Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-09

| A LADY APPARENTLY DEAD AND INCAPABLE OF
MOVING BUT CONSCIOUS OF EVERYTHING GOING
on ABOUT HER.
case OF suspended animation which has ex-
| cited considerable interest occurred last Sunday
| morning. Mrs. Reagan, who lives on 1st street,
near the government printing Office started with
her daughter to attend early mass at St. Aloysius
church, but on the way she became faint and was
home she fell insensible TO the floor, and ap-
parently In diving condition. Father Noonan OF
- Aloysius was sent for, but would not adminis-
Ter the last sacramCnts,t being impossible
In her insensible condition Father Noonan it
appears, convinced that the lady was NOR bund,
ana that death was close at hand returned soon
10 the church 10 take part In the morning service.
At the close OF the mass he spoke OF the dissolu-
ton OF the lady. and the announcement caused
Reagan vas member. After the mass many OF
the members proceeded to the house OF the sup
posed deceased lady, and were gladly surprised TO
NM her sitting up In bed ana cOnverSing with her
! family. When the physician, DR.. S. s. Bond, who
bad been summoned, but came after Father Noon
an arrived, he found the lady motionless and
pulSeless and her body cold. He saw at once that
The ca sc was one OF suspended animation, and pro-
ceeded with prompt and vigorous measures, which
two hours, and during that time the lady, though
powerless to make the slightest motion, was con
seious OF what was going ON about her.
Hill TO ReOrganize the Police Force.
INCREASE OF FORCE PROVIDED FOR-DETECTIvR
CORPS ABOLISHED.
coIninend to the Senate committee on the District
OF Columbia the adoption OF a substitute for the
House bill now before that committee, providing
for an increase OF the Metropolitan police force.
The substitute bill is to amend section 34O of the
Revised Statutes, relating to the District of Co
lunbia, so as to read as follows:
The police force shall consist of the following
offcerS namely: One major. captain, ten ieue1-
ants twenty sergeants. such number of priv
may deem necessary.
Sec 1h4t the detective force established by the
Sttes I9istng to the District of Columbia be and the
Coll:h2 are hereby au horized tn detail from time To
exceeding six a. may in their insmet b. ncces
sary Tor special service in the detection prevention
he entlt.ed to receive and shall b. aid the conpesa
de allied by the order of the Commissioners.
herb; aEthoEzsd to- ap.ont not mole than pri
army ami navy the United States but who shall pos
s54 eyed Of the Gntsd sae s reat
ing to the district OF Columbia.
lmtia hereby auhosize to appoint one additional
clerk fer service at police headquarters"
The commissioners say that IL this bill should
pass they would feel justified I'm using the power
that W0uli be granted them by the first section TO
the extent of adding thirty men to the force at
once, which would make net increase OF but a.
as the abolition OF the detective corps would
diminish the force by the number OF six. By the
thrd section, 1t is thought by the trainers OF the
bill, an advantage is gained by enabling the Com
m1>sionerS to draw upon their whole force OF pri-
Yates for the needed detective ability and also by
stimulating the officers TO efficiency by knOwl-
edge that faithful service fnSureS them increased
compensation while ineff1cfency neglect Will be
VISITED either with a reduction to the ranks or by
summary dismissal from the force. The fourth
section Is intended to permit the Commissioners
to reappont such members of the present d-tec-
i've force as they may deem worthy OF being re-
talned should they choose to accept service under
the new system. or TO secure other ability In that
llhe from class who are at present ineligible
under the army and navy qualification Of existing
Law.