, had heal
M her friends weeping over her batol
:" the coffin lid should close upo
10 her forever, aud thought 81
or should surely be buried Nuve. NcaI
nj while though she tried her utmos
=, she was unable To move or utter SCUM
10 Her friends look upon her as given back
nj them from the grave, and indeed, In q
ur country around, Il is reported really al
A raise her from the dead, and after IL
~ they told me thSt the country people doc
rs ell In crowds to see me- What the youl
n, lady's feelings are Il Is useless TO try to Ia
a agne, aud what they were during the f.,
= DAYS aud nights In which che lay In Il
re cofln awaiting TO be buried alive, too Il
nd rihle TO contemplate"
N. Dr.. - will not allow his name to
Il mentioned In connection with this Inc
nc dent, but, knowing him personally, we a
ng able to vouch for all that he told US lie
ne OF the opinion that premature burial
"a. very rare, but thinks II occurs sufficient
~ often for people 60 DO guarded against Il.
DC Washington Post,