The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-09-13
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CHILD b BEGINS .zLlFE1 UNDER
Pr STRANGE CIRCUMSTANCES & =
Conductor Arose Grandly to the
Emergency, and Passengers Helped
Out-Husband and Father Some
what Surprised. !" T..

Ouu 1uC1ucuIS# occur IN the lie u
Pullman conductor which educate him
to be an all-round, handy man, says
writer in the New York Press. On the
Erie, near Buffalo, Conductor F. S.
Mosher was informed that a woman
in one of his cars was ill and needed
a doctor. AS a search through the
entire train failed to discover either
a physician or surgeon, the conductor
felt it a duty to offer his services.
The woman was on the way to Chi
cago to see a dying sister, and ex-
pected to be joined in Buffalo by her
husband. When Mosher went to her
berth he made a highly interesting
f1nd-a babe, tiny girl. Mother and
daughter seemed to be doing nicely.
Faithful to first principles as a rail-
road man, he looked at his watch,
counted the rail-joints for twenty-one
seconds, and estimated that the speed
of the train was sixty miles an
hour.
Don't worry" he said to the
mother. Il have two of these at my
own home, and know something
about handling 'em. Let me have her.
She needs some clothes" After Civ
ing the baby a warm bath in the lava.
tory, he looked through the linen
closet for something soft to wrap her
in, but everything there was starched
Eight or ten commercial travellers
were in the car. Here, boys" he
called out, we've got the Erie's baby
to feed and clothe and name. Open
your grips and shell out the softest
garments you've got" In an instant
the entire car was a-bustle with in
terest in Miss Mahoney. One drum
mer had fine silk handkerchief, an
other cameps hair muft1er, another
suit of faced merino underwear
while the rest had cambria night
shirts that had been Numbered until
they were as focculent as fleece
These articles were eagerly contrib
uted.
The night shirts were torn into
strips a foot wide and tenderly the
little form was enveloped. A petit
coat was made of the underwear, 8
dress of the muffler and a shirtwais1
of the handkerchief. Thus clothed
and in a really jovial frame of mind
Miss Mahoney was delivered over
to her mother. The next duty was
bestowing name suited to the oc
casion, and. DR." Godfather Moshe1
prowed equal to the emergency. The
mothers name was Nora, the grand
mothers Camellia, the car in which
the child was born the Cisco, the towr
through which the train passed al
the birth Judson, and the family
name Mahoney. So the young lady
was named Nora Camellla Cisco Jud
| son Mahoney, and that name she
bears to-day.
AT Buffalo handsome young mar
entered the forward Pullman an6
asked the conductor if he had amons
his passengers a woman of the name
of Mahoney. 1.-TWO of 'em," replied
Mosher; they're in the rear car, the
Cisco" Two?" said the stranger
I'm looking for only one, my wife
Mrs. Charles Mahoney." "'Well, I've
two of 'em back here, and both OF
'em are yours" What do you mean
man?' What say. If you DOM
believe it, come back and look" Lead
ing the way to the berth occupied BY
Mrs and Miss Mahoney he drew aside
the curtain The husband staggered
! back, gasping: my God. how did
that happen!"