The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-05-04
RAISED FROM THE GRAVE.
c. NJ. Brown Regains Consciousness After
Forty-Eight Hours -
Wonderful Exhibition by Professor Car
raway.

Jacksonville Times-Union April 500
The last performance of the famous
h~ypnotist. Professor Carraway. was
given last night, at which time c. NJ.
Brown, who vas put under the hypnotic
influence forty-eight hours previously
and buried in a grave at the corner
of Monroe and Main streets during the
entire period, was recalled to a state
Of consciousness. and the first want
expressed by the young man was to
find a cigarette smoker.
Many of the features of the first
nights entertainment were repeated,
and several surprises were sprung on
the audience. Among others a blank
card was asked for from the audience
and, being provided, Chief Haney, of
the fire department, was requested to
write the name of someone he knew
on this card. and to do SO after the
hypnotist was blindfolded. This was
done, and the card was placed in the
hand Of the hypnotist who, accompa-
MED by Chief Haney, jumped down into
the pit of the opera house and went
directly to Harry Houston. seated in
the dress circle. caught uD his hand
and said, This is your card"
Mr.. Houston took the card and as
sured himself that it was his own name
written on the face of it. When Pro-
fessOr Caraway handed the card to
Harry Houston it was folded up SO that
no one could have seen it by any pos
sible chance. and the hypnotist was
still blindfolded. Taking the card
again Professor Carraway held it tight
ly and began to spell out the words
written on the card. He said, Illus
Houston Mr.. Harry Houston is the
name"
Everyone in the audience saw and
knew Harry Houston, and Immediate
ly on the announcement of the mind
reader Of the name he was given re-
peated rounds of applause. People on
all sides could be heard to say, That's
no fraud. It's wonderful. It's wonder-
full"
The match and cigarette feature was
declared excellent. One of the commit
tee hid a match beneath the rug in the
center aisle Of the pit and another gave
J. E. T. Bowden a cigarette and in
structed him to place it in his mouth
as if prepared for a light. The hypnO-
fist then grasped the hand of one of
the committeeman and, finding the match
without feeling all over the floor for it,
he walked directly to the row Of seats
WICIe MI. bOWUon was seated mo
striking the match. held it so that the
could be lighted without in
convenience in the least to the moker.
All this time the hypnotist was blind
At IL o'clock promptly r. l.. Ivey,
manager CT the company, an
that the time for resurrecting
the sleeping subject had arrived and
Undertaken Clark and Thomas Burns
and the members of the committee who
had seen the burial were re-
quested to come upon the stage.
Undertaken Clark and his assistant
proceeded to take the limp form from |
the casket. Mr.. Brown was laid out in !
his white robe on a mattress provided |
for the OCCASION. and several persons |
were stationed to hold him to prevent |
hen he came out Of the deep |
The man was brought arOund |
all right. Professor Carraway will go |
to Savannah from this city, where he |
will bury another person if permitted |
by the authorities. !
The event of the performance in the |
minds Of the audience was the rock |
breaking experiment. In this event |
Pignolio was the subject, and |
while supported on the backs of two |
a stone, weighing four hundred
pounds, was place Of his chest and |
was struck a number Of blows by y. |
Sheftall, the blacksmith. |