The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-02-11
LOST IN A CELLAR.
The Terrible Experience Of Little
Emma Morris.
She Disappears and Is Discovered In a Cold.
Dark Cellar, Into Which She Had
Fallen and Was Imprisoned
A Mothers Agony.
[Clncinnati Enqulrer.l

Mr.. Morris and his wife AMI two little
daughters occupy apartments on the Sec
ond floor OF No. 3S5 West Sixth 81 rect
Emma, the one whose terrible experience
Is here given, lacks four months Of being
five years old. She 10 bright, pretty
creature, with dark, flushing eyes and
long back hair. Her sister Is the Oldest
by two years. As the apartn snts of the
family are small and there Is no yard to
the premises, the ch ldren are accustomed
TO playing much on the sidewalk A ter
supper, about half-past five o'clock Satur-
day evening, Emma went out front rs had
been her usual custom, and notaing was
thought OF ".
As she had not returned at eight o'clock
her mother sent her sister out 10 look for
her. But Emma was not b, be found. A
visit 10 the neip bors' houses where sho
was won't to 60 was In vain. At hal -p ,st
nine o'clock the neighborhood for squares
around had been searched but the child
was still absent. The police on the beat
lent hand, aud finally at ten O'Clock the
matter was reported at h. adquarters. AS
the hours passed and no t'dings were re-
ceived the mother became frantic. Her
cries could be heard by oil the neighbors.
1t was not until alter midnight that the
rolice began to be earnest in their search,
the continued absence OF the child ully
rousing their suspicious. Where the little
Jour year -old could be II she had not been
carried off wns q mystery. Lieutenant
Meara and SIR cant Rittweger both went
down in the locality OF Morris home by
two o'clock In the morning, and after look
Ing about expressed themselves OF the
opinion that the child wns either stolen or
had got imI risoned some place and could
not release herself. Daylight came and
little Emma was still absent The father,
mother aud sister had sat up all night and
were in the greatest distress. Only sheer
exhaustion had caused Mrs. Morris to lie
down for a short time after seven O'Clock.
In the mean time a minute description OF
the child had again been sent around for
the morning roll-can. The neighbors on
arising and learning that little Emma was
still missing became greatly Interested,
n..d many mothers went TO the house TO
help console Mrs. Morris.
ut was the most exciting affair that
ever o, Cured on my beaI," 8 Id Ohlcer
Frazier to IN Enquirer reporter after IL
wos all over.
AtNo. Sg9 West Sixth street. and In the
same square on which the Morris lamily
reside, Is large buildin =, the first floor OF
which Is occupied by J. Reinganum as
barber-s op. As usual on Sunday morn
ings. Re nganum and his men were at
work very early yesterday. A few MIN
q es past ten O'Clock the boy Ia the shop
took the bucket and went down into the
cellar to get some coal. The cellar Is
reached by back door leading from tho
hall, and Is very dark and damp. Tue
boy carried candle, and as he got down
into the cellar he saw something that at
tr cted his attention. Close inspection do.
yeloptd the discovery to be little piri
sitting on the COAL with her head leaning
over on her lap and asleep. She was
aroused, and found TO be badly exhausted.
The hoy knew at once who the child was,
as he had heard OF the excitement over
Emma NJ rris' disappearance. He took
the trembling little thing upstairs al
once, ani she was quickly carried
homo, when scene that cal well b
ina ined occurred. Little Emma's handi
were blue with cold, and the close, musty
place in which she had been imprisoned
so long bad had telling effect upon her.
It was some lIttls time before IL was as.
certained from the hid how she got Into
tie cellar. The folks at the barber shop
wondered themselves until she told her
story.
On the sidewalk In front Of the barber
shop Is hole about four feet square open.
ing into the cellar. Throu n II coal Is un-
loaded. The cover OF tue hole is made OF
boards nailed together, aud fits nicely.
Saturday evening by some way or other
IL got removed from is place Little Em-
ma says that when she went out alter sup
per she startel alons Sixth street, Intend
ing 10 20 to Central avenue and SEQ the
lights. At the barber.shop she fell irto
the hole and rolled all the way down
cellar. She strucL the ground on her side
and WIS stunued for little whila Re-
covering and finding herself in the dark,
she was greatly frightened and cried her.
self TO sleep. Sue was afraid 10 move,
and duu tless the fear that sslzd the lit
tie thing kept her from screaming. Sew
eral imes she tr ed 10 find her way out,
Lut could not When she was found the
cellar was as dark as light, the hoIe being
covered. 1t is thought the lid slipped into
place as the child fell through. A doctor
was called to at, en- the child, and one OF
her arms was found to be considerably
lruised by the fall. She was completely
oxha sted for some tins, and II Is
wonder she did not die OF fright in her