The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-25
DIED ALONE IN THE WOODS.
mrs BODY FOUND TWO WEEKS AFTEn-
WARD M MS DOG.

william NJ. Gale. n Shoemaker OF Arrnonk,
Made Mod by the Heat. Ran In,o tho
Woods and Fen Over n Precipice-Bis
Lee Wa. broken and lie Could Not Help
nimseIf-Mis Cries for Help Take. for
the shouts OF = Drunken Man.
Two weeks ago Farmer Townsend OF Ar
monk up In Westchester county. hired somo
extra hands to help him with hay making.
Among them was William NJ. Gale. a shoe
maker who had lived at Armonk for several
years in tho house Of Samuel and Thomas
TAYLOR. his nephews. Gallo worked at his
trade when he could get that kind OF work to
do. but when that sort Of work was not to DO
had he was always willing to do anything that
he could get.
Two weeks ago this morning he went out
into Farmer Townsend's bayfield, with a rake
and started In to do his share with the rest OF
the men. He had never worked in the field
before. and neglected to wear one OF tho
broad brmmed straw hats which protected
his fellow. ymakers from the fierce sun.
The eun beat down on the dry fields until the
air auivered with the heat.
Gale worked steadily until noon and at din
ner he complained OF suffering from the heat.
He said his hend ached. But when the time
came he went back into the sunny fields with
blazing sun. and then he could stand It no
longer. 1t was only 3 o'clock. but he told
Farmer Townsend he must 20 home.
Instead OF doing that. he walked over to tho
house OF his aunt. Mrs. Martha Ferris. He
told her he had headache and asked for
water His face was covered with red blotches.
and his eyes had wild stare Mrs. Ferris
told him to sit down in the shade whilo sho
wont to the spring for a bucket OF cool water.
When she returned to the house Gallo was gone.
Whilo his aunt was at tho spring Gallo
started across the fields on q keen run in IL
rortherly direction He wore no hat and no
coat. He jumped fences and scrambled across
dusty roads rs though ho were running on IL
wager AS he ran through field in which
Farmer Fitzpatrick was ut work he paused u
moment.
What arc you doing?" no asked.
None OF your business" Fitzpatrick re-
piled. Gruftiy
DO it well. thcn." replied Gale. with loud
laugh.
He started again on run. At the edge OF
Fitzpatrick's field there is n ledge OF rock
runs n road. Gale paid no attention to the
precipicc. and ran over it.
| Fitzpatrick, who was watching. saw him
! disappear. Then he saw n cloud Of dust come
| floating up oyer the d led grass and the wind
! bore 10 him the sound OF Gale S voice. moan
| ing: oh. my leg! oh. my leg!'
The farmer was ABOUT to so to the shoe,
makers assistance when he heard yell. and
across the mow1 fields in the direction Of
tered n few word. about crazy fools" and
thought no more of the mad shoemaker.
the fields and woods for half a mile until he
came to another ledge of rock. This one is
sixteen feet high. and Mt it's foot is stony
| bushes and scrub OAK. Gale paid no more
heed to this ledge than to the first. He fell
He must have been stunned bythis fall. and
probably lay for some time In an UNCONSCIOUS
| he recovered consciousness ho tried to get up.
u Then he, he tried to drag himself out o. tho
are evidences OF his terrible struggle for life
Nil about the dry water bed. Stones are up-
| turned and shrubs broken and uprpoted whero
the crazy man tried to pull himself out OF his
Wien 81 his efforts had failed: he began to
again and again BY the rocky gulch. was hi;
only answer The aLternoop wore re- "Iayti and
until his strength vas all exhausted. and then
hear his cries. That was Farmer Fitzpatrick.
But fitzpatrck had forgotten ali apout tho
afternoons incident and ho thought the yells
lie heard were those OF some drunken man on
tho road below, He says they ceased ut half
past o'clock that night.
~ Wuuiu or neLc sueSs worA 70 uhGu' IA !
70 say now !3AE uaie nEed IN 'ne
potion OF mar suicn now often no ialntcu' or
how often he tried to pull himself our, no
vas MAD from inc neat ne whin ne iel IN mere,
n time. Blu. it could not have been long before
hunger and thirst made him ravinE maniac
1t Is not proDan thatSie li'ed many hours.
Gale mad, t"iu some OF ms 1rienus that ne
had secured II ION some where and was Conn
away rms accounts i2r the TACT that dur NJ
the hrSt lew DAYS ator ms dlsappehranctthcS
were not active IN searching Tor INN. When
NJ Length ne was not heard from. ms ieatlVes
became hhAtTTuS' ana searching paftles Wci,
unti' ,ns "f,uruiy i0momihg r me m"n,nS
was secured for miles about Armons
but no lt'se Oh tne in'sS.hE man Whs i"unu y
Vas ~ Gordon setter. buck. whinh Ind beer
Ga!a's constant companion. He had raise
thcun@ lrnlh nunIy anu Always LOON hiI
WIN MN "nen ~ went u untlnC. A.
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