New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-21
LOST IN THE WOODS.
WHAT PROMISED TO BE A TRAGEDY.

WHAT PROMISED TO BE TRAGEDY.
Salisbury, Conn, letter to The Hartford Courant
Emil Bonahate not quite three years old, followed
his brothers from the house a short distance down
the road into the timber, where they were going
on their business OF charcoal making. He was sent
back, presumably followed them again later Dis
appeared, and nothing was known of his whereabou"
At 8 p m. his brothers returned aud inquiry Was
made at once for little Emil As he had oeSasonaiiy
the family remaining at home for the day, supposed
he had been with them To the horror Of all it Vas
child had been lost sight Of for nine hours.
The Bonahatels live on the top OF the Taconic
Mass and and salisbury Conn II IS densely wooded
and spsrseIy inhabited for miles In every direction
doctor, lawyer nor minister, so few iis citizens.
salisbury, the nearest village on the Connectlcut
S mountain road with steep climb in many place:
The woods are the home of wild cats, foxes, ana
wandering in those wilds The writer saw a pho
of forty eight such pcts brought down from thst
r rsfGn br one msn II wss IN this oca one Of
the widest in New England. that bare-beaded and
bare footed child of two years and nine months was
The father and mother were at work two miles
at once alarmed and the entire family set out upon
the search before the night closed IN. A mile and
cS chill bare feet N the mud by the roadside were
found and that the only trace Of him dscoverablc
terms. They had no neghbors and so were alone IN
the search 1t had raIned steadily from the moInins.
come of child chilled through with storm at nishtf
Their anxiety Increased with every hour Unlisted IN IN,
search The rain continued. and cold dreary m s
hung the hs nd and we Rs woSs
searched in every quarter without discovering single
nse Preparations were made for dragging certain
OF the mountain ponds into which the cnlid miSno
The third day opened with 300 men in the field.
BY this time the news had spread to many settle,,
S st s ssUHnea fSSs and
e Would rather S have ST' my little boy than thousand
dollars" The mother could only walk the room IN
VIM a sseompsnes mist ID rs.a every
S GEARING was ansy searched Ns plunged into
swamps that hardly wildcat even coun ars Sad TO-
Climb trees TO And their way out The third day
closed with all hope abandoned OF hiding sne snls
the body and relieving the agony OF the parents WHO
well nigh dying themselves of suspense and Sleep
The fourth day opened with sunshine for the first
time The mist rolled away at 10 O'Clock rive
searcRers, s ten feet apart formed ard every
foot OF ground was infinitely Inspected. The party
be in the territory thus gone over. The feeling was
general that day that the body would now be found,
survived the storm and hunger for three days
On the afternoon of this day two men from Sails
bury, Martin Harris and samuel R9ssieG weT Rsa.
Mountain With light blackboard wagon they
plunged into the wGodcart paths that LED down n,o
and knew every foot Of the ground Bear Mountain "a
the highest land in the State Of c9pneccId Io35 x
searching, being also In another direction IRON
where the footprints srsp something 1oyD
down the Sed Of stream II almost TOOK bis oresn
away, on coming nearer, 10 MAKE out the nsur0 Vi
'"i T6ohad w" With emotion Rossiter uttered cry
Evidently the unusual no, ss Started ni ON r
Rosster thoroughly excited, ran atier him. csln3
to him nst ed TS e isAs eo% Wild With JOY
than the dscoverer Of the Kohinoor. a.. ala .oI
.embng 4arbolIed flesh his clothes torn almost
away his flesh was scratched With many a th9In
M 4SserS for food How he ever lived through those
chilly nights all unprotected as he was. Wltn Only
Ruovyn Traces of leaves were found in his mouth,
and he said himself that he ate them; lie may
possibly also nave fEem iou The place Of his discovery was
two miles from his homo. -, ~, l. hs .rus
Shout tO' was raisei and in few NOR moments EMS
the rang through all the mT hn Wo on 10 bis
aG@G within Ter hearing distance and made
break for the boys house, where theS h"o" h' "0''
ONE man said of his partner He had lust told IN. ma
he tired hat he coTd not not go tonnd that
nsn we mean nsa InS started on the dead
lie cleared bushes, logs and rocks on ths LUMP pous
hal
and a1dp he sy never drew up m he landed with spring
on One me Of the searching party said Of the scene thai
followed al was on the main road hurryns 70 me
Bonahatels' when a runner dasDn througn Us w
PIE his tongue hanging out. lie stopped At nass
q inquiries Every mag ana sor rs,c f' The
Gabn b. had but strength enough l.tt 70 sp out Z.
Soon after came the backboard with tn bov asleep
IN the old charcoal basket. Rossiter had tafen u.
a. chi al
could scarcely contain herself as she o'aspca, MN
to her heart All tijs men were soon ga ,srlS
aicund Everybody wanted TO see the boy ana hold
lin in his arms. There were tears In their eyes
and tears In their voices ., ....
Hardly less affecting the arrival OF the fatner
Tie Was four miles away when the discovery was
made but the news was passed 70 MN IN lev
Claiming my little boy is found my little boy
IS found " ... .,..., -, ,.,rdr.d.
no yoicsS and then az further relief 10 their ieet
ngs the hat passed for TIC BOYS bcne aoa Ia
doctor sent for ron SALISBURY, nnd , 10 49,
sparingly given him. arh0usn ne eaii'" 'o' ''O''
The next evening mass-meeting OF the citizens
arr demonstration known here even in a politrh
camnaIrn The TIE Deum was sung, prayer on
thanksgiving offered ana rehos mo nom ,1 me- sarr6
In tn stanley OF Salisbury A. he was called,
camc forward and amid cheers and tears related ~
eSnericnce The boys father was present and SPOKE
aycctingly out OF a full heart. He said the boy wa
nnvv we'll and entirely recovered A generous COZ
lection was taken, g be put IN ihe SAVINGS 2ank 10y
and especially the father. who seemed TO DO nomns
anu rc,i reception II reminded one OF the occasion
,on, tho mountains on like search. gathered bis
trerds and ncighbors together saving, K,lors
with me- for have found my sheep WHO" was ''"'
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