St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-11
"GeOrgie All Right"

On the $40 train from Dubuque yclpet the
Flying Dutchman" on Saturday evening.
'Georgie arrived all right at the st. Paul
union depot and was consigned to the care
OF James Farrell the gentlemanly crier of
that institution, as per instructions of the
Flying Dutchman'' conductor, the latter
Immediately telegraphing to the conductor
from whom George had been passed over to
him "Georgie's ali right and similar words
being passed by the wires from conductor to
conductor to far away Bellview, Idaho, the
last one letting widowed mother have these
pleasant tidings OF the little traveller.
The subject of all this interest on the part
of the conductors was George Smith,
pretty, bright and interesting little girl OF
seven years of age, being sent this long jour
ney by rail by widowed mother, alone, tc
reach an uncle at Duluth with whom she i,
to make her home. Georgia was therefore
consigned, with her ticket, money and little
trunk to the conductor at Bellview, and by
him to his brother Of the punch in advance,
and so on until she arrived in this city, each
notifying the other by wire all along the line
Of her progress, she having become the pet
of the whole crowd in her journey, and as
simulated herself to the long journey and
new found friends with an aptness that
completely won their hearts.
Mr.. Farrell passed George over to Mrs. Park
Goodwin, the wife of the Union depot bag
gage master, whogave her delightful Sun
day in st. Paul, and whom return for their
hospitality, won a very warm corner in the
hearts of both herself and husband, and it
was with regret that they complied with the
necessity of passing George to the care of
the conductor of last evenings train to Du-
luth, and gave her good bye kiss. On her
arrival at the city by the lake this morning
another message will announce to Mr.. Far
rel, ''Georgie's all right, and this will be
repeated from conductor to conductor whom
George has on her belt of railway friends
and admirers, until the announcement is
made in the Idaho mine, which must have
lost its sunlight by her departure.
Sudden Death of George Clark, Late
Of st. Paul.
George Clark, most worthy and exem-
plary citizen, who was recently resident Of
this city, died suddenly at Battle Lake, Min
nesota, last Wednesday. He was the father
in-law of j. A. McConkey, an old and
valued attache of the GLOBE. The Battle
Lake ReUiew gives the following account OF
the death:
The people of Battle Lake were somewhat
startled on Wednesday afternoon. on the
report being circulated that man had fallen
dead down at the depot. Going to the place,
the body of a man, which subsequently
proved to be that of George Clark, was seen
lying on the floor We have CLEANED the fol
lowing particulars in regard to the case
George Clark was the father-in-law Of Of j.
A. McConkey, OF the town of Maine, and
was sixty-four years of age. He
came to Battle Lake yesterday after a
load of goods for McConkey. When loading
the goods the old gentleman remarked that
it hurt him to lift. When Agent O'Neal told
him to stand back and he would load the
barrels in for him. Ha7ing loaded the bar
res, ONeal went into the depot and the old
gentleman finished loading the goods. He
tnen went into the depot, and laughing, re-
marked to the agent that he ''guessed he
would show him an order for the goods,
as he had been allowed to take them"
This he produced and handed to O'Neal,
and then paid his freight bill. The agent
then handed the old man receipt TO sign,
which he did, and then said ''this is the way
O'Neal, through curiosity, asked him ''what
business he was in fifty years ago." To this
question he received no reply, but saw the
man stagger and sink into u chair, saying
s'hellop' as he did 50. The old man gasped
and O'Neal started for physician, sending
Mr.. Bibbins, who was standing on the plat
form outside, in the depot, DR.. Truax re-
turned with the agent, only to find the
old man lying on the floor dead. The body
was removed into the freight room, mes
senger was sent TO McConkey's and dis
| patch TO the coroner. 1t was twenty minutes
past when the old gentleman finished his
loading and went into the depot, and ten
minutes later he was corpse. The friends
came and took the body home last night.
The coroner was here to-day. We under
stand that the deceased had resided in the
town of Maine but a short time. The ply
sicians say that he died Of heart disease.
The body will be inferred to-day at g
O'Clock, Elder Cooley preaching the funeral
sermon.