National Republican., 1884-05-06
STRAYED AWAY.
Twcnty-Eight Lost Children and a Lot Of Lost
Parents.
Babies who Loved Jumbo More Than
Homes and suppcrs.

"Wero there any children lost to.day?" ro-
peated the police officer at headquarters to a
REPUBLICAN, reporter last night. who had
asked him that question, well / should sny
so," with emphasis. "Tho different stations
have already reported twcnty-cight ynung-
sters missing, and we arc on the lookout for
them. Nine Of them woro lost after dark.
They are mixcd-whito and black. Tho
presence of the circus accounts for their dis
appearance"
Tho reporter look ed over the record Of
''lost children" nt headquarters, and found
the following entries Missing--tioorgc Gray,
colored, years old, resides on Maryland ave.
nue., between Sixth and Seventh streets,
northeast; Arthur, Thomas, and Alexander
Class, white children, q street, southeast ;
Frank and James Edwards, white, o and II
years old, respectively, ofTli | street, south
eastFrank is deaf and dumb; Charlotte
Edwards, colored, 10 years old, lives in the
northwestern portion Of the city; Henry
Regncr, white, o years old, stranger in the
city, resides at 006 q street northwest; Ed
ward Muller, white 5 years old, dark gray
suit, knco pants and round cap resides on
Howard street. Mount Pleasant; Lionel
O'Brien, white, + years old, resides at D27 G
street southwest; Joe COnners white, years
old, resides ut 4S q street northwest; Eva
johnson, white, years old, blue calico
dress, sealskin cap, resides at 46O
Pennsylvania avenue; Bennie and
Bessie Guy, . and 3 years of age,
reside at 1924 S street northwest; John Faber,
white, years, 2O2l Eighth street northwest;
Frank Junghan, white, dark clothes, resides
corner of Second street and Massachusetts,
avenue, has been missing since yesterday;
Alex. liCarioni, white, years, 1921 Penn
sylvania avenue southeast; Harriet Carroll, q
one.legged colorcd girl, from her home, 1l10
] street southeast, with her brother,
years of age. The girl is supposed to be
insane They went to Sunday school last
Sunday, and have not beon seen since 1t is
supposed that the white elephant and Jumbo
were more attractive than the school, and
that they are leading guerrilla life in the
vicinity Of the circus.
The lost children reported by the different
police stations last night were: Sixth precinct,
found q lost colored girl, 3 years old, who
gave her name as Henrietta Brown same
precinct, found q colored girl, 5 years of age
could not tell her name or residenCe-no hat,
black dress, and white apron. Sixth precinct,
found colored girl, 3 years old, who gave
her name as Morrison Second precinct, found
an unknown colored child, 3 years.
The different police stations were besogod
until late hour by anxious parents in search
of their lost little ones, and many amusing
and pathetic incidents occurred.
James Edwards, bright-loOking boy of IL
years, stalked into the eighth precinct station
about 0 o'clock, leading his little deaf and
dumb brother by the hand. Lieut.. Greer
and several officers were standing
about the room. ave are the two boys that
we're lost" said James, in manly tone, "and
! have just dropped in to say that we are
to the circus" A general laugh followed as
the boys dpuarted