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down and died in the position in which they 
were found. 
Dr. Wright does not state what became of 
the bodies, or any other particulars in addition 
to those we have just mentioned. We made 
inquiry of the guide as to what disposition had 
been made of the remains. He replied that he 
had no personal knowledge of the matter, as the 
discovery had been made long anterior to his 
Cave experience, but he had been informed that 
the bodies had been sent to Louisville, to some 
museum or medical college. We expressed 
our surprise that such extraordinary curiosities 
should have been removed from the place 
where found,—where the changes of Time were 
unknown,—or that they should have been 
carried beyond the Cave Hotel, at all events. 
The guide did not attempt any explanation. 
There are two niches in the side-wall of solid 
rock, one about large enough for an adult to sit 
in, and the other of a size adapted to a child. 
‘When we come to reflect upon the subject, we 
are first astonished at the thought that a woman 
and young child should venture so far, without 
companions, into the dark cavern; and, as the 
entrance to the Gothic Arcade, from the Main 
Avenue, is effected by the aid of a ladder fifteen 
