Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-08-02
MINNIE W,RREN'S pElrH.
Mai. Ncwel'S Wife and Gen. Tom
Thumbs SiStcr.in-Law-.fhe Young.
est and Prettic>t ot MIR. Rarnnm'S
nMNriS.
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New York sun JUlyes
Minnie Warren, the Youngest, bright
est and pretleSt, OF MIR, hrnums
dwarlS, died i'll Middlehoro, Mass, ON
Tuesday evening, in Childhood She WAS
the Youngest Of family Of eight chill
ircn AL rt whom except herself ana
her sister l.aVinia, iow Mrs, Tom
Thumb, We're the ordinary size, When
Minnie was eleven wears OF aye she
Joined the Tom Thumb troupe, and fer
fifteen years she travelled almost con,
tiuually, visiting nearly MI the civilized
parts ~ the globe, Shvwa> forty inches
ii height, and never attained i wcightto
exceed torty.tive pounds, being conSid-
erahly shorter and more slender than
Mrs Thumb She WAS - years old ut
the time Other death. To Il pretty face
She added pleasant disposition and win
ming ways, and She became the fast a.
voritc &c Mr.. Barnum is we'll rs &c tho
public. When Tom Thumb MAS mar
RED to lavinia Warren the general
opinion was that Commodore Mutt
would take Mimic for his bride; hut
the little commodore had set his alice
tions ON laviuia and his little heart was
bGghted when Gen Thumb won her from
him
Never mind, commodore, the
lovial Barnum said minnie Warren is
a better match for YOU. She is young
CT than YOU, while lavjnia is several
years Older.
"rhank you, sir, tho commodore
said, Sutlly; Il would not marry tie
host woman living. | don't believe IN
women, anyway.
rmc lcssened Commodore Nuts
sriet, and he partly removed his attcu-
ions 70 Miss Minnie hut, after his
FIRST dsappointmcntun love, it's SAID hc
hccamca fast Young man, and Minnie,
like wise young lady, discouraged his
addresses.
A few years ago, Barnum found
another ilhputmn, Maj. Newell, who Was
rcchrlStcncd cen. Grant, il, and added
to the Tom Thumb combination. The
major was bright and Intelligent, and
hc and Minnie became Great friends
About u year ago they We're married,
and they lived happily together with
Gen. Thumb and wife in Mlddlehoro.
Their last tour together was in the
western states, from which they recent
Is returned.
When Mr. Barnum was III the city
recently he let ont the secret, which
had been closely kept by Mlnnie's fam
lily, but the memory OF the spurious
Thumb baby led many to regard the
story rs Barnum hoax. But the New
Haven women soon discovered the nur-
chase OF little hits Of muslin, lace and
! flannel by members Of the Warren
household, and secrecy became impos-
-ihc. \ lady friend, who visited the
Narrcns described the little garments
as too comienl for anything Dolls
patterns We're used, ard the little slips
md wrappers were made one.sixth of
the size OF garments for ordinary In
| blcs.
Mrs. Newell is described ms looking
] forward to maternity with great antici-
pations of happiness and no misgivings.
Her husband, however, had gloomy
torchodlngs, and expressed the greatest
Solicitudc. Her death was il great
shock to her family. The child died ut
birth. 1t weighed five pounds and ten
j
died from exhaustion,
a gentleman who was with Mr.. Bar
mum for several years says that Mnj
and Mira. Newell wcrc the smallcst we'd
ded pair that ever lived. One smaller
couple is mentioned by Marco Polo in
his travels in Tartary. They were each
% years OF age and twelve and eleven
Inches IN height respectively. Inpy
married by order of the Khan, and
thcir fourth son was Xix feet Two inches
III height There are some doubts us to
the correctness Of PoIo's figures.
Gen Tom Thumb and wife have
grown corpulcnt in the last few years,
and neither appears 50 oIimnulye rs
ID thor younger days The general Inns
been wealthy. Int has lived extravaganza
| ~, and spent u fortune IN yachting and
other sports, and possesses only Il mod
crate competence. He is II years OF
age.