The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-10
ALMOST BURIED ALIVE.
Saved From . Horrible Fate by . Sisters
Untiring Devotion.

Saved From HorriDio fnto ~ ststors
Untiring Devotion.
Edward Templeton of Saugus Center,
Mass, was once a subject of suspended ami
nation for several days. When asked to
relate his experience while under this psy-
chic spell, he relapsed into silence and
seemed averse to talking of himself His
sister, Miss Annie Templeton, however, wasI
more communicative and freely talked on
the matter.
at happened" said she. during thel
summer Of 1887 We were then living att
Maiden, Mass, but subsequently removed to|
Saugus Center. My brother had beer.
taken seriously i'll of malignant fever.
For several weeks his life was despaired
of, but medical attendance and loving
friends succeeded eventually In breaking
the fever, although he was left in weak
and emaciated condition. He rapidly
I grew stronger, however, and gained well
4 nigh former weight and strength. He
4 was able to do light work in his carpenter
i shop, and we were congratulatingo ourselves
on his ultimate recovery.
'One afternoon in September he came
home earlier than usual from his work and
complained of strange pains in his head
! aud body. He went Immediately to bed.
but while we were preparing some simple
home remedies he tainted away. We sent
, hurriedly for our physician, DR.. Atwater
who exhausted all his efforts and medical
skill to restore Edward to consciousness
Edwards body became as rigid as death
! itself, his flesh was colorless, and the fol
: lowing day DIR. Atwater informed us that HI
, was dead. We refused to believe this, how
ever, and sent for DR.. b. M. Richardson o
Boston to come in consultation with DIR
t Atwater. He came, and after a careful
! diagnosis and consultation, which con
: sumed an entire afternoon, be coincide'
! with Dr. Atwater that Edward was dead
i" "Well, we prepared the body for buria
i. and were to have held the funeral service
IL the following Sunday. Somehow ! couldn'
v convince myself that Edward was dea'
j, and kept silent watch by his side. TIL
Saturday before the date set for his funera
/ was watching him intently, when
y imagined / perceived one of his eyelid
J. witch l called my mother, who was i
s. an adjoining room, and she took up tn
-, watch, while again summoned DIR. Atwt
u ter. informing him of what had observed
Long and patiently he labored and We
finally rewarded with signs of returnin
D. life.
.. 1.-THE same evening Edward was fully r
= stored to consciousness He then told l
that all the while we believed him dead ]
rs was in full possession of his mental facu
ties, but could not move muscle of Ii
III, body He could tell you better himself
at the awful horror which seized him when
: heard the physicians pronounce him dea
81, and could hear and see our preparations f
ut his burial"
de Mr.. Templeton was again imp1rtuned
relate his awful experience, but simply l
at marked: at is better to drop the subje
es; altogether. ! have no desire to revive q
ST horror of those few days and simply thar
49,. God that am here today instead of recei
Tut ing the fate which so many afflicted wi
, me suspended animation have received. rs
mr. Louis GlobeDemocrat.