The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-24


about to pursue her quest in other d.
rections.
Later in the day Mrs. Keogen, miss
ing her daughter, searched in SINH
lar manner, walked across the vacant
lot in which the dead bodies lay hid
den from view. and, satisfied that the
children were not there. returned to
her home.
Mothers Summon Aidein Search.
As the day wore on the mothers be-
came anxious and asked their neigh
fbors to aid them in their search, 1.-The
entire district was carefully searched,
but no trace of the children was found.
AT 2 o'clock the police were appealed
TO- while mothers. and friends rcontin-
ued to look in vain. Evening drew on
and still no sign ofl;the missing ones
could be found. The police suspected
that an accident had occurred, that the
children had fallenaover the verge Of
the bluff, or that they might have been
drowned in the river.
Parties with lanterns explored the
surrounding country without success
till finally q party of three,sconsistin
OF H. r.. Rasmussen a blacksmith,
SAG Ohio street, Bert Canniff, y275 West
George street, and john 1Charbonheau
S700 Cherokee avenue, decided to- make
thorough investigation lin the clay
pit.
With a lantern they: went to a spot
where cave-in had been noticed a
short while before, and the searchers
soon struck the foot Of Russell Ander-
son. Spades were procured, and with
in short time the bodies of the two
girls, lying side by side beneath three
feet ofTciay, were also recovered.
Parents Overcome With Grief.
daughter of Mrs. Katherine Keogen
548 Ohio street. Mrs. Keogen is a
widow, her husband having been killed
by railroad train June 20, 1900. With
six children, all under thirteen years
of age, Mrs. Keogen has been earning
living by acting as janitress of the
annex of the Douglas school. The
sweet tempered little girl, beloved in
the family and the neighborhood, was
sad blow to the stricken mother
Deprived at once of their two chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Anderson
are overcome with grief. Together
they sat In Mickelson's grocery store
weeping, the picture of abject sorrow
Without the store stood an awe-strick-
en- group. Mothers wept in sympathy
and men and boys discussed the trag-
edy in subdueds voices. ~ ssSa
IT'S the saddest case I have met
with in all my experience" said Cor
oner Miller, as he gently deposited the
body of Russell Anderson on little bed
in the Anderson home last night. The
body of the young sister of the boy
was laid beside him. and the two look
ed as If asleep. The color had scarcely
left their cheeks.
"They must have died of slow suffo-
cation" continued DR.. Miller 1.-THE
shock of the falling earth pinned them
down, and with their little strength
they were unable to extricate them
selves. 1t Is deplorable accident;
that's all that can be said,
Leonard Anderson, the - stricken
father, is employed in the packing de-
partment Of the st. Paul Furniture
company. and has resided with his
family in ST. Ptul at his present adj
dress, 544 Ohio street, but few
months, having come to this city in
May from Red Wing, where the chill
dren were born.
The bodies of the two Anderson chill
dren were turned over to- the Nagle
Undertaking company, and will be sent
to Red Wing for burial The body of
Lucy Keogen was taken to O'Halloran
& .Murphy's undertaking rooms, ubut
the funeral arrangements have not yet
been made.