The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-04-16
Mr. OTIS rELLs Of rs OEkrH
Doctors 'au o. Suspended Animati ion. hut
Uf kuuua usfter

tevin p Or.o' Hammond. hi was
stricken with pneumonia lu flir g1 aud
was taken fH RI bH.n...I After n fr1lm y
ed Illness hn nHs pronounced drr aud N
due tIme buried Iie h1d h.tn D. mir1d
t1 rsat f0r Duo oneday HnI part ~ nix @.
when several medical students ~ him
mp Thoy shipped hIm back to hics 90
and placed him Iu tHe dI-aacfinp 1am ln
fho college of which they vUre si iden q,
and after getting out their kuivesn .d roll
iug up their sleeves were about to ir1ceod
~ cut him up after tla most scientific
mode when he olrleI lIs eyes and asked
tlom f0r n drink of water. The ~ dents,
Zoo spite " their call0usel uervcs.w re hor-
r1r struck and nod from the room. .eayinR
Mr. Ors in fun possession Hc mo-
mcut sank again into insenaihil ~ ard
would uo doubt have died iu earn NJ boz
short time had the frightened sfude lts ult
recovered themselves and retuue. 90 ap-
ply restorative.
ia speaking OF hi- horrible experiences
aud sensations while sinking into the
grave and thence 90 the dissectinf table,
where be 30 narrowly and mirac i0us'y
escaped the Keen and eager knives ~ the
students. Mr. otis ssidi
- was sick and in great pain Once /
thought that might die. aud the, fear
ing 20 invite death. ] dismissed q idea.
But my suffering increased. and knew
that ] was becoming weaker and weaker
day by day on, the dreariucss Of le long
nght. ! lay -kctching 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
uro IN the aggregate and regretted 10, and
am now constrained 20 think that, no
matter how much a man may have accom-
plished, be must, a. death draws nigh, re-
gard himself as failure
lone night all pain suddenly ceased.
This was hopeful, and thought Id tell
my attendant about Il. but when attempt
ed to speak found that could not This.
however, did not worry me any. But why
should 80 heavy a 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 Il WAS the
rest that must come after 50 long and eX-
haustive a fight. / attempted % raise my
hand and couldn't. / couldn't raise even
a finger This was strange. but not alarm
ing. What was that heard' The doctor
had said that / could last but few mo-
ments longer. That was nonsense. would
show him. How quiet were my nerves,
and had been so nervous What "A relief
The heaviness was gone, but | couldn't
move.
"Why had they put out the light' What
was thatY Some one said. Pull down the
shade' The sun is shining in my ince
sun shining In my facet Why, the sun
had gone down hours ago. Oh, how the
human family persisted in lying What
was that drop' They had taken the pillow
from under my head. What was that
faint sound away of yonderf 4 voice that
said, How he must suffer' Suffer- /
wasn't suffering at all. But couldn't re
main much longer in this condition. And
mused that II ! could only turn over l
would 20 TO sleep. couldn' move, though,
and lay there thinking.
suddenly | thought This Is death.
Why didn't / think Of It before' When
did begin dyingf Oh, II must have been
yenrs agoi Why, / have been dying my
life Well, was glad it was all over.
Then ! unused; Il wonder If / am lead
now. How am ! 20 know when am eadg
put IL all aside. / will sleep
THE next thing knew was 4, ling
Of thirst, and that was when asked hose
carvers for drink of water And / want
to say that they may call II suspended an
imation and all that sort Of thing, Jut l
know that have been dead. ''--Indi nap
oils Sentinel.