The Irish standard., 1895-01-05


80. So. sS
Lewis Walsh, one Of the oldest settllsit
! in this part of Stearns county, died yery
suddenly on Christmas morning at tn
home OF his daughter Mrs. Ambrose
Wahl, 12, Fifteenth avenue north, being
about So years old, says the St. Cloud
Times. Although he has been in failing
health for several years just before his
death he appeared much improved. Mon
day he came to st. Cloud from the farm
at Pleasant Lake whore he has lived over
thirty years and agreed to spend Christi
maswith his daughter He went to sleep
on Christmas eve and never awakened.
His daughter did not call him until very
late and when she finally went to hiis
room he was just passing away. The old
gentleman was we'll known in this city
by all of those who are in the habit of
visiting Pleasant Lake in the summer
aud by all the old settlers. he was
native of Tipperary, Ireland, and came to
America when he was still q young man.
He located in Boston where he married
his first wife. OF this marriage five
children all grown up survive him. They
are Michael Walsh, Mrs. Margaret Mur-
ray. Mrs. Small and Mrs. Policy, all of
Chicago and William Walsh, of Nevada.
His first wife died, and about thirty
years ago be married Mrs. Alice Robin
son. Besides his wife there remain to
mourn, their loss Lewis, Richard and
Patrick Walsh, who live at Pleasant
Lake on the old homestead, and Mrs.
Kate Wahl, ST. Cloud. There are also
two other children brought to the family
by his second wife, Mr.. J. e. G. Robinson
and Mrs. Dezelaer, both OF this city.
WISCONSIN,. ,.4
Miss Agnes Ryan, aged Is years, died
in Kinnickinnic on the 22d ult. She was
buried in the Catholic cemetery at New
Richmond on the Monday following.
At recent meeting OF Branch 80, G.
X. Of W., held at Hudson, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Rev. J. A. Barney; vice presi-
dent, P. Dwyer; recording secretary,
Thomas Clarity; financial secretary and
treasurer, F. Mcguire; trustee for three
years, Michael Finn. i
The Catholics of Madison are perfect-
ing plans for the summer school, tc be
held in that city commencing on July IA.
Mgr. Satolli will open the session with
hign,, mass. Archbishop Ireland will
preach, and many other notables will take
part in the opening exercises. Some very
able lecturers are being engaged, and q
large attendance is expected.
Fire broke out last Sunday morning
in the dwelling of Mike O'Connell, who
lived in the town. of Elpaso, Pierce
county. His wife and six children slept
up stairs. O'Connell and one child who
were down stairs, awOke to find the house
in flames, and after calling to his wife, he
jumped through the window with one
child. The wife awoke and grabbed one
child and threw it out of the window t
her husband and went back for anothe
She was seen no more. O'ConnelL
seriously If not fatally burned. The wifi
and five children were burnt to deatl
and two children were saved. Mr.. O'Con.
nell cannot tell much about the rire or
how it originated. He was awakened by
q choking sensation, and jumping out OF
bed, he found the room full of smoke.
He ran to the kitchen door and opened
lit. The flames burst through on him,
and in such force as to knock hlm down.
How he got on his feet or out of the
building he is unable to tell. When he
did get out Of the building, he heard one
of the children crying, the boy, q young
ster about 6 years old. He said he was
awakened by the. heat and smoke, and
ran to tho window and jumped out. The
mother was also awakened, and cstchng
up her youngest child, boy 2 years old,
ran tocthe windoSsand threw him to her
husband below. ShS turned and vent
back to arouse the 1elt pf The #children,
five in number, who wefs stilI sleeping
soundly. Before she succeedeI 10
| ing then or getting them to the window,
the root fell ii. bnryine the mother and
Ithe remaining fur children ID The roar
ling fire beneath and lall around them
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