Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-03
A MODERN RESURRECTION.
A Miracle that Took Place in Our Midst
Unknown to the Public-The Details
in EuII
Free Press

Unknown to the Public-The Details
in Full. q
Detroit Free Press.
One Of the most remarkable occurrences
ever given to the public. which took place
here in our midst, has just come to our
knowledge, and will undoubtedly awaken
as much surprise and attract as great
attention as it has already in newspaper
circles. The facts are, briefly, as follows
Mr.. William A. Crombie, young man
formerly residing at Birmingham, q
suburb of Detroit, and now living at 2S7
Michigan avenue, in this city, can truth
fully say that he has looked into the future
world and yet returned to this. A repre-
sentative of this paper has interviewed
him upon this important subject, and his
experiences are given to the public for the
first time. He said:
81 had been having most peculiar SEN
sations for long while. My head felt
dull and heavy; my eyesight did not seem
so clear as formerly; my appetite was I'M
certain and was unaccountably tired. 1t
was an effort to rise in the morning and
yet could not sleep at night. Ny mouth
tasted badly, l had faint all-gOne SEN
sation in the pit of my stomach that food
did not satisfy, while my hands and feet
felt cold and clammy. l was nervous and
irritable, and lost all enthusiasm. At
times my head would seem to whirl and
my heart palpitated terribly. | had
no energy, no ambition, and 1 seemed
indifferent of the present and thoughtless
OF the future. | tried to shake the feel
ing off and persuade myself it was
simply cold or little malaria. But it
would not go. / was determined 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. My limbs were
swollen so that by pressing my fingers
upon them deep depressiOns would be
made. My lace also began to enlarge.
and continued to until I could scarcely
see out of my eyes. One of my friends,
describing my appearance at that time,
said: 1T is an animated SOnethiR0, but
should like to know what In this con-
dition / passed several weeks ofthe great
est agony"
''Finally, one Saturday night, the mis-
cry eliminated. Nature could endure no
more. lbecame irrational and apparently
insensible. Cold sweat gathered on nv
forehead; my eyes became glazed and my
throat ratified. l seemed to be In another
sphere and with other surroundings. 1
knew nothing of what occurred around
me, although l have since learned it was
considered as death by those who stood
by. 1t was to me quiet state. and vet
one of great agony. / was helpless, hope
less and pain was my only companion. l
remember trying to see what was beyond
me, but the mist before my eyes was too
great. tried to reason, but l had lost
all power. | felt that 1t was death,
and realized how terrible it was. at
last the strain upon my mind
gave way and all was a blank.
How long this continued do not know,
but at last / realized the presence of
friends and recognized my mother. l then
thought it was earth, but was not certain.
l gradually regained consciousness, how
ever, and the pain lessened. l found that
my friends had, during my unconscious
ness, been giving me preparation had
never taken before, and the next day,
under the influence of this treatment, the
bloating began to disappear and from that
time on steadily improved, until to-day
am as well as ever before in my life,
have no traces of the terrible acute Bright's
which so nearly killed me. and
all through the wonderful instrumentalitv
of Warmers Safe Cure, the remedy that
brought me to life after l was virtually in
another world"
Ou nave udu UNUSUAL experience.
Mr.. CrOmbie," said the writer who had
been breathlessly listening to the recital.
Eyes. think l have,'' was the reply,
"and it has been valuable lesson to me.
l am certain, though, there are thousands
of men and women at this very moment
who have the same ailment which came SO
near killing me, and they do not know it,
believe kidney disease is the most de-
ceptiVe trouble in the world. 1t comes
like thief tn the night. 1t has no GER
tain symptoms, but seems to attack each
one differently. 1t is quiet, treacherous,
and all the more dangerous. 1t is killing
more people, to-day, than any other one
complaint. If 1 had the power | would
warn the entire world against it, and
urge them to remove it from the system
before it is too late"
One Of the members of the firm of White
head & Mitchell, projectors of the Bir-
mingham Eccentric, paid a fraternal
visit to this office yesterday, and in the
course of conversation, Mr.. Crombie's
name was mentioned.
81 knew about his Sickness" said the
editor, "and his remarkable recovery. l
had his obituary all in type and an
nOunced in the Eccentric that he could
not live until its next issue. 1t was GER
tainly a most wonderful case"
Rev. A. r. Bartlett, formerly pastor of
the NJ. E. Church at Birmingham, and
now of Schoolcraft, Mich, in response to
a telegram, replied:
''Mr. w. A. Crombie was member of
my congregation at the time of his sick
ness. The prayers of the church were re-
quested for him on two different occasions.
1 was with him the day he was reported
by his physicians as dying, and consider
his recovery almost a miracle"
Not one person in million ever comes
so near death as did Mr.. CrOmbie and then
recover, but the men and women who are
drifting toward the same end, are legion.
To note the slightest symptoms. to realize
their significance and to meet them in
time by the remedy which has been shown
to be most efficient, is a duty from which
there can be no escape. They are fortu-
nate who do this; they are on the sure
road to death who neglect il,