, 1876-04-14
Three Days ind Four Nights In
I1llEabctl,port Sewers.
Darkness, Terror, Hanger, Nofsomencss,
d Rising Tide, Nh Influx OF Smotll'
cring Sham, Fatignc, and
Torrible Injuries.



morning last 10 traced Ills way back 10 tho nppar
1orld On Wednoaday afternoon last stranger,
roughly drcrssd anil unsliavon, anl having
the accent .ot German, nntercd tho
Taylor 1Iouso, kops by Mr.. jackson, IN Eliza
betbport, md Rskod for elnss Of boor. After
be had drunk, he .cated himself A. lunch.
table, and called for dinner. As he ats ho talk
ed in broken English to tho watsefB, aud BY
emss and fsvora sought to ingratiate himself
In thelr confidence. After dinner lo drank frog
II, and, walking up and down tho dntng.room,
talked 10 syery one, and na they langhod at his
un,ntolligiblo words he laughed too, md shook
hauta with tlom. At longth ho went through
to hall and into tho oooka o room ana gave hor
stalfs and through many chambers, aud waa
Al lant ordered down by tho proprietor, who
Thought that the nans behavior wns auspEcious.
In tho saloon, down Btnlre, hn ato And drank
again, and became so familiar with tho em-
pioyoa TINT A1r. jackson ordorod him into tho
etrcet. After that ho was not seen Until ovon-
Ing, when lie returned to tho llotol and whilo
aoryants wero not looking at him unlocked the
hill doris and unboltel window. fn the evon-
ipg 10 mAdo free with every ono and everything
ID tho SALOON, and spent nlonoy freely. When
Tho hotel was closed at 10 o'clock ho want out
and waIIscd up tho strcct toward tile contro Ut
tha town.
srnAHnE noBDERT.
Early that evoning Mr.. Jackson wont with bis
Nlfo TO hor home in Elizabeth. To returned OH
tic t140 p. m. tratn. md as he approached tho
hotol from the depot be heard o peculiar rat
tling aounl from tho interior OF tho house. lilo
ran up tho stops, and ns hD crossed tho verandH
he hoard the rattliug noso again., uc throw
open tho front door. and: entorin9, tho saloon.
Piles Of coats and other clothes, boxes Of cigars,
aud botsIea Of wtne littorod the floor nenr tho
counter, and tho money drawer that had con-
tanned several dollars was open and tho money
yr{yftr 1,O1h hnnF {A,r1x
hAff way up.
MIR. JackaonB house Is on Tho outskirts OF
1li1abethport, at TTumbull and First streets,
Nd Ia not moro tlian 20 rods from tho shoro
Newark Bay. Hight soross Trumbull street
y tho great workshops Of the Singer Sowing
gus tho night vatchman Of the Blnger work.
sh1a run mp 70 tho hotol window md shouted,
kno," was tho answer. Thon Mr.. Jackson said
that:hero had been burglary, and tho watch
man sfd TINT he had boon watching suspicious
1'eraoi who had boon prowlfng around for rev
da, anttney iaintly discorned tho figure Of 4
nsu, Vt wss makng down Trinbull atreet TO-
Maru bay. They ran toward him, and as
they ghIn9 on him ho frat quickcned bis pnco
and then ,roke iuto quick trok. Down tho
street tho ourBuors ran at tho top Of their
1peed. and tAey noared tho edgo Of tho bay
they ~oro Oily short distance from tho fugi-
From tho Cd Of the Singer workshops long
wharf e1tends'ar out Into tho water. At tho
baae OF thR warf on tho southern aide is
ligh wooden offot wall, at tho bottom Of Which
AFRO the mouths oi,he large Elizabeth sewcr and
sowcrs aro feet hlk,. As jackson and Smith
wore within fow fe+ of the offsot wall. run
ming at full speed. thefugit1vs disappeared.
IN IN, aENKn.
1t was low ndc, md t1o rettoatinE waves had
left q fiat Of mud. dur; and troacherous. TINT
fohched from the s0worpntranceB for about 10
rods out to tho water. toroes the sfimy mud
bed the watchmAn caratlly cropt to tho en-
franco OF tte Ellzabeth ,ower, snd there he
shouted nRain and ngain ito It's silont depths,
but he heard no answer. DICKSON soon Joined
hts companion, and both mn stood pothed OH
the uncertain footlng for o talf hour in vain,
man from Ills retreas. It was midnight, and tho
watchmnn was obliged to rotiyn to Ills night
patrol. Thoa Jackson ran np. to his hosol and
invoke hiB boardera and with th,m and Oflicor
went Into tile Elizabeth gower, ~. on tlA return
said that ho hud heard footsteps Ia tie direction
OF tho bfngor aowor.
Tho ohleer stripped OF bis coat. laid his club
Astdo4 took his dark-lsntern on Ls arm, aud say
Ing "I'li hayo that man now or Ill ouo my iife, +"
entered tho Binger SAVIOR. Btoopiag low, and
pressing through The loavy atteanl shat rolled
at his foot, ofton pauslug to catch ths sound Of
o foot~fallt aud turning hiB fhce upwhtl to re-
gain Ills broath, be creps along. Boon NO hoard
. dstaut pRsh, and then Lie went gu little
faster. but faat as he advanced tho rol:onting
footsteps showed that tho man ho sought was
going further and further into tho towos.
Thicker md thicker grow the heavy m!asnatio
xiE, tho walls OF tile noiHomo dungeon seemed
to DO contracting, cold chill Broso from tue
atrcnm, tho o0lcor'a brain Ieo!ed, and turning
about no ma1o his way As fssG AZ possible baek
to tho entrance. While Ao WAS turning around
7o hoard the wat0ts nploah atar on, Al though
tho fugitive Was hassouing away, and then all
Waa silent.
The olllcer was 40 woak after hia long st.y In
tho fotd air Of tho uawer that he reolsa liko .
drunken man. Tho party htayed long IT t1e
mouth OF tho tuuuol. hn., ~ the stranger had
oxccpt tho oticor Ito ren,ai,loi until after day
light, and eoon Afterwards. tho rising lido hny-
ing filed the sewer 50 that there conld bo no
possible. escapo for the mall tho otlsccr went
AWAY. After This tho subject was dropped III
Elizabothport, aud the stranger vino had boon
chased through the night into hts probable tomb
Pks almost forgotten.
1Hx Fu0l11vE's sToRr.
Ar fat As can bo learned from the rambling
aen4enccs aud bzokeu English OF tho man who
now lies In partial delirium OH bis cot in tho
Kilrabetltown Alu,shouso, hin story IL Rubstan-
tl6lly that. After ho penetrated for short dts
tance Into tho sewer, no heard the foot-ta!!s Of
DO ovortakcu, 10 rau further in... lie was unable
10 Btaul upright OH account Of tho low wal,s,
and, na ho wont bltn,tly on, ho often
foil aud bruised hls arms aud knoes on
far that ho could boar no Hou,,d from Geh.nd,
and he stopped to think. IIo bocamo confused.
the wbolo passage saesned an inoxtricabls tanelo,
and thou It flashed upon him that he WAS lost.
The main channol Was intcrsootod by cEoaalng
and rocrosstng chambers, and Ia the darkness h0
knew not which way 70 turn. Suddenly lie
heard an uuearth]y sound, The solid wall from
bled and swayed. and there usa dull heavy
toaT. Eusfl, and thea tho noiso gradually dled
out, tho swsyiug ceased, and agaiu all was II:
!ont. He concluded that tho great roaring bad
beau caused BY the approach aud passage Of 4
track ID near tho sever. lie cannot tall how
long Il waB before tho sounds OF lifo above.
fAtEtly sndihle. told him that It had become
day, bat tho tlEat eouud that he heard after The
Passing Of tho train Was that Of tho distant
rlashiug Of machinery. Ho thought that the
sound was the noiBe OF the heavy machinery
IN the factory. lio dropped on his hand
fna % knee. 10 shs fltbyt vAsor and rrooabl,
q AtFApRa. cold nraoniuR aauRaki0n ahnij