The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-12
IN A TARANTULA DIN
A Boxear Passenger Mar
nowly Escapes Death.
SEVERAL DAYS WITH THE PESTS.


James Payas Lsn West virginia For
ths Paelns coast and Nm Route Was
Hsbbsd 81 EvsFything-ThsR CFawisd
late . FEuitoaF That Was Alive with
The Creatures.
So JosEPH. No, Jan. ll.--In a Pull.
man car on the aouthbound Missouri
Pacific limited last night wero two
passengers who attracted sympathy.
The woman was stnhngly beautiful,
while her companion might have been
either 80 or 90 years old Sharp lines
dishguFsd his otherwise attractive feat.
ures. and there was . quick. nervous
movement Of the head and hands that
suggested palsy.
The mans name is James Payne. and
he ia q resident Of PArkersburg. W. Va.
where his fEmiiy i wsll.to-do Two
months ago ks started for the Pacific
coast On The train between Green
hvsr and POcatsllo his pockets were
picked. He WAs even unable 10 tele.
graph home for money and determined
10 make his way thr ugh BY the boTear
route, On tbs second day Of his stay In
POoAisllo . westbound special pulled
In, IN which were several fruitcars He
climbed into one aud prepared 20 make
himself a. comfortable - possible. He
had scarcely concealed himself before
the door Wa siossd and sealed. The
car proved 70 have been loaded with ba.
nanAa. He composed himself 10 sleep.
When he Awoke Il wAs 10 hnd him.
sslf In darkness With the train flying
along with tsrrho speed He had been
aroused b. sOmsthing soft and velvety
creeping aorOss his face. He struck q
match 10 go what kAs disturbed him.
To HIS horror be saw several large "a.
FAntulAa He did not dare 10 strike an.
ether match and he knew he was In i'm.
minsnt psril Of his life and 10 leap from
the door ~ the car meant certain death.
While thsas thoaghis dAstod through
hia mind . cold. hairy substance dashed
isself In his faos and be tainted. How
loag he lay unconscious he does not
know, bai vhsn he again came 10 life
t wa bsoad daylight and the train Wa
siin spsediug liks thu wind lie tried
tAs dor. oaly 70 and Il fastened. and
that hs vss doomed 70 suffer hoar.
longsr and prospsots q an aftaek ~ any
instant from The hidsous creatures
vhoss charAotsr he knew 20 well. The
struggling rays that penetrated the
zaoh q the door enabled him 10 se,
dimly the objects about him. and hs
recognized his visitors Of the night bo
fore and saw that their number had
been trsblsd He looked absut for 1
looss board and found a small one. bui
be knew II tkey were attacked the tar,
AntulAs voald leap At him and he could
not ward them on
His apprshsnEion was inoreas a wher
he sav thai they had engaged in fear
ful and dAngoroas combat among them
selves For hoars he sat there facine
those dreadful creatures. who neither
advanced nor rstrsAied- Then nigh
came On and Again be became unoon'
scioaa
When nszt be knew vhA, wAs going
On Aboai him be vAa on a cot In q hos
pitAl 81 Portland. he had been througl
. dAngeroaa attack Of brain fever. II
the meantime the authorities, hAvin,
discovered his identity from his deliri
oas ,aik. had ,slegrAphed 10 his people
and ths yoaAg woman he was 10 marrl
had hAsisned 70 his bedside
He had not been found until the ca
wAs opened Il its destination. when n
wa unconscious and raving like a ina
niAc. A mark In hia forehead indicate,
that be had In reality bean bitten BY
sArAniulA. probably when he tainted th
second time A. soon ~ be was able .
travel be started for home by eas,
stages, hrst having married the vOmai
who had Joined him under such pecu
liar circumstances.