Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-08-12
SOMEWHAT STRANGE.
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS OF
EVERYDAY LIFE.
Queer Facts and Thrilling Adven-
lures Which Show fhat Truth Is
stranger Than Fiction.

ApvIcEs lust received from Umtali.
Africa. saw that the two Umtali Hospital
sisters belonging to the Bishop of Ma
shonaland's mission, Miss r. A. Blenner-
bassett and Miss Lucy Sleeman, have
RECENTLY had narrow escape. Both
sisters were seriously ill with malarial
fever, lying helpless in hut, waited on
by native boys, there being no native
women available. One night they were
so bad that Doctor Wilson decided on
sitting up with them. In the middle of
the night strange sound as of an animal
bounding on the roof of the hut was
heard. Shortly afterward the door of
the hut, the upper half of which was
partly open, ratified, and Miss Blenner-
hassett called out that there was "a great
black thing" on the top of the door
The doctor went hastily to the door and
slammed the top rather violently. He
easily persuaded the sisters that nothing
was there, as Miss Sleeman was nearly
insensible, and Miss Blennerhassett de-
lirious. A large leopard had tried to get
through the roof aud not succeeding
had sprung upon the open upper half OF
the door. The creatures head and claws
were on the top of the door, and he was
drawing himself up to drop into the hut
when the doctors presence of mind pre-
vented him. The women are recover
ing.
ONE year ago Charles Boyer, Of Morri-
sons, Penn, was married. Nine months
later he was widower He became
crazed with grief eventually, and as re-
suit his aff1iction produced dementia
pronounced incurable. he raved con-
tinually about his wife and entertained
the idea that she had been foully dealt
with So strongly did he believe in this
that his friends decided to disinter the
body. They did so, and the body was
found face downwards and all the evil
dence which goes to show that the
woman had been b1iied alive was plainly
apparent The glass in the lid OF the
coffin was broken to atoms. The shroud
enveloping the form was torneto shreds.
The limbs were twisted and distorted,
the hair matted, and in her hands she
clinched bunch of it. Those who were
engaged in disinterring the body fell
back, entirely overcome. The most com
posed man in the party was the demented
husband. He assumed an air of com
placency and assisted in the work OF re-
arranging the body. He has shown no
signs of mental alteration since, and from
all appearance his mental powers have
been restored.
LIEUTENANT H. R. SAYCE, of Bristol,
has succeeded in crossing the English
channel in miniature boat, which he
has patented as the Nudge pneumatic
collapsible lfeboat, and is designed for
fishing, shooting, or sailing. The weight
is under thirty-ive pounds, and the
length is 81 feet, with thirty -two-inch
beam. The boat is decked with canvas,
with an opening for the owners body,
and she is fitted with inflated air tubing.
The boat is fitted with a topsail about
the size of woman's apron, and still
smaller mizzen Mr. Sayce was accom-
panied by a small sailing lugger. There
was light wind and a course was steered
straight for Cape Grisnez. Mr.. SaycC
was provided with double paddle,
which he kept in constant use. The
little craft entered Boulogne harbor at
D. M, having started at 3 o'clock a. M
Mr.. Sayce was somewhat benumbed by
sitting so long in one position. The
lugger returned to Dover with the littl,
boat folded up on board. The boatmer
remarked that she had SKINNED over the
waves "like duck"
ALL over the Hawaiian Islands tn,
ladies ride horseback astride, maj
r. ol,n r,,,s
appearance do the fine ladies and stately
danes of Honolulu make as they come a
slashng gaits astride of spirited horse
riding through the streets of the gay
capital city of the isles They are bolC
and rapid riders, too, and astride OIL
their sprightly steeds they are the yer.
embodiment of the grace and poetry o
motion. They wear bifurcated or di
vided flowing skirts, and once seen il
full motion one wonders and is amaze'
at how that awkward and inconvenien
seat, the side-saddle, ever came to b
invented or adopted. The riding habi
of the lady in Hawaii is a skirt fou
yards wide, divided like the Jenness
Miller skirt. now in vogue aud sold a
all the leading woman's dress stores i
the large cities. The feet are slippe
through a small piece of tape attaches
to the skirt. which keeps the dress i
place when the feet are in the stirrups.
A MOST remarkable story of castaway
is told by the captain of the mission yes
sol Morning Star, which picked up thre'
persons who had been forty days in
boat at sea. They were a father. sor
and daughter, and were natives Of Tapi
tuea Island, one Of the Gilbert group
Originally there were four-viz., th
father, two sons and the daughter, an'
they went fishing off the island. Not
withstanding their strenuous efforts
they were carried further aud furthe
out to sea. They had neither food no
water and for forty days they drilte
about At the will aud mercy of the cur
rent. One of the sons could not endur
the hardships, and died The suffering
II the three were dreldlul ON Oh
lortieth day their canue was beached d
ocean Island The survivors stayed o