Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-18
examination and result in establish

examination and result in establish.
ing the true condition.
The dangers of such customs and
importance of greater care will be
apparent from the following: Mr..
George Hayward, jcweler at No.
20 South Main street, Independence,
Mo-, is a true type of the English
gentleman. He is 20 years of age,
sprightly and active as a man of
40. When 1 stepped into his store
he was alone. l introduced myself,
told him was correspondent for a
medical journal having the largest
circulation of any in the world, and
was engaged in writing an article
on restoring to life persons appar-
entity dead; 1 was told he had been
buried alive, taken up aud restored
to health, and If he had no objec-
tons, would be glad to have full
statement of the facts in his case.
He replied: "Yes, sir, have had
that experience, and my recollec-
ton of il is as clear today as when
it took place, which was when
was eight years old. My father
lived on farm near Marshall,
Glouchestershire. England. In the
spring some men were hauling the
straw and barn yard compost and
scattering il over the farm. l was
leading the horses, which were
attached TO the cart, got in the way
and was accidentally hit over the
left eye. The blow dazed me and
made me sick at the stomach. The
ground was damp and cold, but l
frequently sat down upon it while
the cart was still and from this
contracted severe cold. When I
went TO the house that evening
was sent into the dark cellar for
something and to my great sur
prise could see every object as
distinctly as if out in the sunlight
although not "a ray of light could
enter there. Soon after went out
of the cellar was taken very sick.
1 had an awful pain in my right
side. Two doctors were called TO
attend me, but grew worse and in
two weeks died. Twas unconscious
only few moments, and the first
thing knew was when my eldest
brother, John, was led into the
room where / was still lying on my
cot. could see him and all of the
family as they wept over me, but I
could not move or speak TO let them
know I was not dead. Before I
had apparently died 1 was in great
pain in my right side till my
breathing stopped; / knew every
thing distinctly and realized that !
was dying up to the time stopped
breathing. When 1 returned to
consciousness was perfectly easy,
and felt good, not an ache or pain.
/ was duly prepared for burial. The
sexton came next day with a coffin
and put me in il. was carried to
wagon, and oh! how the bottom
of that coffin did CRATE on the sand
and dirt as it was pushed into the
wagon. At the village church
was carried in and recognized the
faces of most of those who came to
take a last look. The parson deliv-
cred short, but sympathetic dis.
course, after which the sexton
screwed down the lid of my coffin.
Up to this time / had not felt so
much dread over my situation as
you might suppose, but now 1
began to realize the awful fate of
being buried alive. tried hard,
but could not move or speak.
Again my coffin was pushed into
the wagon and was hauled away
to the cemetery. In England
graves are made deeper than in
this country, aud as my coffin wass
lowered into the grave ] could hear
1t touch aud CRATE against the
walls. Then the dirt came rafting
down onto The iid.and / could hear