, 1879-06-21

a "omao's Lenp from Moving Train
Marvelous Escape from Death.
81. Loats Rtnu6lfc0n. s1,.ns 10,
Under tho heading Of a Train Mystery,, a.
liam was published In tho Repu5tcan fan
cfys slnco, takon from tho Hono (i9syada} ia
zfffs, 10 which Nh aceount Ii given pf woman
supposed to have been insane jumping from the
train tbs night previous, some dlstnucs wcst o1
Blue Canon. The brief account IL iuycsted with
moro tf,an ordinary intcrest here, from The fact
that Sit. Thoutns ". Seymour, Of g., Lot1ta,
WIS On board tic train at the ttne tho woman
disappeared, aud rclatca the circumstances.
which arc Substantially tho following:
afr. Seymour loft Oakland On tho Central Pa.
cl6c train for Ht: Loula with tho cars toaled with
passengers for The East. On the Drst day out,
ranons towsrd evening became darkcncd by tho
shadows and the last raya OF the sun began 10
disappear from tho outlying peaks. tho pkSscn.
gers gathered !n groups, discussing the novel
aspect Of ii'e wild scenery, In oue Of tl.c.a
gFonps VII. vi: soYmouF there was plain
looking man, who was very talkatlye. who satd
he WAS Oh tho Hay to Missouri with his y liz
aud thrco eldldron, consisting Of two small
boys AID babe at tle bresst. While taking
tho M's'9qsiau 'qh seemed in.nited Wig
rcetloa of II" " vater nt 9, Closet. .n' .na nll
very SOON returned the very p!ctufe Of despait,
uo stated uhat his wtfo'haa disappeared, and fo
found ll!at sho bad leapcd from tic train. After
further Investigation II was found that the wotp-
40 had dlVed hoadforemoat out Of tho window.
which Waa open. That aha won't out head fnrn-
most was clearly evident from tho dit}}culty al
getting nut with fest Gras OIL account of hct
skirts,
The night was getting dark. and - the train
wh11xoa along tho mountain crestt, overlooking
frIRhtful canous. 4 shuddcr seixaA those who
looked out. aom9 snpposetl they vera not far
from the Iruskeo River, lHoAt VI the region bo.
Ing barren wssta Of overhangng cliffa Or dreaty
Il,o husband hew around dlstractc dir, and
wanted the conductor to stop thu tra!n, but tho
conductor said It would be uscless ~ they were
womdn aliGhtod. II MAS then proposed To lat
tho husband OF 1t lilo next station, but tbs cop.
ductor advised that, ~ tic next station was
WITHOUT telegraph apparatus or hand-cars, ho
hu.oaud told the .ynpathzf',S passenaers aae tIat
tls wife hnd freaks vi tuaanEty, aud In oue Of
theso he probably threw hessolf from tho train.
lie scckntlcd tint sllc took 10 water Il there wat
anE rnsts m 4! saq ., raot t out s .hsa vent I'd
had lost thcsr mot1.et. and boSa!lcd With
them over their loss, though tho pnsaau-
gers exclaimed against H. aa foolish Ii
him to thus wake 70 The children, and make
to get of at the station. Though
not very prosperous looking. ha said DO hsd
somo monsY. Arr l7ing at thu first telegraph
station, tho husband alld haa thrxs children got
out aud left tho train. 1t was dark, and tic
prospects Of fnd!ng tho woman, who wiz pfoba.
blY killou, or at least badly hurt, back some
Twenty-Five or lh[rty miIcs, appeared to bo Quito
dubio1s: Mr. Seymour said hp regretted lint
E,a failed to ask i!e s[issourlau liz NIUE, hui
the, Item from, ths Reno Paper of the 9Th iust.
lnakca up for tho oversight, .nd adds ths fol.
lowing interesting particulars. after ntYinu On
account Of tic wUman, supposed to bo tntaue,
xho lumped from the traia some 4nilsa west OF
Blue Canuu:
Although tho facts were teoorted from
hcafsay It has ntnec been asecttsined That they
we're, In tha main, true. Thu woman, whose
uame 10 Mfs; EmYrsou, W.. travelling East with
i waa under full llsalwar. Tho conductor rc-
portcd tue oecu!rcnea gu reaching Blue Canon.
ler. They found lIer early the next morning.
Ihe ouIy Injury she hal sustained wns screre
.ut over tho eye. Her husbnni claims that shs
y tusana, but tho 1uon VITO found her say sMe |
sho~ed no stQ1s Of Insanity. Mrs. Ealcrsun ~.
'ests that her husband IL taking her 10 the East
10 place her In the tusaue asylulnt fate shs had
Esthe! suifar death than submit to,''