The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-08
A CASE OF CATALEPSY.
Two Days of Suspended Animation
She Thinks She Visits Heaven.

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She Thinks She Visits Heaven.
From the Chicago Herald
One of the strangest and most mysterious
experiences known in the annals of Chica-
go medical practitioners was brought to
light yesterday on the north side. Mrs.
Clara Fallon, widow of the late John H.
Fallon, residing at 2S9 Illinois street, after a
quiet life of more than forty years, fell into
a trance on Monday evening last, from
which she could not be aroused until Wednes-
day morning. She says she felt herself under
some strange control on Monday afternoon,
but resisted it, and divining what it was, be-
ing deVout christian woman and a mem
Der of the Episcopal church, resorted to
prayer. She prayed God, she says, to driva
the spirits away from her and free her
from their presence and power, but her
prayers were not answered, Yielding to
the spirit poa err" as she puts it, she dis
robed herself and retired to her bed on NJ on
day evening early, probably not later than
So'clock. Before consigning herself to this
strange power that had taken possession Of
her faculties, she lighted the gas in her
room and prepared for a forty-eight hours
retirement from the world
She had been, she says, notified that she
was wanted on an important mission in the
spirit world for two days. but she was given
but few hours to prepare for the departure.
At 9o'clcck on Monday evening she wrote to
her daughters under spirit control, the fol-
lowing
"MY DEAR DAUGHTERs Do not disturb
me for forty eight hours. have gone to
be with my husband and dear friends.
will return about Thursday morning"
She was not discovered until Tuesday
evening, after she had been in the trance
Just one day. Mrs. Fallon resides in an
elegant Hat where she has three dodgers
She is very quiet sort of a lady, and she is
of rather aristocratic and retired DISPOSE
ton. Hence her dodgers seldom visited her
parlors except for business purposes. On Mon
day evening when they went in they found
the doors all open, but took no notice of it,
thinking that Mrs, Fallon was in her rooms
and was anxious to admit as much of the
lake breeze as possible. They retired to
their rooms without making any inquiries,
and the transported widow remained in her
unconscious condition all Monday night and
during the following day before she was
disturbed by earthly visitors,
On Tuesday evening about 5 o'clock one
of her married daughters. Mrs B. Mesner,
was passing her residence, and observing
the gas burning at full flame she FASTENED
in and found her mother lying in bed
speechless and apparently unconscious.
Mrs Mesner, leaving her mother in the
care of neighbors, sought her husband, who
is employed in the business department of
one Of the daily newspapers in Chicago.
With him she ran back as quickly as posi-
BILE. They took with them DR.. MOntgom-
cry, who resides at the corner of Dearborn
avenue and Huron street. He made a hur
ried examination of the postrate woman,
but was unable to determine at first her all
ment, and without delay called in second
physician. The two doctors then made a
careful examination of the body, but were
seriously puzzled as to the nature of her
sickness. Before 10 o'clock another daugh-
ter, who had been sent for, arrived, and she,
remembering that her mother was well ac-
quainted with DR.. T. A. Clark of 241 West
Congress street, at once sent for him. 1t
was 2 o'clock on Wednesday morning before
DIR, Clark reached the bedside of the
strangely afflicted woman. When he ar
rived she was surrounded by her two daugh-
tiers and two physicians, but all were unable
to determine what the difficulty was. DIR.
Clark, who has for thirty seven years been
in the practice of medicine in Chicago, and
who has known Mrs. Fallon since her ar
rival in Chicago sixteen years ago, was not
long in coming to conclusion. He found
her pulse at 62; her respiration natural, and
after turning up her eyelids, said: Gen
tlemen, this woman is simply In a spiritual
trance. She is not in dangerous condition.
Just let her alone. She will come out all
right" And the doctor walked out, jumped
into his carriage, and was driven away be-
fore he could be further questioned.
Later in the evening DIR. Clark called,
accompanied by his wife, who was also a
friend of Mrs Fallon, and found the lady
still unconscious. There were present Mrs.
Curtis, Mrs. Mesner, and DR.. Montgomery.
Mrs. Fallon could not be aroused in the
slightest degree, except on one OCCASION,
when Dr. Clark succeeded In forclDly
arousing her, when she opened her 'eyes
and said she was with her husband ana
"Cberlav y and did not wish to be disturbed.
The reporter called at the house, but as
the woman could not be aroused ne WIFI,
drew to await Developments: he called
later. and then Mrs. DR.. T. A. clark and
Jennie Moore. the wel-knowu Cnicago
medium, were present, and her Two as ign-
ters and Dr. Montgomery we've assV .. Gu9
bedside This was the norm ~ oi vic y mn
day. Mrs. Fallon had not tasked eltner 1000
or drink of any kind since MONDAY nisnU,
and there were grave apprehensions On the
mart of her friends thai she would not re-
yive. while her daughters haH given up all
hobes of her recovery. Mrs. Dr. clark then
said: Let's rub her out OF this, Whatever
it IL, and the rubbing waP at once cor
menced They chafcd her hahds' arms nor
body, ana neF HIlDS NlbhOuf
she came to her senses sho CRIED because sue
had been disturbed. She Pad sne wouid
rather live one~day rith sdch experiences
than a thousands Yea 3 ON &arth.
"Are you not hunIryP MTs. Failon was
asked.
"Hungryi Oh, bless you, I feel as II 30
not want 20 eat again in this world. The
fruit owe; there is so delicious. could not
eat half what | should have eaten. Oh,
such fruit! 1t is beyond description. 1t Is
heaven itself. Hungryf .OfA,, no. au nop
hungry. .A4. .,, .L.
Aud yet she had eaten noening since tne
Monday evening previous,
When the reporter met lnlrs. raiion soln \,
two or three hours after hey resurrectioh
she looked pale and weak, put was tnor-
on hly composed. She hap Juse Oeen ou' W
the meat market -, +,
III was not bit hungry TINS morning,
she said, "xhen they got me up, put ani
now beginning to feel rs II couid eaS.
What do you wishs please Z she asked, WINE l
a pleasant but cold smile VlaJeo over her
face. L,tt,.. .-,T..
'tPlease excuse me. Whi you telt me !,
what you saw while you weAe IN tne uranos,
''Oh, yes,n she said, indifferently. pus Y
will DO unintelli gible TO yo9 Az nIss IVA y.