The sun., 1894-05-13
DEAD FOR A DAr.
A Fhy,iois.'. Account OF I'll. Oun Expert
eree IN War Ttwes.

n FhT9ietAnn Account OF NNta own ENpeFt-
eree IN War Tt-er.
gro- ne Tadn-spo,i, Sun.
Dead for one day only. and during that time
his spirit penetrated beyond the heights into
eternity and saw the plains Of light aud hap
piness: saw the spirit forms OF those whom he
knew In early life: saw the mighty gulf be-
yond where aimlessly wandered unhappy
spirits; and then back to earth again. Such is
the remarkable story In brief told by DR.. W. II.
Kendrck. an aged rnd respected citizen OF
Indianapolis. lie Is q man whose word In as
good as gold" He tells his story simply and
without exagReration.
Early in the war" no began. as he stroked
his gray beard and leaned back in n chair. 81
loft this city with the Nineteenth Indiana Vol
unteers. We went direct to Washington city.
and t'aleb smith. Lincoln'a Secretary Of the
1ntsTS y shG% Ss Sr%r
surr con in the military hv-pital there. While
doing services IN thatcapscity. was taken sick
Ganee1ousy @ % Ii. Mrs Smith sent carriage % e to
the hospital and had me cnnveyed to their
that lady and her sister. Mrs. 5. W. parker,
who now lives on Ohio street in indianapolis
sa%s w' on rom anu indSnspos % Snd w"s at the the
What tra9,spirrd u thai death yhamISs snLs.;
any other corpse would be and arr arrangements
the body - continued the Doctor. .refectively.
systssaas Tas Saf1 HsSsa ds1t& a$
three angels stood about my bed. I
tsid pShIns 20.1 them they s.,u ssii nGtn n
wore robes that / recoilect saving To- myselt
were yory appIopTlaio: My sPirit left the {a body
me me snd ndf the other esGips H.. way ". LETT the
ing. / hnde no one Good-by. but remember
turning about and sayins to my body. as 1t re-
not DEPART tSs door, wta or
We lust passed. out. and although the human
devoid OF substance of ie-h:
= Reaching tho omen air with my angelic es-
Distances % We're na,h nr The in H sSsnTsSie al nH
space was all known to the angels We passed
Il struck struck me ft that Il was M tho moon. glanced
was cultivated. On its surface / saw stone
quarry that was being worked. Alter we
angels. My first escort isli rack. returned to
We covered a distance beyond comprehension
and and were met by q third escort Of 4, apgels who
landed on az imms snse plain Myriads Of spirit
forms appeared hefors me. but l asked no
s nSs u
Il met = number Of persons whom I had
meeting with q spirit whom / knew on earth
.sd as Isaac HaTf e., hs Eas ;s. wild fsllow and
rou got Isaac Hawk here p / asked in amaze
ment. Then one OF the spirits took me aside
earth, the truth OF which / IsnbseGue ently learn
ed. All OF the persons whom saw there wore
S. sna or hss
deeI.ps rsr.%1s we're o. iiiS and visor
there continued the Doctor, but made no
inquiries about i. was shown over the plain.
great gull to where countless numbers OF peo-
hie were wandering ian simlsssly about, one Of
oG ery aSs oa II. So.
the gulf where stood was happy and content
cd aud peculiarly adapted TO the atmosphere
suddenly ifound myself returning to earth
and remember nothing more until my spirit
had died at Washington. did not object to
coming back 70 the eaTth-in fact. ! was rather
tie trancs.:or whatever it WAS. and startled the
attendants ey showing signs Of returning life
although all the mourning had been done and
earth covered a, space OF about twenty-five
hours. and shall never forget IT."
She Is a little woman. bowed with age. but her
intellect Is as clear as when tho events above
Yes 1t is an Interesting tory" said she.
had prepared Ir hendricks army clothes
ReStoratives were applied and. 10 our great
establishment. he came To life. He did not i'm
did he told US the story Of the vision, or
trip which his spirit had taken. Mrs. Ken
death until she was m. and his re-
eovery was a Pleasant Rst stonishment to
Rfs had fss% % at the fSs Ssdsds dsTS'f q M Rnt KY
until he died. as was supposed. left US as soon
As the eorrse was prepared for burial HI was
kendrick had gotten we'll enough to start for
home. the latter took train for Indianapolis
Near Washington my son boarded the same
train, and. approaching DR.. Kendrick, said:
iou put me SO much In mind Of a friend OF
mine named Dr. kendrick. and 10 he hadn't
would say that YOU were he' / am DIR. Ken
dTick. was the reply and you are Scott Par
the train, and DIR. kendrlok did not see him
again. He was killed IN the war"