The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-02-18

rels4on asS!sisihe humanity .. our sig
zens: s,,t
Ea"Hun. Pets cannvan and Mr.. o. L
ScItt, OF Eureka, arrived ty the pass
enger train this morning aud brsugh
with them five half orphan children
f'pm Elko cnputy and delivered tier
1T the charge OF State TrcIs re
Schooling. 1t appears that the III. the
# the poor little children died tw'
In nnths ago anu that their b:ptc Of ;
father. Kelly by naae. left then in
cabin without fool or raimcnt. III,
KIND people of Eiko. .hc town tia
olsts Of Slate University, shippeS
the poor little waHs. like lot OF sheep
Tor the Carson market, without proVid
ing for their care, ard had il not beeL
that the large hearted gentlemen re
fcrrcd to above had assisted them,
hungry aud cold tLey woald have
arrived at their future home"
Now, the truth is, the Tribune knew
nothing of the facts IN The case, and
probably cared sbout them quite rs little
but the chance to say son.cttirs Inean
WIS presented, and couli no moTc be
resisted hf that "voracious" journal
than the odor o! cavri,n by turkey
bu :zard. The statement that "ihe kind
people of Elko shipped. the poor little
waits like lot of sheep" is as nearly
true, perhaps.las majority Of the 7r-
brat'+ assertions. The father Of the
children is a worthless wretch, aud the
m:i;nter1nre CT the .farailj'Lfor years
past, had devolrcd upon lie wife nrd
mother. who, being I'm industrious
Woman, had 10y hard work and strict
economy, toss thcr with some help from
the cha.i:ably disposed. succeeded in
securing living for herself and child
rem, up to the time Of her death, which
occurred short time ago ut her little
homa in Lamoillc Valley. eighteen
miles south cast Of Elko. 4 youig
woman, relative Of deceased, WAS en-
rloyed i'll the family Of Il. II. Bernard,
in this pine and knowledge Of the
foregoing facts thus reaching him, his
sympatbics wero at once enlisted, aud
in ono hours time, sufficient money
Vas collected from among our citizens
TO driray all tho expenses OF the funeral
and burial;
Tho Gro destitute children wcro taken
in charge by Mr.. Bernard, and brought
to his home here. After clothing the
littlo ones comfortably, partly from his
own purse and partly from money Il,
mated by 9nr citizens, tho kind hearted
man commenced his efforts to gain for
them admission into that admiral 10
Stale institution, the Orphans Homo.
Through tho DISTINGUISHED intervention
of Rev. S. P. Kelly, with whom a cor
respondencc detailing nll tho pnrticu-
lars OF the case, WAS opened, Mr.. Der.
nard had the satisfaction of finding his
humnno efforts crowned with success in
that quarter, md was further rewarded
by receipt Of q generous ac9uicsccnce
BY tho Central Pacific company, in the
request to pass Tho poor orphans over
itsroad free Of charge. Mr. Bernard
then photographed Mr. Kelly at Carson,
that no would receive a dispatch in
forming him OF the precise time that the
children would reach the Capitol, and
also telegraphcd Mr.. Chamberlain nj
Reno, to furnish everything necessary
for their comfort, uhilo there, md send
tho bill TO him. After receiving asSur-
ances from the conductors OF tho trains
that his little ohurges would receive all
due attentions ut the hands Of tho rIil-
road officials on the trip, they wero
supplied with oYcry. comfort for tho
journey; placed in charge of tho COLI
ductor, whom We know took every cnro
of them, end Mr.. Kelly Notified Of thrir
departure for Carson.
: Mr. Chamberlain's bill, now IN the
hands Of ar. Bernard, is satisfactory
evidence that tho children wero mol neg
leclod while III Reno. When it is re-
meinLercd that the unfortunate family
in question were resident eighteen miles
from 2lSo, and that this last net Of gen.
crosby " no! tho frss vouchsafed by our
citizens to these Same unfUrtunntcs,
1t is In evidence that though their
CHARITY begins ut home, il by no means
ends there, but is broad and full enough
to reflect credit upon the site Of State
University. and get hold sufficient Of
iIs mantle in reserve, TO cover with its
folds, even the sins and iniuui,ics OF
tho rilo creatures who, in tho guisc Of
journalists, wonld traduco thom, ..
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