Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1908 — NEARLY BURIED ALIVE. [ARTICLE]

NEARLY BURIED ALIVE.

Mm in Burial Casket tot Twenty* Four Hours Now Getting WelL William Young of Savannah, Mo., barely escaped being buried; alive, regain ng consciousness only an before the time set for the fnneral. Young had been ill a long time, and a few days ago he apparently died. A physician was at his bedside, and he said the man was lisad. The body was prepared for burial by an undertaker and placed in a casket. Friends of the dead man went to the house their sympathy to the family, among the visitors being Rev. J. E. McLaughlin, pastor of the church to which the Youngs belong. The mourners had assembled for the burial, and the time was only an hour distant when Rev. Mr. McLaughlin went Into the room where corpse lay to take $ last Jook at his lifelong friend. While gazing at the face he thought he detected the twitching of a muscle. He looked again, and for the second time was sure he could see a slight movement. The body of Young had been lying in the casket 24 hours and was cold. The minister feared that he had been mistaken, and not desiring to cause excitement among the people assembled for the funeral, went quietly out and summoned a physician, who soon found that Young was still alive. Then the preacher went out and announced that the funeral would be postponed. At that time Young was sitting up in his coffin and was seen by some Of those in the next room. They fled from the uncanny sight. ‘ Young was removed from the coffin and placed on a bed, and it is believed that he will fully recover.