The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11
HOURS OF TERROR.
A KENTUCKY EDITORS HARROW
ING EXPERIENCE.
Imprisoned in Cave-Rare Pres
cnce OF Mind All That saved Ills
Idfe-He Tells the story.


Imprisoned in "a Cave-t0re Pres
cnce OF Mind All That saved Ills
Life-He Tells the story.
Lancaster, KY, Cor. Louisville Courier
Journal.
During the recent season for
game Louis Landram, editor of the Cen
trail Record, the country paper published
here, while hunting quail in Burdetts
Knobs, seven miles north of Lancaster,
had an adventure, which, in point Of
thrilling interest, is probably without a
parallel in the experience of any sports
man in this section. lie went out TO the
hills on this occasion at an early hour
and had succeeded in bagglng a number
of birds, when the sport was suddenly
terminated by heavy rain. Accompan-
led by his dog. he walked up deep gulch
in search OF shelter.
lie had proceeded only a short distance
when he noticed at the foot of cliff on
his right a wide vertical rent or crevasse,
partially hidden by vines and shubbery.
Approaching and entering this he was
greatly surprised on discovering It TO be
the outlet Of a cavern. The entrance was
winding and narrow, and on either side
were steep and craggy walls. The roof
assembled at a sharp angle into obscurity.
Some thirty feet from the entrance, lying
obliquely on a high projecting. ledge, there
was a monster block OF granite, oblong in
general outline and Weighing hundreds Of
tons its huge crest upreared into the
caves gloomy dome. Landram regarded
this ponderouB rock In wonder. IL had UNI
doubtedly been dlslodged from above by
a seismic shock, and had II fallen by the
corridor instead OF on the ledge 1t would
have choked H. completely. More than half
OF It's weight seemed now suspended over
the passage. A slight shock or the press
ure OF a finger would apparently have
caused Il to plunge into the chasm. lt
was indeed, one of those death-traps Of
nature, grim and sinister, sometimes seen
In subterranean chambers or upon preci-
pices Beyond II there were evidences Of
large chamber.
The excitement found In penetrating the
Notwithstanding which always eX-
erts a fascinating influence upon daring
erdrlts--allured the hunter. He advanced
boldly toward the interior, but when two
fiery eyeballs were suddenly turned upon
him from a dark corner he came to an
Immediate halt. Al the same Instant his
dog, which had followed at his heels, ut
tered a dismal howl and made a speedy
exit from the cavern. Landram threw
up his gun and discharged both barrels
simultaneously, but ne never knew what
the animal was, or what became Of Il, for
the internal din that beloved through the
cavern was Instantly followed BY an aw-
fu crash, dense volumes Of dust and sud-
den darkness. and he was thrown violent
~ forward on his face and almost buried
beneath masses of falling sand. For
moment he was considerably stunned, but
he seen oxtricatod himself and scrambled
10 his feet. Then a cold horror fell upon
him, for he saw that the great rock, shnk-
en- from its mornings by the explosion had
plunged into the passage behind him. It's
towering and colossal FORM together with
great quantities Of earth and fragments
OF stone. was wcdged tightly IN the corri-
dor. constituting a mighty barrier that
arose black aud frghtful between himself
and liberty. ale saw no way Of escape
No ray Of light pierced the gloom. More
over, "a vast army Of bats. disturbed by
the defamation and shifting sand. began
10 swarm thickly IN the passage. They