Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-13
FOUND ALIVE IN HIS GRAVE.
Joseph Dyer Revives When Dug Up by
Medical Students.
From a NJ ~ World.

FROM the -N6to ofk HOfSds
PORTLAND, Me, Nov. 10.--An evening
paper published a sensational story based
on the alleged return to life of young
man after he was laid in his grave. Four
teen months ago Joseph Dyer, % years
OLD, was thrown from wagon and re-
ceiyed injuries from which he died, as
was supposed. He was buried in Ever
green Cemetery. Young Dyer Jeff q
mother and father. and was engaged to he
married TO a girl who is now employed in
family in this city. some weeks ago
young Overs mother and the young lady
received mysterious hint that IL would
be well TO discard mourning dresses aud
bonnets, for Joseph was probably not
dead after Ill, and might be expected to
come back any day. Acting on this adj
vice the women gave up wearing black
Some days ago suspicion concerning
JOseph's death became 30 strong that the
grave in Evergreen cemetery was opened.
There was the identical coffin in which
Joseph had been buried, but there were
no signs OF the body in IT,. The corpse
had been removed, but in what manner it
was impossible TO tell. There being no
necessity for keeping an empty coffin
buried, young Dyer's parents took TIE
CONN home with them. a day or two ago
Mrs. Dyer stood by the coffin relating
the circumstances, as far as she knew
them, TO neighbor, when the door opened
and Joseph appeared alive and well, say
ing Don't open the coffin, mother, for
here / am Then ensued a remarkable
scene. The mother threw herself into
the arms OF her resurrected son and the
joy ~ the family knew no bounds. The
young lady to whom Dyer was engaged
was summoned, and the couple renewed
their pr misses OF love.
Naturally enough the first question
asked after the first joyful EXPLANATIONS
We're over. we're: Glow did you come to
lifeV Young Dyer remembers noJhing
OF being put in a coffin and buried alive.
The first he recOllects since the accident
happened on Portland bridge is being
with friends who treated him we'll. 1t is
related that some young doctors, said to
belong in Brooklyn, dug up the body for
the purposes Of dissection. The fact that
young Dyer was the victim of an accident
made his body more desirable for medical
uses than If he had been diseased w hen the
doctors came to operate on the body they
discovered signs OF life. They i'm
mediately set to work to bringing
the young man TO his senses, and after
time succeeded. 1t was long before he
began TO give evidence of complete recov-
cry, and the students were afraid be
might die in earnest on their hands. Grad
uallv he got well, and the circumstances
of his strange burial and resurrection
were told TO him. 1t is understood that
the young man is reticent about where
he has been, and what he has been doing
since his recovery. This is not considered
strange, as the medical men who got pos
session Of his body in so questionable a
manner would hardly care to have their
names known. Young Dyer is now about
his ordinary farm business and is appa-
rently undisturbed by having gone
through the forms of death and burial.
and having had 80 narrow an escape from
being smOthered in his grave.