Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-06-30
LOST IN A FATHOMLESS OUAGMIRE.
A Woman and Child Buried Alive.
Correspondence Atlanta Herald.

correspondence Atlanta Herald
PowELToN, Ga, May 15.-In Boggs
county, on the road leading from Mar
shalville to Fruwick, and ten miles from
the former town, resides well-to-dc
farmer by the name of Myrup. His
amlable and loved wife early after
breakfast had taken her infant child,
about thirteen months old, in her arms,
and gone off in search of a fine favorite
milch-cow.
On coming home from the field to his
dinner, Mr.. M. learned that his wife
and sweet little prattler had not made
their appearance. Almost frantic with
fear and excitement for their safety,
knowing that very large bear bad been
seen IN the swamp near by only few
days before, he put out Immediately in
search of the missing ones. All the
hired men and women on the place fol-
lowed, and, each taking a different di-
rection, the whole country was ran
sacked for several miles around. The
neighbors also, as the sad news
reached them, joined in the search.
The sun was just about sinking be-
hind the western hills when the misera-
BILE husband was returning up small
branch that had it's source at his spring.
and as he was still anxiously but almost
hopelessly looking in every direction,
while passing along he deserted in a
patch of luxuriant grass, in a marsh a
few PAGES off, something like piece OF
bingham. He stood Mortified and mo-
tionless for moment or two, and his
heart almost stopped pulsating as the
thought rushed to his frenzied brain
that the object he saw might be his
wife's bonnet, and that both she and b s
darling boy might be buried in the
fathomless quagmire over the centre of
which lay this relic.
Approaching to within safe distance
of this miry pit he discovered tie grass
turned downward and the surface of
the slough broken and depressed, show
ing that some living body had fallen in
and been struggling greatly to get out.
Very soon one Of the neighbors and
two Of the freedmen belonging to the
farm came up. Mr.. M. had already
explored to the depth of his arm in the
mire, but found no further traces of the
unfortunate ones. A pole IL or Is
feet long was now obtained and sent
down its full length, but neither could
anything befelt nor the bottom touched.
Another rod, longer than the first, was
then fastened to it, and the same exam !.
nation made with a like result. ANY
further attempt to recover the dead
bodies was therefore deemed useless.
It was accordingly decided to desist;
and the party, which had by this time
increased 70 thirty-fve or forty persons,
all set out for their respective homes,
just as the pail of night began to wrap
the earth in darkness.
At this juncture, the state of Mr..
Ms mind, who had to be carried away
by force, can better be imagined than
described. His agonizing cries and
groans were piteous, indeed, and most
painful to hear.
This quagmire had been known to all
the occupants of the farm from its
earliest settlement, but never till then
was any conception formed of it's i'm
mense depth. Full thirty feet of it had
been sounded, yet it's lowest part, if any
it has, is still to be ascertained. The
mean diametar Of the pit proper, for
some Is feet down, is about 81 feet.