The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
Appears to Deny Published
Reports of Death and Tell
Amazing Tales.

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Looliing the
picture Of health, Count August Shap-
pelysky de Mukkadel de Castellane
iSeymore Che wrote it out hlmself)
came into the Sun Office to say that
the reports Of his death were greatly
exaggerated and TO tell story that
could not possibly be exaggerated.
The count, 1t seems, was not dead,
but sleeping.
at is most disconcerting to have
every one think am dead" said the
count earnestly, twirling his kaiser
like mustache. ~ have to take twen-
ty minutes every time / meet a GENTLE
man friend to persuade him / am alive.
Now if you print that / am alive and
all your Observation-Disclosures of thou
sans-of readers read it, 1t will save
me the twenty minutes"
So the Sun gave the assurance that
the court really Is very much alive,
even though the Sun printed in its
issue of January 2, 1914. that the count
had been hoist by his own petard, had
died while experimenting with a sus-
pended animation serum which he
hoped would prove that death was
easily deprived Of Its sting.
What follows is the counts own
story of how the genie in a little black
bottle containing bourbon whiskey
charmed him back 10 life after an un-
dertaker had seen his big toe wiggle,
also an authentic account Of his ex-
ploration of Tibet, the crocodilephant,
the pelllgiraffe, anabiosa and contra
biosa and other prodigies.
To Seek River Of Doubt.
The counts story Is particularly in
terestlng at this time, for within a few
days he departs, he says, to see Col
Ionel Roosevelt's river Of doubt. In the
past the count has done marvellous
things, such as promotings a corner
in skeletons, a hotel for suicides, and
seeking in vain an American bride to
share a $150,O0O Inheritance. But for
his story:
''You see, you have printed that Dr..
I. P. Daley telegraphed Mayor Ed
ward Stetson Griffing OF New Rochelle
Il live in New Rochelle-that ldied
in the Mammoth cave Of Kentucky on
the first of January, 1914, from an
injection of anabiosa, my suspender OF
of animation" he said. "Dr. Daley
thought was dead and called an I'm
dertaker, but that undertaken saw my
toe wiggle.
by George he said, he's alive!
and he gave me some bourbon Wills
key out Of little black bottle, and
sure enough, was alive. Animation
had just been suspended a few hours
longer than we expected. that's all.
My anabiosa needed just something
more to make 1t work properly.
"Well, went to Tibet-emphasis
on tho bet as in wager-on tn
steamship Empress Of China. l ex-
plored the county-and It is the land
Of opportunity. They are 800 years
behind the times, and all the poorest
workmen wear jewelry, rings, gold,
precious stones everywhere, but to
continue
"Dr Daley and so to Batany a
town near the coast, and from there
we explore the interior and find AMI
mails. Oh, the most miraculous anil
mails. Listen, and will tell you.
Oh, Such Animals.
"There was the crocodilephant, with
q head like an elephant. a long neck
and body like a crocodile. Here, l
draw YOU a sketch'-and the count
did. The crocodilephant must be an
Interesting beast.
"Also he has long trunk. Well, I
get on this crocodilephant, though he
weighs 81 900 pounds, and my weight
sinks him under the water except for
the end Of his trunk. That sticks up
like perlscope ard lets him breathe
There am / way down under the water
looking at the marvellous fishes. How
do breathe All, when was In Brazil
/ have found a root Of a tropical tree
that Is hollow. / put one end in my
mouth, nut clothespin on my nose,
fasten the other end 10 a float, and
there you are. / wear spurs, so ! can
steer him.
"Tho pelligiraffe yes, head like Q
pelican, body like giraffe was an.
other animal we found. ] have pre-
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