The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-03-04
Quartstte Sisters.

| A. german lady named Hahn, gave birth, last
week, to four healthy girls, all of whom are liv-
ing and doing we'll. They are SO much alike
that they cannot be distinguished from one
another without labelling Them They have been
christened, Sarah, Mary, Kate and Jennie
They were visited by large number of per-
sons from every portion of Baltimore, and also
a number of Physcians-one of them being
from Washington and one from Philadelphia.
Mr.. Hahn, the father, is a cigar maker and
about thirty years old. Ills wife is about the
same age and delicate.
| The San of the Doth, says:
The four little babies, children Of one birth,
belonging to the happy little father, John
Hahn of No 119 Low street, have become the
| town talk everywhere, and great deal of in
| terest has been manifested i'll their welfare, to
| give them chance to grow. Notwithstanding
| the inconvenent locality Of their birth and the
pent-up surroundings Of their cradle, there has
been an almost continuous rush to see them
| At times during yesterday the little room in
which tn " lay was crowded almost to suffica-
ton with ladies, while the narrow stairs were
crowded and the pavement outside thronged
with others waiting their turn. The babies
were neatly dressed, having ribbons ofdifferent
colors and tags with their names as they were
distinguish one form the other.
1t is feared that the atmosphere of small,
crowed room and the surrounding excitement
will not be good for them, but the people will
come and really it is not to be wondered that
curiosity is aroused over such a remarkable
freak Of nature. All the children are plump
and fully developed. They have amply demon
strated their lung powers, and seem to have as
good prospect for life as any other children
born in their condition, better, indeed, when
the sympathy is considered that their appear
ance altogether has awakened. One Of the
children seems to be a trile more delicate than
the three others. Miss Sarah seemed to be
more generally inquired Tor than her sisters ON
account of the notoriety she had obtained for
being cry baby.
All who were admitted to see the babies paid
something into the hands of young man sta
toned to receive contributions to the baby
fund. Several hundred ladies and some men
visited the house during the day, nearly all of
them paying at least 25 cents admission, and
some Voluntarily giving larger sum Ameng
the visitors were persons from a distance. At
least a dozen more physicians went to see for
themselves, and 10 inquire OF Mr.. Hahn all
about it. Indeed the father seems to be as
much an object OF curiosity as the babies. He
is small, neat, slim, intelligent, little man,
not more than five feet tall. The mother is
said to be woman OF large size, though she is
of course secluded. Her physician, however,
report her to be doing well. The father re-
manned up stairs in the room with the babies,
guarding his brood from the enthusiastic eager
ness OF the ladies in their manifestations to-
wards ssthe little dears.'' He has his hands
full ''minding the babies" but Mrs. Hahn will
soon cm me around all right again and then he
will be relieved A nurse was in attendance
helping the little fourfather.
Contributions for the babies were started at
several of thf. hotels and in Ofhor prtt liz