White was the family physician present at the burial of John Beswick, at which a mourner noticed that John's eyelids were flickering, just as his coffin lid was about to be closed; White confirmed that John was still alive.
Foi o médico da familia Beswick e estaba presente no enterro de John, cando uno dos doentes notou que as pálpebras deste movíanse, xusto cando ían pechar o seu cadaleito; White confirmou que John aínda estaba vivo.