The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-02-19
HOW IT FEELS 10 DIE.
A Man Resuseitated by Resurrectionists
Tells An About a.

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Tells an About H.
Levin u Otis ct Hammond. Ind was
stricken with pneumonia q few weeks ago
aud after a severe illness be was pronounced
dead aud ia due time was buried. nc had
been permitted 10 rest but one day and che
! better part % anight, when several medical
students dug him up. They took him to a
| college in Chicago and just as they werJ
/ about 20 carve him he opened his eyes and
/ inquired if he might trouble them Tor a
/ drink OF water Notwithstanding their dis
| appointment Ia losing a cadaver, the stu
| dents fixed Mr.. Otis up all right, and then
| he met Opic Read and told him an about
\ his wonderful experience. Opie Read wrote
I 10 out for the Chicago Tribune. and we re-
I produce it here;
IL was sick and In great pain. Once
I thought that might die, aud then fearing
60 invite death / dismissed the idea But
my suffering increased, and / knew that /
was becoming weaker and weaker day by
day. Oh, the dreariness Of the long nightsl
lay sketching plans for future work, and
/ looked back upon the skeletons of good
resolutions. But my life, my misdeeds,
did not pass before me in review l simply
pronounced myself a failure in the aggre-
gate and regretted 81. and l am now CON
strained 70 think thar no matter how much
a man may have accomplished he must as
death draws nigh regard himself Is a fail
ure.
zone night all pain suddenly ceased
This was hopeful, and | thought I'd tell my
attendant about IT, but when l attempted
to speak l found that | could not This,
however. did not worry me any. But why
should 50 heavy a weight be placed upon
my hroastf / looked down TO see what il
was, but could see nothing. Oh, how tired
was. but suffered no pain. 10 was the rest
that must come after so long and exhaust
i've a fight / attempted 20 raise my hand
and couldn't / couldn't even raise fin
ger. This was strange, but not alarming.
What WAS that l heardg The doctor had
said that l couldn't last but a few moments
longer. That was nonsense would show
him How quiet were my nerves, and had
been so nervousi What relief. The heavi-
ness was gone, but l couldn't move.
why had they put out the light2 What
was thatg Some one said, Pull down the
shade; the sun is shining in my face sun
shining in my facet Why. the sun had gone
lily persisted in lying What was that drop?
They had taken the pillow from under my
head What was that faint sound away of
yOnder? A voice that said, How be must
sufferr Suffer- l wasn't suffering at all
But l couldn't remain much longer ia this
condition. And l unused that if l could
only turn over l would go TO sleep
couldn't move, though, and l lay there
thinking.
suddenly l thought: This is death
Why didn't l think Of it before9 When
did begin dyingg Oh, il must have been
years agol Why, l have been dying all my
life. Well, was glad it was all over. Then
unused: I wonder if am dead now. How
am ! to know when / am deadp will put
il all aside. ! will sleep
THE next thing l knew was feeling Of
thirst, and that was when / asked those
carvers for a drink Of water. And / want
to say that they may call it suspended ami
nation and all that sort Of thing, but
know that l have been dead -