Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-05
Missing Maiden Found.

EMPoRIA, ks., June 3.-The young lady
who SO mysteriously dsappeared:has beer
found seven miles north of the city, wander
ing around in q demented state. Her per
son was unframed.
Eva Bailey, whose mysterious disappear
ance has kept this city in such high state
of excitement since Monday night, was dis
covered this morning at farm house
eight miles northeast OF Emporia. The in
terest manifested here was intense, and 6
thorough search was made. Last evening
the mayor addressed large crowd in the
the street and organized volunteer patro
aud police force of twelve men to the ward
About midnight word was brought to the
city that the girl had been discovered. I'm.
mediately large number of friends
repaired to the farm in question and
brought Miss Bailey home. She was con
siderably agitated and suffered under abber
ration Of the mind, probably induced by
school matters and intensified by the trying
ordeal through which she had passed. AT
ter leaving home at 9 o'clock Monday night
she in deranged state wandered off into
the country and over the Neosho river Al
the bridge she met man who asked hel
where she was going. She replied it wa.
none of his affair and wandered on all nigh
the hot portion when she Law down in an or.
chard. She visited several houses but only
remained "A few minutes. She finally
reached Mr.. Saffer's, where she was found
and walked into the house during the night
Just before the arrival of her friends she wa.
persuaded to get up and be taken home
All through her wanderings she exhibited
opposite traits to her natural disposition
Instead of being tinid as usual she wa:
bold and brave. When asked to ride home
she said: No, she wanted to walk; NOR
fun in walking. She had :othing to eat fol
some thirty s.9Irs aaa then did not seen
hungry. This afternoon she is becoming
more like herself and talks over the strange
occurrence, many incidents of which she i:
entirely at loss to remember. Her friends
are overjoyed at her return and the whole
city feels great relief from the terribl,
suspense and hope for her early restoration
to her natural happy frame of mind.
Lost on the Lake.
CHICAGO, June 3.-During the height Of
the storm last night, switehman working
near the Illinois Central round house, at the
foot of Sixteenth street, heard men shouting
for help. The switchwan went down to the
breakwater and halloed. He was answered
bya chorus of shouts which seemed to come
from number of men out in the lake
The railroad man continued to call. The
answers gradually became fainter. Shortly
afterward the wharfnan heard cries at the
foot of Fifteenth street. He rushed down
and called again and was answered by the
voices of several men. The Waterman
thought the men were drifting south. He
attempted to call the police through 8
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lighting which leaped from the telephone
instrument whenever he touched it. When
the police finally learned Of the men being
out in the lake patrolmen were sent to the
foot of Eighteenth street. The officers took
lanterns and patroled the beach, but could
not see out sixty yards into the lake. When
they first came the officers heard cries but
the voices were very faint and seemed long
way out. 1t is thought vessel may have
been struck by lightning and that the crew
had been forced to take to the boats or a
raft. During the storm Henry Carmody,
bridge tender at the Halstead street bridge,
was hero of a performance that probably
saved the lives of a number of people. In
the midst of the binding wind and rain he
had closed the bridge through which YES
sci had passed and stepped into his shanty.
A street car bound north rushed
upon the bridge and as it neared
the center of the structure Carmody glanced
out of the windows and was Mortified
to see the bridge slowly swinging open.
The driver had his head ducked down
to ward off the force of the storm and APP
parently was unaware of the fearful conse-
quence of his neglect and the danger ahead.
Carmody took in the situation at once and
dashed out of the bridge house and ran at
the top of his speed across the bridge
toward the car. Reaching the advancing
team he grabbed the horses by the bits and
sang out to the driver to put on the breaks.
The car was stopped about ten feet from the
end of the rails and over the muddy water
Of the river. The driver in his haste to get
across allowed the team to travel at a rapid
gait and horrible catastrophe and loss of
life was only prevented by Carmody's nerve
and prompt action.