Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-01-13

suddenly fell from his chair and ftiffened
out on the floor.
Every every effort was made to restore
him, but without avail.
A physician wss ssnt for, who at hrst
pronounced him dead, but afterwards ex-
amiued him more thoroughly and sald he
was disposed to called it trance.
He was considerably puzzled, ard an
ether physician, who came about MD
night, was equally at sea.
A burning candle placed under the sole
OF the foot raised blister which yielded
water when prick ed with needle.
This was cons dered g certain sign OF f..
To all appearances, however, he lay 50
one dead, there b ing no pulse, no reegrs'
ton. and the body cold. At O'clock IN
the morning be opened bis eyes, and IN a
few moments wss sitting Up and oonyers-
iog rationsl'y with those about him.
He said that while sitting ct tie meet
ioga shock suddenly passed through ms
frame, and he vas perfectly conscicuso The
fact that he had fallen 10 the floor.
A few moments later he found himeelt
floating in mid.air over the deck Of snip
in the P5cifc ocean.
The shin was a merchantmen bound for
San Frarciscc, aud was then CT the coast
Of South America.
Night came o. az he watched the ship,
which was crowdiug sail to escape from
another ship in pursuit. go,
About midnight thepursui1gship, when
was a pirate ship, came within range ana
opened fire
The merchantmen made ieeDle defense
and was soon captured.
The pirates made fast, swarmed over the
deck and cut down the crew. He wildly
described the terrible scene when the pl-
Ia'es, by the glare OF torches, murdered
the crew and cast the bodies overheard to
the sharks. Duiing the fight three OF the
crew slipped ever the side Of tie vessel ana
made their eGcaDe in q small boat.
After murd ring all on beard TIE at
tscking crew plundered tie vessel. Thsy
we're until nearly morning transl orting the
valuable pat of the cargo 70 their OWE yea
SCI. Tney then fired the ship ard made OIL
to the southwark.
This is oaly s ROACH draft of STATE
ment made by him with great mlnuteness
Of detail and carefully written down for
further reference.
He Insisted that he had witnesned an
aetusl cccurerce. and tnat his statement
would be verified as sCo2 IS the boat con-
tanning thyee of the crew reached South
Americs.
For two weeks he dreamed Of the efforts
of the three men II reach lsnd, and each
morning wrote diary Of what had hap
pered.
He said that the ssilors, pressed vi h
burger, b,avely drew lois to see who
should die 10 save the others.
The man who drew the fatal lot refused
to snbmit to his fate and there was death
struggle in tie toat. The man who was
fighting for his life gave one of the others
a death blow, ana his living companion
Joined with him TO cut up the body and
ea' it.
While engage in this work they saw a
sail in the nor zln and Immediately cast the
bldy overheard. The ship was heading
for them, bat changed its course, and at
disappeared. Next day the two
men. desperate with hunger, fought in the
boat, snd the ore who had drawn the
death lOt was again victorious and killed
his companion. Again sail hove IL sight,
Az Re did not a,tsnpt to cas- the body OF
his mate overheard until he was certain OF
b. ing rescSei.
The ship sighting his signal Of distrssssl
made directly for the boat '-Sdes' sss,
him. When he sav~ seK. aud rescued
answer - Aeiiy y r the ship lean to and
om sa US signal, he att mpted to get rid
Of the body, but his strength was so ex-
haus' ed with hunger aud the two terrible
battles Of his life that he wss unable to
LIT the body over the side Of the boat, end
it was found by the rescuirg party. he
was taken aboard the ship aud landed IN
Valparaiso, from which point a full &C
CONT was forwarded By telegraph TO the
New York Herald.
The paper reached Nevada and the &C.
count was identical in substance with that
written by the County Commissioner after
he had recovered from his trance, and the
date of the mooring of the vessel was iden-
teal with the night Of his falling TO the
floor at the COMMISSIONER meeting. l
cannot recall the mama of lie man who
went into tbis trance, but the facts, az
have stated them, can be recalled by humid
reds of people who live in Virginia Cl'y.