The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-20
LOST IN THE WOODS.
The Adventure or TIVE Philadelphia Ladies
on an IsInnd- They Lose the Trail and Re-
main in the Woods All Night in n Desolaie
and Dangerous Spot-Almsst Frozen 10
IPhilnhclnhia prnsI.


nette II. KemptOn, both OF this city, re-
Gently had thrilling adventure in the
woods Of the Island OF Grand Manan, a
large island In the Bay OF Fundy belonging
| TO the Dominion OF Canada. which has OF
! late become quite resort for artists and
others who are fond OF the sublime in na-
ture. These two ladies', accompanied by
Mrs. Reynolds's TWO children, Clifton and
little Marion, being at Eastport, Maine,
concluded 90 make flying visit 10 Grand
Manan. which is distant about twenty miles
from Eastport, and set out for Flagg's Cove,
which il on the eastern coast OF the island
and close TO the far-iamcd lighthouse on
Swallow's-Tail Point. After spending a
day at this place, they started, accompanied
by Mr.. Louis Bagger, OF Washington, D..
c., on the morning OF Friday, to visit
| Dark Harbor, which is the most pic
turesque locality on the entire island, and
is on the mountainous west shore. About
three miles OF the distance from Flagg's
| Cove to Dark iIarbOr the roads are good,
and there was no difficulty in driving to
4 Mr.. Schoefields house. which Is about four
miles distant from Flagg's Cove, and
where the party expected to find Il guide
/ 10 conduct them to Dark IIarbOr. Arriving
/ at this place, however, IL was found that
all the men, including the guide, had left
| for Northern Head, at the extreme north
ern point OF the island; and no one could
| be found except au elderly woman, who
advised the party not TO proceed any farther.
| i'm the absence OF guide, as the roads
were both difficult and dangerous. Hay-
| ing come 60 far, however, and fully made
up their minds to see Dark Iiarbor before
/ leaving the island. a consultation was held,
rs the result OF which it was determined
to push on through the woods without 4
| guide. and trust TO small pOcket-compass
and Mr.. Bagger's instincts rs guide 10
| find the way to Dark IIarbor and back.
The team was put up at Mr.. Schoefield's
| stable. and the party proceeded on foot
through the woods. Dark HarbOr was
soon reached amidst the iOyou. shouts OF
the whole party. And well did the visit
repay the march OF five miles through
woods and over rugged mountain. paths,
| for Switzerland Itself can offer no more
picturesque scenery than that which is to
be seen at Dark Harbor. on Grand Manan,
after passing the last cliff and commencing
the descent to the cove.
LOSING THEIR WAY.
About 43O O'Clock the party started on
| their return TO Schocted's. Having mark
ed the path leading from the mountain
down to the cove by tying pocket-handker-
chiefs and pieces OF paper to the trees and
| bushes, there was at first no difficulty in
| finding the trail, and the mountain was
reached and passed without any accident.
| Here. however, the marks OF the foot
prints were lost Renewed efforts were
| made TO find the trail by which they had
/ in, xroatN gfrrg pH
| that the children should be kept in igno-
rance OF the fact that the party was lost,
and, barring that they were 4 little tired,
! having walked for more than seven miles
with only few hours rest, they did as
we'll rs the grown people. Al that latitude
/ darkness follows almost Immediately after
sunset. The darker it grew the more evil
| dent IL became that it would be utterly
useless to attempt 10 find a trail in the
dense woods amidst the mountains and ra-
vines i'm that part OF the island. II was re-
solved. aS the best and only safe course to
pursue under the circumstances, to camp
over night.
The grass was too wet TO permit OF the
starting OF a lire, and, even ii it had not
been so. not "A single match could be found.
| Slowly the hours passed away, and the
|
dren soon fell asleep. Not a sound could
be heard but the piping now and then Of q
| Lelated bird and the rushing Of the brook
| in the rayine deep below. 1t was so cold
that the breath frOze on the pocket-hand-
kerchieis which had been spread over the
cbildren's faces to keep them from the
death-chilliHg dew. The spot which had
been selected for the camp, and which was
Ian. ,f,ro Vla
rayine and the night was so dark that IT
would have been dangerous to tramp
around more than five yards in either dl-
rectiOn.
/ SUFFERING FROM COLD.
The children would wake up at times
with the cold, but behaved nObly, although
almost frozen to death. Towards 3 O'Clock
in the morning hope was almost given up
that the party would be found, because it
would be impossible for any relief party
sent in search OF them to determine which
way to 90. All night long, at regular in
tervalS, Miss Kempton and Mr.. Bagger
would cry out the wel-knOwn Alpine
hail" used by the guides in the Alps,
and which has very penetrating sound
that can be heard for miles in the clear air
Of Switzerland, but no replies came and
their voices soon gave out.
At last, shortly after dawn, Miss Kemp
! ton fancied that she heard the faint report
of a gun; this was followed by another
and another. Again the Alpine call was
sounded, this time by the entire party, and
was answered by the distant barking Of q
dog and the firing OF more guns. Nearer
and nearer came the guns, and it was evil
dent that the relief party, aided by the dog,
were on the right trail. AT times, how
ever, the reports seemed to be farther of,
and the suspense was terrible until, the
reports coming again nearer, it was evident
that they were again on the right track.
But an hour elapsed before they came so
near that their voices could be heard, al
though they were hallooing as hard rs they
could.
1t was nearly 8 O'Clock when the relief
party. consisting Of twelve sturdy Usher
men from Northern Head, reached the
camp, armed with lanterns, blankets. and
Jug Of brandy. BY this time the rescued
ones bad become wellnigh exhausted, none
OF them being able TO stand on their feet,
but after O taste OF the contents OF the
Jug and rubbing down with blankets
the party was so far restored that they
could be carried back TO the starting
| point at Schoeiield's. II was then ascer-
tained that the place where the party
had spent the night was in the most desert
ed and dangerous part Of the island. seven
miles from the nearest habitation, and that
had it not been for the fortunate circum-
stance that one Of the search party had a
dog by which the trail. which had been
| frequently lost during the night. was re-
discovered, the chances were ten to one
that the party would never have been
found until relief in any shape or form
would have been too late.
A New Jersey physician advises the