The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-16
A FARM FAeM TINE sTERGLIDEx
what . Party % Espierers Cissa 70 Have
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At the Hotsl 81 George are Frank H. Weater-
welt Of the Clyde Stsamship Company. John q.
Reed Of Kentucky. Henry Dillon Of New York.
and Cato ErrAxuris. . Spaniard from Havana,
who have Just returned from Journey In the
Everglades Mr. Wsstervelt said:
Wien We concluded to mako tho trip .
meeting was he'd In . prlvn room In the
Kimball House. Atlanta. when tho mater OF
outfits and many details were discussed
knowing as wa did whit an undertaking We
had put upon ourselves. an order was sent ini-
mediately to New York house Tor eight heavy
rubber suits with boots to match, Opr hats
wee 81 the same Kind OF mn'srisl. We also
snses WIZ sw plenty IL shrr nseesssrs saap
ments, which we thought would DO reauiisd
~" All OF these we're shipped direct to Kisslm-
NEE. Fla. where We met. " Wednesday. April /.
and Immediately look nassaIe by steamer to
ter landed al tho south end Of The lake where
Was provided Tor the storage Of .provisions
Nc. Here we donned onr srssiaal,y pronared
wsar i apparel ere MSd procosaed 10 cut our
v" Some Of US had axos, nenvy. huntins knives.
and other wespons q the kind with which we
quarter OF q mile. Onr entire SURROUNDINGS
so Thick that whom we got into It was one
tnlid mass. anu No could only see Just 40 lar
81 cut oS o
and rugged rond. In cutting our way wo were
70 throw down The, the rseGsh
ON. progress. az we lived and learned. was
vines that surrounded Il, and on reaehinE the
IN Si is STOP ton for tho time and dec,na the com.
ranions below tho direction IN which to cut
~ On one of those cutting days. Mr.. Reed
rsaehsd tho TOP thnn he was attacked BY an
Claws in 70 his body. bur Mr.. Rssd suscssied IN
tho sixth attempt the birI had the life driven
in her neck. whom she irll to tue ground. We
that s %sa TS s %nss.s. s. nSqs e
Mir. iced. An tnysstigatton found six small
ssE.s snuslS resting in their nest II The o,k
abe HSsss iss'. + " nisSn!Ss
Leed him to strike the fatal blow.
Tas ns as, #S:n ,Sst 81 dsy
our oainp. and there remain over night; The
bss o. sn Dur
which soft leaves and vines had been spread
MANY times We were strucS by rattlesnakes OF
kill them. and then again would get out az
10 tu.t Kid Of shake bites. and thought moth.
i,g OF aeetnE al manner OF reptiles resting on
fs found sS %a rsS I'D
times they would stop and stare AT us.and then
WAS Tho treacherons. panther. We came upon
81 n ;he Seasi " had sseh srss iavs dee
We you'd 20 IL our hats there VAS
always on Of US on wntcn.
For days and DAYS ,, W continued I to york
course. and during all that time but one OF us
hau touch OF fever.
june. Mr. Biion ; Time came to climb al Irse
to ngalu Ind the easiest passage. through
Gould not enii shssn t6s World. even II We
sssr b s sh ad dans sus T ss
isi. IKE ret9rnins. 50 vote was, taken
Tsl.s ia. glory Sss nsaay
over. and on returntng to our homes We
sSeut A SSns T. Wa Il S t|Ihsa sIpssss
been aon. GTns not dsns
ter. had 10 not had hooks on ihe hsels o! bis
eSs sh.n :. r. az hG Se
ton We heard his voice. Turning our eyes
toward the RlimmerinR light that came In
After getting our bearings "a near as we could
lay before him. There was a hill about 800
an nad IL h
our weary and tired shoulders, and for the first
We then set in to Gu. our way through as
worked tho more dense seemed the almost i'm:
l,enetrabe brush and underRrnwth. But toll
ss e aas S 81 "sys
and brought " out 81 SEknss into
iirst time ia twelve weeks tho sun drisd the
swamp moisture from orr bodies-we were
We at once started to explore. tho newly
found land. which car only describe 70 you
some k isst. roand rs ball. and abon sat os %
mile IN di iua, After further examination
ssss panss and assy osher fini q FRUIT pn or
M whiss thS s ,n,I eHtrcms 81 Florida is
Inv around The sIda Of the Iii, AID whits sent
We we're ssarti.S BY IL. .npes1s st :'u. 81
'tsS" s rea nav va sc"s .r sssp that
WHO he. uoupteSS was !nb0rin3 uner the
10 shook his head. We knew not what 10 do.
d.rs,Hna e English but turning e ono side an ,,
top. bsokoned IS 10 follow; which We did. walk
log ~ clean path. with beautiful shrubbsry
| on either aldo. II did not take long t. reach
tthasst.op: tor: where we found comfortable log
asss'onishmesut ws saWy two chil'iran. abon.
| iag near the house. We were seated
in ono room. while. The other, was closed
with partition made OF palm lsaysr. Tho
strange man dld MOI SNEAK. and We were At !
him. Epaly Mr.. Cat. ErrasuTIz said. IN span;
back and almost tainted. but after recovering
h,s i; senses rs, replied: Hsrnandsz! Just then Z
cark-sInned woman appeared from the clio cd
ROOM and was ~ much SURPRISED as the others.
,ooMSr. ,Efraznrz nnl iiernandsz 'hsn on
Their conyerration was occasionally inter:
the sonversation IL English 70 ns. Tho follow.
~ WINS one Of the Cnbsps who rsbslled
against Spain in 1868. 0nc night boarded an
o'clock We started across tho Strait OF Florida