The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-24
FRANCES LIKE DEATH.
SEVERAL STRANGE CASES or sus-
PENDED ANIMATION.

little Doubt That Sometimes People Are
Buried Alive-others Have Had Mar
row Escapes from Such . Horrihls
Fate-Soms Recent Cases
There Is nothing more repugnant 70 the
/ human mind than the awful possibility OF
living person being consigned to the
tomb. Nevertheless such cases have oc-
CURED, and, unhsppily. recent proofs are
forthcoming that they still occur. despite
the fact that in most countries precautions
are now taken TO prevent premature inter
mentS- In England as a rule the bodies
OF deceased persons ara net buried till signs
| Of decomposition begin to manifest them
/ selves, and elsewhere il Is enacted bv law
/ that interments must not take place till
/ three or more days after death.
| Nearly three-quarters OF n century ago n
/ somewhat grewsome book was published.
| This first section Of its formidable title.
/ which IL too long for quotation in its en-
I tirety, runs, "Ihe danger Of premature ia-
| terment proved from many remarkable in
stances Of people who have recovered after
/ being laid out for dead. and % Others be-
| ing intombed alive for want Of being prop.
the author submits the following grim
quotation as prelude; ITO revive nailed
up in coffin To return 70 life in dark
ness. distraction and despair The brain
can scarce sustain the reflection in our
coolest moments"
STATE OF COMA.
Having thus at the outset put his read
ers in dreadfully uncomfortable frame Of
he M. H..
citing numerous well authenticated eases
OF persons supposed TO be dead coming To
life. Several OF these owed their restora-
ton TO consciousness 10 the otsiciousness or
irrevsrence Of friends who persistently de-
clining to believe that they were absolutely
dead forced liquor down their throats
The Hon Mrs Godfrey. sister OF the
great Duke of Marlborough. while prepar-
ing for.ehapel Sunday, fell down 10 all ap-
pearance dead In spite Of the positive as
suranes OF the physicians, who declared
her 70 be irreyocsbly dead, her loving hus-
band, Col Godfrey, persisted In believing
that she was onlyin a trance.
So she Law till the following Sunday.
when exactly at the same hour as her seiE-
ure, just as the chapel bell was once moro
ringing, she aYoks She was not aware
that she had BEEN in a state Of suspended
animation for week, and the first thing
she did was 20 scold her attendants for not
waking her IN time TO go to church, as she
had intended to do.
SOME AMERICAN CASES
The following one was reported from
Nevada, Miss, Aug "a. 1855 While the
remains OF twenty-three unknown dead
bodies were being removed from Deepwood
cemetery, in that town, Superintendent
e. w. Mccain discovered a body which
was partly petrihed. aud from lie position
evidently had been buried alive. The body
was that OF An infant probably year old.
and was lying on It's face, with It's legs
drawn up and the bottoms Of it's feet rest
ing on the coffin lid"
The Philadelphia Press published a re-
markRble case. vouched for hy Mr. Thomas
Hooper, formerly Of that city. but now a
resident In New York. II IL that Of a lady.
the wife OF a musician, who apparently
died In Media some years back Her body
was placed ia a cAsket and taken 20 tho
church, where funeral services were held.
At the close of solemn address the min
lister said that all who wished might take
a last look at the remains. Among those
who went forward was a woman. and she,
after bending earnestly over the coffin,
exclaimed. "See, her eystds quiverr'
Great excitement followed. but a doctor
present ridiculed the suggestion, declared
that life was extinct and urged immediate
interment The husband. however. in
sisted on tho application Of restoratives
The wife was removed home. the grave
clothes were stripped of, and within four
days, thanks 70 continuous effort. she was
quite well Six years after her restoration
TO life she, while singing at a musicale,
was suddenly stricken with blindness, and
blind she still a.
RESCUED BY STUDENTS
From Orenburg in Russia, a very pain
full case has been reported During the
funeral Of q wealthy peasant the coffin was
seen 20 rise and the corpse proceeded % get
out. The afrghted priests and mourners
ran off. The corpse" followed, but tho
peasants, having by this time regained
courage. proceeded to exercise the ghost"
which they did 50 effectusly with guns
and pine stakes that they killed the I'M
fortunate man. who, IL Wss ascertained,
had previously been in a state Of coma.
The funeral Of "A young woman was
about % take place at Alessandria, Pied
mont. when, owing 70 the i0lting Of the
hearse, tho supposed dead person wa
aroused from the lcthargy which was mis-
taken for death. The bearers In the ceme-
terry heard sounds issuing from the coffin.
The lid was torn on. and the young woman
was found 20 be alive and conscious. though
IN state OF great agitation. In Italy bod
les are inferred very soon after supposed
death. aud doctor ia ROBs has compiled
and published statistics showing that thou
sands Of persons are annually buried Ia
state Of coma throu gb0ut Europe.
\ man named John J. O'Connor bad, II
IS alleged. Al exceedingly lucky escape
from the dlssec'iHR table IN the American
city % =. Louis. Re being supposed 20 b
dead Ii, body w4s identified a. the morgns
by bis sile funeral followed. and IL -
positively asserted that be was buried In
Calvary cemetery. But, 70 the amazsmsnt
Of all who knew him. be was afterrHrd
seen walking about a. Il nsthing IN particu-
lar had happened 20 rim Ills own version
Of the affair VA that be was really buried.
that bis Lody was sftsrvard taken Up snd
conveyed 20 the diss~ctlBg room AID that
the frsg incis'sn made in bis abdomen cauE~
ing blood % Gov BIS coDseisusuess, which
had only been r.. ysaded. retained - kIHI
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