St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-08-12
GIRLS PENNED In CAR
TWO TOTS PRISONERS, HUNGRY
AND THIRSTY 72 HOURS.
Ride From Buffalo TO Hoboken Where
Searching Railroad officials Find
Them uneonselous--vle-
Tins of Boys Prank.

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New York.-Two small girls who
we're penned in a pitch dark refrigera-
tor car by boys whose sense OF humor
was abnormal were found lying in the
car when II reached Hoboken from
Buffalo.
They we're not able to walk II was
some time before thye could speak.
They had been seventy.two hours
without food or drink or sufficient air.
That they we're alive at all was a
thing to wonder at.
Mary Moni Is 10 and Neisie De For
ko is s. Both girls live at 2t Indiana
street, Buffalo The two girls used
every day to run around the Lacka.
wanna freight yards in Buffalo.
Boys of their age and older hung
around the freight yard. One morning
couple of these boys shouted out to
the girls "Heyi There's bananas In
that car. Want some bananas7 Back
In that car you'll flnd some. G'wan
In"
II was an empty refrigerator car to
which the boys pointed The two
girls clambered into II and began 20.
king over the floor. They heard the
heavy door bang to and found them.
selves in blackness. They rushed for
the door and pounded on H. They
could hear the boys outside laughing
In derision.
The boys made no attempt to open
the car door and the girls got fright.
ened. They screamed little and
kicked with their bare feet Pretty
soon they heard the voices OF tho boys
and knew them TO be trying to open
the door The door never budged. A
little longer the two girls kicked and
beat upon the door Then Mary Mont
heard Nelsle fall upon the floor OF the
car and begin 10 sob.
They heard an engine puffing louder
every second. Dang: Mary was bump
cd 10 the floor There was an inter
val OF several minutes. Then the en-.
gino ohugged. the car gave jerk.
and In the darkness they knew them.
selves to be moving. They were NOV.
Ing rapidly now. Mary eoaxed Nelaie
up into a corner. They sat there and
sobbed as the train sped.
After a long time thye felt hollow
and hungry Mary and Nelsio ex.
plorod the floor OF the car. They found |
nothing at all. The two girla found |
they we're TO be without food or wa
ter. Besides, II was 10 hot and
stining they found II a labor 20
breathe. and moving about was en-.
hauating. They lay perfectly stiii.
therefore. and In time tho frst faint
ness OF hunger left them.
but II was intolerably hot. and
their thirst grew. II was night now,
Tho beam OF light was gone. Yet
neither girl slept The roar OF tho
train was loud and steady. Great tears
rolled down their eheeka.
During tho nrut night Mary made a
useful discovery. the only relief they
hit upon the whole journey. She i'm.
parted II at once 10 Nelaie. You take
your thumb and catch the tears on II.
Then you sip the tears. They are salt
and inadequate. but they cool the
mouth. In experimenting with this
discovery they passed the rest OF the
night.
AZ length the beam OF light Ap.
pared. red and pieAaurable All that
day the two lay on the floor of the
car. loited each minute and turning
from side 20 side. Then night came
on. II is possible the girls slept nt
fully. though they could not reeolleet
having done 30. The second morning
found them a little weaker, They no
LONGER smoke 10 each other In one
syllable words. Nelsie tried 10 repeat
/ prayer She repeated ave Maria"
o herself several times
Then came night and as the beam
n light faded Mary's consciousness
aded. too. and Nelsie. who could cry
no mere. lapsed Into quietness
But when the two girls didn't come
nome the frst night their parents had
rome anxiously 10 the police. Some
we're found who had seen the children
n the freight yard, r II. C. sehoeffe,
'hief special agent OF the Lackawan.
Ia. thereupon telegraphed Chief Beat,
y OF the Laokawanna special police
n Hoboken 10 peer instantly into ev,
lry empty that reached HObOken. For i
wo days not an empty car reached /
iobokeh without being examined Ia /
J hurry, Il
On the third when a string OF TWEEN /
y-five empty cars came rolling In \
Dutton. who happened 90
10 moving about the yard. pouneed 4
N refrigerator car No. 6ss6 and pried q
pen the door. He Jumped inside. I
here In the corner he found the two I
arefooted gUls black with dirt. Mel
ie was unconscious.
II took the doctor two hours 10