The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1877-05-31
From the g. Louis Republican,
DID AMI GET AWAY?
81. LoU'S woman 6ITes Birth 10
twenty Pounds OF Children.

ST. Louis woman 6ITes Birth 10
twenty Pounds OF Children.
People living On BiddIe street were
thrown into 4 state Of ecstatic delight
yesterday, 10 learu that Mrs. Anthony
Deau during the preceding night had
given birth to brood OF four chill
drsB, three boys and \ girl. The news
spread about the town with amazing
rApidity, and during the day several
thousand people called at the house OF
the Deans to see the infant prOdigies.
The Biddle street people were proud
OF the achievement, as ia duty bound
they should be, cut they needn't have
given themselves such airs over il.
They were perfectly iDsuiferaOie in
their assumptions, while the Carr and
OFallOn street penple were yellow
with envy. All their lives seemed to
be out OF order, but they went to see
the wonder all the same.
A Republican reporter dropped in
at No. Sll BiGdle street about O'Clock
last evening, thinking that the tx
element would have subsidized by that
time, and there would be an oppOr-
tunIty 10 learn some particulars about
the family. As he turned the corner
/ from Eighth street the first thing that
caught his eye WAS q crowd blOekading
the north sidewalk. 1t was an ex-
cited, noisy, ehattering thrOng Of wo-
! men and girls, black, white and
brown, German, Irish, italian and
American, each talking as fast IS
possible, and in the language with
I which she was most familiar. There
was 3 narrow gate leading up two OF
/ three steps into yard. At the head
Of these steps was police officer, sta
toned there 10 keep the crowd out
He eXpOstulated, told them they
couldn't get in till some of them in
side could get out, begged them to
stand back, assured them that the
poor mother was dying, but all TO no
purpose. They would press tight up
/ against him, striving even to push
past. After long struggle the Tepor-
ter got through the gate. About six
yards to the left was the foot 0f a mar
row, crooked flight OF stairs where
stood another policeman ami higher
/ up was still another. The police
seemed quite unable To manage it so
/ that the hundreds could get in and
| NOub bElbAE OLtiGA AAuAAuAE1o 6AOual ~
rive. In fact it couldn't be done.
When q woman once got in the room
| it was next to impossible to tear her
away from the babies. Then the
stairs were so narrow that il was nee
essary to first let lot in, then stop
| everybody till the room was cleared
and the first cOmers had gone down
/ the stairs. The crowd blocked the
way so tightly that person once up
stairs found it almost impossible to
/ get out, and the scene in the yard at
the foot OF the stairs can be better
imagined than described. The re-
porter, after being squeezed fiat by an
enthusiastic bevy Of girls from North
/ st. Louis, finally succeeded in reach
| ing the top of the stairs where he
was speedily admitted to the chamber
Of the Dean family. On q double
bed at the east side Of the
room lay the mother with q
sympathetic neighbOr on either side.
One was tanning the patient, aud
the other was obeying the instruc-
tions OF Mrs. Robinson, the midwife,
not to let anybody speak to Mrs.
Dean. The mother was apparently
only half conscious, and seemed to be
much Frustrated. Her face, which is
quite pretty, was very pale, and her
large eyes were heavy. The Leat of
the little chamber was oppressive,
and il seemed cruel for the crowd to
continue to block the doors. In re-
spOnse to inquiries as to the condition
OF mother and children, the attend
ants said the doctor thought Mrs.
Dean would recover, but she was very
| low. As for the children, one OF the
boys had died short time after birth,
but the girl and the other two boys
were apparently strong, healthy
babes. The three children lay on 3
narrow bed at the north side OF the
room, with y blanket spread over
them, leaving their pudgy little faces
uncovered. Women came in and
viewed them in flOcks. R&pturous
EXPLANATIONS came from every visitor:
"Aren't they cute ?'i ION, the little
dears :" "Did you ever see anything
so cunning ?" "Pd just like to pinch
one"
There were three little heads close
together on the blankets, three pairs
Of eyes blinking in a row, three pudgy
noses apparently laid on the dougby
faces, threa mouths which, be It
thankfully noted, were closed and
silent. Tue middle one had sOme-
thing resembling a miniature fist at
the extremity of an arm which
seemed to be hunting the undiseov-
cred way to 3 mouth. A group Of
girls stood and looked at them.
THAT one will have q pug-nOse,"
said one.
(Which is the girl ?'
"The one this way"
"Why, she's got the most hair"
"And so black, too"
"How much do you suppose they
weigh ?'
"They average a little more than
five pounds" said the midwife.
"Oh, my 7"
"O-h-h :"
(Hefs followed a whispered ealcuIa-
tiOn among the girIs.)
Twenty pounds ~ and they gave
way to q fresh group.
On table between the two win
dows at the west side Of the apart
ment was a tiny coffin OF dark wood
ornamented with q plated cross and
other neat trimmings. In IL lay the
form OF the dead infant-the unfOrtu-
nate of the quartette. AS it lay with
the light of tspers thrown full upon
the face, it seemed quite as lifelike as
the three other little forms ct the
other side of the room. Sad as was
the sight, it appears to have very lit
tie effect on the visitors. They CEN
tered all their attention on the moth
er and the surviving babes.
The mother was born in ireland,
but has been twenty-five years in this
country. Her husband is also Irish.
He has but one arm, and has been
em mplOyed as private watchman in
the vicinity OF Broadway and Cherry
streets, but is at present out Of work.
There were already four children in
the family before the arrival OF these
little strangers, and OF course there is
genuine need OF aid here. The atten-