St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-27
FROZEN TO DEATH.
Miss Welton, a Wealthy New York
Lady, Perishes in a Snow Storm
on Longs Peak.
By an Accident at the Erie, p Fair One
Man is Instantly Killed Az Two
Seriously Injured.
FROZEN TO DEATH ON LONGS PEAK.

DENVER, Col, Sept. 26.-Miss c, l. Wei
ton, wealthy young lady of New York city,
persisted in a snow storm last Tuesday night
while descending Longs Peak. Miss Welton
has been spending the season in Colorado
Springs, visiting Pixies Peak and other
points of interest. Four weeks ago she went
to Estes park, stopping at the hotel. Mon
day evening she walked over to the house of
guide named Lamb, living at the foot OF
the peak, engaged son Of Mr.. Lamb, nine
teen pears of age, to act as guide
in ascending the peak the next
morning. At 6 O'Clock Tuesday
morning she left the house, safely assembled
the peak and encountered a severe snow
storm on the return, during which the lady
became completely chilled. Young Lamb
assisted her in the descent the best he could
until 9 at night, when her strength entirely
failed and he carried her half mile, when
finding his own strength falling he told her
the only chance for saving either of their
lives was for him to leave her and go to his
father house seven miles distant, for as
sistance. He left her at 10 o'clock, and re-
turned with assistance at Wednesday
morning, finding the lady frozen to death.
The remains will be sent to New York. Miss
Welton was highly refined, great lover Of
nature and very self reliant. A heavy snow
storm prevails on the mountains to. night
ACCIDENT AT A PENNSYLVANIA FAIR.
ERIE, Pa, Sept. 26.-The special reports
sent from Erie to-day saying that twenty
persons were killed by the falling of the
grand stand is wholly false. Late this after
noon a guy supporting the frame work of a
balloon being sent up from the grounds of
the Erie county fair, fell, crushing the skull
of Samuel c. Pherin, prominent farmer
living in the limits of this city, killing him
instantly. 1t also struck Mr.. Wadsworth,
OF Girard, Pa, on the head, injuriug him
seriously, but not fatally. w. P. Edwards,
secretary of the agricultural society, had his
teeth knocked out and his face disfgured.
The accident was caused by the cutting of
the guy ropes by some unknown person. All
subsequent attractions of the fair are de-
clared off. Pherln was aged forty, and
leaves a wife and large family.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
PITTsBURG. Mass, Sept. 26.-Francis J.
Kernochan, president of the Bell Air Manu-
featuring company and wealthy and prom
inent citizen, was aroused from slumber at
2 O'Clock this morning. Believing burglars
were about the premises he seized a revolver
and started for the lower part of the house.
On the way he stumbled, his revolver was
discharged and the bullet entered his right
side. The ball went through his body. 1t is
thought he cannot recover
A REMARKABLE CASE.
MUNCIE, Ind, Sept. 26.-By the exploSon
of gun in April last an iron breech pin, an
Inch and a half long and weighing 615 grains
was blown into the brain of Emerson McColm
of this city. This heavy piece of iron, several
pieces Of bone and piece of his felt hat
were drawn from a considerable distance in
his head after trepanning an opening
in the front bone, through which a half tea
spoonful of brains oozed out. The wound
has healed and the patient has been dis
missed. He experiences no inconvenience
except from the hot rays of the sun, and is
as well as ever. The case Is considered one
of the most remarkable on record. and a
portrait of McColm has inst been completed
for publication in a medical journal