The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-18
A MUNCdAU 5EN YARI.
a Gifted Liar Tells of a Community
Who Never saw the Light of Day.
From the 81 Toufs ReD,thIir

A Gifted Liar Tells of a Community
VINO Mover Saw the Light of Day.
From the 81. Louis RepubIc.
MARENGo, IND, Nov. 29.-The caves of
Crawford county have long been the wonder
of those pleasure-seekers who delight i,
suoterranean nature, and it is conceded
that the farther these caves have been ex
piored the greater are the wonders. But
the last IS the climax. No discovery will
awaken more wonder than already exists
to-day among the people OF Mare go and
vicinity, by reason Of a discovery acct
dentally made by some boys who entered
the cave at this place last Sunday mo ming
with the expectation of spending the day
enjoying the scenery.
When they returned to the on .er world.
after three days absence, and reported that
they had discovered new ami extensive ad-
ditions to the already known cave, and that
they had seen tribe of dimiuutiye human
beings, the young explorers were ouly de-
rided. But their earnestness begat conf
dence in few, and after short rest they
returned to the search for the cave
dwellers." To-day. after an absence of
nearly four days, the band has returned,
and hundreds OF people are Aocking to the
spot and making ready Co organize for an
exploration on grand scale, 20 verify thu
1Steh nave &c Sc sOuu
report. There is 10 doubt existing at this
moment as TO the truth, and the excitement
and crowd are keeping pace with each
ouner.
These 'cave-dwelersn appear to be the
lowest type of the human family. They
are, on an average, less than three feet in
hight and and forty pounds in weight. 1t
seems that they run upon ali fours when
they become tired Of the erect position,
fsd A..
fastening or scrambling over great heaps
Of stone. They display d total absence and
ignorance OF the most remote excuse for
clotning-not even the time-honored waist
band or breech-clout being called into SER
vice. This gives the observer full
opportunity to note that there is no
sign of a caudal appendaSe. The
form is not we'll developed, for, as before
remarked, the average weight is perhaps
less than forty pounds. There is no sign of
hirsuteness about the breasts of the males,
as is found among the more robust speci-
mems Of mankind, and they are little supe-
rlor to the female. The heads OF all, male
and female. are well supplied with long hair
SO densely tangled and muddy that color
could not be discerned, but which proves
that they do not practice he art Of comb
ing or Embarrassing.
There can be no question about the food
vi bhGoO OdsOAtst lOI ~ ItiiA 10 AOtulu5 Dtlg
fish supplied from the lakes or ponds with
which these caves abound. If they infested
one of the apartments nearer the entrance,
it might be supposed that the meat of var
minis furnished part of their sus' enance,
but long before their place OF abode IS
reached all vestige is lost OF such varmints
haunt caves or seek refuge therein
Time may prove that there are other en-
frances to this subterranean world, and
that some OF them are nearer to these beings
than any yet discovered.
Little more can be added at this moment,
but tue discove ries of the next few days
may surprise the reading world. Mode of
life, etc, cannot be explained nov. Of
course they have some form Of language,
for when the explorers were observed
baby-like chatter arose that almost awak-
e1ed the cave with its echoes, which rang
to the voice of few at first. and then to
their united effort.