Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-09-06

Through many long hours Of the night Mr..
Holland sat by the bedsides OF his charge.
tanning the spark of life lest il should 70
out in the night when all efforts ct the ex-
pertinent would be lost. and leaving orders
BY day with bis wife to call him the moment
the patient seemed to be sinking.
The fatal moment came about 10 O'Clock
Yesterday morning. Stretched upon low
bedstesd, with the death rattle sounding in
bis throat, lay q young man OF, perhaps,
twepty-,hree years Of age Mr.. Holland
quietly motioned the correspondent 70 q
seat and continued watching the features
of the dying msn with silent interest. Pres
emily be arose and adjusted the curtains OF
The window 80 that food OF hight Tell
sslans the dying man. He wheeled from
q corner Of the room what looked like
photographer camera, arranged the lenses
TO focus. and then produced large lens
OF me twelve inches in diam ,er and placed
II IN grooves made to fit behind the apps-
ratus. The back part was then covered With
q bisck cloih so SIS 10 obscure the light, and
from time 20 time. as the breathing OF the
usu grew heavier, Mr. Holland made in.
spec'ions Of The instrument
st precisely 1880 O'Clock a sudden tire.
nor passed through the body, and he hsd
cess I'd to breathe Mr.. Holland arose from
tie bedside snd said in q whisper:
Now is The time!
Together Mr.. Holland and the CORE
spondert passed their heads under the
black cloth and ben, their eyes inten,ly
upon the glass Particles Of dust in the
air were magniied several thousand times,
and for tune their motion kept perfect
dazzle upon the glass
Then as the vapor gathers into clouds, so
an object appeared to be forming q foot
above tie body upon the bed. Particle
ed TO seek particle, as By some molecu'
lsr attraction, until an object was clearly
dis,irguisbsbie. 1t seemed the yspory form
Of O man rapidly assuming more perfect
shape, pure and colorless as the most deli.
cate crystal There was moment OF awt!I
stiffness, and feeling came over me which
can never describe. We bent our eyes
intenily upon the glass until, particle BY
particle the shspely form OF q man had
formed and lay floating foot above, moored
to the body BY slender cord Of its own
IOIDalOu. Ut lace tOOh tuS ouapc ". 'SS
dead man, but was beautiful in expression.
The eyes were closed and the new-tormed
being seemed as II it were asleep.
Presently the cord that held it to the clay
parted and gentle tremor passed through
The beautiful form-beautiful indeed, tor
every limb was OF the most beautiful mould
such as earth has never beheld The eyes
cf the spirit opened, and ray Of intelh.
gepce and of upspeakable JOY passed over
l;s face. Ii arose 10 standing position,
ard cast one sorrowful look at the tenant,
lees clay that lay SO still
stepped from behind the darkened ap-
paratus. and looked toward the spot where
| knew the form was standing but be-
held nothing. The earth rolled beneath me-
cried aloud and fell fsintiug to the floor.
When sgHin became conscious Mr.. Hol-
Al Was bending over me- his face was OF
n aspen paleness.
Il mis,cok your ,trergh, he said; per
taps should 10, have called you here We
ave seen natural cSuses and effects Death
: but the begipnipg fife BE careful,
Rough TO whom you tell the story OF this
LAY; the world is incredulous, and TO that
- mainly due its ignorance.