Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-11-01
A Wonderful Case of Suspended Ami.
nation.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct. DR. j. B.
Baxter, of this city, formerly surgeon
of the Second Wisconsin Volunteers,
has just returned from Black River
Falls with a remarkable story of SEEM
ing raising of the dead. The Doctor
has a son-in-law living near Black River
Falls, who is also a physician, whom
he has been visiting. The country phvsi-
clan had patient, young lady, who
had to all appearance died three DAYS
before. She was laid in her coffin, but
her appearance was so lifelike shat he
was unwilling that the funeral should
take place The family insisted that
she was dead, but young man to whom
she was engaged sided with the doctor,
and the interment was postponed even
after the friends and the minister had
put in an appearance at the house
None could discover any vitality, but
still there IVES nothing in the appear
ance of the body that Indicated decay,
and the fourth d. y it was determined
to 90 on with the last solemn offices to
the dead.
The young physician, on Mr. Bax-
ters arrival. related the circumstances
to him, with request that he attend
the funeral. Il accompanied my friend
to the home where the body of the
young lady lay said DR.. Baxter.
when we reached the house the friends
of the family had already arrived, and
the officiating minister had gone through
a part of the services 10 the room where
the body lay, prayer think it was
I ie. 81. s1vy 10 al. 4 L.
farewell of the beautiful girl. When
stepped into the room the undertaken
had the casket-lid in his hands read to
screw it down. No sooner did see
the face in the casket than | felt sure
that life was not extinct. There was
not the faintest pulse that | could de-
tect. but when | laid my ear close to
her breast | was confident that | heard
the slightest heart beat. So certain was
| then that it was case of catalepsy
that | did not hesitate moment to APP
ply the proper remedies.
Imagine if you can the scene when
the young lady uttered suddenly a
piercing scream and rose up in her
coffin. 1t was the most awful note of
agony that hope ever to hear. The
room was filled with friends besides the
family and domestics. Several families
tainted outright, some screamed and
went into Mysteries, the servants ran
out into the yard, and | confess that,
though was expecting to see her re-
| vive, my own nerves were so shaken by
the suddenness of the occurrence that
it was with the greatest difficulty
could stand.
/ She then got out Of the coffin and
down from the table with very little as
sistance BY this time the tumult il
the room had in measure subsidized
and she then told us what was ike mosi
/ fearful part Of the whole experience:
/ that she had been entirely conscious
/ the entire time She had heard all thai
was said and knew all that was going
on around her. She had felt herself
being shrouded and laid in the coffin
had heard her friends weeping over hel
before the coffin-lid should close ovel
her forever, and thought she should
surely be buried alive Meanwhile
though she tried her utmost, she wa.
unable to move or utter sound. He
friends looked upon her as given bacl
to them from the grave, and. indeed, il
the country around it is reported
really did raise her from the dead. ano
after left they told me that the countr1
people focked in crowds TO see me-