The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-02
GIRL TAKES A
26-MILE TRIP
IN HER SLEEP
Wonderful Case of somnambu-
ism is Reported from
Kentucky.

rlEz, KY. May i.-onc OF the most
wonderful things ever heard OF oc-
CURED here recently and Martin
county can now claim the champion
sleep walker OF Kentucky, if not the
United States, in the person OF MISS
Carrie KANE, who went from here &c
Paintsville, in Johnson county. dis
lance OF IS miles, during Monday
night Miss KANE. who is Ia years OF
age lives with her father and mother
on their little farm one mile above
here on Rockcastle creek.
AS Martin county is situated n The
eastern part OF Kentucky. it does no;
enjoy the good fortune of being trav-
ersed by any railroad: neither IS It
travelled by automobiles. These two
things Miss KANE had from her baby
hood wfshed 10 see. but as her father
was farmer and poor man he had
never taken her TO see the tain ana
mobile as she used to call them IN
her childish talk.
She had wished TO see them so cad
IN that they could often hear her
talking OF them during her sleep, and
there never came a paper to the farm
house that had pictures OF trains and
automobiles that was not clipped by
her. and today by actual weight her
pictures of trains and autos weigh
IL pounds.
Carrie Has Good Cry.
During the winter she had leased
so much about going to see the train
and automobile that Mr.. KANE mad
planned TO take her to Pasntsville last
Monday 10 see them. When Monday
came It was such bad time that the
trip was postponed until some time
later, when IL was not raining MISS
Kaine spent the day convulsed with
sobs because of the disappointment,
and when the family retired at night
she also went TO bed still crying.
Some time in the night she arose
in her sleep and walked two miles
TO the home OF her brother. clad only
in her night clothing. There she caugt
Tony" a horse that had been raised
in Paintsville and one her father had
intended she should ride if they made
the trip. She is then supposed to have
mounted the horse and turned MIN
into the road that leads TO Paintsyiile.
Guided as If by human instinct, the
horse arrived with her at Paintsville
at the break of day. having Travelled
rs miles during the night. As the
horse sighted Sam Gage going 10 his
work on horseback the animal neigh
ed This did not awaken Miss Kane
and Gage had almost decided he was
about 10 meet one of those mysterious
"Spooks'' he had SO often heard OF
when Tony" with a sudden sTerVe,
tossed his burden to one side and
galloped forward TO meet him.
.tOh. Papa.- Cried the Girl.
Mr.. Gage at once recognized Tony"
and was alarmed by hearing the sup
posed "spook" cry out On, Papa, as
he advanced 10 the rescue. Miss
KANE was taken by Gage 10 mis- home.
where it was found that she was suf-
fering from frost bitten feet and ex-
posure OF the night wind. the girl be
ing clad only in under clothing and
nishtdress. She soon recovered so she
could tell who she was and where sae
lived.
Gage and the girl started on the re-
turn trip, but not until after she had
eazed tin her heart was content at
the much-cherished train and auto
mobile.
When they arrived here they were
greeted by Mr. and Mrs. KANE. who
were almost frantic over the loss o.
their daughter. as they supposed SIZE
had been kidnapped and parties OF
men and woman had been searching
all day for some clew to her disap-
pearance.
Brother Scents Whereabouts
Roland KANE. Miss Kaine's brother
from whose stable she had taken the
intelligent Tony" was just on the
point of starting for Paintsville when
his sister and Gage returned with the
horse. as he had decided that when
the animal left the stable he had tax
en- the road that leads 10 Paintsvi!le.
stony had gotten loose only few
Gays before and was caught a fe=
miles from Paintsville, making for
his former home.
A reporter called on Miss KANE for
a statement OF her trip. She said:
Il went 10 bed crying because was
so disappointed about not getting 20
20. soon fell asleep and began 10
dream that l was going to make the
trfp. l thought | went and got Tony
and started on the road that leads 70
Paintsviiie That is the last thing
remember until l found myself lying
IN the road and strange man com
ing towards me. who turned out 70
be Mr.. Gage; but, anyway | got to
see the train and automobile. and !
supposed / have not got 10 be salts
ned with life on the farm.