Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-27
A MODERN ENOCH ARDEN
Arrival of the Children of tho Unfortu-
nate Man Whe Died at the City Hos
pital--Brief Sketch Of an Erratic Life
How Anthony Burke Re-Enacted In
Modern Life the Story of Enoch Arden.

The GLOBE of yesterday morning announced
the arrival in this city of young lady, the
daughter of the poor, unfortunate man whose
death from q fall down the bluff, back of the
Adelphia saloon, has already been recorded,
and the same issue contained also the follow
ing telegram from Hastings, which had been
received at the hospital subsequent to Burkes
death: please telegraph me the names of
some of your children. (Signed1 MARY BURKE
Ascertaining that the young lady was still IN
the city, GLOBE representative in view of the
equivocal nature of the telegram above quoted
called upon her at her hotel, last evening. Miss
Burke was found with her two sisters and two
brothers-the whole constituting very inter
esting family group. The three young ladies
| were well dressed, refined, evidently well edu-
Gated, and withal decidedly good looking, with
department.
Miss Mary was the speaker of the party,
and explained the nature of her telegram above
| quoted, by saying that it was SO framed for
the purpose of Identification, and that, of
course, when it was forwarded she WAS not
aware of his death. If she had received an
answer giving the names of her sisters and
| brothers, or some of them, she would have been
assured at once that it was indeed her
long lost father whom she had
She explained further that her fathers name
was Burke instead of Burg as published. and
that this circumstance had tended to mislead
her. Upon receiving the reply to her telegram
she had come direct to the city, and on visiting
the hospital fully identified the remains as
those of her father whom she parted with IN
Red Wing some five years ago. Ascertaining
these facts she returned home and came up
again yesterday afternoon with her sisters and
brothers. She had stopped at the hotel at
which her father had stopped to ascertain as
much as possible about him, his movements
and the circumstances which had resulted in
his untimely death.
Her father, she said, was about 81 years of
age and had come to this country from Italy.
He was however, German by birth, and on
coming to this country went to st. Louis where
he married. He was a carpenter by trade, and
shortly after marriage, removed to LIE Clair,
Iowa, and thence to Davenport and again to
: Fountain City, Wis, whence he came to Min
nesota and settled at Prairie Island short
? distance below Red Wing. By this time, the
roaming disposition inherent in her father had
s so far developed that it seemed to him sec
ond nature. About this date too. family jars
9 between husband and wife became
f somewhat frequent, and nine years
afterward he turned up again to lind that his
wife had in the interim, secured divorce and
!, married Mr.. Peter Nadig who lived IN that
) neighborhood. A second living prototype OF
: the immortal conception of England's Poe
Laureate-an Enoch Arden in spirit and II
9 act, he declined to disturb the domestic har
Q mony which he knew to reign supreme in tina
It home, and once more started out on his rowing
% career and finally died terrible death in st
:. Paul-having in the meantime visited all tn
Y more important cities and towns in the State
~ Once only had she seen him and that was nv
!. years ago in Red Wing. At the time he let
)" home ON his wandering career he had tamll
of six children all of whom with one excep
:. ton are still living. During all his rowing ca
70 reer he was always in condition to take care 0
himself, and worked steadily at his trade. See
Miss Mary had lived for some years in Tasting
while Misses Tillie and Carrie, and the othc
n children had remained with their mother.
Il She had brought up her sisters and brothers
l she. said, that they might be present at tn
, funeral which takes place 1T the church of tn
Assumption, in this city ut 3 O'Clock thu
t. morning. The body will be taken to tn
,r cemetery of the church and there inferred.
Re Miss Burke has given her personal attentlo
Is to the matter and by her own exertlons an
g. 1ilial spirit has been enabled to pay the las
o. sad rites to her unfortunate parent In a man
D. ner which reflects the highest credit upon he
and which entities her to merited commendi
ton The hour for the funeral has been hxe
at 8 O clock to enable them, after the last sa
rites are paid. to return on the ii ~ tram.
o" The unfortunate man whose full name W;
az Anthony Burke, it may be here stated, ju
Ill prior to his demise, spoke to the hospital a
of tendants of being the owner OF lands IN kansa
n but on account Of his extreme weakness mott
~ ing definite could be ascertained. His childre
IL know nothing of this, and of course would
So glad of any information tending to establla
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