Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-08-26

sight, but the dog often paid a visit to
the grave. Some of the attachments
formed In the animal world are not
only strong, but marked by g. high
order of intelligence.-Turf Field and
Farm
INTERESTING LIFE INSURANCE CASE
DeminghOff, wife, and children were
drowned by the overflow of Waco
Creek during the May freshets. Dem,
lnghoff was plumber in the employ
OF 9. a. Schroeder, on Austin Street.
Mrs. Deminghoff had son by a pre-.
vious marriage, who lives in Waco
now. Messrs. Stephenson, Tibbs and
Steiner, at the request of Capt. J. D.
Bell and others, buried Deminghoff
and his family. Mr.. Schroeder had the
burial notices printed. Deminghoff's
life was insured for the benefit of his
wife. Mr.. Steiner filed application for
letters Of administration on the estate
OF Deminghoff as the principal creditor
OF the deceased. Mr.. Schroeder con-
tested his application, and asked that
letters be given him. Judge Evans
granted Steiner's application. Now
here comes the point: 1t is presumed
IN law, and has been so decided, that
when man and his wife and children
are drowned at the same time, the
weakest persisted first; consequently,
Mrs. Deminghoff and her children by
Deminghoff died first in law, and her
surviving son by previous marriage
Deminghoff for he could only claim
h1O 1crH H. i I
before Deminghoff, she took nothing
by inheritance. Unless some blood
kin of Deminghoff turns up from Ger
many, the balance of the insurance
money, after paying off the burial ex-
penses, will escheat to the state
Waco (Tex.) Day.
A FIRE IN A SCOTCH RIVER.
A Glasgow newspaper publishes the
following: "The singular sight is at
present to be witnessed of fire issu-
ing from the waters of the River Clyde,
a few hundred yards below Boutwell,
Bridge, and it has attracted to the
scene thousands of curious spectators.
For some time back, near the mouth
OF the Auchlnraith Burn, and not far
from the left bank of the river, the
water has In one or two places been
seen to bubble up, the largest of the
| agltated parts making q circle nearly
a foot In circumference. Still, no heed
was taken of the circumstance until
| Thursday last, when an angler, while
wading in the stream, which, owing to
| the dry weather, is abnormally low,
scratched a match to light his pipe,
and on throwing it from him
| the water at once caught fire and
emitted brilliant flame. 1t is now
clear that the gas issuing from the
mineral workings underneath is find
ing it's way through a assure in the
strata to the surface of the water,
and had been kindled by the lighted
match. The boys amuse themselves
Intellectually by trying to put out the
tongue of flame, which at night, it is
seen, rises to a height Of four or five
feet, with branches of trees. A miner
succeeded in extinguishing it with a
fiat stone, but it was at oncerekindled.
Such occurrences, though rare, are not
unprecedented in Lanarkshire In
1929, and for some successive years,
the gas issuing from the limestone
rock on the property of Holmes in
Calder Parish, rose through the earth
and even the water on it's surface. 1t
was easily kindled with match and
burned brilliantly on the surface of
the water. At the time of the first
Blantyre explosion it was noticed as
a curious fact that about twenty years
before bore was made above the IA
tai workings to adepth of 80 fathoms,
when a jet of gas burst up, which on
being lighted continued to burn for
some time. Again, eight years later,
when another bore was put down
about the same spot at much great
er depth, the gas issued through the
aperture, and after being kindled
burned for weeks. ......