New-York tribune., 1910-01-11
BACK FROM DEAD
I'm RETURNS AFTER
HIS FUNERAL.
u;fe Had Identified Body as
His. and Was Alone in G7et
When He appeared.

tsv men come the privilege OF re-
lining 70 the loved ones at nome al'ei
.o,.e-al days' absence TO nno tlla' .iie'
.o-,e N regard him as dead ano TO
that great pains had been taken 10
ress sorrow. Such privilege mas
a. Iohn Smith, a stationary nre-
:. No 4o6 East 18th street he
srrived at his home at supper 'iiiie le,-''
-icb, after having been absent SINCE De
.hsr % 10 find his wife preparing sup
to- one and his home IN olsorder'
~,,-restions of funeral around the
rooms. o< D.-
- - and his wife, two daughters
end son-in-law hunted In almost every
bosn;taI police station and morsue IN
o,.y for him. On January tne
N - son.jn-law. Michael Trainer, or
1o- East 18th street, visited the
n.,,.,,,s norgue and saw the body OF
u.bich had been found on the
-. ~, the night of January D.
-.a nsfe and son-in-law looked at the
hodv for several minutes. but could not
-ositivelv identify II as that Of the miss
i,s man. Doubts wavered, however
,,bsr the small finger Of the right mana
on the body was found 10 be crooked
ans when the wife discovered scar on
tbe right leg. Both physical pecullarl-
ties were possessed by the missing man.
The woman refused to make posluNe
identification because the clothing was
of different cut and OF poorer duallty
than that of her husband. The two lett
the morgue practically convinced, now
ever
On January Mrs. Smith, Trainer ana
his wife. visited the morgue again ana
decided that the body was that OF
Smith despite the difference in cloth-
ing The family told an undertaken TO
take charge Of the body and turned over
n him life insurance policy for SOU.
The funeral was held Sunday morning
Many friends attended the funeral and
the burial in Calvary Cemetery Through
loans from friends and relatives Mrs.
Smith was able TO appear dressed in
proper mourning. because the sudden
call for funeral expenses found her
financially embarrassed.
After the funeral, Mrs. Smith. her two
daughters and Trainer returned home
and the wife prepared To take up her
life alone. She almost collapsed several
times on Sunday. and yesterday, when
the fun import OF her supposed loss came
over her.
With her grief came loss of appetite,
but the common sense of the daughters
neglect eating. and Mrs. Smith was per-
suaded 10. reconcile herself to the be
resvement enough TO get supper.
She Was preparing a meal for herself
last night and thinking of the days gone
ty and OF Smith, who had always been
= good provider. when d brisk, familiar
step sounded in the hallway outside OF
the door. Mrs. Smith stopped her work
over the kitchen range for moment to
listen. As she did so the door flew open
and her husband strobe into the room
smiling. The surprise weakened the
woman and she tainted in her husbands
arms. Smith, wondering at his wife's
silment and at the darkened. disordered
and flower strevn rooms, revived his
wife AMI Gsked her what the trouble
vas. Mrs. Smith. dazed and almost in
Clined TO doubt her own eyes, told the
stoTy Of the identification of the body
81 the morgue and of the funeral Their
Smith told his story
He said he became i'll in the street or
the night of January > and went to the
Bellevue dispensary for treatment. The
physicians there decided to send him Il
the City Hospital on BIackweIPs Isl.
and, and he went there, assured by the
doctors that his family would be told.
The days that passed were lonely one.
Tor Smith. for none of the members o-
MS family called to see him, and he be.
came convinced that the family had for.
gotten him. 1t never occurred to hin
that the doctors would fail to tell his
wife.
Smith was discharged from the hos
pital yesterday. and instead of goina
right home. knowing that his wife
worked Until 6 o'clock. he went to hi.
Old place Of employment He was greet.
eu WIN surprise there, but he never Sus-
pec'ed that he had been taken for dead
After finding that his job was still his
smith returned 20 his home and the
scene with the wife followed.
The body Of the man buried in Calvar,
cemetery as Smiths will be exhumec
et tne cltys expense and returned tC
Ae Morgue- The insurance policy wa!
returned 10y the undertaken TO the fam
liy, and the Smiths will have to beal
the expense OF the funeral.