The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-22
FOR FlFTY-ONE HOURS.
4 Young Lady Remains In Sata-
tepfic state. and wakes ia
Hxr-f Of Laughter.

= nav have been hystevia or cstslspsy.
h9t. wasch eveF g was. The fact remains
ghat Miss France Harvey, teacher IN
the Bailey Gafxart free kinderg aTten
school was urahte 20 move q muscle or
speak f9r aftV-one hours and thirty min
ufes she was stricken Tuesday az mona.
and remained iu this peculiar state untu
Yesterday afternoon a. I'D o'clock. when
she EEadeaiy commenced - laugh. and
was herself once more, although very
weak
Mis- Harvey IS ar estimabIe young
w0uau who has made Seattle Der home
for several years s1e g. a trained in
atructoF So kindergarten work. and has
been quite successful az the Bailey Cat
zert Memorial institute. She is OF q very
religious turn of mind. For q year Or 20
SRA has roofnse and boarded with Mrs.
Martha Osborne who lives III a nicely
furnished nome AZ iGo Yesler way. Last
Tuesday morning Miss Harvey did not 20
10 the school as is her custom.
MrE. Osborne Is reported 70 have asked
her II she we're sick. She replied that
she was not and. Il is said gave
reason for remaining az home that she
WA acting in accordance with the viii
Of God.
She remained in her room during the
morning. and AZ about ii - O'Clock told
Mrs. Osborne that II she old not come
down for lunch there would be no neces-
sity ~ waiting Cor her. At O'Clock IN
the afternoon Mrs. Osborne went TO Miss
Harvey's room 70 see how she was get
ting along. Mrs Osborne was startled 20
see her sitting bolt upright IN a chair her
eyes wide open. but no look OF recognition
in them. Mrs. Osborne spoke 20 Miss
Harvey. hui received no answer. Miss
Harvey aas deaihly pale. Mrs. Osborne.
greatly alarmed. ran for one OF her neigh
bors. When she returned with aid Miss
Harvey WAS stili In the same position,
and her hands were as cold as ice.
There was no change noticeable with
the exception OF a movement OF the eye
ids during Tuesday afternoon. night or
throughout Wednesday. The physician
gave the watchers to understand. how
ever, THAI change was likely 10 take
yesterday afternoon about l O'Clock II
Vas noticed yesterday morning that Miss
Hsryey's eyes were open more and that
they remained so for a longer period than
from the time they closed after she
WIS FIRST discovered unconscious One
o'clock came. and stiil there was no sign
% decided change. Two hours passed
and stiil the friends OF Miss Harvey walt
ed IN vain. They we're hoping and hop
ing, bat siill the handsome young woman
lay. pale as death. silent and motionless.
Suddenly at SO She moved here eyelids
stirred IN bed and commenced TO laugh.
She recognized those who were al the
bedside and told them that from the time
she lost control OF her muscles and power
OF speech she knew everything that was
going on around her could hear what was
SAID but, no matter how hard she tried
could not speak or move. She felt the
hat-lron AT her fee She knew that n
VAS too hot, but II Mrs. Osborne had not
taken II away and inserted the fold Of
the blanket, she would have been COM
PEELED 10 stand the heat without being
aele 20 let her friends know OF the pain
she felt go"
After becoming herself once more she
discovered that she vas very weak. "a
weak thar she could hardly hold IN her
hesd. This condition Is natural whom ~
= known that she went afty-one bours
and thirty minutes without tasting food
or taxing drink OF water. with nersec+
quiet and continuance OF the good care
she has received. Il Is expected that sbe
VII entirely recover.
THIS Is the FIRST time IN her life TIA,
she ever had such a strange experience
ana when she looks back upon n she M
PROBABLY express the hope that n win
be the last. VIII