The Yellowstone journal., 1894-11-28
THE GIRL I'm WHlIE.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF tlz-
ziG cL&RK TWENTY YEARS AGO.

siardcr suicide-Ths Ghost That Il
seen by snters and River Men--It Ii
Away, Ae-Ayed In . White Gown.
Fully = years have passed since Liz
zie Clark. an orphan with . heritage,
,sap.9 ared from . hotel in Dallas City.
his, as completely as if the earth had
swallewed her up yn all that western
country there has never been q stranger
case than the disappearance Of that girl.
and there has never been greater ghost
mystery than has been aud still is occa-
stoned by the evidently disembodIed
spirit Of the girl
The story of Lizzie Clark has been
county history. She was an orphan and
had some property and money. Aglard-
Ian had been appointed, and Lizzie,
being ambitious to add to her little
by the river s edge Through the dining
room Of this hotel runs the line between
Hancock and Henderson counties, SO
that often o guest reached from Han
cock into Henderson county when after
butter. A country swain and his lass,
II seated opposite each other at this
board. are in different counties. Many
. man wanted for some offense in Han
cock county has sat at this table in Hen
derson county and grinned at the sheriff
Of Hancock county.
IL was one afternoon about 90 years
ago that Lizzie Clark, who had been
washing dishes in the kitchen, stepped
ont into the yard Of the hotel. She was
seen to leave the kitchen by several
working around the house. who paid no
attention to the girl. but that was the
Last sver seen Of her. Those who saw
her step out into the yard heard no
scream, no stified moan, no struggling,
but there are pee pie yet living who be-
straugled, conce aled in the house until
dark and then last into the dark river
Be that as it may. the murderers, IL
they remained in the same locality long
have been am ply tormented since.
It Is said that the murderers did not
leave the locality for some time there
after, and yet. again, others say the
kifl was never murdered, but drowned
hsrself. and that her ghost is not one Of
. murdered persons, but one Of q sui
6ide All one can gain from the differ
Snt stories and theories is that the girl
was dealt with foully in some manner.
and that her ghost still haunts the To-
cality. OF course every effort was made
% ferret out the mystery. Detectives
hunted high and low, money was spent
20 no purpose, and finally the guardian
Of the girl's estate turned her money
md property over TO the county suthori-
Sles. in whose hand it remains 10 this
d6y becatse there Is no kith or Kin to
clHimit - - ''.tasa-
The girls ghost was first seen in De-
cembeg. 1887, when o party Of duck
hunters were returning to Dallas City
from the islands. An excursion steamer
had become disabled late in the season
and was lying ON the bank Of the island
across the bay. She was in q rather bad
hx. 1t was expected to leave her there
during the winter. As the hunters
neared the craft form in white was
seen to run out upon the upper deck. 1t
was young girls figure, and she was
evidently being pursued, for from
across the water came screams, and then
the following words: Leave me alone,
leave me alone, or ] will drown my
self! With that the specter flung itself
into the river. There was "a splash, and
The cold waters closed over the white
body. Several times during that winter
the ghost Of Lizzie Clark was seen at
aight and at early candle light around
the disabled steamer. When the steamer
was taken away the next spring, work
men and steamboatmen heard pitiful
screams from the willows ON shore as
the boat moved away. The spirit did
not leave the island, and it is believed
now that she was buried on the island
after the murder.
OF later years, however, the girls
ghost has been seen in o skif at night,
and il was only few evenings ago that
one of the st. Louis and St. Paul fast
The pilot did not see the ghostly craft
until too late. He says he saw boat OF
white that looked more like floating
Aeece than anything else. In the boat
was young girl in white raiment, but
ehere were blood sclots ON the white
dress "She was rowing swiftly. When
the PROV Of the steamer struck this frail
eEaft. it cut through 1t like mist The
ghostly occupant only laughed . sort Of
laugh--a half scream-and
when we had passed saw tie spectral |
araft dancing on the waves behind
Aoubt il an ordinary skifY could have
hved in the waves Of our steamer, right |
ander the paddles" Thus spoke the |
pilot. aud he is q man Of few words and |
integrity.
s'Have you seen Lizzie Clark boat?
h now the question that goes from one |
mouth to another during the summer |
season. The question is not asked SO Of
ten in winter from the fact that the |
poor girls spirit does not seem to roam
70 much. Hunters have come into Dal- |
las shaking with fright and calling for
, dram to brace their nerves. saying |
hat while coming down from the is-
|onds above ON the ice they had met Liz |