A Grave with a View
Add this to list of places I need to visit:
“In 1893, Tim died in Middlebury, Vermont on Halloween ironically enough1. His body was interred at the Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven, VT in a specially prepared grave. Beneath the odd, grassy mound of earth, Timothy’s face was positioned beneath a cement tube that led to the surface. The 6 foot tube ended at a piece of 14×14 inch plate glass allowing Tim to gaze upward in the event that he was buried alive. A bell was placed in his hand just in case he needed to signal that he was still alive.”
Via Candleblog via Boing Boing via vermonter.com
1 I conferred with my crack team of experts, this is not ironic at all.
2 Comments
John La Falce said 449 days ago:
I am happy to see the images of the book they look fantastic. What is even better is you have cast a stone in the lake of the world by putting this online and you are making a wave. I hope in time that your books seem less curious take on the personal meaning which only you can contribute. If you unable to find a sealer you can always varnish the book. My first book was preserved that way and is now Ten years old. ihope you do not mind if I link to your blog.
Johnson said 438 days ago:
I wonder what Tim has to show us after all this time…..
It definitely needs some investigating
Maybe at night with a flashlight when no ones around
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