The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-25
MIR. OTIS TELLS OF HIS DEATH.
Doctors Gall It Suspended Animation,
But He Knows Better,
From the indianapolis Sentinel.

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From the Indianapolis Sentinel.
It remained for an Indiana man to first
tell the world how 1t really feels to die.
Levin p. Otis, OF Hammond, Ind, was
stricken with pneumonia few days ago
in Chicago, and was taken to a hospital.
After a prolonged illness he was pro-
nounced dead and in due time buried. He
had been permitted to rest but ono day
and part Of night when several medical
students dug him up. They shipped him
back to Chicago and placed him in the
dissecting room in the college of which
they were students. and after getting out
their knives and rolling up their sleeves,
were about to proceed to cut him up after
the most scientific mode, when he opened
his eyes and asked them for drink of
water. The students, in spite of their cal
loused nerves, were horror-struck, and
fed from the room, leaving Mr.. Otis in
full possession. He in n moment sank
again into insensibility, and, would, no
doubt, have died in earnest in a short
time had the frightened students not re-
covered themselves and returned to apply
restoratives.
In speaking of his horrible experiences
and sensations while sinking into the
grave and from thence to the dissecting
table where he so narrowly and miracu
lousy escap ped the keen and eager knives
of the students, Mr.. Otis said:
81 was sick and in great pain. Once I
thought that ! might die, and then. fear
ing 10 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 Hay sketching plans for fu-
ture work, and looked back upon che
skeletons Of good resolutions. But my
life. my misdeeds, did not pass before me
in review. 1 simply pronounced myself
failure in the aggregate, ana regretted IL.
and am now constrained TO think that,
no matter how much AMMAN may have ac-
complished, he must as death draws nigh,
regard himself as failure.
One night all pain suddenly ceased.
This was hopeful, aud / thought I'd tell
my attendant about ii, but when ] at
tempted 10 speak / found that could not
This, however, did not worry me any.
But why should so heavy weight be
placed upon my breasts looked down
TO see what II was, but could see nothing.
Oh, how tired / was but / suffered no
pain. IL was the rest that must come
after so long and exhaustive fight.
attempted TO raise my hand and couldn't.
/ couldn't raise even a finger This was
strange, but not alarming. What was
that / heard2 The doctor had said that [
could last but few moments longer.
That was nonsense ] would show him.
How quiet were my nerves, and bad
been so nervous What relief The
heaviness was gone, but l could not
move.
why had they put out the light7
What was thatl Some one said: Pull
down the shade; the sun is shining in my
face Sun shining in my face Why,
the sun had gone down hours ago oh,
how the human family persisted in lying
What was that drop7 They had taken
the pillow from under my head. What
was that faint sound away of yonderl A
voice that said How he must suffer'
Suffer- ] wasn't suffering al all. But /
couldn't remain much longer in this con-
dition. And unused that IL / could only
turn over | would 90 to sleep. / couldn't
move, though, aad | lay there thinking.
Suddenly ! thought: This is death.
Why didn't / think of IT before2 When
did ! begin dyingi Oh, 1t must have been
years ago Why, have been dying all
my life.' Well. | was glad II was all over.
Then ] unused: I wonder II / am dead
now How am ! to know when / am
deadi / will put IL all aside. will
Sleep
1.-The next thing knew was feeling
Of thirst, and that was when / asked
those caryers for drink Of water. And