BURIED ALIVE FOR THREE DAYS.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 8, Issue 30, 12 April 1907, Page 2

BURIED ALIVE FOR THREE DAYS.

A ghastly story of the burial of a living man comes from the town of Vfornep. A baker named VVanovsky died, as it was thought, and after a lapse of 48 hours he was buried in the parish graveyard. On the day afftr Manovsky's death another townsman named Aldus died. Gra\es were dug by the parish gravedigger for both men. Albus’ body was kept for 72 hours between death and burial ; but when ins friends took him to the graveyard it, was discovered that Wanovsfcy had been buried in Albus’ grave, owing to some mistake of the gravedigger and Wanovsky’s friends. When Albus’ widow declined to accept the remain-' ing grave there was nothing to do but dig up Wanovsky’s coflin, This was done, and when the coflin was raised to the surface the horror of. those present was fearful, for they,) hoard faint stirrings inside the coflin Most of them fled in terror to Wcrnep, where the story was circulated like wildfire. The two or three who remained at the grave, hearing' the sounds repeated, sensibly broke open the coffin, and when the crowds fropi Wornep returned they found Wanovsky lying in his grave-clothes on iho grass, pale, fearfully exhausted, but still alive. Ho was taken home, but lived only two days. The physician stated that it was not disease, but the awful sufferings he endured under ground, which killed him.