The Eastern Chronicle, New Glasgow, N.S., Thursday, 10 Sep 1936: A STRANGE STORY Former Pictonian Wo Dwelt In A Kentucky Cave Moose River Episode Revives The Interest Who was Lowry Smith? About two months ago George Morrell, of Stellarton, who was one of the foremost of the rescue men at the Moose River Tragedy and who particularly helped to get out alive Dr. Robertson and Alf Scadding, received the following letter dated at Chicago. He placed the letter in the hands of The Eastern Chronicle Editor who wrote the Chicago gentleman. Not having received any furthur letter we are taking the liberty of publishing the first letter: Chicago, Ill. Mr. George Morrell, Moose River, N.S. My Dear Sir,- In reading today's paper regarding the rescue of Dr. Robinson and Mr. Scadding, I notice you spoke of being from Pictou County. The name of that County(Pictou) carries my mind back to my boyhood days in Kentucky some where about 1882. A so-called hermit, calling himself Lowry Smith lived in a cave just across the valley, about half-mile distant from my father's home. It is a long story but this is a resum: My uncle, Dr. R.M. Dudley, President of Georgetown College, visited Smith and wrote an article about him in the Louisville(Ky.) Courier-Journal. A lady in the state of Washington saw it and wrote to my uncle saying that she thought the man was a friend of hers from Pictou, who had suddenly disappeared many years before and had never been heard from since. The last known of him was an evening spent with his brother in Pictou. When he left his brother he said he was going straight to his ship, of which he was captain, due to sail on the morrow. She gave my uncle the brother's name and address. Correspondence ensued resulting in the brother coming to Kentucky. The brothers recognized each other at once. He returned to Pictou and after a few months came back to Kentucky Lowry returned home with him. Shortly after that I left home for college and later for India. I have often wondered what was the end of the episode. Lowry Smith's manner of life and the story he told was vastly interesting, but too long to write in a letter. Only this there was nothing that could cast a shadow on his reputation. In wonder if you know anything of this? Would you mind putting this in the hands of one of your Pictou papers. This is too fragmentary for publication. But if desired I'd gladly write an article which might be of interest to the readers, especially the older residents. May I look for an answer to this. Yours very truly, T.P. Dudley xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Carolyn Wallace