Entry #2
10/27

Poe tells other stories of when people are buried alive. Including Mademoiselle Victorine Lapourcade, who was buried when she was thought to be dead. Before, she had gone through a terrible marriage, having loved another man for the whole time. Well that man went to visit her grave one night to pay his respects and when he opened her coffin he that her eyes were open. She was alive the whole time, and was nursed back to health soon after. Another story tells of an "officer of artillery", who was pronounced dead and later buried. But one night a peasant was sitting on his grave and felt a commotion underneath him. Well, people ended up digging him up and sending him to a hospital. Sure enough he was indeed alive and was soon on the road to a full recovery. Unfortunately, he ended up dying when the doctors tried to apply a galvanic batter to him though. Poe speaks of another person who had to endure this inconvenient occurrence; Mr. Edward Stapleton. He apparently died of typhus fever and was buried. But soon after he was dug back up for further examination. They made several incisions before a student suggested applying a galvanic battery to the pectoral muscle. Immediately after the doctor had done this Mr. Stapleton sprang up and mumbled, "I am alive".