Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-21
pittsburgh Dispatch, Aug. II. /

iPtttBburRn Dnpatcn, aug IL.
a reporter of the Dispatch having incidental
IL learned OF the meeting of q father and
daughter after a separation of twenty-thres
years, visited tho Brscken house in Beaver
Falls last evening to learn the full particulars
of the romantic occurrence. He inquired at
the place for Prof. John Sims. well-kno1u
professor of music. and the father above re-
fered to. He was tvld that the professor was
away. bu. that his daughter was stopping In
the house. The lady's prenence being reqaest-
ed she soon presented herself in the reception
room.
Mrs. Jsmes W. Bouk-for such SIZE said wss
her name-appesred to be Young lady of cd
ucation and refinement, yet one who bad seen
trouble both physical and mental. Ia snswer
to tho question whether sbe objected TO the
publication of matter 80 romantic and 40 in
teresting as his,ory of q part of her'a and her
relatives lives would be, espeoislly IS part
OF this history was closely connected with
Pittsburgh, Allegheny and Beaver Falls, Mrs.
Bouk after some elaboration. answered ne, II
it was thought to be Of sufficient interest for
publication. Accordingly, having been re-
quested to give
TEE sToR7 IN DETAIL,
the lady commenced:
"Twenty-eight years ago my father lived
on Lacock street in Allegheny. I Was only
one year of age at the time. and an only child.
I had an uncle, George FL. Walker, who moved
from the same place to st. Paul. MinD., about
that time. Three years afterwsrd my father
thinking to better his condition, moved to the
same place, g0in on alone to prepare place
| for his family. About two years after this,
my mother, with and auntssn myself, followed
| to ST. Paul. In the meantime my uncle and
So, bal tba former
| going to Keokuk, Iowa.
"After being in st. Paul few months my
| mother desired to visit some relatives Of hers
| living near Lake MinDetonka, q summer re-
sort some miles from St. Paul. While visit
| ing at this lake party composed of MIR.
Frank Russell, an aunt, ing mother, and 3
| young gentleman snd my aelt won, on too
| water one Gay, in the mobth of July, for
salt, just tweuty-three years ago.
| sudden storm came up, and before ibe cells
could be properly managed the boat was cap
sized, and all precipitated into the water. l
was 40 young at the tine that csu remember
very little about the msttcr. but have learned
| that we were all saved somehow, aud were
| taken to hotel near place called Excelsior,
! in that locality. From that day, for twenty
three long years. my father knew nothing Of
our whereabouts, nor we of his; neither did
my uncle know where We were.
| CAUSE OF THE GREAT MISTAKE.
s'This at frat seems strange, but is readilT
explained by the fact thst paper had publish
| ed that pleasure boat had been cspsized on
| Lake Minnetonka and Mrs. Sims and daughter
| had both been drowned. Ny father read the
| paper and caue immediately to the lake 10
search for the missing bodies, but all TO no pur-
| pose. In the meantime my mother had taken
| me on to KeOkuk, Iowa. TO visit friends. 1t
| was there that she learned, IS she supposed, of
the death of her husband. through newspaper
| that published the death of Mr. Sims. About
| this time, or some time before, my uncle had
been lost to all his friepds and relatives, as he
! had left Keokuk and never wrote OF his where
abouts to anyone. The reason for this he has
| since explained to have been that he did not
| wish any of his frienda to know about him IN.
less he succeeded in making tbs fortune for
(! which he went 10 the West. Thus il few
short months family bad been separated
never to meet, as have said before. for tweu-
ythree long years. The history of the TWEEN
| ty.three long years must remain blank In
your story, as have things that might be told
Of during those yesrs of trial that would add
no interest 10 the story. But 30 pass by many
years we come to the centennial year. 1t was
during this year that my uncle George 81.
Walker this has since been learned-tOOk IL
into his mind to visit the national exposition.
Accordingly he went, but while on the way
stopped at Allegheny City to ascertain whether
he could find any trace of us. Some gentle
| mani forget lis Ddm6-lOlU NY uDClO tu6t
be had seen Prof. Sims in the city only few
days ago. impossible" said my uncle. 'fof
read of his DEATH" Nevertheless it is irue.
Nv uncle wlote letter to fathers address,
and had an answer, stating thst his wife and
child had been drowned. lily uncle returned
to Keokuk, but could not rest. He inserted
AN ADVERTISEMENT
ia the Chicago Inter Ocean as follows: '1nfor-
nation wanted Of Mr. Caleb Russell, Mrs.
Sarah Russell and Mary z. Walker. Will be
thankfully rec-ived by Geo. Il. Walker, Big
low, Holt county, Mo- Tie frat named Is
my grandfather, the second my grandmother
aud the third my aunt. Between the 18th
and the last of April, two yesrs ago this
last spring, l vas In my home az
Ashland, Saunders county, Nebraska, ono
day, when felt an impulse to road the Inter
Ocean, which we took. read it. The adver-
tisement attracted my eye. ! WAS excited.
Told nv husband to answer it. ss could not.
He did, and Ia few days received an answer
from uncle stating that was not his niece, as
she had been drowned. l then wrote letter
l to the effect that il he had lost two fingers of
one hand, and-well.I related circu instances
that made proof positive. In few days my
long lost uncle was at cur house. The meeting
can be imagined. Then followed explanations,
stating that my father was living and was In
Beaver Falls, Pa. / wrote my father but re-
ceived An answer that could not surely be his
daughter, as she had been drowned rs Year, ago.
Another letter told him of little Dallas"
dead brother which, a. in The case of NY ua-
| Gle m ads clear case. About three weeks ago
| | started for Beaver Falls to find MY long lost
| father. I have found him. He has been In
this vicinity for slx seven years, having
come back from the West, and has during
that time been teaching music. I have been
married several years. Ely husband ia iu the
| grain business in Nebraska. My mother has
| heen married the second time but Ia now Q
widow. What the sequel may prove will
have to tell you at another time, "a we do not
know yet what our plans shall be-"
With these remarks the interview YVES ended,
and another story proving truth to be stranger
| Than fiction, went into note book for publt-