Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1883-01-25
a Madonna, before mentioned. Although
the frame was charred to cinder, the
picture escaped untsrnished and

p,ctnre escaped untarntshed and
THE cHRIsTLIKR FACE
Deamed ont from its black surroundings,
its look of goodness and mercy increased
teufold. A similar thing was the won
derful escape of several baskets of cham
pagnes, or rather the champagne itself
which was perhaps owned by some con-
vi,ial worshipper of Bacchus. Nothing
remained of the basket or surroundings
bit decomposed material, while the bot
ties and contents showed not the slight
est evidence Of heat. The wine retained
its sparkling etiervescence for which it
liz noted. The condition of hundreds of
books and bundles of papers, with only
the edges or corners blsckened; shows
that solid paper IS an admirable nom
conductor and would make most excellent
fire-proof material. The numismaticsl
collection of Tom Thumb was taken
out In good condition, as were also sew
eral boxes of small change. Goods were
found that were not at all scorched aad
only wet, while innumerable articles,
Ely slightly effected in any way, were
dug up. officer Scully noticed the
word loving" on a scrap of paper and
thinking perchance to find q love letter,
he: stopped and found the word was
written on small piece of paper, which
reposed on larger document, of Seem
ing legal form, and which bore the in-
scrlption; "NOt to be opened until my
death, Wm. L. Cramer." immediately
conceiving he had found will he hast.
ened with it to his chief, in whose
hands he safely deposited it. The type
in Burdick & Armitage's apartments
melted IN some Instances and
FORMED FANTASTIC SHAPES
resembling almost everything, while il
other cases the metal did not appear to
have felt the fire and was exhumed in
good condition. Knives, forks, spoons,
razors, scissors aud a hundred such
pieces were found blackened, rusted,
bent, melted and some in good cOndi-
ton. This would make it appear that
the fire was full Of queer freaks.
Officer Mooney found small satchel
containing 500 80, a gold ring in n
box, three railroad passes, mittens, ker-
chiefs, and silk petticoat, belonging TO
Mrs. l.. ". Brown, who was lost. The
receptacle was badly mashed aud
NIDLNDt'l. n plONu IHtNhtti Nbtt, bt-
longing to W. ID. Rowe!l, Of Freeport,
H., in the pockets Of which were n
black necktie and pin, TIN tobacco box
and white handkerchief, all in good con-
dition. An American expTessman picked
up bundle Of sample window shades
almost good enough to use.
THE ELLIOTT OBsEQUIEs.
One OF the largest and most impress
sive funerals ever witnessed in Milwau-
kee was that of Theodore b. Elliott at
Emmanuel Church yesterday afternoon
at 2:3O o'clock. At about that hour the
hearse which had carried the remains
from the residence OF Eugene W. Elliott
l39 Sixteenth Street, preceded 10y sew
eral hundred Odd Fellows, came III
sight and the usual maueuvres were
gone through III removing the casket
10 the church, the interior of
which was dcnseiy packed aud the
vicinity OF which was thronged
The remains were borne into
the church by Eufus Allen. Jr.. +. H.
Brown, John Bentley aud Ddvil Adler,
If the Odd Fellows, and Judge Mann.
ID. T.. Hooker and David Ordway, Of the
Bar Association, Us bearers. As the sol
emu cortege moved slowly up the
ceutcr aisle, all was rs stlll as .leath
Upon the platform were Rev. John n
Freeman, pastor OF the church; Rev.
Amos \. Klehle, of the Calvary Presby.
terian Church, and Rev. James T.. Gil
bert, OF the Summerticld Methodist
Church. Before them and directly above
the dead, was a proluslon OF floral EN-