Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-02-16
A MODERN RESURRECTION.
A Miracle That Took Place in Our
Midst Unknown to the Pub
ic--The Details in Full.

One of the most remarkable occur
rences ever given to the public, which
took place here in our midst, has just
come to our knowledge and will I'M
doubtedly awaken as much surprise
and attract as much attention as it has
already in newspaper circles. The
facts are, briefly, as follows; Mr.. Viii.
liam A. Crombie, young man for
merly residing at Birmingham, sub
urb of Detroit, and now living at 2S7
Michigan Avenue in this city, can
truthfully say that he has looked into
the future world and yet returned to
this. A representative of this paper
has interviewed him upon this import
ant subject and his experiences are CIV
EN- to the public for the first time. He
said:
II had been having most peculiar
sensations for long while. My head
felt dull and heavy; my eyesight
did not seem so clear as formerly; my
appetite was uncertain and / was I'M
accOuntably tired. 1t was an effort to
arise in the morning and yet | could
not sleep at night. My mouth tasted
badly, l had a faint all gone sensation
in the pit of my stomach that food did
not satisfy, while my hand sand feet felt
cold and clammy. was nervous and
irritable, and lost all enthusiasm. At
times my head would seem to whirl
and my heart palpitate terribly. | had
no energy, no ambition, and | seemed
indifferent of the present and thought.
less for the future. l tried to shake
the feeling off and persuade myself it
was simply cold or little malaria.
But it would not go. l was determin-
ed not to give up, and so time passed
along and all the while was getting
worse. 1t was about this time that |
noticed | had begun to blOat fearfully.
Ny limbs were SWOLLEN so that by
pressing my fingers upon them deep
depressiOns would be made. My face
also began to enlarge, and continued
to until l could scarcely see out of my
eyes. One of my friends, describing
my appearance at that time, said: III
is an animated something, but l should
like to know what In this condition
l passed several weeks of the greatest
agony"
Finally, one Saturday night, the
misery eliminated. Nature could en-
dure no more. | became irrational
and apparently insensible. Gold sweat
gathered on my forehead; my eyes be-
came glazed and my throat ratified. !
seemed to be in another sphere and
with other surroundings. knew moth
ing of what occurred around me, al
though l have since learned it was con
sidered as death by those who stood
by. 1t was to me a quiet state, and
yet one of great agony. l was help
less, hopeless and pain was my only
companion. remember trying to sec
what was beyond me, but the mist be-
fore my eyes was too great. | tried tt
reason, but | had lost all power.
felt that it was death, and realized how
terrible it was. AT last the strain upor
my mind gave way and all was a blank
How long this continued | do no
know, but at last | had realized tn,
presence of friends and recognized m,
mother. l then thought it was earth
but was not certain. gradually re
gained consciousness, however, and tn
pain lessened. / found that my friend
had, during my Inconsistencies, beer
giving me a preparation | had not tax
en- before, and the next day, under tn
influence of this treatment, the blOat
ing began to disappear and from tina
time on, until to-day am as well a
ever before in my life, have no trace
of the terrible Bright's disease, whicl
so nearly killed me and all through
the wonderful fundamentally of War
ner's Safe Cure, the remedy tina
brought me to life after was virtual
ly in another world"
"You have had an unusual expert
ence, Mr.. Crombie," said the writer
: who had been breathlessly listening t
the recital.