Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-03-07
BURIED ALIVE.
Strange Story Related by q MARI
nor to q Reporter.
In n Comatose Condition--Reooyerin Lost
Powers by the shock OF tho Cold
Watrr-Aioat Three Days and
washed Aboard Again.

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"If you want story" said friend
10 n San Francisco Attn reporter,
"come with me and will Introduce
YOU TO n man who will relate to you q
very strange one"
The reporter accompanied his friend
10 the latter's office, on California
street, where he met the person al
luded to. In appearance this man, the
hero OF one Of the most incredible ad'
ventures over heard Of, was corpse
He was OF medium height, slightly
built, features OF remarkable strength,
but with hollow checks, sunken eyes
and with not tho slightest color In his
face 10 Let ono know that the warm
likelihood was coursing in his veins.
What added yet more to his cadaver.
Gus appearance was hair and mustache
as white as the driven snow; alto
gethcr an extraordinary man, who
would be looked at and pointed a
wherever he went. But this peculiar
appearance was not natural TO THU
man, else could no never have lived Il
an age Of probably forty-fve. 1t was {
premature aging. caused by intensity
Of agony, OF suffering Of the most In
formal torture.
The reporter was introduced and the
nan shook hands warmly-yet hardly
that either, for his hands were cold
and clammy. After little preliminary
talk. he said: "You are anxious to hear
my story. was about TO tell my friend
here the narrative OF these suiTerings
which made me what you perceive
am. He asked my permission to bring
you here. and as you are II lover oil
strange things will gladly include
you in my little audience. have not
always been such wretched person as
you see mo now. This age which
weighs me down almost to the grave
was the result Of q concentration OF in
finite suffering into the short period oil
week. II shudder whom tell you
OF my suiferings, bear with me. 1t IL
not often that men are snntchcd from
tho Jaws OF death TO tell how near they
have been 10 It,
81 am an Englishman and come OF
IN old and wealthy family OF Essex.
had liberal education in youth. but
never could SEQ why should lend my
years and brains TO teaching congre-
CATION OF country idiots the truths oil
the Gospel; and 50, turning my back
on the surplice, insisted on going "a
sea went. What with my influence
and my skill! rs navigator and sea-
man-for which, indeed. had nat
ural aptitude-I soon rose TO position
OF trust. l became second mate OF
fine ship. From that to mate was O
short step. and Il few years saw me
chief officer OF one OF the finest vessels
sailing out OF London. 1t was in my
twonty-sixth year that my ship, the
Osprey, owned by Fowler Bros, was
chartered to come TO this port fol
wheat. We arrived here safely, loaded
wheat, and soon we were outside the
Golden Gate heading for home. Every
thing went smoothly and nothing oc
CURED to forewarn me OF the terrible
adventure the future had in store fol
me.
I'VE wcro TO tho southwark OF Val
paradise when | fell i'll. 1t was n kline
OF faintness that would suddenly ant
without warning como upon me 30 tina
| often fell on tho deck and lay Their
until some one could come to my as
sistance. This continued without m.
getting worry much worse until we go
down OF the Magellan Straits, In tn
latitude OF Cape Pillar, or Whereabouts
One day, n gloomy, iorbidding day
such as the mariner often meets witt
down there, had the afternoon watcl
md was experimenting one OF m.
men who was fixing n ratlin In thu
weather-mizzen topmast rigging. Tn
fellow was very clumsy. to say tn
least OF IL. GOT very annoyed watch
ing his awkwardnoss, moro annoyed
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