The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-21
DEATR-LIKE FRANCES.
A Number of Strange Cases Of Sus.
pended Animation.
From the London Standard

pended Animation.
From the London Standard
There is nothing more repugnant to the
human mind than the awful possibility of q
living person being consigned to the tomb.
Nevertheless such cases have occurred, and,
unhappily, recent proofs are forthcoming
that they still occur, despite the fact that,
in most countries, precautions are now
taken to prevent premature interments In
England, as a rule, the bodies of deceased
persons are not buried till signs of decom.
position begin to manifest themselves; aud
elsewhere it is enacted by law that inter-
menUs must not take place until three or
more days after death. Nearly three-ouar-
tiers of century ago somewhat gruesome
book was published. The first section of its
formidable title, which is too long for quota
tation in It's entirety, runs: 1.-THE danger
OF premature interment is proved by many
remarkable instances of people who have re-
covered after being laid out for dead, and of
Others being entombed alive for want of
beng properly examined prior to inter
ment." And the author submits the fol-
lowing grim quotation as O prelude: ITO
revive nailed up in a coffinl To return to
life in darkness, distraction and despair
The brain can scarcely contain the rehec-
ton in our coolest moments" Having thus.
CAV CAO COOoOO, pun LII QT6aQ-
fully uncomfortable frame of mind.
he proceeds to pile on the agony
by citing numerous well-authenti.
Gated cases of persons supposed to
be dead coming to life. Several of these
owed their restoration to consciousness to
the officiousneSs or irreverence of friends
who, persistently declining to believe that
they we're absolutely dead, forced liquor
down their Threats. A chapter is devoted
RI thaV obi IL. -
land OF Devonshlre, who, after being laid
out as corpse, was revived by humber of
brandy
VI eases on record of bygone time we
Will only quote two, by their reason ex-
cepGonal popularity. The Hon. Mrs. God
frey, sister of the great Duke of Marlbor-
ough, while preparing for chapel on Sun
day, fell down, to all appearance, dead. In
spite OF the positive assurances of the ply
siclans, who declared her to be irrecover-
ably dead, her loving husband, Col. God.
frey persisted, in believing that she was
only In trance. So she lay till the follow
ing sunday, when exactly at the same hour
as her seizure, just as the chapel bell was
once more ringing, she awoke. She was
not aware that she had been in a state of sus-
pended animation for a week, and the first
thing she did was to scold her attendants
Tor not waking her in time to go to church.
as she had Intended to do. That the resto-
ration OF an inferred person to life
should have romantic SEQUEL and respIt in
a cause celebre seems anomalous. but such
thing did occur in the olden time.
Two nelghoors living in the Rue st.
honore, Paris, who were very great friends.
mad respectively son and daughter. The
young people were very much attached and
would have married had not a wealthy
sultor appeared on the scene, and, with the
consent Oh the parantS, obtained the hand
OF the daughter. The Young lady submitted
as French girls think it their duty 10 do in
such circumstances. and she prudently de-
cilned TO see her first lover any more Melap-
choly. however, brought on a malady which
SO benumoed her faculties that she was
thought to be dead, and was. accordingly.
consigned to the grave. Her former
lover, who could not believe that
even then she was lost to him, per-
suaded the grave digger to bring the BODY
TO his house. There he used every means 20
restore animation. and succeeded. Com
WINGED that now she belonged to him. she
agreed to his proposal that they should
escape to England. Ten years afterward
they returned to Paris, A chance meeting
between husband and wife convinced the
former that the latter was still alive, though
he had buried her with becoming grief. He
CLAIMED her for her own, the claim was
IsSsted; and, despite every argument to
the contrary, the judge decided in his
favor. Again tue lady and her lover
sought happiness In flight, and they lived
abroad without further moiestatiou.
Now for some recent cases. The follow
ing enc was reported from Nevada, Mo-,
on Aug "A, 1888. While the remains OF
twenty-three unknown dead bodies were
being removed from Despwood cemetery.
In that town, "Supt 6. W. Mccain dis
covered a body which was partially