The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-30
FOUR OF A KIND.
How the Arrival OF three Beys and one Girl
Conyu. sed o NeishborhOod.

How the Arrival OF three Beys and one Girl
Conyu sed a Neikhborhood.
People living on Blddle street were
thrown into state OF ecstatic delight
Yesterday to learn that Mrs. Anthony
Dean had during the preceding night
given birth to q brood or four children,
three boys and girl. Tbe news spread
about town with amazing rapidity, and
curing the day several thousand people
called at the house of the Deans to see
the infant prodigies. A Republican re-
porter dropped in at No. oll Biddle
street about s O'clock last evening,
thinking that the excitement would
have subsidized by that time and there
would be an opportunity to learn some
particulars about the family.
As he turned the corner from Eighth
street the first thing that caught his
eve was a crowd blockading the north
sidewalk. 1t was an excited, noisy,
chattering throng of women and girls,
black, white and brown, German, Irish,
Italian and American, each talking as
fast as possible, and in the language
with which she was most familiar.
There was narrow gate leading up two
or three steps into yard. At the head
of those steps was police officer, sta
After a long struggle the reporter got
through the gate. About six yards to
tue lett was the foot OF narrow, crooked
flight of stairs, where stood another po.
liceman, and higher up still another.
The reporter. after being nearly sqaeez ID
fiat by an enthusiastic beVy of gtrls from
North st. Louis, finally succeeded in
reaching the top of The stairs, wnere he
WAS speedily admitted to the chamber
of the Dean family. On a double bed at
tne east side OF the room lay the mother,
with sympathetic neighbor on either
side. .....
One was tanning the patient, and the
other was obeylng the instructions OF
Mrs. Robinson, the. midwife, not to let
anybody speak to Mrs. Dean. The
mother was apparently only half con-
scious, and seemed to be pretty much
prostrated. Her face, Whlcn is quite
pretty, was very pale, aud her large
eyes were heavy. The heat OF the little
chamber was oppressive, and IL seemed
cruel for the crowd 10 continue to block
the doors. In response 10 inquiries as
to the condition OF mother anu children,
the attendants 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 alter
birth, but the girl and the 0tner two
boys were apparently strong, healthy
babes. The three children lay on a mar
row bed at the north side oil the room
with blanket spread over them, leay-
| ing their pudgy little faces uncovered.
Women came IN and viewed them IN
| focks. Rapturous EXPLANATIONS came
rom every visitor. AREN'T they cuLeF'
| "Oh, the little dears" "D.d you ever
| nn Ia
like to pinch one." There were three
little heads close together on the blank.
cts, three pairs Of eyes blinking in u
row, three pudgy noses apparently laid
on the dvughy faces, three mouths
| which, be IL thankfully noted, were
closed and silent. The middle one mad
something resembling miniature fist
at the extremity oI an arm which
seemed to be hunting the undiscovered
way tn a mouth. A group of girls stood
and Looked at them.
"That one will have pug-aose," said
| one.
(which is the girlr'
ssThe one this way"
"Why, she's got the most hair"
"And so black, too"
"How much do You suppose they
weigh?'
"They average little more than five
pounds, :" said the midwife.
"Oh, myW
"O-h-lp
(Here followed a whispered calcula-
ton among the girls.)
"Twenty poundsw and they gave
| way to a tresn group.
On the table between the two win.
dows at the west side of the apartment
was tiny coffin of dark wood, orna-
mented with plated cross and other
neat trimmings. In it lay the form
| Of the dead infant-the unfortunate OIL
the quartet. AS 1t lay with the light OF
tapers thrown iull upon the face, it
seemed quile as lIfe-!ike as the three
other little forms at the other side oi
the room. SAD as was the sight, it ap-
peared to have very little etrsct on the
visitors. They centered all their atten n
ton on the mother and the surviving
babes. The mother was born in Ire
land, but has been twenty-five years in
this country. Her husband is also
Irish. He has but one arm and has beer
employed as a private watchman IN the
vicinity Of Broadway and Cherry
street, 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 genu-
inc need Of aid here. The attention ol
the charitably disposed is invited.-[SG