Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-27
WONDERFUL STORY.
A SICK MAN LIES IN A CABIN FOR ovER
five WEEKS WITHOUT FOOD, FIRE
OR WATER.

It 10 not xsnerAiy knswn. but, never.
theiess. true. that there IL . man In Seat
tic entitled 10 rank with the famous Dr.
Tanner.
About o'clock isst evening \ gentle
msn called At this ciiice and stated that q
man had just been brought into W lillian,
Grosss hot<i. on MIL street. who b ID
b ecu lost Ia tue woods for SIX weeks
without 10 81. A reporter hurried to the
hotel aad there. near she stove. sat q liz
tic. emsesstcd man with his face soatins
An has hands. and ne was pointed out u
the reporter - tho man no WAS locking
for. In m honest straightforward In.
teii.aeat msnner the poor fellow related
the story Of his suffsrlnss.
ny name u John Leary. I am an
Ifishman BY birth aud past 30 years Of
age. arrived In Seattle on March 18th.
and pat up ~ Our Home hotel. where
ain NJ present. 1 remained ali night and
after breakfast on tn morning OF March
isln put my blankets on my back and
seattle * West Coast railroad, When
about sixteen miles IRON the city my legs
suddenly became paraiy zed. and fell
TO the groaad. A abort distance
from where fell there was
an old deserted cabin into which
fhere Was no door on tho cabin. and
had little difficulty Ia getting inside.
hctnx thoroughly exhausted 1 rolled a y
self Ia my einnketa and there far 81 long
weary days and nights lay without food
ami no shelter save that afforded by he
old and ieaky cabin and the par of
blankets took there with ME. This Old
hut was sumo distance from the road or
trail In the woods. and | could hardly
hops for human aid. Both my legs and
one Of my arms were paraly ~, and
was utterly helpless The 1sst fe~ day .
and nights suffered tsfribiy from hun
ger ana thirst, particularly from the lat
Ger. Occasionally ] would drop OF TO
sle0p and dream OF streams OF running
water and trees loaded down with lu.-
cious fruit when | would starr and
wsken only TO realize my miserable and
helpless condition..
LIQUID you got n wsterf'
After had lain In the cabin fer some
days. only waiting for welcome death 20
ing down. fifst yery lightly and then In
lorsenis Dragging my miserable self 10
the door STUCK my bead out and LET tho
water fall In my face. just In fFcnt Of the
door was . block q. wood. formerly used
oy the occupant of the oaosn a. q step.
this chunk Of wood was slightly hollow
on top and retained sos e OF the water
n
up IN the hollow OF my hand AID pour
down my parched and swollen threat.
After hsd swAllo redf all l dared 20
seemed 10 revive, and for the first time
after reaching the cabin hogan q hops
that might ave 10 get eacN ID ctyiifxk
ton and friends once more. Days came
and went and sii.i no more relief. After
ths first zen days dating which my suffer
inSs from hunger were tGcescrlbaos ter
riose. my hanger ceased. and frorn that
DAY to the pre- cat time have no, felt any
desire &, eat. kyeEy DAY I made an sffJrt
10 ~ apoa my feet acr a. often failed.
riaAliy became rccoactled 70 my fate and
VI sitsd pAsisnuy Tor the hour TO cone
W hen should die from starvation. Oar
ing Wednesday night Aprl ? 20. y
strange feeling came over me, asd my
lss@ began 10 feel a. u they wege coming
nscs 10 ife. Fearing that II MAS Ano' hss
OF tsose horrid Gelassoss. ! pit ched my
self on tas knee and 70 my great soy re-
Alfred that would soon De able To wais
crowded that had the strength ieft 70
Dc so. Early sss morning arose ard
walked aeoaf. I Was sinosI overcome
With % and - sooa ~ Psssihe 1 bid
farewell 10 the old cabin which had shell
tered me thsfty-efgh long days and nsxbts.
l~st my b snkst-. pssng snaele To carry
them. All day ioaE walked az crs~lcd
tovAr!s sa~n. arriving here az o.esoes
kns~ me. ana I ks1 h2rs work 10 con
ytscr the proprietor OF TIA hoese thai 4
was the same saAa wac seft Aszs o. tie
1nsyniax OF March is.A.~
The .xcord- OF the h,cse shsw the
rn.n'. stAfeaassrt ss 90 dates 10 be true
Mr.. Gror< the -ssS Of the y osr1e OF, GA
seeing the reporieg. 40, feea sNtGi
soffs lor Mr.. cary. asd hsye esea % see
me anrtsas 10 og'isr Ia E4ad ons - a.t %
give hln &c -zi. Tee ccosor said q let
ann eat ali he eoRlt IL would kill niaa.
ne ssid Tor tue 10 pS-Ster NJ some erAe<.
sr aad pat Y Ia va - ~stSr vita tslf AID
t,~tipa.. AID Gals Silsw tie roer iSslcw 10
have . fx~ srooasuls ever hsIf boar.
anss { am hAs n !; dxe5 Ter him nos.
whsa Askea " sEs yeaaeEns es~S Nc.
I,eAry Ma q noss rselie4.
Law ne. should cay dol Wse1 be
len asru Mach isih he was tat ara nsce
iocAinx. aud ne1 he looks Ike a sssrs ed
p~r-sn- Nou can a. moss sc Daylight
ihnoush Asna. rcer fsiio~t thsnA he
.nsuld be cent 10 the anspis.l. One OF
TIA asrns = stiE jsaralyE ID
TEs ssrFy - rvlAfssi BY Mr.. cary seems
slu.o~, tqs src b abe. snd VIII doubtless Be
a,saslissea ~ rsAay. bus The ua~a woale
haxc no ehjces In tysrs about the matter.
.as ais very aaEnex lmETr~-ss enc thai
he 10 tczlLsx the exact trcts.