Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-19
Her Life Spent i'm Sleen.
SHE GREW FROM CHILDHOOD TO woMANHooD IN
THE LAND OF DREAMS.

SHE GREW FROM CHILDHOOD TO wOMANHooD IN
The LAND OF DREAMS.
Chattanooga Correspondence New York SUN
The strange case of Mrs. Ewing Althouse
whose very recent awakening from sleep
of over thirty days has caused consider
able newspaper comment had a more than
equally strange counterpart right here in Ten
nessee, the difference being that while Mrs.
AlthOuse slept days, the Tennessee woman
slumbered years, and grew from a child of
ten to a woman of thirty-two while she slept
The father of the girl still resides near Troy.
the county seat of Obion county. where he is a
small farmer. His name is Henry Godsey. His
family was large.
Among the younger children was Susie. who
up to her tenth year Was the brightest and
prettiest.Of the whole lot. Just at this age she
was taken Ill, and a physician was called ill.,
He visited her a number Of times, and finally
administered n dose of some medicine which
gave her q severe chill From this sine passed
INTO deep sleep, and continued so for some
days. The family thought her dead. but close
investigation saved her from being buried alive
After a few days she awoke at sunrise and
renamed awake probably half an hour. She
was perfectly RATIONAL ate, and complained of
no pam. but dropped asleep again. After that
for months she awoke about the same hour daily
when she was given food. Her physical con-
dltion during this time was apparently excel
lent. But after a time the regular waking
ceased. and it occurred at varying intervals
and the periods of wakefulness also varied in
length. Generally thew were of but a few min
utes duration. Again they extended to all hour
and an hour and half, but this was seldom
and on the whole her hours of wakefuIness
grew fewer. Her return TO a eomatose condi-
ton was marked by a hiccough, a spasmodic
jerking OF the head and shoulders. followed by
sneeZe. These premonitory symptoms lasted
long enough for her 10 reach her couch. An
efforts TO keep her awake failed. though moth
ing suggested was left undone. Electricity
was applied in many ways. In the course of
time she awakened every five or ten minutes.
day and night, but never 70 exceed two
minutes.
Finally purse was raised when she was
about nfteen. and her father took her to St
Louis, where some of the best pbysicians ex
perimented ON her. They fairly blistered her
with electricity. made her flesh raw, punctur-
ing II with needles. and sent her home worse
than before. She continued in this condition
until her age was thirty-two, when she died
while asleep.
During her life she was visited by thousands,
and her funeral attracted an immense multi
tude, who came from every direction to catch
parting glimpse of one who had grown from
girlhood to womanhood while fast asleep.
Ex-CoNGREssMAS AcKLEN's LUcK.-In the
contest over the will of the late Mrs. Acklen-
Cheatham, of Nashville, Tenn, the jury in the
against the will and all Of its codicils. This
makes ex-Congressman Acklen, formerly of
Louisiana, an equal heir with the other three
children to the $3.50 900 estate left by his
mother. In Mr.. Acklen's case he was not only
born rich but lucky, - one Of the codieils Of
the will disinherits him utterly.
Controller Myers, of New York city. has
suspended Deputy Clerk of Markets Louis
SHOEMAKER, whose name was brought into
the West Washington market Investigation as
the receiver Of $500 bribe
DR.. ]. B. Taylor, Of Est Cambridge. Mass,
died at the bedside Of patient Friday.
The Maine house refused to pass the Austra-
liam ballot bill
Rev. Dr.. Henry y.Sattsrlee, of Calvary Epis-
copal church, New York, has declined to accept
the Michigan bishopric TO which he was chosen.