Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-17
STATE SWEEPINGS.
ODD CASE or SUSPENDED ANIMATION.
A Franklin Lad who Lives only n Part OF
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ODe of the most wonderful cases of sus
pended animation in human being ever
heard of is now puzzling the doctors Of
franklin, Nenango county. They have
been treating the case for the past few
months. the subject is a boy, 8 years old
who resides with his parents near Egypt,
Cranberry township. Both the parents
clans, on being interviewed, said
Two months ago was called to at.
tend the boy, whom l had previously
treated for whooping cough. What was
my surprise, when the boys parents told
me their boy had been in comatose cou.
ditiou all day, and they were afraid he was
dead. He had slept all night, they said,
aud at sunrise had complained of sickness,
after which he fell in stupor from which
they failed to arouse him.
"IIe had no sensible respirations, no
pulse, no motion of the heart, no feeling.
\ convulsiye movement of the right eyelid
convinced me that the child was not dead,
and | applied such restorative remedies as
had at hand, but they we're of no avail.
worked until the sun had disappeared
from the horizon, when the boy recovered
his senses by degrees and arose without
any syuptOms VI MS uhNluk ueeu lIl' L
was puzzled and resolved to ascertain the
nature and cause of the death like stupor.
THAT evening took other doctors in
consultation and we visited the house
together. We remained with him until Q
o'clock in the morning. He slept very
| traDquilly through the night and shortly
before daybreak we awoke him, made him
speak aud amused him until the sun began
to rise. The little fellow was very happy
and laughed heartily at the stories We told
him, until the first glimpse of sunshine
appeared, when he suddenly said, 20,
mister, I'm so sick, and lay down upon
the bed and Immediately assumed al the
appearance of death. We pricked him
with pin and applied galyanic battery,
but without creating the least impression.
:" forcibly raised one Of his arms, and 1t
remained in an upright position the
members were soft like wax and were
covered with indentions We had made with
our fingers. The child remained thus
until the sun disappeared behind the hill
tops, when symptoms of returning anima
tion were noticed, and after q while he
rose as on the previous evening. He wac
ravsnously hungry and ate very heartily OF
a meal, after which he romped with his
brother until bedtime, when he again went
to sleep. Thus the boy has lived and
died every day during the past MONTH"
During the suns ascendaDcy the inani
mate boys limbs were plastic as clay, and
the doctor bent and twisted them as he
| pleased without eyoking the least sign OF
consciousness from the child.
fire In an Air.snaft.
About four o'clock on Sunday evening
fire was discovered in the air shaft of the
| Delaware and Hudson coal company,
known as the Conyipgham shaft near
Wilkesbarre The alarm was at once
given and great crowds hastened to the
scene. The fire boss, in the face Of great
danger, at once descended into the mine anc
ascertaiDcd that the frame OF the drum
. on the gravity plane was on fire. L
was caused by friction. The brake OF
the drum emitted sparks that dropped
among some frame stuff near by, which
caused smouldering fire and finall!
reached the woodwork of the plane. Tht
smoke was suffocatiug and the men expe'
, rienccd great difficulty in finding the
, way along the gangway. 1t was though
al one time that the tiTe would cause al
explosion of gas and the crowd wer,
warned TO leave. At 10 o'clock the FIR,
, was reported out. The damage is light
The accident will cause suspension o
several days.
Two Friends Exchange Their Wives
Frederick Albert and George Nye hayt
for years worked together as miners in a
breast at the Burnside colliery, in the vii
lage Of Burnside, SchuylkiIl county. About a
week ago they communicated to each other
that their married lives were unhappy
Nye finally suggested that they should ex
change wives, as a possible way out ot
their family troubles, Albert consented
and the women did not object. Mrs. Ny,
packed up her personal effects and went u
Albert's house, while Mrs. Albert sough
the home of Nye. Both women seem L
be perfectly satisfied and their husband
remain as firm friends as ever.