The Saint Paul globe., 1897-04-10
LITTLE MARGARET CONNELLY
FALLS INTO PHALEN CREEK
AND is DROWNED.
HER BODY SOON RECOVERED
JOSEPH ST. GODDARD STRUCK
BY DULUTH TRAIN-ESCAPES
DEATH.
THREE RUNAWAY CASUALTIES.
PatrOlman Griffin Injured While
Trying to Stop a HOrse-ThrOwn
From q Wagon.

Margaret Connolly, the seven-year-
old daughter Of James Connolly, living
at 81 Phalen creek, was drowned, yes
terday afternoon, in the Phalen creek
sewer.
The child, with two other children
of about her own age, Kate and Ma
mie Joyce, were playing about the
banks of the creek at the foot Of Fifth
street. At this point the creek is open.
but east of there a large covered sewer
has been put in, running under the rail-
road tracks to the river. The water
in the creek Is usually not over three
feet deep, but, SINCE the high water,
the flood has backed up until at the
mouth Of the covered part of the creek
1t is about ten feet deep. The little
girl fell from the abutment at the
mouth of the sewer and in an instant
was swept out Of sight. The report Of
the accident was quickly given, and
a telephone to the central and Mar
garet street stations took wagons and
officers from both stations. Boards
were procured and placed in the man
holes from Fourth and Third streets
with the hope that the body might be
recovered before it reached the river.
An hour after the accident occurred
the body of the child was caught by
one of the officers at the Fourth
street manhole and taken from the wa
ter. Medical assistance was sum-
moned, but attempts to resucitate the
little one were fruitless. Coroner Nell
son was called and decided an inquest
was not necessary. Residents in the
neighborhood say that several efforts
have been made to compel the city
authorities to place bars at the point
where the creek empties into the sewer
to prevent accidents of this kind, but
without success.
STRUCK BY A TRAIN.
Joseph ST. Goddard, an employe of
Osgood & Blodgett's box manufactury.
living at 11S5 Reaney street, was struck
by the Duluth limited train near the
Earl street crossing yesterday morning
st. Goddard, who has been employed
by the firm for the past five years,
was laid off several days ago. and yes
terday morning was employed by a
resident in the neighborhood to do
some carpenter work. He started for
the factory to get his tools and on
reaching Earl street attempted to walk
on the tracks. He saw a train on the
Omaha track approaching and was so
intent on getting out Of the way Of
this one that he did not notice the Du-
luth limited, which was coming in the
opposite direction, The engineer of the
Duluth train put on the breaks. but
the distance was too short to STOP
the train. st. Goddard was struck by
the engine and thrown some distance.
He was taken in the patrol wagon
to the city hospital, where it was
thought he was fatally injured. His
right hand and arm were broken. as
was also his left collar bone The most
serious injury he sustained was about
the head. and it was feared that his
Skull had been fractured. Last evening
the physician at the hospital reported
that st. Goddard had regained con-
sciousness and was doing as well as
could be expected. The injured man is
single and twenty-nine years of age.
HURT STOPPING A RUNAWAY.
Patrolman J. j. Griffin. of the Ducas
street station, was injured Yesterday v
while attempting to stop a runaway on
robert street. H. McDonnough. while
vi wing IdpluIy DOWN South Robert
street, had the misfortune to have one
OF the lines with which he was guiding
MS steed break. The horse started on
a race. and Officer Griffin, seeing tnn
danger both to the occupant of the RIG.
and to pedestrians, ran into the street
ard, grabbing the horse, held on. He
was thrown down. and both wheels OF
the buggy passed over his right foot
He was taken to his home at SO Culver
street and attended by DR.. Brimhan
The accident will lay the officer up for
several weeks.
THROWN FROM A WAGON.
William Kenny, Of sc Thompson ave.
nue., and L. F. Fisher Of BAT Sherman
street, were thrown from a wagon In
which they were riding at West Sew
enth and sherman streets last evening
The vehicle was struck by a West Sew
enth street car. and while Kenny es-
capped with slight bruises, Fisher was
severely injured about the head and
shoulders. The rig was not badly dam
aged, and the injured men were taken
home.
ANOTHER RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.
Charles Heather Of ia Fillmore ave-
nue., and three Italians who were with
him in the rig he was driving, were
thrown out at Sixth and Sibley streets
last evening The horse became fright
ened near Seventh street and ran
away, throwing the occupants Of the
wagon to the pavement. No one WAS,
injured, but the wagon was badly
smashed by colliding with a lamp post.