The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-05
A MODERN RESURRECTION.
A Miracle That Took Place in Our Midst I'm
known to the Public-The Details
in Full.


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 at
tract as great attention as it has already in
paper circles The facts are, briefly as follows:
Mr.. William A. Crombie young man formerly
residing at Birmingham, a suburb of Detroit,
and now living at 287 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 important subject and his experiences
are given to the public for the first time. He
said:
Il had been having the most peculiar sensa-
tions for long while. My head felt dull and
heavy; my eyesight did not seem so clear as
formerly; my appetite was uncertain and l was
unaccountably tired. 1t was an effort to arise i'll
the morning and yet could not sleep at night.
My mouth tasted badly, had a faint a1l-gone
sensation in the pit of my stomach that food
did not satisfy, while my hands and
feet felt cold and clammy.
was nervous and irritable, and
lost all enthusiasm. At times my head would
seem to whirl, and my heart palpitatea terribly.
/ had no energy no ambition, and ] seemed in
different of the present and thoUghtless for the
future. / tried to shake the feeling off and per
suade myself it was simply cold little
mined not to give up, and so time passed along,
and all the while 1 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 depres
sions would be made. My face also began TO en-
large, and continued to until could scarcely see
out of my eyes. One of my friends describing
my appearance at that time, said: 1t is an an
mated something, but l should like to know
what In this condition passed several weeks
of the greatest agony. 100
Finally, one Saturday night, the misery cul
minated. Nature could endure no more. be
came irrational and apparently insensible. Cold
sweat gathered on my forehead; my eyes became
glazed, and my throat ratified 1 seemed to be
in another sphere and with other surroundings
! knew nothing of what occurred around me-
although have since learned it was
considered as death by those who
stood by. 1t was to me a quiet state,
and yet one of great agony. | was helpless
hopeless, and pain was my only companion /
remember trying to see what was beyond me.
but the mist before my eyes was too great ]
tried to reason, but had lost all power I felt
that it was death, and realized how terrible it
was. AT last the strain upon my mind gave way
and ali was 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.
gradually regained consciousness, however, and
the pain lessened. found that my friends bad,
during my unconsci0nsness, been giving rae Il
next day, under the influence of this treatment,
the bloating began to disappear, and from that
time on | steadily improved, until to-day i am
as we'll as ever before in my life. have traces
of the terrible acute Bright's disease which SO
nearly killed me- and all through the wonderful
instrumentality of Warmers Safe Cure the rem
edy that brought me to life after was virtually
in another world"
you have had an unusual experience. Mr.
Crombie" said the writer. who had been breath
leSSlV listening to the recital.
Yes, think have" was the reply, and it
has been a valuable lesson to me. l am certain,
though, there are thousands of mon and women
at this very moment who have the same aliInent
which came so near killing me. and they do not
know it. l believe kidney disease is the most
deceptive trouble in the world. 1t comes like a
thief in the night. 1t has no certain symptoms
but seems to attack each one differently 1t is
quiet, treacherous and all the moro dangerous
1t is killing more people to-day than any other
one complaint. If | 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 Whitehead
& Mitchell, proprietors of the Birmingham Ec-
centric, paid fraterna visit to this Office yester-
day, and in the course of conversation Mr.. Cronl-
bleS name mentioned.
II knew about his Sickness" said the editor
land his remarkable recovery. l had his obitu-
airy all in type and announced in the Eccentric
that he could not live until its next issue. 1t was
certainly most wonderful case"
Rev A r. Bartlett, formerly pastor of the
NJ. E. Church, at Birmingham and now of
Schoocraft, Mich, in response to a telegram, re
Piled
''Mr W. A. Crombe was member of my
congregation at the time of his sickness. The
prayers of the congregation were requested for
him on two different occasions. was with him
the day he was reported by his physicians as
dying, and consider his recovery almost mira
Gle"
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 duty from which
there can be no escape They are fortunate who
do this; they are on The sure road to death who