The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-19
a STRANGE CASE or
RAISING THE DEAD.
[copyrisht. isOs. by American Press Asso-

Ahere II Nhcant l0t lOO feet front
BY 200 feet deep IN the upper parg Of
New York about Yhie nearly CEN
tusy ago'fesidences We espflnefng up.
One day In 49, 1t was announced that
this lot had been bought by a man
who intended TO use II for livery
stable. The proximity Of such proper
~ being undesirable, residents of the
neighbofhooG dubbed together and
bought the property Two gentlemen
invested $1,000 each. forming trust,
every investor having the right to nom
mate person to inherit his interest.
The property was to be kept intact till
but one of these nominees remained
alive. This person was to then be-
come It's owner. The nominees were
all undel one year Of age and selected
from families remarkable for longev-
ity.
When ninety years had passed but
two nominees were living, Gustavus
Clough Wyatt and Lydia Ward Selby.
Mr.. Wyatt was ninety-one years OF
age, Mrs. SeIby nlnety-two and a half.
Both We o., fnirly good health con
sider' rheir sdvaacad age. MT.
Wyatt ha1 vii'od the property in case
he she uld live - secure It to his son.
Wslter ,4ealiert aged slxty-fvc. Miss
Selby's interest was To go to her great.
grOndnlece, Florence Dudley, aged
fourteen.
Six years later both MI, Wyatt and
Mrs. SelBy had experienced great
change. in each there remained brit
the flicker Of the last drops OF llfes
burning oil The property which one
or the other would own was worth
S1,000,000. Lambert. who would IN
herlt IL his father should be the SUE
vivor, was an old curmudgeon whom
everybody lated. Florence Dudley was
Il lovely girl with no means whatever
and engaged to Travers Trask,
young medical man who proposed to
make surgery his speciality.
Since the inheritance OF a million
was dependent upon the lives of these
two aged people they were kept like
plants In a conservatory. The slight
est draft OF air coming near either
one OF them was considered of more
Importance than a cyclone elsewhere.
Both lived on toast water and neither
was permitted to go out OF doors. Mr..
Wyatt was dnder the constant care OF
DR.. Myrtlewood, a young man whose
whole time was engaged for the pur-
pose by Lambert, Mrs. Selby was un-
der the care of DR. Trask, who visited
her every day.
The autumn of 49, was Dalmy up to
the 18th OF November when blizzard
came down that carried off most of
those whose lives hung in the balance
Old Mr.. Wyatt and old Mrs. Selby
both lay dying. Mr. Lambert had spies
in the Selby home, and DIR. Trask who
had his fiaacee's interests In charge.
managed to keep himself fairly posted
as to the condition OF old Wyatt. Each
principal was approaching the end OF
the race and 1t seemed probable that
the winner might survive by only a
few hours Dr. Myrtlewood was keep
ing old Wyatt up by stimulants, and
Dr. Trask was doing the same by Mrs
Selby. Sympathy was entirely with
Miss Dudley. every one hoping that
she would inherit.
At 8 o'clock on the morning OF Nov
IA, while the storm was still raging
DR.. Tra3k saw that his patient was
sinking Word came that Mr. Wyatt
could live but few hours. An hour
after this Mrs. Selby, despite the ef-
feet Of the most powerful stimulants.
passed away. Lambert was still alive.
Within ten ninutes after Mrs. Selby's
death the fact was reported to DIR.
Myrtlewood, who gave over attempting
20 longer keep his patient alive and
he died half an hour later.
DR.. Trask may be said to be on the
scouting line OF his profession. While
student he had witnessed an expert
ment which has startled the world.
He resolved to repeat It. Turning ev-
cry one out OF the room where Mrs.
Selby had died except his intimate
friend, DR. Semester, a graduate Of n
prominent German school OF medicine.
whom he retained for an assistant, he
made an incision over the woman's
heart. He then inserted his hand and
clasped the organ, squeezing 1t gently
and massaging 1t. This process he
kept up for some fifteen minutes, when
a faint tinge OF color appeared I'm the
patients checks Or. Semester placed
mirror under tine womaiis nostrils
ana a slight moisture appeared on the
glass The massaglng continued some
ten minutes longer. when the patient
opened her eyes.
Hastily covering the body TO the
chin Dr. Trask summoned every one
IN the house and said to them:
II wish you to witness that on this
14th day of November at 3:45 p. m.
Mrs Selby lives"
At that moment the patient sighed
and said in q feeble voice, u feel so
queer"
do you hear thati" said the doctor
eshe not only lives. but speaks. Leave
the room. Everything depends upon
keeping her composed"
No one knew what was passing IN
the sicksoom flll 0 O'Clock. when the
two physicians emerged aud announc-
ID that hlrs. Selby was dead
There was a lawsuit over the inner
itAnce OF the property in question, but