one of the most interesting cases of resuscitation that ever came to my knowledge was of george lennox, a notoriousnhorse thief of jefferson county. he was serving his second term. sedgwick county sent him to prison the first time for a similar offense- stealing horse.


Part 1...


During the winter of 1887 and 1888, he worked in the coal mines. The place where he was working seemed dangerous to him. He reported the fact to the officer in charge, who made an examination, and decided that the room was safe, ordered lennox back to his work.


The convict obeying, had not continued his work more than an hour, when the roof fell in and completely buried him.


He remained in this condition for fully two hours. He was missing dinner time, and search was instituted for the adsent convict. He was found under this heap of rubbish.


Life was extinct.


He was taken to the top, and , on examination by the prison physician, was pronounced dead. His remains were carried to the hospital where he was washed and dressed preparatory to interment. His coffin was made and brought into the hospital. The chaplain has arrived to perform the last rites prior to burial. Two of the prisoner were ordered by the hospital steward to lift corpse from the boards and carry it across the room when the one was at the head accidentally stumbled over the cuspidor, lost his balance and dropped the corpse.


The head of the man stuck the floor and to the utter surprise and astonishement of all present, a deep groan was heard. Soon the eyes opened, and other appearance of life manifested.


The physician was immediately sent for, and by the time he arrived, some thirt minute later, the "dead" man had called for cup of water, and was in the act od drinking. The coffin was at once removed. and later on was to bury another convict in.


His burial robe were also taken from him. and the prison garb substituted.


On the examination he was found to have one of his legs broken in two places, ans was otherwise brusied. He remained in the hospital some six months, and again went to work. i learned of his experience while apparently dead, soon after, fellow miner.


Prompted by curiosity, i longed for an acquaintance with lennox to get his experience from his own lips.


This opportunity was not offered for several months. At last ot came.


After being removed from the mines i was detailed to one of the prison office to make out some annual report. the subject of this man's return to life was being discussed one day when he happened to pass by the office door and was pointed out to me. it was not long until i had a note in his hand and asked him to come where i was at work.


He did so and here i got well acquainted with him, and from his own lips recieved his wonderful story.He is young man, probably not over thirty years of age. He is not a hardened criminal; is possessed of a very good education. and naturally very bright.


The most wonderful part of his history was that during the time he was dead. Being a shorthand reporter, i took his history from his dictation. Said he.


" I had a presentimental all morning that something terrible was going to happen. I was so uneasy on account of my feelings that i went to my mining boss, Mr Grason, and told him how i felt, and asked him if he would come and examine my coal room, the place where i was digging coal. He came and seemed to make a thorough examination, and ordered me back to work, saying there was no danger, that he thought i was going cranky.


I returned to work and had been digging away for something like an hour, when, all of a sudden, it grew dark. Then it seemmed as if a great iron door swung open and i passed through it.

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The thought then came to my mind that i was dead and in another world. i could see no one noe hear a sound of any kind. from some cause unknown to myself i started to move away from the doorway and had traveled some distance when i came to the back of the broad river. it ws not dark neither was it light. there was about as much light as on a bright starlit night.


" I had not remained on the bank of this river very long until i could hear the sound of oars in the water i was standing. i was speechless.. He looked at me for a moment. and said he had come for me, and told me to get into the boat and row across to the other side. i obeyed. Not a word was spoken. i longed to ask him who he was and where i was. My tongue seemed to cling to the roof of my mouth.


I could not say a word. Finally we reached the opposite shore. i got out of the boat, and the boatman vanished outnof sight.


'' Thus left alone,ni knew not what to do, Looking out before me, I saw two roads which led through a dark valley. One of these was abroad road, and seemed to be well traveled. The other was a narrow path that led off in another direction. I instinctively followed the well-beated road. I had not gone far when it seemed to grow darker.


Ever and anon, However, a light would flash up from the distance, and in this manner i was lighted on my journey.


"presently i was met by a being that it is utterly impossible for me to describe. i can only give you a faint idea of his dreadful appearance. He resembled a man somewhat, but much larger than any human being i ever saw. He must have been at least ten feet high. He had great wings on his back. He was as black as the coal i had been digging, and in a perfectly nude condition.


"He had a large spear in his hand, the handle of which must have been fully fifteeen feet in lenght. His eyes shone like balls of fire . his teeth, white as pearl seemed fully an inch long. His nose, if you could call it a nose, was very large broad, and flat. His hair was very coarse, heavy, and long. it hung down on his massive shoulders, His voice sounded more like the growls of a lion in a menagerie than anything i can recall.


"it was during one of these flashes of light that i first saw him. I trembled like an aspen leaf at the sight. He had his spear raised as it to send it flying through me, i suddenly stopped. With that terrible voice i seem to hear yet, he bade me to follow him- that he had been sent to guilde me on my journey. I followed him. What else could i do?


" After he had gone some distance, a huge mountain seemed to rise up before us.The part facing us seemed perpendicular ,just as if a mountain had been cut in two and one part of it had been taken away. On this perpendicular wall i could read distinctly these words,

'THIS IS HELL.' My guide approached this perpendicular wall and with his spear handle gave three loud raps. A large massive door swung back and we passed in. I was then conducted on through what appeared to be a passage through this mountain.


" For sometime we traveled in egyptian darkness. I could hear the heavy footfall of my guide, and thus could follw him. All along the way i could hear deep groans, as some dying. Further on these groans increased, and i could hear, it seemed, a million voices in the distance,and the cry wasfor water! water!


"presently another door opened at the knock of my guide, and i found the we has passed through the mountain and now a broad plain lay out before me.



"At this place my guide left me, to direct other lost spirit to the same destination.


"I remained in this open plain for a time, when a being similar to the first one came to me; but instead of a spear he had a sword.

He came to tell me of my future doom. He spoke with the voice that struck terror to my soul. ' Thou art in hell, said he; ' for thee all hope is fled. As thou passed through the mountain on thy journey hither, thou didst hear a groans and shrieks of lost souls as they called for water to cool their parched tongues. Along the passage there is a door that opens into the lake of fire. This is soon to be thy doom. Before thou art conducted to this place of torment never more to emerge- there is no those who enter thee - thou shalt be permitted to remain in this open plain, where it is granted to all the lost to behold what they might have enjoyed, instead of what they must suffer.


"With this i was left alone. whether gthe result of the terrible fright through which i had passed i know not, but now i became stupefied. A dull languor took full possession of my frame. My strenght departed from me. My limbs refused longer to support my body. Overcome, i now sank down a helpless mass. Drowsiness now took control of me. Half awake, half asleep, I seemed to dream.


"Far above me and in the distance i saw the beautiful city of which we read in the bible. How wonderfully beautiful were its walls of jasper! Strenght out and away in the distance, i saw vast plains covered with beautiful flowers. I, too, beheld the river of life and the sea of glass. Vast multitudes of angels would pass in and out through the gates of the city, Singing , OH, such beautiful songs! Among the number i saw my dear old mother, who had died a few years ago of a broken heart because of my wickedness. She looked toward me and seemed to beckon me to her, but i could not move.


"There appeared to be a great weight upon me that held me down . Now a gentle breeze wafted the fragrance of those flowers to me, and i could now, more plainly than ever, hear the sweet melody of angel voices and i said 'Oh, that i might be on of them'.


"As i was drinking of this cup of bliss it was suddenly dashed from my lips. I was aroused from my slumbers. i was brought from my happiness dreamland by an inmate of my dark abode, who said to me that it was now time to enter upon my future career. He bade me follow him.

"Retracing my steps i again entered the dark passageway, and followed my guide for a time, when we came to the door that opened in the side of the passage, and going along this, we finally found ourselves passing through another door, and lo! I beheld the lake of fire.


"Just before me i could see, as far as the eye could reach, that literal lake of fire and brimestone. Huge billows of the fire would roll over each other ,and great waves of fiery flame would dash against each other and leap high in the air like the waves of the sea during a violent storm. On the crest of the waves i could see human being rise, but soon to be carried down again to the lowest depths of the lake of fire. When borne on the crest of these awful billows for the time their curses against a just God would be appalling, and their pitiful cries for water would be heart-rending. This vast region of fire echoed and re-echoed with the walls these lost spirits.


"presently i turned my eyes to the door through which i had a few moments before entered, and i read these awful words: 'This is thy doom; eternity never ends.' shortly i began to feel the ground give away beneath my feet, and i soon found myself sinking down into the lake of fire. An indescribable thirst for water now seized upon me. And calling for water my eyes opened in the prison hospital.


"I have never told the experience of mine before, for fear the prison officials would get hold of it, and think me insane, and lock me up in the crank house. i passed through all this, and i am well satisfied as i am that iam alive that there is heaven and there is hell, and regular old-fashioned hell, the kind the bible tells about. But there is one thing certain, I am never going to that place any more.


"As soon as i opened my eyes in the hospital and founf that i was alive and on earth once more, i immediately gave my heart to God. and i am going to live and die a Christian. While the terrible sight of hell can never banished from my memory, neither can the beautiful things of Heaven that i saw.


"I am going to meet my dear old mother after a while; to be permitted to sit down on the banks of that beautiful river; to wander with those angels across the plains, through the vales and over the hills carpeted with fragrant flowers;, the beautiful of which far surpasses anything that mortal can imagine; to listen to the songs of the saved - all this will more than compensate for living the life of a christian here on earth, even if i have to forego many sensual pleasures in which i indulged before coming to the prison. i have abandoned my companions in crime, and am going to associate with good people when iam once more a free man.


After he got through with this wonderful story, I asked him if he was going to tell others of his experience when he got out. His reply was that people would not believe him and he would keep it to himself. Should this fall into his hands and he should read of his experience while in hell forty - eight hours, it will no doubt surprise him. We give the account to the reader just as we receive it from Lennox.


We dont pretend to solve the mystery -selected.

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