The Meeker herald., 1909-02-06
A STRAN,s77 CASE OF
RAISING the DEAD.
Copyright 1903. by American Press Asso-
cistion

by 200 feet deep In the upper part Of
New York about which nearly a CEN
fury ago residences were sprlnging up.
One day in 49, 1t was announced thnt
this lot had been bought by a man
who intended to use 1t for q livery
stable. The proximity Of such proper
ty being undesirable, residents of tho
neighborhood dubbed together and
invested $1,000 each, forming a trust,
every investor having the right to NOM
mate a 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 Its owner. The nominees were
all under one year of age and selected
from families remarkable for lOngev-
lty.
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. selby nlnety-two and half
Both were in fairly good health con-
sldering their advanced age. Mfr.
Wyatt had wllled the property In case
he should live to secure II to his son,
Walter Lambert. aged sixty five. Miss
Sclby's interest was to 60 to her great
grnndniece. Florence Dudley, aged
fourteen.
Six years later both Mr.. Wyatt and
Mrs. Selby had experienced great
change. In each there remained but
the flicker Of the last drops Of life's
burning oil. The property which one
or the other would own was worth
81 100000. Lambert. who would in.
herit IL his father should be the sur
vivor, was an old curmudgeon whom
everybody hated. Florence Dudley was
a 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 million
was dependent upon the lives Of these
two aged people they were kept like
plants In 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 90 out Of doors. Mr..
Wyatt was under the constant care Of
DIR. Myrtlewood, Il 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 10 WAS balmy up to
the 18th Of November. when blizzard
came down that carried OF most Of
those whose lives hung In the balance
Old Mr.. Wyatt and old Mrs. Selb?
both lay dying. Mr.. Lambert Ind spies
in the Selby home, and DIR. Trask. wis
had his fiancee's interests In charge.
managed to keep himself fairly poste
as to the condition Of old Wyatt. Enc a
principal was approaching the end OF
the race, and 1t seemed probable that
the winner might survive by onl'
few hours. DIR. Myrtlewood was k,sep-
ing old Wyatt up by stimulants. and
DIR. Trask was doing the same by Mrs.
selby. sympathy was entirely with
Miss Dudley. every one hoping that
she would inherit.
AT o O'Clock on the morning nf Nov.
Il. while the storm was still raging.
DIR. Trask saw that his patient was
sinking. Word came that Mr.. Wyatt
could live but few hours. An hour
after this Mrs. selby. despite the eff
feet of the most powerful stimulnnts.
passed away. Lambert was still alive.
Within ten minutes after Mrs. Selby's
death the fact was reported to DR.
Myrtlewood. who gave over attempting
to longer keep his patient alive. and
he died half mn hour Inter.
Dr. Trask may be said to bc on the
scouting line Of his profession. While
a student he had witnessed nm 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. Or. Semester, graduate of
prominent German school of medicine.
whom he retained for an assistant. he
made an inclslon over the woman's
heart. He then inserted his hand and
clasped the organ, squeezing It gently
and massaging It, This process he
kept up for rome fifteen minutes, when
faint tlnge Of color appeared in the
patients cheeks. DR.. Semester placed
mirror under the womau's nostrils
and slight moisture appeared on the
glass. The massag ing continued some
ten minutes longer. when the patient
opened her eyes.
Hastily covering the body to the
chin DR.. Trask summoned every ons
In the house and said to them:
81 wish you to witness that on this
18th day Of November at 8:4S p. N.
Mrs. selby lives"
At that moment the patient sighed
and said in a feeble voice. II fed 20
queer"
DO you hear that?' said the doctor.
"she not only lives. but speaks. Leave
the room. Everything depends upon
keeping her composed"