The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-17
SAVED FROM THE GRAVE.
Aow a Dream Rescued Woman From
a Terrible Death,

Terrible DeAth
AIr, Jones was Il popular young pasl'
ness man III the city VI u, Ills vile
WAS d woman Of strong emotion and
most delicate perceptions Between
them there existed rare sympathy
which extended TO all the faculties,
Mrs. Jones loll III, and after few
weeks agony, during which her nus
band waited on hor with u eonstahey
not often seen, she dled--that IL, she
nnpeareSl to be dead, There was no
question about Il In the doctors mind,
certificate was issued and an under
tnker called In. hut for the fortunate
circumstance that Mr., Jones was OPP
nosel to ombalmlng there would he no
story 70 tell unless Il were OF another
person apparently dead who was 70.
ylyea for d moment under the lunge OF
the embalmers knife,
Saved from that fate, Mrs Jones was
lala out IN her burial robe, placed In q
coffin and on the third day was buried
IN cemetery some distance away,
Her husband was greatly affected. so
much that his relatives feared an at
taek OF melancholla. His uncle. wish
,nr 10 arouse his spirits aud divert bis
attention, remained In the house the
night after the funeral HsNi was
valuable witness, MS II proved, OF IN
event so astounding as to DO almost
beyond belief,
| For an hour or two that evening they
| talked chiefly about the dead and then
went 70 bed. Mr.. Jones, after toSaing
mon HIS pillow for long time, feu
into A troubled sleep. In the middle
| OF the night he heard vSiee calling
his name, George, GeorgeF Ihe
tones were not familiar TO him; they
ala not recall the voice Of his wife.
still concclying himself the victim OF
n dream, he again went to sleep. IL
was daybreak before the voice was
heard again, and this time II could not
be ignored. He recognized II at last
ns the voice OF his wife In sore dis'
tress calling upon him, She cried;
"George! save mel Save me, GeorgaF
He spraug out Of bed, trembling oil
over. That despairing cry still rang III
his ears. so real was Il that, although
he was awake and remembered per
fectly the death. the fGperal ana all
that happened In the preceding four
DAYS he searched the room for hel
who had thrice called him by name.
Finding that ho was alone, he rush
ed into his uncle's room crying: "Ge'
up! Get up We must 20 to the GENE
terry! She Is alive! She is calling met
The uncle. skeptical as he was b!
nature, was carried away by Jones
impetuoslty. Both men threw on som'
clothing, and, while one harnessed
! horse to light buggy. tho other pro
cured spades. Thus equipped. the.
, drove 10 the cemetery at a gallop. III
. sun rose as they lcaped out at %
I. grave and began TO dig.
Mrs. Jones had been buried the pre-
I ylous afternoon. Her husband shovel
+ ed away the earth In n frenzy OF en-
ergy. II was firmly fxed In his min
that she had been buried alive an
, that he might yet be in time to sav
i her. Inspired by his nephew's excite
J. ment, the uncle dug with a v''3r q
most as great as Jones,
q Begrlmed and dlsheyeled. they
s last reached the coffin and wrenche
/ of the lid. Jones shricked. His wifi
was moving. She was trying feebly
turn over In her narrow bed. Sh
= gazed at him with eyes that saw no
! She was unconscious Of her situation
He passed his arms about her an
= lifted her out. The two men remove
4 her from the grave, placed her In Il
i buggy and drove home. Physician
- we're called In. Under close medic
a care she slowly recovered. Every pr
n caution was taken TO guard her fro
= the knowledge OF what had hapDene
and all who were In the secret pledg'
themselves to silence elest the shot
Of that revelation Of her burial al
50 resurrection might prove fatal to be
: but the story leaked out later. witt
. ATrs Ionoa Vot ahnnt aRaln. BAL