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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 bv the aid of a ladder fifteen 



