Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-05-06
DEATHS SENSATIONS.
A MAN WHO PRACTICALLY DIED
THREE TIMES IN ONE NEAa.

Show That the Moment of Final Disso- |
luton Is Absolutely Painless and with |
out Fear Of Future Life.
| Although neither q PHYSICAL nor q
clergyman | wish 20 corroboFate the
views Of the physicians contI adicting
Rev. DIR. Epworth under the beading
What Is Deathg" in your Sunday issue
AS Federal soldier, May 81, 1859, |
was one of those who fought against
the surprise Of General Johnston. at
the time commander of the Confed-
crate army, At Fair Oaks. The sur
prise was made at noontime, while
our boys We're eating lunch. remem-
Der one soldier being struck in vital
part and killed while leaning upright
against tree in the act of chrrylng "a
fapjack to his mouth, remaining after
death in precisely the same position
When saw him standing there | mis-
took him for n live man, especially as
he seemed 10 me intent only dn eating
his fiapjack, but the illusion was dis
PEELED when touching him, because as
an officer wanted him to join his COM
rades
NY own personal experience in the
matter confirms the physicians also.
The 30th of April. 1856, tird was rag
ing in my factory in San Francisco. By
: some means was about $50 feet from
the main entrance in the burning build
, ing when, TO my dismay, ] beheld the
. FIVE story wall topple over me through a
4 skylight Passively lowered my head.
). thinking only Of my coming death and
!, wishing 1t would be swift. III less than
4 a second thousands Of bricks fell on me
sounding like big drumstitk beating
! on n big bass drum. | remember a
1 crash, then nothing, but when came to
j my senses | was wedged in between
heavy timbers, the upper part of my
% body only being free.
- About a dozen steps back Of me was a
y stranger to me who had not received a
- scratch. but ascertaining that my leg
i was broken, and also my utter inability
> to save myself, he crawled oyer to me
\. and attempted to pull me out of my ter.
rible situation. But all his efforts only
increased my suffering, AMI az ! saw the
:. flames come up entreated him to leave
! me TO my fate and try to save himself.
i. Finally he crawled away, promising
! however, TO return with help and axes
| must have been bewildered, for no ACT
!, of my past life came to my IN emory, but
! suddenly thinking Of my sma mother
i, less children shouted for help. wins
4. ting at intervals through my fingers.
~ Some tiremen must have heard, fol
i. presently there were several streams o.
~ water poured on me. tht IN realized
of my danger, yet l. who had never gon,
h. into battle without a pan4. felt non,
a. whatever while in that deathtrap. TIL
=, water and smoke combined must hav
asphyxiated me, for when my strange
,rl returned leading brave party Of fire
nv men and policemen laid AS one de&.i
os Believing me dead, and bein in yer
. dangerous position, they cut away par
a. of the timbers and rudely but safel
passed me over tine debris in the street
nh A deafening shout from alb immens
m throng which had witnessed the gallan
Al rescue, streams of cold water and frs
=. air revived me. and begged of them t
a. be careful with my limbs, which wer
=. dangling from my body.
80 After many weeks Of SUI Herring tn
physicians decided to break my lie
-. again. but being unable TO do it we
a while | had my senses they decided
al chIoroform me. Being subject 10 heai
~, disease objected, but the matter bein
urgent finally consented 10 take tn
, = anmsthetic. Fully convinced. however
M that should die under its influence, bu
= knowing that either way would hay
~ to die, agreed to take the only chanc
- of life had and laid myself resigned
on my back; yet, although convince
, that my last hour had come, ! had n,
the slightest recollection IT my formt
deeds. AS heard the physicians viii
60 pers gradually lost in the distance ";
- :, only wondering what would come mex
gu | recovered, however. but. breakin
- my leg third time on account of son
20 adhesions in my knee, it was decide
'iie that should undergo another operation
up which necessitated the use of anmsthe
o.o les again. This time the physician
- thought was goner sure for it toc
tHe them nearly two hours TO revive IN
yet, although certain of my last hour
ny, could not recall my past life. and
VI neither case did fear death when hi
y, squarely to face il.
i'ie In each instance the passing away W
% painless, while in the fire suffocatit
came almost unconsciouslF. while
aste most the same sensation dame in 4
iah other cases In the case Of the soldi
mo at Fair Oaks (Seven Pines a certain tin
~ must have elapsed between his decea
~. and my notice Of him, yet heaven
lol- hades did not seem to bot her him;
way fapjack seemed 10 be what he wanted
his eyes were On II and hiA mouth "
open ready 10 receive it. In my oy
case could claim 10 have died thr
times within year, yet DIP not thinl
d had any other but a sensation of rest
1ns, DIR. Epworth. in his assertion also I'll
ION either look of horror pr beatitu
ON overspreads deceased persons ia,
tro- seems to forget that the Scriptures tea
'lai- us that the soul leaves on r terrestr
ngs envelope at once on dissol htion; hen
s Is the body cannot show what receipt
and the soul had ON the other side of I
ieit- Styx.-An Interested Reader in n,
tro- York Press.