Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-10-11

entirely set apart TO the use Oh lHo,e
rho are confined to their beds by Ill
ness. Supported by the surgeons, sur
rounded 6y his weeping and astonlShed
a crowd OF spectators look-
ing through tue lattice-wurk which M
closed the room, a common lapahhcu
lamp throwing out sickiy hght' anu
"A candle held opposite his lace ny ah ,
attendant, was the situation ot thihSs
when our worthy COMMANDER made MS
appearance; and well does he remem-
ber the effect produced by so uhcom-
mon "A spectacle, especially when tol'
lowed by the utterance Of these words |
from the mouth of one long supposed |
In have been dead. Commodore Rod |
gers, have sent Tor you, SIR oe'hS
by higher power To
address YOU for short time, and to"e-
liver the message intrusted to me Wien
| was permitted TO revisit the earih.
Once trcmblcd in your presence ana
was eager to obey your commands OUT
now | am your superior, being no IonS-
er An inhabitani of the earth. | have
seen the glories OF the world OF spirits.
| am not permitted to make known
what have beheld; indeed. were not
forbidden, language would be made
ouate to the task; It's enough for you
and the crew to know that | have been
sent back to earth to reanimate for
few hours my liteiess body. commis-
stoned by God to perform the work
am now engaged in. He then, in Ian
guage so chaste and appropriate that
it would not have disgraced the lips or
the pen of a divine, took hasty view
of the moral and religious duties IN
cumbeut on the commander OF snip
of war. He reviewed the vices preVa-
lent on shipboard, pointed out the rel
ative duties of officers and men. and
concluded by urging the necessity OF
reformation aud repentance. lie dld
not, as feared by our brave comman-
der, attempt to prove the sintulness OF
fighting and wars; but, on the contra
ry, warmly recommended to the men
the performance OF their duty to their
country with courage aud hdcutN. MS
speeches occupied about threc-quartcrS
OF an hour, and if the whole could have
been taken down ut the time, they
would have made considerable pam
phlet, which no doubt would have been
| in great demand. DR. Birchmore, now
at Boston. heard all the addresses,
only the last.
when he finished with the Commo-
dore, his head dropped upon his
| breast, his eyes closed. and he appear.
ed to have passed through a sccono
death. No pulsation nor the least de
gree of warmth could be perceived
during the time that he was speaking
| ordered him to be laid aside, and lief
him.
II retired to bed, deeply reflectinG
upon the past, unable to sleep, wheI
about 3 o clock p. NJ, many hours aiteI
kemble had been laid by, | was calleC
out of bed TO visit Il man taken sud
denly i'll in his hammock, hanging neaI
kemble's 5 apartment. 1t was an hOu
when all but the watch on deck hat
turned in; general silence reigned. auc
all the lights below were out with the
exception of a single lamp in the sicI
apartment, where lay the remains o
| kemble. had bled the sick man--h,
was relieved. | entered the sick-roou
before | retired to replace something
and was turning round to leave 1t. be
ing alone, when suddenly was almos
petriiied upon beholding kemble sit
| ting up in his berth with his eye.
| (Which had regained their former bril-
liancy aud intcliigencc) fixed intentll
upon mine. ! became, for moment
speechless and motionlesS. Thinks
to myself, what have | done, or left un
done, in this mans case that woulC
cause him thus to stare at me at thi
late hour, and alone? | waited a lon!
time in painful suspense, dreadin!
some horrid disclosure, when | was re
lieved by his commanding me to tetcl
| him some water. With what alacrlt'
| obeyed can easily be imagined.
gave him a tin mug containing water
which he put to his mouth, drank ot
the contents, and returned to me; the
laid himself quietly down for the las
time. His situation was precisely tn
same in every respect as before dc
scriDcd. The time was now expire
which, he had said, was given him +
remain in the body. The next day b
noon, all hands attended as usual /
hear the funeral service read, and Sc
his remains consigned to water
grave. 1t was an unusually sOIcm
period. Seamen are naturally supel
sttious, and on this occasion the
minds had been wrought upon in
singular manner. DccOrum IS alway
observed by sailors at such times; Du
now they were all affected to tear,
and wnen the body was slid from tn
plank into the sea, every one rushe
instinctiyely to the ships side TO tax
a last look. The usual weights ha
been attached to the feet, yet, as if
compliment to their anxiety to Sc
more OF him, the body rose perpendiC
ularly from the water breast-high tw
or three times. This incident adde
greatly to the astonishmcnt alread
created in the minds of the men.
beg leave to remark that it was NJ
proper to keep the body longer in II
warm latitude we were in.
81 have nov given a short and vel
imperfect sketch of the importa'
events attending the last illness at
death of William Kcmble. 1t is su
mitted TO the ladies in this state, be!
ging they will excuse haste and mace
racy. The change produced upon Il
crew was for a time remarkable.
appeared as if they would never smi
, or swear again. The effect wore off
/ degrees, except when the subject "
| renewed. W. TURK.