Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-27
HARRISON, oRovERANo DAVID B.
Mr. siruompacr VIII Name His TrlpeIs His
Story Of lhslf Birth.

Mrs Christiunu Struenipticr the Wiie
OF q salo0n-keeper a, No. Ol1 Central
avenue Williamsburg, presented ,,,, her
husband with triplets on Monday They
nre all boys und a happier man than
Jake" StruenpAer could not be found
anyNychere In Brooklyn yesterday. All
day long he received the congratulations
Of his friends. aud the story OF the ar
rival Of the little Strenpher amused
many people.
| about Ave feet two inches ~ height lie
weighs about 1870 pounds. Mrs. Struemp-
| ner Is two years younger than her hls
bnnd and about Ave inches miller. She
weighs nearly 300 pounds. Tho couple
have been married seventeen years, md
previous 70 the birth q the tiplets had
four children. The eldest IL a. pretty
brunette. 10 years old. aud the others nrc
respectively ~, II and < years old. The
last IL n boy,
At iO.l5 o'clock ON Monday morning
Mr.. StrumpAer was called up stairs and
told that he was the father of another
boy. The soloonkecper celebrated the
rvont by inviting all the ueighhors TO his
snloon and treating them TO a Reg Of
"You ought to see what d tiny little
fellow he u.s. he snid. 81 don't think he
weighs more than five pounds.
Then tho conversation was suspended
until the glasses had been drained.
''Now ! have family that amy man
can be proud o." Strnempner began
again. hut before he could finish the SEN
tence hnll door behind the Ice box
opened aud a feminine voice chilled out:
Jake, 70 right mp stairs. Somebody
wants YOU"
Al the hcnd Of the stairs Struempners
sister-in-lnw met lin and told him that
another boy had hcon born 70 his wife,
''By g0ly, who would hive thought
thotr' exclaimed Suuempflcr lie re
turned 10 the anlnon few minutes after
ward with a smiling couutcnanco.
"Roys have another beer on me. In-
stead Of one boy there nrc two, said
Strumpncr as he seated himself md
foldl his arms. "'ro think that my wife
would have twins. BY golly, II beats
While be- was still receiving tho CON
grntulntiona Of his friends half an hour
later when he was again call NJ stairs.
what do you wanti' asked suucmp-
your wife has given birth TO another
"By eolly!" exclaimed the saloon-
keeper chow many more arc comingr
Struempncr ran M the gtnlrl TO his
wife's room, and, sure enough. therc lay
three babies In row ut the foot Of the
bed.
We'll this heats nh ever bear1r he
exclaimed. ''The father pf four childrcn
yesterday; the father Of seven ny 10
now, ! wonder when us going 10 end. -
When Struemp1er returned TO tho sn-
loon his smile was broader thnn ever, In
answer to questions Of bis friends he
circulated;
"Jnst think Of II, My wife hos trip
letar'
Until late on Monday NIGHT Sfruemp-
flor celebrated the event From 40 enrly
hour Yesterday morning people called nj
his Suloon "a congratulate him. fPstef-
dag afternoon Mrs Siruemphrr WAS rest
ing easy. The triplets lny together at
the foot of the bed.
'.Tlis one sai1 Siuemphcr. pointing
to the boy In the middle. will be hap
tized Grover Cleveland This one, point
ing IN The boy on the right. ~ going TO
be David -. and this one pointing to
the third, is going TO be called iiarri.
son. can't leave Harrison ont IN the
cold even after ] helped 10 tleieni bin"
just then little Harrison SirtDmpilcr
seemed 20 BE- disturbed. Don't cry.
HaTyi.' old hoy. you may get there ret"
said StIuenptler M be pniied the baby
on Tie check Little Grover nle0 grew
RESTLESS. aud Mrs Stfuempher sngoestqd
that The rOoul be again iarkcned
They each weigh eight pguni5 fnif
Sirucmpiler, "aud | hope they u grow
up and become as great men ~ The men
after whom they nre nained' IN. Y,
Sun.