Connecticut western news., 1888-08-15
TWIN FAKES.

"Chip" Church started from camp on Tuesday to paddle across the lake in canoe. When about half way across he upset, and after several attempts he succeeded in fighting himself and reached the shore none the worse off for his wetting. .. Conductor Sid Spencer and Postal Clerk Moore visited camp Magou on Tuesday. .. Judge Beers and son, from Bridgeport, visited the Magou campers on Tuesday and made pill grimage to the cave. .. Some of the camp visitors who recently visited the famous cave on the south shore of the south lake, found, far in the dark recesses, legend on the side of a dark passage, which promulgates this senti- ment: "We are all for Harrison and Morton ]" signed by a delegation of Hartford visitors. The Magou explorers however, whose sympathies are the other way, determined to press forward until they found something more Demo- cratic. and their search was finally rewarded, after much creeping and crawling through dark and narrow passages, by the sight of red bandanna held in place at the very end of the passage by stone of crystallized stalac- tite On Tuesday last four of the boldest and most venturesome of the Magou campers, E. F. Meeker, Swan B. Brewster, "Chip" Church and "Johnny," the engineer, visited the cave to explore it's unknown chambers and secure relics of pristine glory. They went clad in rubber suits, each carrying lantern, and Johnny, who went ahead, carrying 8 bottle of smelling salts. They entered the mouth of the cave full of glee and buoyant spirits and arrived at the first capacious chamber in the best of humor, where they stood for some time lost in solemn admiration of the grandeur of the scene which the ftful glare of their glimmering lanterns pre- sented to their view-the crystalized stalaclites suspended from the roof of the cavern, joining here and there with the stalagmites that rose from the smooth and sparkling floor, the whole presenting wierd and ghostly aspect, rendered more like the realm of fairy land by the dim lustre of the fickering lanterns-then forming in solemn pro- cession, they entered 8 narrow passage leading far into the rocky interior of the mountain, Johnny in the lead, Meeker next, Church third, and Brews- ter, the well developed heavyweight bringing up the rear. They wended their tortuous way in silence, guided only by the uncertain light of Johnny's lantern, the passage growing narrower and the roof lower as they proceeded, until they arrived at place where the passage seemed to come to an abrupt end. At the word of command from Brewster, however, Johnny found an orifce close to the floor, and entered, closely followed by the others This orifice was the entrance to passage so low and narrow that our adventurers were obliged to crawl on their hands and knees for some distance, Suddenly an alarming cry from the rear brought the crawling procession to halt, and 1t was soon explained that Brewster's portly form had become wedged in the passage and he could neither move for ward nor retreat. This unexpected dilemma filled the explorers with alarm, for none of them could turn around or render assistance to the imprisoned Brewster, and none could escape unless he was extricated. At this distressing juncture the lanterns all went out and darkness black as Egypt enveloped the quartette. Johnny groaned in despair, Brewster struggled with might and main to extricate himself, but the more he struggled the tighter he wedged himself. Church appealed to Meeker to exert himself in some way to iberate the crowd, but Meeker, who was Meeker than any Moses ever dared to be. groaned helplessly. Then all hands directed themselves to the task oi encouraging Brewster to exert his giant strength in herculean effort to liberate himself and let the others out. Brews. ter, in compliance gathered himself fol the final struggle; the walls of the nar. row cell seemed to expand with the irresistible strain, there was a low, scraping sound, almost imperceptible at first, which gradually increased
 until with sudden cessation it ended in rush of air through the passage
 and Brewster, liberated, sank to the floor in the larger chamber with dull
 sickening thud. The imprisoned ex
 plorers were free again and lost no time in making their exit from the cave
 bringing their extinguished lantern. with them. Brewster lost not only hi! desire for cave exploration, but hi. pocket book as we'll, in the memorable adventure. Johnny, in subsequen
 expedition found the latter, but tho former Brewster never will have again FALLS VILLAGE