The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-07-27
From the Cameron Press.
Lost In the Woods.

child aged seven years, son of Dennis
Heber, had disappeared on Wednes-
day, and up to the time of going to
press on Thursday, had not been
found.
The child left home early Wednes-
day morning, and got into wagon
belonging to Mr.. Reese, of Potter
county. The boy was carried as far as
Allen Russell's, up the Portage, and
left in the road by Mr.. Reese. Judge
Ross took the lad into his wagon and
brought him down as far as Mrs. Lu-
cores just above the Portage bridge,
and started him towards town. The
little fellow was traced into the Buff
falo r. II. Yard, and from there up
the Plank Road Hollow, beyond the
residence of Mr.. Stoneman, and was
lost sight of abont o'clock in the af-
ternoon. When the Press was de-
livered, it became extensively known
that the child was lost and our citi-
zens very generally Joined in the
search. The woods in the vicinity of
the child's disappearance were thor
oughly searched during that day and
night, but nothing could be found of
the lost child.
Friday the excitement became in
tense, and the agony of the parents
was almost ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
efforts were organized Friday morn
ing, and about one hundred men
started for the woods, and in the COM
pany were some of our oldest and
most experienced hunters, with dogs to
find the trail of the lost boy. The search
was continued all that day and night,
and the party returned with no It'd
ings of the poor lost child.
Saturday increased efforts were put
forth. The boy had been in the woods
three days and nights, and the
question was frequently asked, "can
he be alive?" Every part of the woods
for miles around had been thoroughly
searched, and the stoutest hearts be-
gan to fail, yet the efforts of our kind
citizens were not relaxed, and the
search was kept up until late Saturday
night, when the different parties came
in, and the search was virtually aban-
doned.
When the fact became known that
the search had been abandoned, there
was a feeling of sadness throughout
the town. Mothers wept as they
bosoms, and many a prayer was Of
fered for the restoration of the lost
child. The boy had been in the
woods four days and nights. Could
he be alive, and if alive was he dying
from hunger and fatigue? The thought
was agonizing in the extreme, and few
of our citizens slept that night.
Sunday morning, at day-break,
John Norris started for the woods, de-
termined to make one more effort.
On his way Mr.. Norris overlook
Peter Norton and Ed Mills, and the
three went together. They proceeded
up what is known as the Little George
Run, and when about a mile and a
half from Plank Road Hollow,
through thick growth of ofunder-brush
and briars, Mr.. Norris saw place
tramped down, and number of little
play houses, apparently recently made,
and short distance from there. close
by a log, under some bushes, the little
fellow was discovered, asleep. Mr..
Norris Immediately took him in his
arms and hurried to restore him to his
frantic parents. He carried the boy
fully three miles, only stopping once
to give the child some water, which
the one piteously begged for. The
news soon spread through the town
and there was general rejoicing.
The child says he went to the place
where found, the first night, and re-
mained there during the time he was
in the woods. He found plenty of
berries, but got no water, He heard
parties calling him-some of the party
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he kept quiet, probably through fear.
The poor child was in a very weak
condition, and probably would have
been unable to even pick berries after
that day, on account of having no
water during the time he was lost.
The flesh OH his feet and hands was
terribly lacerated by the briars and
bushes, and he is suffering severely on
that account.
Too much praise cannot he bestowed
on Mr.. Norris, who left his work,
gave his time. night and day search
ing for the child. He says the hap.
piest moment of his life was when he
placed the poor child in its mothers
arms.
DISGRACEFUL PROCEEDINGS.-O
Sunday last Pine Grove School House,
in Barnett township, was the scene of
IA most disgraceful proceeding, more
like what might have been expected
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