Show case of petrifaction A pittsburg dispatch to the philadelphia fress says that dur ing the slimmer 1876 benjamin singerly esq for a number of beirs state printer and proprietor of the state journal died sudden ly at his residence in this city mr singerly was a very heavy man weighing pounds six professional pall bearers were present at the funeral to guard against accident the casket was of walnut seven feet three inches long by three feet wide and was put into a heavy stone box securely fastened some months ethe relatives in philadelphia concluded to have the regains ren ains removed to laurell hill cemetery where his parents and other relatives are buried the work of raising the body was commenced and to the surprise of those who had under talan the job ho offensive odor prevailed as they approached the casket an effort was made to raise the body but this was found almost impossible on account of the extraordinary weight still greater was the surprise at thi sand it was decided to raise the lid of the casket imagine their arriaza mant upon finding that the bady had undergone petrifaction and assumed the color of common brown store paper the entire face and form seemed one mass of of stone chiseled from the block not one of the features or linea ments except the eyes were sunken were out of place 01 unnatural in the slightest decree even the shirt coat booan and pantaloons were intact the remains were hen placed in a stout casket for transportation when it was found the weight was pounds they were shipped to philadelphia per adams express and inferred by the relatives immediately upon arrival there was 62 years of age at time af his tl catH |