Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1892-02-20
A CORPSE COMES TO LIFE.
MOST SCENE IN 4
DISSECTING ROOM.
The Eye of the Corpse Moved.
Then the Entire Body Came
Ia, and Then the Once
Dead Bride was

pany there is paper belonging to an
old aud well-known physician resid-
ing in the West End.
Ii is a written statement Of one Of
the strangest and most remarkable
experiences ever had by physician.
In the year that the rebellion broke
out the physician, who will be desig-
mated as pr. g. !, was connected with
well-known medical college. His
business was to buy material for the
dissecting room and instruct the
students in their work.
One night pr. &. was at work point
ing out the construction of several
nerves in the arm of corpse, when
he was called into the hall To see two
men. lie recognized his visitors as
body snathchers.
The told their business quickly. In
their wagon, within quarter of a
mile of the college, was the body of a
beautiful ung woman that had been
Lifted just that dav. They would
deliver it for $50
"What did she die or" asked Dr
G..
"Oh, nothing but little throat
trouble and We didn't hurt the body
a bit as we got it out. She was the
daughter Of rich farmer nern Glen
dale, aud was going to be married
soon -
TIE CORPSE DELIVERED.
The doctor accepted the offer, and
it was not long before the corpse was
delivered. The men carried their
burden up stairs and dropped it on
the floor of the room adjoining the
dissecting room. DR.. q. stepped in,
turnrd up the light, and handed the
p men the money. One Of them open
the sack and the head of the corpse
was exposed.
''She was indeed handsome" said
the doctor.
rs the three walked out of the room
the doctor asked himself, Can she
be alive! | am snre | saw her eyelid
move" rs he entered the dissecting
room and proceeded to his work the
students noticed that he was nervous
and excited. In few minutes he
he was compelled to abandon his work
aud 90 home. Out in the street lac
continued to think of the corpse
When he reached home his wife had
a hot cup OF coffee and some lunch
prepared, but he could not touch it
Being pressed to confde in his wife,
he told her about the body at the col
leee.
Don't waste moment she
cried. "Return TO the college at once,
and if the girl is alive yon will get
credit for bringing her back to life"
TUT SACK OPENED.
Securing his coat and hat, the ply
stefan was soon on his way back to
the college. The cathedral bells were
inst tolling the hour of midnight. DR..
q. stopped at the residence of an old
medical friend and asked him to ac-
company him. The two proceeded at
once To the dissecting room, and, af-
ter making light, cut open the sack
The breast Of the corpse was bare, and
she was clad only IN her underclothes,
silk hose aud slippers The grave
robbers, as was afterward learned, had
torn from the body the dress in which
the young lady was to have been mar
ricd. Carefully he two doctors lifted
the body ON the table
''ller heart is STILL" said DR. G.. as
he placed his ear Ia the bretst.
"And she has no pulse said the
other.
"Iler body is quite cold, said DIR g..
rs he asked the other To assist him i'm
giving the corpse vigorous rubbing.
They lifted up the corpse and rubbed
it as hard as they could for some time.
BACK To LIFE.
DIR. g. got an electric battery aud
placed il along side of the neck Soon
after it had begun to work, the ey, S
Of the corpse opened, the lips qlivcr-
ed, and the head raised up
"My God, she's alive - gasprd Dr
G.. as he fell back almost in faint.
His friend assisted him u the chair.
bet the eyes of both never left The
corpse. The doctor recovered and
explained to the lady that sim hld un-
dergone u surgical operation and was
not fully recovered.
But she knew different She h I'd
been in trance, but had known every
thing that had occurred. She had feI,
The warm kisses Of her parents and
lover, and thought that all was over
when the lid Of the coffin was screw ed
down. She felt the hands Of the rob
bers when they lifted her from the
coffin.
The jauitor's wife was quickly wax