The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-01
A VOICE rson mrD.EARTa
A Wonderful story OF n Wonderful
Man.

N WVuutGtuA 6tVtN NJ ..
Man.
For day or two past, in fact since We'd
nesdsy afternoon, there has been stopping
at the Grand Windsor hotel remarkable
man. There is nothing particularly striking
or that is very peculiar either 10 his appear
snce or manner, ye, no one sees him without
looking at him second time ard being d.
rectly impressed with the idea that there
is something mysterious about him. lie
is well-dressed, though in a fashion somewhat
quaint, and he is as pleasant, as polite and as
jovial as gentleman could well be- He is
not ob,rusiye, neither is he retiring or unduly
reticent He is well.informed on all subjects
except the current events Of the past
years 10 our country, but of quick intelll-
gence, lie has managed to pick up u smatter-
ing Knowledge of even these. What first
interested our reporter in him, although he
had locked at him time and again, and
thought there was
SOMETHING STRANGE
aoou' .'' voa,erSsv ,hs, ba bsS
~, hnsJ Of ,ba civil war hetwaap tho s,sta,
,,O.;l that morn;ng This WAS rather a
s,ar,a, Tho man sbowed M svmntnns n,
;;,,, onJ ha mas Low ma,, frnr, 49,
a.. ba boo a~,,>,o fS,n1s' ord - :
a a. ,,,o,i 80 thn nno al l. IL.
~ nrdar;ro ,bo,, no ,ooLo a Ion, s,a,u
short, as the gentleman made himself 30
4 A
view him and find on, if possible who he wss
and Whist he had 10 sny for himself if any,
thing. When spnrosched on the subiect be
smiled sadly ard fAr.sway look
entered his ewes and he stopped ma
If ia reverie. After few moments, be
said: ''Well. | had AS well tell YOU nv story
as not 1t ia strange and interesting one:
so strange, so marvellous. that doubt If any
scarcely will believe it. shall only give
YOU n brief outline, for have no, all nv
adventures, perfect diary of every event OF
nv life for the past twenty years nearly, since
the first of October. 1860. written ont and
will publish them as soon as | reach New
York. where nv friends and family live. who.
while thew cannot youch of their own knowl.
edge for the history of my life since
saw them. can youch for
enough to make nv story believed" Hero
he became silent for a few moments. and
seemingly lost in thought. but arousine him.
self he said at is meet and proper / think
that should make AZ least n martial state.
ment of who and what 7 am and vyhance
came
HEREIN DALLAS.
% n,,,s, COUNT, !, ,ho o., ;,. A..
antar n,"s, ~ ,Eo % . .I ,h ht' pI'ns ou VI,
Vsitsd sip " ,se fail -, Isso vo seum
voa ,s' as :" y 'A' Ian Vi i0OV' o''' twenty
This WAS a startler, and our reportel
opened his eyes q little and looked around tc
see If there was good way of retreat in cast
the lunatic should become violent Blu
summonlng up courage he ventured to
the questions: "What do you mean?
don't understand you. Do you mean to say
that you have been of the earth for twenty
years y
III $50 that you are incredulous," the
stranger replied, "but you need not be
wonder stricken. 1t is not an impossible, OF
unreasonable story that Twill tell you, wher
ltell 1t all, but the people, in their Ignorance
of the real facts, will think l am crazy
enthusiast, luny scientist, but they art
mistaken, and they will know it ere long
l mean to say that / have
not been on the surface of til,
earth for little over twenty years. / hay,
not been out Ia space, in the spirit world, W
among the stars, or anything OF the kind
but simply in the bowels of the earth, anC
what say to you now, and for publication
in the HERALD in the morning, is as a voic,
from mid-earth, Is the solemn truth, and tn
enlightened masses OF tho world will know |
inside of Il year. But let me tell you m,
story. My
NAME Is WILLIAM II. AMsDILI,
and 7 am a nstive of Now yorl
c;tv. Whan how hod o
fancy IN 90 ~ ooa and 0oa S,uo
a nosit;on ga csbin how on I " oIu voc
sei work ,d NV wsy IN fran, nps;t;o r' =
nos;,;on mil IN ,ssn Of ,ho and p 81 So :
WAS n, GOOD soamsn :" n. 'aU s IL AN ~
ouarler deck of sry sh;n bod sorrad !,
yar;ons snhorlnsta nos;,toro in tba nnaroha y
,oar;ro nm 10 tho ,,japo az a., r,a,o aS TO-,
ernool mail steamer In 1870 Won Lnn,
Csptein Charles Francis Hail s,syr,od an 1V n,
e,nadition In soarch nf ,ho ra,,o;ns va :" y
Sir John Franklin Fla ob,a;nad nos
eape on wbs,ar cowwsnIaa PI'
Osptain Buddington. md wan
with him. The whsler after we reached th
arctic regions became blocked up IN the ic
ana captain Han ana went OIL 10 live Wit
the E;quimaux' Captain hall remained wit
these kindly people two years, and We wen
on many exploring expeditions. On one Q
these was lost and after long search il
VAN, Han ana ms Esqulmaux guides gave mi
up Tor lost Tor good, and returned TO hi