The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-05-22
WONDERFUL
ADVENTURES
A Chinaman Lands at State
Hospital after a Series Of
Startling Trials.
SOUNDS LIKE A HOT-AIR STORY


State Hospital for the insane at Nor
ris Plains, arrived on Wednesday O
last week. He is not there as patient
nor yet as a guest, and the manner O.
his arrival as told by himself and sup
plemented by DR.. B. d. Evans, medi
cal director of the hospital, forms
tale almost unbelievable. Were 1t moi
for the unquestioned veracity of wit
neSses this strange story would prob
ably never have gained publicity. But
no one would question the word of DR.
Evans, Mr.. Mahlon Clarke, DR.. Harry
A. Cassatt and others if they affirm the
truthfulnesS of the facts here related
DIR. Evans with Mr.. Clarke, so it is
related, was on fishing expedition te
Shongum Lake last week Wednesday
AS is well known both are ardent dis
ciples of the much lamented Walton
While fishing at the upper end OF the
lake their live bait gave out and they
went in search of more. DR.. Evans
had heard that the well-known rec
spring cave on the south end of the
lake was alive with minnows which
came from the warm waters of little
brook that dropped out of sight on
the side hill and reappeared in the
cave. So the Doctor and Mr.. Clarke
went into the cave and began fishing
for live bait.
DR.. Evans is something of a geologist
and the peculiar sand which he saw
on the bottom of the pool made him
desire to investigate further, so he
brought his shovel and began digging
in the sand. The shovel cut through
the clay and gravel with great ease
and as one shovelful after another was
thrown out DR.. Evans became con-
vinced that he had discovered a gold
mine and jabbed away with feverish
haste. All at once he noticed that
the red spring was dry, the water
having run away down the hole he was
digging. Still he kept at work, COM
PEELED by some force which he did not
understand but under the impression
that he was going to make marvel
GUS discovery. And very soon he did
so for suddenly he felt the ground
move beneath him and almost before
he had time to get away great chunk
of mud was thrown out of the hole
while the next moment the cave was
filled with a great roaring sound, as OF
some mighty blast of wind, while the
air rushed and eddied around him.
Half blinded the Doctor made his
way to the entrance of the cavern
and got into the boat which was
anchored close by. Before he had
time to move away there shot from
the cave the body of Chinaman,
blown by the terrific blast of air which
was coming from the ground where
DIR. Evans had been digging. The
Chinaman went into the air about
twenty feet and dropped into the lake
near DR.. Evans, who Immediately
went to the rescue of the drowning
man. When the Chinaman was loaded
into the boat he was unconscious and
it was more than Neutrality-suspicious.
before he opened his eyes.
DR.. Evans was struck with horror
and wonder at seeing human being
come from the cave in that fashion,
but not for a moment did his nerve
desert him. After working over the
PROSTATE man few minutes the Doc
tor and Mr.. Clarke rowed back to the
dock and there the Chinaman was
loaded into the Doctors blackboard
and taken to the hospital. DIR. Cas-.
satt met the wagon on its arrival
and he was told the manner in which
the man had been found. He believ.
ed it but nothing was said to the
other physicians at the hospital for a
time. The man was taken to the
Doctors private room, where he was
examined and steps looking to his
restoration taken.
The clothing of the man was OF
fine quality, which showed that he
came of good family and was probably
a man of wealth. On his chest a
piece of paper had been glued. This
was covered with Chinese characters
and was readily translated by DR..
Evans, who is fluent scholar of both
Chinese and japanese. The article on
the Ohinaman's chest, freely trans
lated, is as follows
"Wun Lung, our noble brother
having been found guilty of betray'
ing the secrets of the order, is con
demned to be buried alive, not neal
the confines of the fair city of Sar
Francisco, but in the most desolate
part of the great desert of Southern
California, where his spirit may never
meet the spirits of his kith and kin
and where he may die the death al
traitors deserve.
Signed, YEN HOoIE,
CHANG DANG BEN
SEE FOY.
Imperial committee of Last Resort
Seventh Tong, Royal High Binders. ,
This did not, by any means explain
how the Chinaman came in this part
of the United States, nor how he
happened to be blown out of the cav
ern at Shongum like shot from {
gun. The mystery was not SOLVED
until three days later when the China
man had recovered sufficiently to talk
Then he said that he lived in San
Francisco, and that unjustly he haC
been sentenced to be buried alive, thai
after he had been sentenced he wa.
taken in hand by five fellow-member
of the society who transported him tt
the great alkali desert of Southern
California. When they came to The
mouth of great cavern they stopped
and there he was put into rude cot
fin of pine boards. That is the last h,