Daily globe., 1883-05-17
HM. KLTTSON.

The Sad Fate OF Noble Young Man-Com-
mOdOre Kittson's Great Affliction-Una-
vaIling Search for the Young Mans Body.
Yesterday mornings GLOBE contained
the sorrowful announcement that William
Kittson, son Of. Commodore n. W. Kittson,
had, while suffering from temporary aber-
ration, produced by serious attack of
smallpox, escaped from the hos
pital at st. Boniface, Manitoba.
Monday night, and wandered away,
and that the search for him
Tuesday had been fruitless. Yesterday
morning the search was renewed by large
number of mounted men, who thoroughly
secured the prairie about Winnipeg. but
without securing any trace of the unfortu-
late young man, and the theory of his
afflicted father is that upon escaping from
the hospital he, in his delirium,
made directly for the Red river.
only short distance away, into which he
threw himself and was drowned, the rapid
current of the river bearing his body
away, so that it will probably be weeks, if
ever, before his remains are recovered.
William Kittson was born in st. Paul.
June IL, 1857, and was therefore in the
twenty-sIxth year of his age. He was one
of eight boys by Com. Kittsen's second
wife, and shortly after her death in 1865.
at her request, he was sent to st. Boniface.
her home before marriage, to be educated
at the Catholic college at that place, where
also several of his brothers were educated.
Upon his graduation, William decided to
remain there, and in the few years inter
vening, such was his personal worth. in
tegrity and general qualifications, that he
had Tor some time filled the
position of prothonotary, an office SINH
lar TO our clerk of court. He was.
to put it briefly, g manly young nan of
good natural abilities, backed by liberal
eoucatlon and anxious to carve out an
honored name for himself on his merits. in
which ne was meeting with marked success
when thus stricken down. The report that
he caught the disease from which he was
suffering from his brother Alexander. who
died some three weeks ago, is erroneous.
AleAanaer's death resulting from a gen
eral Prostration of the system.
Com. hlttson is himself in very poor
health, and was about leaving for the
East Tor medical attendance when the first
news OF MS sons sad fate was received.
she Hrst tram his Oldest son, Norman,
started for Winnipeg, to assist in the
seafsh 1or MS brother, and acting on the
ADVICE OF physicians here, he was recalled
oy telegraph from st. Cloud, it not being
deemed expedient for him to come in con.
tact with the disease. The bereavement
is more than usually sad from the uncer-
tainSy as TO the rate of the missing son and
orether, IN which the family have the sym
pathy of the entire community.
THE LATEST FROM WINNIPEG.
The following telegram from Winnipep
at 1 o'clock this morning, contains the
latest intelligence:
WINNIPEG, Man., May 16.-Special re-
ports regarding the small pox at st. Boai-
face are greatly exaggerated. The author
lhes state that there is only one case in
town and that p in the hospitul. Two
children died day before yesterday and
two other persons reported i'll a month
ago, have new recovered. Two or three
houses are qHarantineA owing to the fact
that cases did formerly sexist there. The
foregoing statement is based upon the
physicians report attached to the health
'csnmittee.
There is considerable excitement over
the disappearance of VIM. Kittson, son of
Commodore Kittson, of st. Paul, who was
stricken down with the disease a few DAYS
ago and taken to the hospital at Winnipeg.
He escaped while the nurse was tempora-
r1ly absent from the room, and was deliri-
Gus when he escaped. Men with horses
have been securing the prairie all day. but
the search was in vain. He is believed to
be dead, as there were but little hopes of
his recovery. The city offers S1eO reward
for the recovery OF the body of Mr.. Kit
son, dead or alive.