The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-07
MISS TUCKER
IS FOUND Alive
Must Have Wandered 40 Miles
in Last Two Weeks.
MILL WORKERS FOUND HER
Asked for Warm Milk When Found Near
Blushsry Patch, Near Souts Lsba-
non, Maine, Yesterday

Miss Mary A. Tucker. the Hope Street
High school teacher OF this city for
whom persistent search has been made
since her disappearance form Camp Ossi-
pee a week ago last Tuesday evening,
was found yesterday afternoon In the
woods OF South Lebanon. Me-, half a mile
from the road leading from Blaisdells
corner 10 East Rochester. n. II.
She wns alive when found, although
greatly exhausted and emaciated. but her
pulse was strong and hopes a.e expressed
by her attending physician that she VIII
recover
Miss Tucker was taken to the Glenwood
Hotel East Rochester. where she revived
sufric. ,ntly 20 say 10 her rescuers: Il am
so tired. would like some warm mix
She then relapsed into semi-conscious-
ness, In which condition she renamed
during the rest OF the day.
The spot where Miss Tucker was found
is near an embankment within easy dls-
tance OF the Salmon Falls river, and
about a half-mile Off tho main travelled
highway
AFTER PARTY RETURNED.
Members OF the searching party Satur-
day hitched their horses within 10 feet or
where Miss Tucker was discovered yes
Quite near tho spot is a large blueberry
patch. and this fact and the nearness
OF the water explain in a measure how
she has managed TO subsist as long as she
has without substantial food
II IL but n short walk TO the place
where she was reported 10 have been seen
a week ago last Saturday by Herman
Goodwin mill hand. who was fishing In
Stevens brook.
NJ w Eastman. who has been conduct
Ing the search hereabouts I'm the interest
OF the Rev D. w Faunce, the woman's
stepfather, started out early yesterday
morning at the head OF party OF 60 men
10 scour the woods about East Rochester
and South Lebanon, for II was here that
she was last seen. but ii was not until
the seaching party had about given up
hope, and many of them returned to the
little hotel here. that the woman was
found.
WAS BARELY ALIVE.
As II was. four East Rochester men,
employees Of the Cocheco woolien mills
John Donovan. q years old; Croydon A.
Sleeper, AZ; Willis Grogan, 2s. and William
Grimshaw, H-kept up the search after
the main party had given up and returned
10 East Rochester. and TO their persist
ency is due the fact that Mary Tucker is
cared for by friends and surrounded by
all the comforts that can be obtained, In
stead OF spending another night In the
woods.
The men above named. not satisfied
with what had been done. az last resort
turned their attention 10 the tract OF land
on the road running from Blaisdelrs cor
ner to Somersworth. a section that is well
travelled over and is owned by Messrs.
Hayes and John O'Donnell Of East Roch-
ester
When Miss Tucker was first discovered
by the men she was lying on her side, her
eyes closed. and apparently lifeless, fact
not TO be wondered at after her many
days tramping through the woods. lack
OF food, and exposure 10 the soaking rains
OF last week.
AS the men approached she showed no
signs OF consciousness, and II was only
when the body was reached that they
found that she was alive.
MAY NEVER BE KNOWN
Donovan. who was in advance OF the
others. first caught sight of the young
woman and shouted 10 his companions,
who hurried to the spot where she was
lying. When the rescuers reached her she
rolled her eyes, but could not utter
sound.
Grogan and Grimshaw remained with
her. while Dovoan and Sleeper hurried TO
East Rochester to notify the authori-
ties of their discovery. Mr.. Eastman and
his assistants hurried 10 the spot as fast
as possible. fearing that succor might
come to late for the famished woman.
Miss Tucker was placed in a carriage
and brought to the hotel where Or. J. II.
Bates OF East Rochester was called 20
attend her After her arrival at the hotel
she regained consciousness in a measure
Miss Tucker has somewhat recovered
from her mental arrangement, the attend
ants cay, and asked for her mother and
members OF the Faunce family, but on ac-
count OF her present weak condition, no
attempt has been made 20 secure from
her any account of her wanderings
In fact IL is very doubtful If the full
story will ever be known. The condition
OF her mind, brought on, as her friends
say. by overwork In her profession, that
of teaching, Is likely 10 prevent her Civ
Ing any connected statement, and It is
probable that the nearest 10 facts that
will ever be known are the stories that
have been told from time TO time during
the past weeks by those who have been
in conversation with her, or have seen
her from distance.
IN PITIABLE CONDITION.
The condition of Miss Tucker yesterday
when found was most pitiable. The
clothing which she had retained was
water-soaked. travel-stained and be-
draggled The oft-described gingham
waist and blue summer skirt had parted
company, and her hat was pinned to her
skirt The only thing about her wearing
apparel that was IN any way trim was
the nearly new pair of black shoes. which
she had secured somewhere TO take the
place OF the discarded white ones which
che wore the night she left Camp Ossi-
pee,
These. IL will be remembered were
found the night after her disappearance,
near Cotton Valley. little railroad sta
tion on the branch road running from
wolfooro 10 Sanbornville and which, to-
gether with an underskirt. are I'm the pos
session OF cx-Sheriff Frank +. Hobbs Of
Wolfboro.
Everything possible was done by Mr..
Eastman TO secure recognition. She would
open her eyes and look around. but did
not speak. apparently she could not, 30
feeble was her condition.
Mr.. Eastman spoke 10 her Of her moth
er, and 10 was upon the mention Of this
name that the first spark of recognition
came into her eyes. Her hair was un-
kempt, and her face somewhat eman-
e1ated, but the shrunken limbs told most