The San Francisco call., 1898-08-22
HIS BURIAL WAS A FARCE
DISCOVERED CASTING FOR
 BREATH BY HIS WIFE.
After Being Rescued He Grows inso- lent and Excitedly Declares That He Was
 Jobbed.

Hon oozing from every pore, AipeIl eiui- nan. the hypnotic freak as ne chooses to cali himself, was dug out ol .ho ..erave,, in which he was buried yesterday
 ona dead than alive. Fortunately for hiro bts wife shortly before o'clock Just +hrea hours after he had been loWereu into the hole, looked down the tube con pac+ing with the coffin and discovered Eerdinan gasping for breath. with wild cry she shouted to the few men Who were present to dig him out.
 For Gods sake hurry up, she oesPair- fngly cried, The Is dying.
 Standing on board which WaS piaSou oIongside of the improvised grave, Mrs. Ferdinan directed the efforts or the ..grava dieeers' In removing the earth which covered the box in which reposed the Hypnotic freak" After consioeraoie trouble the earth was removed ana | feFoi- nan extrfcated. He was wrlnglhs we. from precipitation, and begged to pe i0hs alone, After Kissing his wife he lalo down on the sand and was soon sound asleep.
 The burial of Ferdinan took place snort Iy after 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon III a vacant lot at Market and Larhln streets. The strange performance began by a brief address on hypnotism by Fer dinan's wife, Omene, who poses as dancer and magician. She attrlpuleu lhe power that Ferdinan possessed or sus- bending animation for days by the fact that, like all great men, ne was poin under the star Jupiter.
 Then Ferdinan, standing beside the coffin, kissed his wife and extending ms arms began to twitch his ringers. men ne pressed one hand on the back or his heao and the other on his forehead. and in few seconds fell back on the ground, ap- parently in a hypnotic state. IL olu not take more than a minute altogether
 He was lifted into the coffin, the lld was screwed on and he was lowered into the hole in regulation form, his wife su- perintending all the arrangements. Be- fore the lid was screwed down pr Bunneil was permitted to feel ms P puise ,tnn anu ,I no in fixing a tube through which the elec- tric wire runs, giving the hght 10 see Ferdinan's face down well about 1oos square which was constructed on top or the glass on the coffin and through Whlch the people look, and then the earth was shoveled in and the performance was over. The grave has tent for cover ing.
 Ferdfnan was attired in a dark suit of clothes. white shirt and white tie He was supposed to remain in the state of sus- pended animation until Saturday night at o'clock, not receiving any food or drink during the week. He could get little air from the tube and the well if he was able to remove the glass on the coffin. Some people who saw the perform ance were skeptical and remarked that there was nothing to prevent NFerdinan from being resurrected and a wax figure substituted when no one was around ex- cept his friends. That and similar scon- ing sugges tions. were resented by Ferdi- mans friends, who were willing that relays of citizens should watch day and night in the tent.
 Just three hours after the freak had been buried his wife, who had not left the grave, happened to look down the tube for breath. Tearing her short chemical locks she pleaded with the few men pres ent to dig him out. The work of removing the earth which covered the coffin was too slow to suit the excited woman and she vainly, pleaded for somebody to get her shovel. knew %9%d oor abert w sfe never leave there alive
 Sergeants Conboy and Brophy,. Detec- tive Anthony and Policeman Phil Fryer kept the crowd back while the "grave-dig- gers worked hard to extricate Ferdinan before 1t was too late. After the earth Ferdinan's voice could be distinctly heard calling upon his rescuers to hurry. up" "Get a move on" he loudly shouted, Tor I am dead onen'
 During the work of removing the earth Mrs. Ferdinan, dressed in duck suit, her head uncovered stood at the side of the elers to lose no time. Hearing her hus- bands voice she bent her head toward the coffin and in tremulous tones asked him if
 Tt is pretty hot down here," replied the freak; tell them guys to get a move on and let me out
 Just then small portion of the bank at the head of the grave" gave way, partly covering the coffin.
 My God, he is smothered! cried Mrs: Ferdinan, again tearing her straw-colored hair. Albert, dear, do you hear me?"
 Ferdinan faintly replied that he could, and in sort of whisper asked her her to get the ShoVelerS.
 The undertaker who had loaned the box in which Ferdinan was buried appeared be raised by means of straps.
 ''To - with the straps shouted Fer Moagne if on get move me spite his objection the straps were at tached to the lid but failed to raise 1t. Ferdinan, fell into the hole, and it was with difficulty that he was pulled out. After considerable trouble the lid was finally raised and Ferdinan extricated. helped out of the hole. His face was cov- ered. with dirt. his collar was torn from its fastening and his Prince Albert coat was steaming with perspiration-
 What fool arranged that electric lfeht?" he angrily asked of his wife. That guy must have wanted to send me
 His wife, amid tears, cautioned him against getting excited, and tenderly wiped the dirt from his face.
 Let me alone" roared the angry freak. Somebody turn me loose"
 Ferdinan evidently thought he was be- ing lionzed by a crowd after successful test of suspended animation. but in this he was greatly mistaken. The few people who were present laughed at his failure, and the cry of fake was frequently ut tered. After awakening from. short sleep Ferdinan explained that the electric light was placed too near his face, which had the effect Of arousing him from his hypnotic state The heat generated from the light was intense, and as he was about losing consciousness; he claims, his 1afz ayadf
 1T guess 1t would have been all off with me in a short time longer" he remarked. q felt myself going rapidly The guy near cooking me. I suppose the people will say I am a faker but it was. not my fault that I was dug, out. If they had have had a chance to go to my funeral"
 As the gate receipts amounted to only SIP 50 Ferdnan does not intend to give another exhibition of suspended anima- 4iL.., ix, fl la aic nft