The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-08
ROAMING IN THE FOUNTAINS.
The Sad Plight Of a Pennsylvania Girl
Who Was Disappointed in Love.
From the Philadelphia Press.

Who Was Disappointed in Love.
.. From the Philadelphia Press.
Hazleton, Sept. 25.-Fanny Siddons, the
insane girl who escaped from the Laury-
town almshonse about four weeks ago and
for whom the mountains have been
searched by numerous bands of men, is,
according to the story told by two boys.
roaming about in a perfectly nude condi-
ton and as wild as were the original
jewellers on these mountain sides. The
search for Fannie, which was kept up
for several weeks, had been abandoned,
as every part of the country had been
secured. 1t was thought that the girl had
either persisted or had made her way to
another section. Yesterday, however,
two boys, named John Kugler and Thomas
Serricks, from Sandy Run, came into
town telling a remarkable tale of what
they had seen.
1t appears that the boys had started
for cheStnuts, and while walking through
the woods heard wild Shrek It alarmed
them and they started to run. AS they
broke through the brush they saw the
nude form of a woman CrouChing against
the ground. Her disheveled hair hung in
knots about her shoulders and wild
glare seemed to fill her eyes. giving a
woltish expression to her thin, ernaciated
face. The boys Stood spell-bound, gaz-
ing at her, until aroused by the strange
creature jumping to her feet and at the
same time uttering a piercing shrek
Both were frightened almost out Of their
wits, and lost no time in putting a safe
distance between them and the woman.
They ran direct to their homes One of
the boys was so excited he could not
speak for several minutes. When he re
lated the story of his experience it Gre
ated great establishment among those
present.
The story of Fannie Siddons' disap-
pearance was at once recalled, and no one
doubted that the wild woman described
by the boys was the absent almshouse
girl. A searching party at once set out to
lind and capture her At the same time
word was sent to the poor authorities All
last night men carrying lanterns secured
the forest, but when morning dawned
they returned to report failure To-day
the search was continued, and, although
a drenching rain poured down, the little
village was almost deserted, its inhabi-
tants having joined in the effort to secure
the unfortunate girl
This evening Willie Brandmyer. a lad
about 10 years of age, came running in
from the woods. He was terribly ex-
cited, and related story similar to that
told by the SerricK boy and his compan-
ION yesterday. He says that he encoun-
tered woman stark naked near the old
picnic ground. His statement corrobo-
rated that made by the other boys, and
there is little doubt that it is Miss Sid
dons. How she had eluded the searchers
last night and to-day is the mysterious
part of all. II is supposed that she has
discovered a cave somewhere in the for
est from which she comes only when in
search of food
At meeting held by the poor authori-
ties the story of Miss Siddons' mental at
hictlon was for the first time made pub
nc. The circumstances surrounding it
are extremely pathetic, and have excited
the sympathy of the entire region She
was, 1T seems, deserted some years ago at
the altar by a man who is now a resident
of Pittston. The treatment she received
at his hands is said to have so affected her
mind that she became insane The hal
Inclination that all mankind was her en-
envy took possession Of her, and it was to
escape their presence that she took her
mad flight in the mountains four weeks
ago. The search for her will be prose-
cuted day and night until she is found