Posted on 08/17/2013 5:31:09 PM PDT by Daffynition
HOPEWELL, Mo. • William Helms was building a shed for his farm. Needing one more board, he went to fetch a discarded plank near the railroad bridge over the Big River in Washington County.
The Iron Mountain Railroad’s passenger train No. 4 rumbled over the bridge, bound for St. Louis 65 miles to the north. Helms was walking the track through a low rock cut when he heard a strange squeak, like that of a field mouse.
He saw a small, battered piece of luggage. “I opened it, and inside was a baby,” said Helms.
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This story reminded me of a Zane Grey book I read as a child. Look up “30,000 On The Hoof” and see if you don’t see a similarity.
World’s oldest newborn.
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