SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2750, 16 January 1882, Page 2

SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD.

The following extraordinary incident is related in tho : Ballarat *• Star” On Friday, Norenobnr 18, a well known resident in Ballarat received no less than three urgent telegrams, requesting him to proceed to Sydney at once, in order to take charge of the dead body of his son, a young man who, to all appearonces, had died the same morning. Naturally enough, the grief of the father wag moat intense, and, in all sorrow, he departed for Sydney, expecting to view nothing more than the remains of £is son. Judge of hie surprise and joy when he went to the supposed of mourning to find his son was still alive,, though evidently suffering from some strange illness. It appears that on the preceding day the unfortunate young man had been seriously affected with some unknown malady, the nature of of which the doctors could not state. Next morning the patient had apparently expired, but it seems some 12 or 13 hours afterwards he suddenly awoke, much to the consternation of his friends. The father brought his son home to Ballarat on Monday last, and ho has since been under medical treatment. The doctors are exercised in their minds regarding the cause of the abnormal condition of the patient, and cannot yet distinguish the complaint under which ho is suffering. The body presents the appearance of paralysis, and the mental faculties of the patient are considerably

dimmed. He is connected with the printing business, and on leaving for Sydney several months ago he was made the recipient of a handsome presentation from several friends.