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St. Paul,
Sept. 1 .—Fire destroyed the summer cottage of R. A. Walsh, a
St. Paul lawyer, at Lakewood, White Bear lake, and three
children of a family of thirteen, John, aged five years;
Angelina, aged four years, and Robert, aged nine months, were
burned to death.
William Walsh, nine years old, was terribly burned
about the head, arms and chest in his heroic efforts to save
his little brothers and sisters, six of whom were sleeping on
the second floor of the cottage. Sarah, fifteen years old also
was badly burned about the arms and chest while making a
similar effort.
Mr.
Walsh, the father, was severely burned, too. He was Injured
from the explosion of a gasoline stove In the kitchen of his
home, which he attempted to light. Supposing that none of the
burners were lighted Mr. Walsh set about to fill the gasoline
reservoir of the stove, but one of the burners had been left
burning and when he poured the gasoline into the tank the
accumulated gas caught fire and a terrible explosion
followed.
The fire Immediately spread through-out the frame
structure and it was a roaring furnace in a few moments. Six
of the children. Including those killed, were sleeping on the
second floor and were practically Imprisoned by the flames.
Bemidji Pioneer September 13, 1909
St.
Paul.—Paul Krantz of St. Paul, 14 years old, was ordered held
on a charge of criminal carelessness, after a coroner’s jury
had found the death of Arthur Leach, uncle of the boy, to have
been the result of a bullet wound the boy Inflicted. The
Warren Sheaf Wednesday November 27,
1918
St.
Paul. — Severely arraigning the acts of Joseph Unterberger.
alleged “herbdoctor,” arrested on complaint of several of his
victims. Judge J. W.
Boerner sentenced the “healer” to a term of sixty days
in the workhouse.
Unterberger pleaded guilty to violation of the law
relating to the practice of medicine. The Warren Sheaf
Wednesday November 27, 1918
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