The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-05-20
Called Back

The readers Of the 7fmcs-Merctg-y will re-
collect the circumstances detailed in this Jour-
nal in February last, of the sudden disappear
ance Of Milton Ish from his home near Black
berry Farm, on Stevens Greek. The explanatory
facts in the case were then as follows: In the
FIRST part Of January last Mr.. Ish sustained a
terrible fall, slipping from the roof of barn
upon which he was working, falling fourteen
feet and nlighting on his head. Conclusion Of
the brain was thus produced, and for several
days his life was despaired of: but he finally
rallied and seemed on the road to recovery. At
times, however, he complained Of pains in the
head, and on such occasions was noticed to be
little Eighty. On Wednesday, February 4th,
he accompanied his wife into San Jose, aud
returned with her. In the evening he felt I'M
easy in mind, and when the hour for retiring
came he asked for writing materials and COM
menced 10 pen letter TO one Of his relatives.
Mrs. Ish had been in bed for some hours, and
thinking it strange that her husband should
remain up till such an unusual hour, arose to
urge him to give over his writing for the night
She was alarmed at not finding her husband in
the room, nor yet in the house. She hurried to
the neighbors and search was Immediately in
stituted, but to no avail The letter which Mr..
Ish had begun lay on the table; the first few
lines were sensible and Ineligible, but the
remainder was wild and rambling. The next
mornings inquiries discovered that Mr.. Ish
had arrived in Mountain View in the morning,
having walked the distance from his farm 10
that village. Here he boarded the train for
San Francisco and here all trace Of him was
lost The wife telephoned and telegraphed to
every part Of the State, but no information re-
warded her efforts She visited San Fran
cisco, but after many Days of tireless search,
was compelled to return respondent to her
home and family. Two months had passed
away, when on Wednesday, April Sth, Mr..
Ish arrived in San Francisco, and Immediately
sought his friends, who telegraphed to his
wife, the joyful tidings Of his return to the
land Of the living, aud further stated that the
husband would Join her in Santa Clara on the
Thursday following.
Mr.. Ish's mind is a total blank as to every
thing that occurred after midnight Of February
4th, until the second dawn of light and rca-
son which illumined his intellect on the shores
of Hawaii. When his senses came gradually
back to him he was at loss to know where
he was or how he had come there. He was
at the hospital at Honolulu, and was being
carefully treated by physicians there, who
had carefully studied his case, and who had
employed the best powers of science to erect
the fallen mind upon lis throne again. Mr..
Ish has an idea that he was shanghaied in
San Francisco, but be has no definite know
ledge, except Of the facts CLEANED from the
physicians, and these are as follows HE
boarded a whaling vessel which sailed from
San Francisco on February 18th. He was
booked as one of the crew, and was put at
common seaman's duty. To this he did not
attend, and when they were a day or two out,
the captain of the whaler noticed that the new
hand acted strangely and seemed not TO know
what he was about Ish was confined, and
no improvement being visible, two others Of
the crew were detailed TO watch him. The
Captain could easily dispense with the services
of one man, but be could not afford to lose
three Of his crew, and he therefore decided to
put the demeuted seaman of at Honolulu. Ish
was taken ashore and placed in the hospital,
where 10y the best of care he was called back
from mental darkness and given TO enjoy once
more the sunlight of the brain. The physi-
clans kept him in the hospital till they deemed
him fully recovered, and then lie was placed on
board the steamship Alameda, bound for Gala
fornia- The ship arrived in San Francisco,
Wednesday, April sth, and Mr.. lsh sought his
relatives and babe them telegraph the news Of
his return 10 bis wife. The past, prior to the
accident, is like mist, through which things
are dimly seen; but Mr.. Ish has been assured
by eminent physicians that it is only natural
in such cases, and that memory is rebuilt by
degrees His case excited general interest;
the mystery that eushrouded his disappearance
seemed unfathomable, but all is well in the
end and the above explanation answers all
questions as to his history during his two
months Of absence. Jose Mercury.