The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-30
Mr.. OTIS TELLS OF HIS DEATH.
Doctors CaiI II Suspended Animation, but
lie Knows Bctter.

Levin p. Otis Of Hammond. Ind. was
stricken with pneumonia in Chicago aud
was taken to "A hospital. After a pruloug-
eel illness he was pronounced dead and in
due time buried. IIe had been permitted
TO rest for but one duy and part Of night
when several medical students dug him
up. They shipped him back to Chicago
and placed MIN In the di-secting room In
the college Of which they were students,
and after getting out their knives and roll
Ing up their sleeves were about to proceed
90 cut him up after the most scientific
mode when he opened his eyes and sked
them for drink of water The students,
In spite Of their Calloused nerves were hor-
ror struck and fed from the room, leaving
Mr. Otis in full possession He in a mo-
mcnt sank again into insousibility and
would no doubt have died in earnest I'm n
short time had the frightened students not
recovered themselves and returned to ap-
ply restoratives.
In speaking Of his horrible experiences
and sensations while sinking into the
grave and thence to the dissccting table,
where he SO narrowly and miraculously
escaped the keen and eager knives Of tho
students Mr. Otis said:
81 was sick and in great pain. Once I
thought that | might die, and then, fear
ing to invite death, dismissed the idea
But my suffering increased, and knew
that was becoming weaker and weaker
day by day. Oh, the drcariuess Of the long
nights! ] lay sketChing plans for future
work, and ! looked back upon the skele-
tons Of good resolutions. But my life, my
misdeeds, did not pass before me IN re-
view. ! simply pronounced myself fail
ure in the aggregate and regretted it, and
| am now constrained TO think that, no
matter how much man may have accom-
plished, he must, as death draws Nigh re-
gard himself as "A failure
Zone night all pain suddenly ceased
This was hopeful, and thought I'd tell
my attendant about it, but when attempt.
ed to speak | found that could not. This,
however, did not worry me any. But why
should 50 heavy weight be placed upon
my breast' looked down TO see what it
was, but could see nothing. Oh, how tired
was, but suffered no pain. 1t was the
rest that must come after so long and ex-
haustive fight. | attempted to raise my
hand and couldn't. | couldn't raise even
a finger This was strange, but not alarm
ing. What was that heardY The doctor
had said that | could last but a few mo-
ments longer. That was nonsense. would
show him. How quiet were my nerves,
and had been so nervousl What relief
The heaviness was gone, but | couldn't
move.
"Why had they put out the lightY What
was that? Some one said; Pull down the
shader The sun is shining in my face'
sun shining in my facet Why, the sun
had gone down hours ago Oh, how the
human family persisted in lyingl What
was that drop; They had taken the pillow
from under my head What was that
faint sound away off yondery A voice that
said, How he must sufferl Suffer- |
wasn't suffering at all. But couldn't re
main much longer in this condition. And
l unused that If | could only turn over
would go to sleep. couldn't move though,
and lay there thinking.
"Suddenly thought; This Is death.
Why didn't | think of it before2 When
did / begin dying, Oh, it must have been
years agol Why, l have been dying all my
| life Well, | was glad it was all over
! Then ! mused: Il wonder II | am dead
| now. How am to know when am dead
put it all aside. will sleep.
1.-THE next thing | knew was n 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 an
imation and all that sort of thing, but |
know that | have been dead "-Indianap-
oils Sentinel.