The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-21
INTO THE SNOW.

A sIr-Year-oId Child Falls From n Fast
Moving Train, Which Goes On without
Her-Mother'a Grief Tnrned 20 Joy
When the Child Is Recovered pBinjHsed.
CLEVELAND. O., Feb. 2o.-A six
year-old girl fell from Big -Four pas
senger train which was moving at the
rate of thirty miles an hour yesterday
afternoon, but 1t is n remarkable fact
that she escaped any injury whatever.
When the Big Four passenger train
from tho south. which is due at the
Erie railway depot at 6:2O o'clock.
steamed into the station at that hour
yesterday afternoon. In one OF the
coaches was mother who was almost
frantic with fear and anxiety. Mrs.
Anna Delaney was the womnn's name.
and she was en- route from New Orleans
to Buffalo with her three children. John,
aged eight years; Mary, aged six years,
aud thlrteen-months -Old baby. Mrs.
Delaney was on her way TO Buffalo
with her children to Join her husband.
she expected 60 stop at Cleveland
long enough to transfer to the first
east-bound Lake Shore train. When
the Big -Four train reached the city
had been taken up with the care Of her
baby. noticed that little Mary was not
ut her side. She asked her son John
where his sister was and he Baid he
did not know. Then Mrs. Delaney and
John began to search through the train,
but they failed TO discover any trace
OF Mary. Mrs. Delaney was very much
excited by this time. and she imagined
that scme great harm had oyertaken
her little daughter. The last Mrs. De-
lnney remembered Of seeing Mary was
when passenger on the train was
talking to her and trying to get her TO
say she was his little girl. When the
child could not he found Mrs. Delaney
was almost positive this man had stolen
her daughter, and then again she en-
tertained the terrible thought that the
little girl had fallen from the train and
had possibly been killed or else badly
injured.
Passengers on the train. many OF
whom had aided the frantic mother In
her search, vainly attempted to soothe
her fears. When the train arrived at
the Erie depot Mrs. Delaney and several
of the passengers at once found Station
Master Corlett and explained to him
about the disappearance OF the child.
Mr.. Corlett telephoned the particulars
to the central police station and ex-
pIalncd that the little girl hnd either
fallen on the train or else had been kid
mapped. Then Mr.. Corlett communi-
Gated with the officials OF the Big Four
Railroad Company, and In short time
an engine was sent back over the tracks
for several miles In search OF the MISS
ing child. Within FIVE minutes after Mr..
Corlett had notified the central police
station OF the disappearance n tele-
phone message was received at that
station from Lieutenant Kadel, OF the
Swiss street station, saying that Pa
trolmnn Koenig had found a six-year-
old girl who had fallen from Big Four
passenger train at the Clark avenue
crossing. The message stated that the
child was unInjured. Desk Oficer
Fischer quickly telephoned the glad tid-
Ings 20 the worried mother Mt the depot
Lieutenant Schmunk notified the
Swiss street police to send the girl to
the central station. and he sent PATROL
man Kleinman to bring the mother and
her other children there also. Mrs. De-
laney and her children reached the po~
loce station n short time before Mary
arrived in the Swiss street patrol
wagon. The little girl who Is InteIiI-
gent for her age, and very pretty.
jumped from the patrol wagon and
ran into the station. She caught sight
OF her brother ftrst, and in CHEEKY
manner. as though she had not q care
In the world. she cried out, Hello,
Johnny" and then she cried. "Oh,
mamma" The mother almost cried
with Joy as she folded Mary in her
arms.
Aren't you hurt at an7" she nsked
Mary.
Nav" replied the little one. 'T saw
the back door OF the car open" Mary
related to the officers a few moments
later. ''and thought would go out
and look around. slipped on the
platform and fell into n snow drift, and
what do you think. wasn't hurted at
all. A man picked me up and took me
to big policeman"
II is considered miraculous that the
little girl could fall from a fast moving
train and not sustain any injuries-not
even brtilse or q scratch