The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-28
REMARKABLE RESCUE

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II cannot be doubted that persons are
sometimes buried who are in a conGi-
ton Of trance and not OF death. lnstan'
ces of restoration after the body was
placed In the coffin are nun sous, and
if many grave could be looked into,
! probably, the evidence would be found
Z OF like rcsurrectiora when il was n no
laval TO the buried indiyinual. Some
time ago Il coffin was exhibited in New
York, which was so constructed as TO
lglye an alarm in the event OF the corpse
showing signs cf life. But one Of the
most remarkable and interesting incl
dents OF the resurrection OF person
under these circumstances occurred
through the agency Of sopnambnlist.
1t happened number Of years since, IN
the state OF Iowa, and at the time
caused a great deal of excitement
A farmer died very suddenly. On The
day of the funeral all his frieDGs and
neighhors were assembled. and there
was great sorrow, for he was a worthy
and Influential man. The religious sery-
ices had been held and preparations
were being made to dose the coffin His
wife, after taking a iinal view of his re-
mains. was conducted 10 an adjoining
room. Here she was quite overwhelmed
/ with her grief, breaking forth in loud
Vaccinations and walls. Suddenly she
broke through the throng about her
and. going to the coffin, threw herself
upon it,
"Stop." she cried; John is not dead
| know that he is not dead! Would you
bury him alive"
The company were aghast. The WON
en- groaned aloud and the men turned
pale AT length the minister, who was
present reeained his composure. He
placed his hands on the wife, and said,
in most tenoer tones:
My Christian sister. your husband
lives In the immortal spirit, but not in
the flesh
He is not dead! He is not dead! To
all of you his face looks like death, but
/ see life in it! Look at IT,.
Thus spoke the wife In Wild accents
Of appeal. as she gazed intenuy upon
the face OF the ccrpse. The people I
crowded about and looked into the couu- /
tenance. and many touched the cold |
brow But they all shook their heads. /
and whispered the same opinion that /
the man was dead There was physi- I
clan present. and during this time he /
had said nothing. seemingly wishing
that the people should form their own
before he added his testi-
mony. He now spoke, and said;
Ny friends, / regret to say that cool
John Williams is as dead as ever mas
was. pledge my reputation as physi-
clan that he will never breathe again"
The coffin was now closed, and the
corpse was borne to its last resting 4
place This was in the family burying
ground, in a field not far from The house
After few shoves Of earth had been
thrown into the grave the widow again
interfered. aud begged that ii should
not be filled until the next day. To
sratify her. this was consented TO, and
shortly after the company dispersed. all
more or less impressed with the eYenla /
If the funeral
II appears from The account, which
las been our guide "a these statements,
bat Mrs Williams was a somnambuist
)r this night she gave a most wonder ,
ul instance of this particular habit
SIZE ARCS. in her siecr and went again
o her husbands grave In the grave
ard she found shovel that had been
eft there for Use The nest day ia filling
he grave With this in her hand she
descended into the grave and began the
emoval Of the earth from the head por :
lon of the coffin
At this instant she awoke, and gave
.hFiek that was heard as far as the
louse To her horror. she found herself .
L her husbands grave in the night but !
ier terror on this score was at once dis
ipated by another discovery that shs
lad made This was the sounds comine =
rom the coffin. She realized all in al
instant. and became certain that her /.
husband was stillaliye
Help, help" was her cry from the
eisshs 9i-i ~ grave 49, --.--- y
But she did not lose a moment
low Of the shovel split the coffin. ant
hen she heard a voice sayiRg:
Il am John Williams have been
hurled alive Get me out as quick a.
,ossible before l suffocate."
Thank Heaven-thank Heaven
ried Mrs Williams. John. it is your
life sent by Gods miracle to serve you.
The top of the coffin was soon
lrenched or with her shovel. and Mr.
partially raised himself BY
bis time the affrighted inmates Of the
ouse had reached the graveyard. Al
rst no one was hold enough to enter
~ then came the shouts again and
gain:
"Help--help."
At last a hired man approached the
rave. Holding up his lantern. he
joked into a.
Its rsufoction uay' ne exclaimed,
-embllng in every limb
tits John williams come TO life again
I'd I'm Mrs. Williams who walked OUT ]
ere IN her sleep. said Mrs. Williams
rom the darkness Of the pit Help u
~. Be quick about iti"
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