The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-09-27
MAYOR r ]. HUMEs HAS BEEN FOUND.
AT $50 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING MRS HUMEs
RECEIVED TELEPHONE MESSAGE AT HER RES
iDENcE IN THIS CITY FROM HER SON STARK CIV
ING THE GLAD TIDINGs
Father well with the exception Of sprained ankle.
was the first words Of the anxious wife Of the ys
chief executive.

yes. here I am. what DO you
want. a photograph OF my clothes
said 7. J. Humse. the ex-iosf mayor,
TO several newspaper men ns hc
landed al the boathouae a. I4eschi
park At in.ss n.clock this morning.
And sultins the action 90 the Nord
he turned about and exhibited him
self. His wearing apparel was viz
tuaiiy torn into shrssin. black ann
bexrlmmed with the mud and slime
Of \ two.niKhts' and one days wan
derine IN the forest.
The mayor was found shortly after
daylight this morning near where
he was lost on the west side of Hpnhk
slough. near pettus logging camp.
By Sheriff cudihee.. William Morris.
newspaper men. all members OF the
reseuine party.
What's the Noise About"
.Whnt are you people making all
this noise about Yoa'ii scare away
ali the sasne in the woods" was the
way the mayor greeted his rsscuers
as the small party. headed oy Nc
Dewitt. came through the woods into
a small opening where his honor was
sitting on a Jog awaiting something
to turn up.
Mud from head TO foot. the cloth
ing about torn from his back. one
sleeve torn entirely off. HIS shirt In
rags. his trousers IN shredn and with
hts big mud despatched water.
soaked hunting boots. his face and
hands black with the CRIME of the
forest, and made gaunt by two
nights and one days exposure with
out substantial food. the mayor was
a usfiable sight
But undaunted he sat peacefully on
a log nursing his right ankle. he
greeting the boys with his usual
gusto and Immediately asked for
something TO drink.
oulped u Down.
william Morris had big bottle Of
coffee or other liquor with him. and
the mayor grabbed for Il and gulped
II down with one swallow like true
Kentucklan.
Then the rest Of the party OF al
most 100 rescucra who had started
into the woods 30 feet apart, were
recalled and the homeward trip be-
gan.
and there boarded the steamers
Acme and Eialnore and came down
tho lake to Seattle. Immediately
unon their arrival In the city Mr..
Iunes was greeted by a number OF
friends at the boat landing. He went
10 MS home at once. There he held a
levy in the sitting room, the neigh.
bora from far and near conEreRHting
10 congratulate him and Mra. Humes
on his safe return.
am All Right"
"oh, I'm all right" said he TO a
star reporter. Look at me. don't
Won think so7" ana farming about he
sxbiblted himself as he came from
the woods, the only difference being
that he WAS chewing a cigar and had
succeeded In getting some of the
crime or his face and hands.
ait was n d----n fool trick, but the
sun went back on me. You see. jay
and I separated: ] went up onto the
nil for couple OF hours hunt. The
eun wss shining at that time. After
going a ways looking for a she bear
I run across a deer and followed her
Tor about q half mile in the hopes
az getting a shot ut her.
II then saw that II was no use,
and started 10 turn back when a big
black cloud hid the sun and N
seemed 20 get dark all Of n sudden.
/ then saw a light which ] thought
was the sun. In the west behind some
clouds and started back east to
where ] wah to meet the boys. Hut.
hang ", II seems that Hight was In
the east and I went away from the
meeting place instead Of for Il. Then
IL got 30 dark you could not aee your
hand before your face. ] heard the