Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-20
THE BABE IN THE WOODS
Three Days and Nights Little
Dayton Wandered,
ACCOMPANIED BY DOG FRANK.


the Remarkable Adventures of Three-
Year-old Infant In the wilderness near
Hudson. n y-Found at Last in
swamp by Searching Party.
HuDsoN, n. ", Sept. aO.--After wander
ing IN the woods since Tuesday morning
Dayton, the s-year-old boy of George Weav-
CT, was found in a swamp not more than
three miles from his home by William G.
Coons and E. Van Deuzen while hunting.
When discovered the child was playing
contentedly IN the mud and water and APP
parently will be none the worse for his ex-
perience. He was still accompanied by his
pet dog, which attacked the men as they
picked up the little fellow. All are sur
prised at the child's recovery alive after
his exposure in scanty attire in the severe
rain storm for nearly four days.
DAYTON and His Dog Disappeared.
At 10 o'clock Tuesday morning Dayton
and the dog disappeared, and although the
whole county was secured Wednesday and
Thursday, no trace of the little tow headed
tot and his canine companion, Frank, was
found. Among those who started out TO
search were Fred Coons and his friend,
Giles ID. Van Deusen, an electrician, living
at 705 Gates avenue, Brooklyn. They went
west to Newman's woods, two miles from
Weayer's, and then began TO look into the
dense and tangled swamp woods belonging
20 Mr. Delamatyr. There is not wilder
nr more untrodden place about Hudson.
The light scarcely penetrates the foliage
even on a bright day. The ground is
rough and sometimes precipitous. Van
Deusen and Coons had penetrated some
distance into this forest and came to the
edge Of swamp surrounded by cedars.
Found at Last.
.'Let's look in here, said Van Deusen.
He handed Coons his gun and began to
snake his way through the edge OF the
swamp. All at once he stopped in aston
ishment. There was a clear bit of firm
ground a few yards in front Of him. In
the midst OF it was a cedar tree. Under
abe tree, seated upon the ground, was the
lost boy His bare, brown legs torn and
bleeding, were stretched straight in front
of him His bare feet were bruised and
cut. His brown bingham apron was wet
and dirty, as was also his blue Bingham
dress under It. His hands were torn and
smeared with blood. He was quietly sit
ting there, playing with tin can. He
had put stone in it and it was making a
great rafting Frank, the dog, was run
ming to and fro about him, seemingly en-
ioying the noise
His Faithful Dog.
He was thin and hollow and flushed with
fever. His head was bare and his hair was
badly mussed. Van Deusen was astonished
at this scene, when he, with everybody
else, supposed that the boy was dead after
&hese days and nights Of exposure 10 rain
and cold. He went toward the child. Tie
pup ran at him sayagely and began TO
bark and snap But the boy looked at him
with frank, questioning eyes, and said;
! . want mamma. Use hungwy"
van Dusep picked up this prodigy Of en-
durance. The bingham apron ana dress
were soaked through and through.
You're hungry be inquired.
'iEss. An Use wet It wained an
wai2sd.a Then the Child BBeg99 e SOD .g :
nesss and sasia, hlsz5 dark 1ad cold. j wan
mamma"
~ And Mamma Wanted Him.
1t was not long before the little fellow
wish was granted, and he was hardly NOR
delighted than his anxious, half heart
broken mother, who caught him from Val
Dusen's arms and Rugged him convu lsive
" to her breast while the tears Of 10,
streamed from her eyes. His first word
were:
s'Hungry, mammal and then he begal
10 cry softly.
They took of the three thin and wet gar
ments which had been his only protection
They dressed and bandaged the scratche
and bleeding legs that had grown so thin
Both dog and boy were fed on warm mil
at first AS the dog is only three month
old, its fidelity Co tine boy Is most remark,
bile The boy sitting on his mothers lal
looked at him and said, "Fwank laid w
mer' This was about the only remark /
made. The story Of his suffering, his fei
in the great lonely forest, with the raj
falling through the inky darkness Of Il
night will never be told. But it can
imagined
Attempt 20 Lynch Fiend.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. Sept 20,-Co
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