The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-08-23

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In another case . bosimsn was ernsslns
the river ADORE the falls when fog sud
dcnly came mp. He lost bis bearing ana
knew he vas drifting 10 death. His erie'
alarmed the village and helis we're runG
for him To row toward Them Then an on,
broke. His oniy hope then lay ia paltrr
little anchor aud commoa rope. which
was. moreover, much worn. He examined
every foot nay. every inch Of IL He
iusged At the knots at each end. Time
and space were precious, but be could not
afford TO make mistake. Then be threw
II over II bumped along the stones. and
his heart beat each time II failed TO .caseh
grip. At last it caught and brought the
boa. standing, while the tense string
throbbed like the bass gut Of harp. For
the moment II held. How soon would il
psrtf He shrank from feeling along the
strands. He was more afraid not to lest
he should read his fate in the tense twine
and twanging under the current. Inch
BY inch his fingers Travelled TO his arms
length. SO long as 1t held there be was
safe. Time and time again through the
long night he did this, but never, he said
without heart like lead and hands qniy-
ering like leaf When morning dawned
as at last il did, he was easily saved. ln
another case, the danger to life. though
considerable, was not imminent A tug
was towing three scows when one went
adrift. With admirable promptness and
address the captain OF the tug cut lloose
the rest Of his tow and steamed ahead OF
the drifting barge. There he held it by
steam power and when The others came
along line was passed, the throttle was
thrown dead open and it WAS sought to
make way mp stream, but they had drifted
fairly within the grasp Of the waters. and
for time it seemed he would not let go
his own.
Finally, foot was gained, in few min
utes another, and then the crisis was vir-
tuslly over. An escape" OF another sort
was that Of murderer. The sheriff was
behind him, the river in front. and only
the wires Of the old bridge at Lewiston to
help him across Hand over hand he be-
gan the passage. His hands quickly blis.
tered. and then they bled Again and
again he rested his arms by hanging by
his legs. At last he reached the opposite
bank, and lay painting fully an hour before
he continued his flight. The feat was cer-
tainly remarkable one for an amateur.
There is no telling how many crimes are
hidden in this deadly river. But one com.
recent and very remarkable one
has never yet been completely told or
solved. One morning body was found.
Over the face was handkerchief; around
the neck was rope. tightly drawn and
knotted at the back and the end frayed.
In the head was bullet hole. Whose was
the body in life, and how had it come to
its foul endS II appeared that one o l.
Rowell had registered recently alta lyt.l
He had comp ined OF the loss OF $500.
His bed had not been slept in, and his
clothes were found on the blnk. The cor.
Dners Jury found that the ',oly was Row.
sll's But presently Rowell turned up. or
rather detective turned him up. and his
conduct was explained by family matters
not pertinent here. Then il was thought
the body belonged to one Close. The de-
,cription OF its height weight, head neck,
han DIS and feet agreed with Closes, and he
had "presentiment" that he would soon
be missing. ''Presentiment" was hardly
the word, for it soon appeared that he was
IN eloper and bigamist and had no use
Tor any remains ostensibly his. Then it
was sought TO identify this foundling
corpse with certain H. L. Raymond.
What Raymond did before he was missed
cannot say, nor can finish the story.
L must remain artistically, or inartistical-
y incomplete. The body was never posi-
lively fathered, SO to speak, and the mys-
cry remains. But certain old saw about
murders will nevertheless continue to be
quoted. = Neg York Times.