Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-08-17

The City in Alarm, in Tears, In Sas-
pense, and Subsequent Rejoicing.


Last Friday night, between nine
and ten o'clock, the citizens OF tbs
city we're aroused by the ringing OF
alarm bells on the streets, and tns
report swiftly circulated that Don,
son OF DR.. n. II. Cornell, and Freddie,
son Of T. 8. Grafton, were lost, ana
probably drowned.
The lads, each about s years oio,
had left home during the day; but
their absence was not considered
cause Of alarm by their parents until
after nightfall. Inquiry then reveal
ed the fact that they had been seen
bathing In White Breast creek two
miles west Of town. in the afternoon.
BOYS were sent through the streets
with bells to arouse the town, spread
the report and get men out for the
hunt. A force Of some 800 men and
boys, on foot, in wagons, on horseback,
with lanterns, was organized and star.
ted for general hunt In the woods
and along the stream.
The country was occurred for miles
up and down, and the people Of the
valley frightened TO bewilderment'
The banks of the stream were criticai'
iy examined in al their intricacies,
drift piles, dark wild-vine arbors and
muddy hiding places; and its deepest
waters were dragged In faithful search
Park Cornell, brother Of the lost Don
and few others, well mounted
pushed the hunt on the road WESTWARD
toward Pleasantville, hating at every
house to make inquiries, and finally
learned that the boys had seen In the
| afternoon going In that direction on
load of lumber.
FOUND.
At the house Of Capt Levi Car
| rothers the lads were found snugly
enconsed In q bed and sleeping! utter
ly obliyious to the intense excitement
caused by their absence from the
| parental roofs. Being awakened and
brought down to be carried home
they com plainsd Of their captors fo'
disturbing their rest, and praised the
| downy softness of the Carrother's beds
They had journeyed almost to Pleas
antville, where Don had aoquaintan
ces, but for some reason had changed
| their determination and turned
home ward Arriving at Mr.. Car
| rothers' at nightfall, worn and weary
| they asked for lodging. Supper wal
| offered them, but they declined, say
ing they would go to bed and gt
home In the morning. After ques
tloning the boys the family concluded
that they had been on visit tie Pleas
antyille, with consent of their parent,
and that there was nothing wrong In
the matter. Don, after getting started
home, innocently, but In complaining
mood, remarked that there was nc
sense In making such an ado about II
az they could not be expected to walk
five miles after night to get homo
when they could just as well stay
over night with the Captain and
come home In the morning.
| When Park and his party arrived
at the creek with the rescued boys the
| glad news that they were found was
spread among the hundred OF anxious
hunters by the firing old pistols and
| guns and joyous shouts repeated and
| echoed back from the hills until the
whole wooded valley resounded with
the happy acclaim.
When the advance heralds reached
the city with the news the church
bells made the announcement, and
the long procession Of weary search
ers came pouring In, bearing at its
head the boys lost and found for de-
livery to the grateful parents who
had from evening twilight to 8 a. m.
been suffering dread suspese.