Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-14
THAT BLESSED BABY.

A Snow Bound Village Goes wild
Over a Newborn ChiId-CEVic Pro
cesEiOn, Speeches, Flags, ChrLsten-
ing by Ballot and a FiEe-Aere Farm
for the Little Stranger.
Sioux City Correspondence Of Chicago Tribune.
During the severe snow-stOrms Of a
couple Of weeks since an exceedingly
American occurrence was chronicled at
Storm Lake, Ia, some eighty or one hun
dred miles east Of Sioux City. On Friday
night several Western bound trains, with
several hundred passengers were COMPEL,
ed to stop there till the relief trains could
plough and shovel way through the drifts.
The residents threw open their houses, and
with American heartiness made all the
stOrm-staYed passengers their guests. On
one train was a car Of MennOnites from
the South Of Russia on their way to Join
the colonies Of their cOuntrymen and CO.
religiOnists in Dakota. Either too
timid TO accept or unable to comprehend
the invitations of the people Of
Storm Lake, the Russians refused to leave
their car, where they passed the night.
Next morning it was ascertained that in a
bedroom imprOyised by lacking some
sheets across the car where the stove was,
one Of the Mennonite women named Bro
iinska was about to be confined. The sim
pie Mennonites had, apparently, no idea of
soliciting medical attendance or more suit
able accommodation, but these, of course,
were soon supplied. Two doctors from
SsOrm Lake and tWOa others who were
stOrm-stayed promptly volunteered their
services, and under their auspices a pOssi-
bic President Of the United States was
successfully ushered into life. The ladies
Of the city, with the sympathy and curl
0sity Of theiT-seX, were not long in making
their way to the car to Inspect and aid, and
thus in a very short space Of time no in
considerable excitement was caused in the
crowd, whose members were all in
unusual good humOr and prepared
10 make the most Of any sensa-
ton. The Mayor summoned a special
meeting of the Council, which declared the
day public holiday, voted the hOspitali-
ties of the city to the baby and its mother;
appointing a committee to present the res
OlutOn, and invited the citizens to make a
suitable demonstration. These, nothing
10th, complied. A procession was organ
lied, containing every vehicle, public or
private, in the city, headed by the City
Marshal on horseback and a brass band
drawn by six gray horses. Following these
came, in carriages, the Mayor and Council,
the Odd Fellows, the Free AlasOns, the
Young Mems Christian Association and
the church societies; then marched the
Fire Department; the general public afoCt
or in carriages came next. The mother
and baby were carried in triumph to the
pablic hall, where, after prayer, speeches
were made by the Mayor, Judge Jefferson
p. Kiddel, Delegate to Congress
from Dakota, and several prOmi-
nent lawyers, merchants, etc, the
concluding Grafton being delivered by
Eph. Witcher, who brought back the first
news from the Black Hill miners. The
announcement was then made that a FIVE
acre plot Of land adjoining the city was to
be given TO the baby, the deed being al
ready prepared and OnlyneediDg to be filed
in with his name, a poll was at once de.
manded, and some go Of the $50 people
present voting for that name, the boy was
christened by popular aCclamation Storm
Lake BrOlinska. The procession then re-
formed and escorted Master BrOlinska and
parents to the station, where a special en-
CINE and car awaited them, and bore them
away to Sioux City amid cheering, ringing
ing Of bells, screeching Of whistles, etc.
All the flags and banners-in the town were
hOisted or hung out, bells were rung, fire.
arms discharged, healths drunk, the Storm
Lake Pilot got out an extra containing a
full report Of the demonstration, and alto
gether tlla people treated themselves TO a
sort Of wintry Fourth Of July.