Where is the Swedish Maid? 1890

Where is She?

Chenango Union, February 6, 1890

Distressing circumstances, says the Oneonta News, have developed in connection with the recent sad journey of the Weir family from Chicago to Sidney.  On the 26th day of January, Miss Kate Ellen Weir, a life long resident of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], died at her sister's home in the city of Chicago.  It was decided to convey the body to Sidney for interment. The party accompanying the remains consisted of Mrs. Weir, her son Will, Mrs. Dr. Printy and her maid, a young woman from Sweden, recently arrived in this country and unable to speak one single word of English. The party reached Binghamton in safety, but it was when the transfer from the Eaie road to the D.&H. was being effected that the clouds began to gather. The two roads are side by side, and it has puzzled other people who live outside of Stockholm, to ascertain one from the other.  It is not surprising to learn that the maid got on the wrong road, and was soon missed by the Weir family. Telegrams were sent in every direction but the missing girl was no where to be found.  To add to his misfortune her trunk and clothes are in Sidney and although over a week has passed, no news has been received of the missing girl. What has become of the poor girl is entirely a matter for conjecture; had the earth opened and swallowed her up she could not have more completely disappeared. her position is a most unfortunate one. A stranger in a strange land; an unprotected girl, penniless, unable to speak our language. This is too bad, and we hope the mystery may soon be unraveled.

 

Found

Sidney Record, February 20, 1890

 

Everyone will greatly rejoice to learn that the Swedish maid who was lost in Binghamton, while journeying from Chicago to Sidney, has been discovered and is here safe and sound, once again in her employer's care, and warranted never to skip off again--at least not that way.  From Binghamton she went right on to New York city. Arriving there she was wise enough to go to a Swedish hotel, where a gentleman engaged her as a domestic and took her to his home.in Passaic.  She wrote to her relatives in Chicago, and they soon informed the girl's employers in Sidney.