The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05

and the thud when l landed. Pain, how
ever, | did not feel unti half an hour
later, when i revived. During the fail
came flood OF thought. Every thougnt
and confused, and was logically connected
WIN the one which followed.
First, ! contemplated the probability Of
my fall, and said to myself: The rock
descends Sheer for 1 can not see the
ground on the other side 1t becomes,
therefore, a question whether or not there
is snow at the foot. If so, the snow will
be melted near the wall and will form a
leuge ON which / shall land, and thus cS-
cape with my life; If not then shall
be unayoidable. If ! am not Killed and
am not unconscious, l must at once TAKE
out my little vial of liquor and drns a
few drops of it. My alpen stock / must
| hold on to. for 1t may prove of use
thought that | should take OFF my snow
glasses aud throw them away, for fear
they might be broken and the splintercd
glass get into my eyes; hut the position IN
which | was falling prevented my moving
my hands sufficiently to do this.
Another train of thought busted itself
Win the effect my fall would have upon
my companions l said to myself that
when | landed, no matter whether | was
hurt or not | must If possible. call out
with all my might, 4 am in nowise in
rouse themselves from their terror and be
able to make the difficult descent neces-
sary for the bringing of assistance to me-
| also thought that | should not be able
TO oliver the lecture which five days later
was 10 mark my entrance into the profes.
sorship. realized how the news of my
thought tried to console them.
Then saw. as if upon a stage my
entire life pass like series Of tablcaus
before me. | saw myself ms the chief
actor. Everything seemed glOrihe1 as by
| some heavenly light and all was beautiful
anu trec from pain. from anxiety and
sorrow; Even the memory of sad events
was distinct, but not sad. Exalted ana
beautiful thought dominated aud conpccted
me single scenes. and n divine nuietude
! sank Ike sweet music into my soul Ever
more mud more plainly ! felt myself sur.
rounded by n heaven Of glorious blue. filled
with clouds of rose color and of violet I
| SANK gently and palnlessly Into 1t, and
saw saw tnat ! was living through tho air to
lions reasoning and subjective feeling
We're INDUCED in clearly and simultaneous
IN me men ! heard dun thud, and my
| IAN was ended, At the same moment il
/ seemed 20 me that a black object rushed
ny me- and called two or three times as
loudly as could Il am IN nowise IN
: reached out for my snow glasses whtrh
lay nnhroken beside me on the snow. 7
ielt my back and my limbs to see that M
bones were broken
when I struck I lost conSctous,oss
nNery sensation. every activity Of mind
and nerve was annihlated for a hair hon
~ hlach OBJECT which passed me wus
me , passing Of consciousness. And, without
heailzlng this half-hour interruntion.
thought and activity were resumed exon, r.
where they stopped. etween the stonnipr
anu resuming was an absolute blink rhe
nenutltul heavenly visions were noticenble
the air, and could see and thing ; '"'ousn
IroI Heirn said at the close OF his leo
lure mat death by falling is subjectireiv
iurpa ,easaht death Without anv previous
fnIIy OF snhering, II occurs when one Is
LILY conscious, when mental activity Is
! annormally Increased and without any
n anidedE or pain, The unconscious state "a
'hte'eu suddenly and without suffering.