Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-27

DESTRUCTION OF THE SHEBOYGAN
County AsTLUM.-SHEBoYGAN, Feb.
2l-The Sheboygan County Insane
Hospital, situated at Winooski, in the
western part of the county, was con-
sumed by fire about II o'clock Tues
day night. The fire caught in the
furnace-room, presumably from the
ashes OF pipe, as there had been no
fire In the furnace aimee 3 o'clock in
the afternoon previous The alarm
was given by an insane woman, but too
late to save the building. Superin
teDdent Jewett made every possible
effort to rescue the unfortunate in
mates Thirteen were saved and foar
were roasted alive, whose names were
as follows: August Althorp, Billy
Doe, an Indian, Ellen Mcdonald and
Lucretla Tootbacher, all incurables.
The body of Margaret Smith, who died
the day before, was also consumed
The asylum was built two years ago
by g. S Jewett, under a contract with
the County Board, whereby the incur
able insane Of the county were to oe
cared for at stipulated price. 1t was
a credit to the heads and hearts of all
concerned. 1t cost, fu shed be ween
So 900 and $4,000. and is a total loss
to Mr.. Jewett, there beng no insur-
ance. An inquest Will be held to-
morrow, by which what is left of the
five bodies shall have been recovered
and arranged for burial.
THE GREAT FLooDs.-SAN FRAN
CISCO, Feb. 20.-Sacramento city was
saved from the flood, butat the expense
Of the surrounding country Many
breaks In the levees are reported above
and below the city. The village of
Washington, opposite Sacramento, is
under water All the islands in the
delta of the river, except Grand I.land.
are reported flooded. Vallejo pre,.nts
an appearance of vast lake. An inn
mense body of water is pouring through
the streets Of Carquinez into San
Francisco Bay. The causes of the
phenomenon of the continuous ebb-t;de
on the surface Of the bay is exciting
study. The food enters only in under
currents. This has not been observed
since the great flood of 1862. Travel
by rail and stage is much impeded
throughout the state, except on the
main line on the Central and Western
Pacific. The river has fallen some
inches around Sacramento River levees
In consequence of the relief afforded by
the flooding of the surrounding coun-
try. The storm which lulled yesterday
broke out afresh to day, with a heavy
southerly gale and rain. There is no
present prospect of a discontinuance.
Exceptin the flooded districts agricul-
tural prospects for the coming season
are good.
REPLENIsHING THE EARTH.-It
will not be difficult for the Gear to re-
cruit his armies for a long time to
come if all his subjects do as much for
their country as Fedor Vassilef, pea
san: of the district of Moscow. This
worthy individual was twice married.
His first wife bal twins sixteen times,
triplets seven times, and four at a birth
four times, making sixty-nine children.
His second wife had eighteen children,
the total numbor of his children By
both wives being thus eighty seven, Of
wham there were surviving in 1872,
eighty three, when their father was
seventy-fve years old. These facts are
perfectly authenticated by NJ. de aKa-
nikoff, we'll. known Russian savant,
who says that the family of Vassilef
has lived near Moscow from time i'm
memorial, and has been the subject of
favors from the Russian government.
A NEENAH FATALIrY.-NEENAH.
Feb. PA very sad accident oc-
CURED near the depot yesterday morn.
ing, Young Lawrence Mace had been
over to Menasha to masquerade dance
the previous evening and became in-
toxicated and was returning home to
this city when, is is supposed, he laid
down on the railroad track to sleep and
the morning express at 4:45 came along
and run over him, mangling his right
leg and right arm in fearful mauner.
He was at once taken to the Island
House near by and Drs. Robinson and
Barnett summoned. They at once
amputated his leg above the knee and
at 3 P. N, his arm near the shoulder.
He is still alive but will doubtless die.
Young Mace is about Is years old and
resides with his parents in this city and
was employed in the Globe Paper DIill.
DR. JOHN A. RICE, of Wisconsin,
starts the theory that the prehistoric
mounds found in that and other States
and in the Territories were once the
habi,ations Of the Mandans, who were
the predecessors of the Sacs and Foxes.
the Illinois, the Pattawatomies, Wins
nebagoes and other Indian tribes.
His explanation of his theory is quite