Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06
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. ,As >,sL ;ss >NSy Itself, The waite
n,.v So5 c-ay&t 3a which the dead
rSo MAS dressed sov bGvj2, retained
ths- nature, ~&pYeSraH>e$ Though
A;y S>.H3 from TIE weSr II time
xe3 tie wonderful Change from feN-
he materials ~ tbs; Il me solid state
II Ys.-.fac;5o-. TAe striking. smooth
features ~ Nj SnN3ev&S which were
5 prominent characteristics q the &C.
ceased, SIN preserved their f0l r2tu.
r~S,ae>~ tAeCc,y 5,>6gUvewentnotedN Ne
irS the cavities q The eve sockets, IN
t5c&urs ;ha; the optics hsd escaped
the work Of pS;vit3ctio0. and had, pre-
Suwably, separated into their cons,.,u-
e-; elements An upper from; Sc; ot
arti6cia, teeth worn by Mr.. ~Snodgrass
were sp,snGidly preserved. SIS were Ike
wise the delicate ~eye,aSaes, tending 10
show the hne extern, Of the marvellous
work az Transformation. Said s rela-
tive of Mr.. SDoGsraSs, who was present
81 the elimination:
After removing the ground We al
tempted to lift the casket, but soon
Saw that our force Of four men was H.
sufficient, We sen, for Val Gett,e and
three other men, and. after cons!dera-
he labor. succeeded in getting the
heavy casket TO the surface, Weatonce
examined the grave to see whether it
was damp or wet, bat; found it in ex-
cc.,ent condition. with no; a drop Of
water around. The immense weight
Of the cotjr, which was a metallic case.
suggested 10 Is that perhaps the su-
~perauous weight nigh, be caused by
water te.rg IN the cashet. The cover
screwed or the lid Of the casket had
become 50 -u>-e3 that we were unable
10 work them off, and We had to knock
them of with a hammer. exposing the
glass cover at the head Of the casket,
Through the glass we saw that the cof-
IN was almost filed with water, which
completely hid the face Of the dead
man. We tried to open the casket, but,
finding this impossible without seri-
ous,y damaging it and disturbing the
corpse, We decided to drill holes in the
side and bottom in order TO let the
water ont, As soon as the holes were
bored and the water drained out we
discovered that the remains were in
aa Amos; perfect state Of preserya-
ton. and rs natural as the day we
buried them. 1t was thought at first
that The drilling Of the holes, allowing
the air to pass into the casket, might
affect he body TO the extent of caus-
ing it TO collapse, as is often the result;
when a casket long sealed is suddenly
opened. However, the drilling had no
noticeable effect, the body remaining
the same as when we first looked at il,
after letting out the water. On fur
Their examination we were astOunded
TO behold that the body was petriied,
being as hard as our ordinary building
rock and as weighty as the most solid
stoEe.-Ch.cago Chronicle.