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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-07

The grief-stricken relatives were horrl-
fed at the shock. The mans clothes
were almost entirely torn from his body,
and he was covered with blood. From
his throat and chest a large, triangular
sbaped hole was disclosed, from
which the flesh had been torn
away. His side was horribly cut
and bleeding freely, and both legs were
broken and mangled. The back ana
top of his mead was badly cut, and his
face bruised and torn beyond recognl-
ton. In the Margaret street wagon
was also Hugh Nevins, brother of John.
A large bolt had struck him in the face.
carrying away portion OF his Jaw ana
otherwise bruising. his head. he was
also hurt about the legs, but it was
thought his injuries were not serious.
The scenes about the NevinS' home were
most heartrending. One of the sisters,
it seems. was devOtedly attached to her
brother John, and desiring to break the
news gently, the informant at first told
her that her brother was hurt. lie fol
lowed this later with the statement
THAT he WAS X LIED,
and Miss Nevin gave way to her great
grief by throwing herself on the floor
and tearing her hair. The others were
equally affected.
The body of Fisher was taken to the
Washington street morgue by the cen
trail station patrol wagon, whittier it was
followed by large and curious crowd.
When carried inside by the officers, 1t
was concealed from view by large rub
Der cloth. This removed, slckenlng
sight was revealed. The clothes We're
torn to ShredS, especially above the
waist. and the trunk badly mutliated:
The head was crushed out OF shape ana
the face so bruised and cut that it could
not be recognized. The body was COW
cred with blood and dust.
Duffv's body showed more injuries
than the other two. 1t was taken to
O'Halloran d Murphy's undertaking
establishment on Sixth street by the
central patrol wagon, and in small
back room it was examined. The neck
and back were broken. also both legs at
the knees and ankles. Both arms were
broken in several places. On the left
leg large cash extended from the hip
to the knee. The right leg, from the knee
down, was merely hanging by strip
of flesh and fearfully mutilated. Most
of the ribs were broken, and the under
taker said that every bone in his body
was broken. 1t was really twisted all
out of shape, but. singularly enough
the face suffered little injury. As in
the case of the other two, the body was
completely covered with blood and dirt
1t was dressed and removed to the
family residence late last evening.
Early this morning the physicians
upon examination. found that Hugh
Nevin's injuries were more serious thar
at first supposed, and declared him III
dangerous condition.
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The Wife of a Wisconsin Man
Leaves His Bed and
Board.
He Follows Her Up, Mortally
Wounds Her and Kills
Himself.
Ten Men Buried Under a Fall
ing Wall at Superior,
Wis.
Opening Of the G. A. r. En-
campment at Fergus
Falls.

Special to the Globe.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, June 6.-About l
o'clock this afternoon George c. Herki-
mer, of this city, a knit goods manu-
facturer, shot his wife through the
lungs with 32-caliber revolver at Fair
child village, thirty miles south of Eau
Claire, and Immediately shot himself in
the right temple. Herkimer died in
stantly, but his wife is still alive. About
a week ago Mrs. Herkimer, claiming
that her husband did not support her
poperly, left her home here with her
four-month's-old baby, and went to the
home of her sister, Mrs. Thompson, at
Fairchild. Herkimer went down to
Fairchlld this afternoon, called
at the Thompson residence, and de-
manded to see his wife. She stepped
into the kitchen with him. The other
people in the house were Mr.. and Mrs.
Thompson, and Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Lee, of Nottingham, England, who had
just arrived i'll this country and are the
parents of Mrs. Herkimer. They heard
shots in the kitchen and rushed out.
Mrs. Herkimer was lying on the floor
shot in the right breast. Herkimer had
fallen dead across chair. Mrs. Herki-
mer may recover. Herkimer's body
will be brought to this city tonight.
He had been Respondent for some time
and frequently said his domestic
troubles would drive him to suicide.
He was about forty. His wife is thirty
wears of app
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-07
Terrible Boiler Explosion at
the Fourth Street Rail-
way Crossing.
Three Hen Instantly Killed
and Several Others Badly
Injured.
Men and Broken Timbeps
Hurled Violently Through
the Air.
Theories AS to the Cause Of
the Accident--The
Victims.

Dead Mans gulch would be an APP
propriate title for ravine at the foot of
the Northern Pacific railroad bridge
spanning East Fourth street. for within
the past six months five souls have been
sent into eternity at this spot, and all of
them in a violent and horrible manner.
When the first accident occurred two
railroad engineers lost their lives in
collision. but this horror was eclipsed
yesterday afternoon shortly after 6
o'clock by the explosion of portable
engine, which was engaged in the work
of pumping water out of Rice creek,
which runs through the ravine in ques-
ton, but which is being arched over by
the railroad company and the city, and
will eventually be one of the largest
sewers in ST. Paul. Work had stopped
on the main work for which the
Nevin Brothers, James and Hugh, were
the contractors, and they had come down
to the edge of the creek to witness the
workings of the engine and pump.
which had been put in operation for the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-07
ONE OF TIE VICTIMS.

after had witnessed the futile efforts
of the engineer to work the pump"
Inquiry showed that the engine had nol
been used for a couple of years and had
been lying in tina rear of Duffy's boiler
works until he repaired it and en-
daavored to make it work yesterday
That was the first day that it had been
operated, and large crowds of people
had been congregated in its vicinity
during the working hours, but when 6
o'clock came they had gone to their
homes, else the loss of life might have
been greater"
1t is impossible on account of the death
of the engineer to say what pressure
was being eXerted, but some of the by
ISLANDERS remarked after the occurrence
that the engine had fully l50 pounds of
pressure OH and was jumping and throb-
bing at dangerous rate.
Fireman Fisher, at the time he was
killed, had been sent up into the frame
work over the engines smokestack to
place beam in such position as to
steady the engine, which was then no.
ticed to be pitching and tossing VIC
lently. Engineer Duffy was directing
the movements of his engine, and the
contractors, Messrs. Nevin and Mr..
Quinn .Sere standing alongside the Ell
CINE near the edge of the creek. But
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-07
AMERICAS VOICE.
Grants Opinion of sheridan
Places Him Far Higher Than
Any of the FOrepoin1


The opinion formed of Gen. Sheridan
by the late President Grant will be Of
interest, as compared with the opinions
of the great soldiers reported in these
cable dispatches:
1.-The first time / remember seeing
Sheridan said Gen. Grant. Twas when
he was a captain and acting quarters
master and commisSary at Halleck'S
headquarters in the march to Corinth.
He was then appointed to the cOlOnelcy
of a Michigan regiment. We afterward
met at a railway station when he was
moving his regiment to join Gordon
Granger. knew | had sent regiment
to join Granger. but had not indicated
that of Sheridan. and really did not
wish it to leave. l spoke to SheridanS
and he said he would rather go than
stay, or some such answer, which was
brusQue and rough, and annoyed me.
don't think Sheridan could have said
anything to have made worse impress
sion on me. But L watched his career
and saw how much there was in him.
So when came East and
took command l looked around
for cavalry commander. I
was standing in front of the White
house talking to Mr.. Lincoln and Gen.
Halleck. l said l wanted the best man
L could find for the cavalry. Them
said Halleck, why not take Phil Sheri-
dan" Well | said, L was just going
to say Phil Sheridan So Sheridan was
sent for, and he came very much dis
gusted. He was just about to have
corps, and he did not know why we
wanted him East; whether it was to
discipline him." said the general, laugh
ing, ''or not. But he came and took the
command, and came out of the war
with record that entitled him to his
rank. As a soldier, as commander Of
troops, as man capable of doing all
that is possible with any number Of
men, there is no man living greater
than Sheridan. He belongs to the very
first rank of soldiers, not only of our
country, but of the world. l rank Sher-
idan with Napoleon and Frederick and
the great commanders i'll history. No
man ever had such faculty of finding
out things as Sheridan-of knowing all
about the enemy. He was always the
best informed man of his command as
to the enemy. Then he had the mag
netic quality of swaying men which I
wish had rare quality in a general.
| don't think any one can give Sheridan
too high praise"
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all old resi-,
n,,otlHIAIlDllH
ALI. WASLEFT.

with his aged parents at 2S2 Prairie
street. He was an American, about
thirty years of age, and had three sis
tiers and one brother, Hugh, who was
injured by the explosion. When the
explosion occurred John Nevin, who
was standing on the bank by the sewer,
experimenting the work, was blown
over backward into the mud and debris.
from which his body was recovered
few minutes later.
Hugh Nevin, the brother of John, is
a single man, about twenty-five years of
age, living at 2S2 Prairie street. He
was foreman of the construction, and
was some distance away when the eX-
plosion took place.
John Quinn, the civil engineer who
had three ribs broken, was engaged in
the theoretical work of construction.
He lives on the corner of Sevent and
Locust.
The other men, who were but slightly
injured. John Michigan and Pat Wal
lace, are both Irishman. The former
lives on Conway street, between Hotf-
man and Commercial, and is employed
at the gas works. Wallace is laborer
and lives on the Connemara patch.
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THE BONN DIS APPEARANCE.
Further Comment Upon the CIer-

Further Comment Upon the Cler-
gyman's Mysterious Absence.
Special to the Globe.
YANKToN, Oak, June 6.-There are
no new developments in the mysterious
disappearance of the Rev. DR.. Bohn,
the Episcopal clergyman who left here
on Friday last. Mrs. Bohn has sold her
household goods, with the exception of
her piano and her husbands library,
and has gone to Joplin, Mo-, where her
parents reside. The Rev. j. III. Moni-
Ieaux, rector of the Sioux Fails Episco-
pal church, last night occupied the
pulpit vacated by Dr.. Bohn, and took
occasion to object to the GLOBES ver-
sion of the affair, and intimated that
''God would punish the author accord
ing to his Deserts The reverend gem
tleman evidently had not read the
GLOBE report of the affair. If he had
done so he would have found no founda-
ton for his attacks. The GLOBE re-
port was very mild and was approved of
by members of the Episcopal church
before it was sent IN. 1t was stated
that the GLOBE charged Rev. Bohn with
ENLIGHTENMENT, but there was no such
charge made, as there was 10 founda-
ton for it. DR.. BOhn is a gentleman
who was highly respected, well edu-
Gated, talented, and the last person in
the world against whom charges reflect
ing upon his honor could be made. The
case is sad one, and the mantle of
charity cannot be drawn too closely
over the whole affair.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-07
Commencement at Seaburv

special TO the GLOBE.
FARIBAULT, June 6.-Commencement
exercises at Seabury Divinity college
are as follows: Examinations, June ),
6 and z; reception, Wednesday evening,
June 6; baccalaureate at the cathedral,
by Rt. Rev. d. S. futile, ID. d., Thurs
day evening, June Z, at O'Clock: ordi-
nation at the cathedral Sunday morn
ing, June 1; sermon by Rev. Mr. Poole,
of Duluth. st. Mary'S Hall-Oral ex-
animation, June IL; choral service and
graduating exercises, Tuesday, June II,
at II clock a. NJ; aconcert and recep-
ton in the evening at o'clock. Shat
tuck Military SchOOl-June IL, IL and
-, written examinations; Monday, June
II, prize destinations, at p. m. Shum-
way hall: June ID, meeting of alumni
association at 10 a. M; competitive in
fantry and artillery drills at p. m.
Officers detailed from headquarters of
the department will act as judges. An
nual reception in Subway hall at &
p. III. Dancing in Armory hall. June
IA. choral services at 9:l5 a. m; gradu-
ating exercises in Shumway hall, with
address by Rev. l.. Van Bokkelen, ID.
D., of Buffalo, n. Y; at 10 a. H., dress
parade and review. Music will be fur
niShed by the Faribault Cornet band.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-07
A COLD WELCOME.
Opening of the G. A. r.. Encamp.
ment at Fergus Falls.


ment at Fergus Falls.
Special to the Globe.
GRANITE FALLS, Mimi. June O.
A northwest wind and the thermometer
at "A deg. was the chilly welcome to the
old veterans of the First regiment, Min
nesota G. a. r., as they assembled to-
day for their second annual encamp-
ment. The day was bright and warm,
however, by the time the trains from
the east and west came in. bearing six
coach loads of visitors. These were met
at the depot by l. o. Russell post, G. A.
r., Granite Falls Camp No. SO, Sons of
Veterans. the Daughters of Veterans
Broom brigade, the Granite Falls Cor
net band and large delegation of citi-
zens, and escorted to the camp grounds
of the visitors. The Ortonville
Flag corps probably excited the
greatest praise, their uniforms being
fine and drill nearly perfect. Rev. S. S.
Russell made the welcoming speech,
dwelling with feeling and eloQuence
upon the life and services rendered the
country by the Uru soldiers. Mr.. KEN
erer, of Frank P. Blair post, Ortonville,
made an appropriate reply. followed by
others in similar strain. Fine music
was rendered by quartet and the
Granite Falls band. Elaborate prepar-
ations have been completed for the en-
tertainment of the veterans while here.
Hon. Albert Schetfer, Capt. Castle and
A. II. Reed are among the notables who
will be in attendance tomorrow.
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Notes.

Duffy's wife and daughter were
among the first to arrive on the ground.
Mrs. Duffy was sure her husband was
killed, but the daughter tried to assure
her that he was not. Their search re-
suited in finding the mutilated body of
the husband and father, and then fol-
lowed distressing scene.
At the time of the accident a Chicago
travelling man was passing carrying a
large satchel. He was not harmed in
the least, but his satchel was torn to
pieces and the contents scattered
around him.
A Northern Pacific working train
stopped just as the large piece of flying
boiler dropped alongside of it.
A small boy, playing about the prem
ises, was blown about $50 feet away, but
was not hurt.
One man was blown into the creek,
about 80 feet distant, but sustained no
injuries.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-07
Says 1t Was Suicide.

Special to the Globe.
WAsEcA, Mimi, June 6.-The man
Mcfarland, who was arrested charged
with the murder of Patrick DUNCAN,
of which mention was made in to-day's
GLOBE, was arraigned before Munich
pal Judge Brown and pleaded not
guilty, and the examination postponed
till Friday, in order that witnesses
might be procured from Steele county.
1t is stated that Mcfarland claims that
the negro committed suicide, and that
the keeping of his head under water
was pursuant to that intention. The
The prisoner has also been for several
years past resident of Berlin, and
neighbOr of the deceased.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-07
G. A. r.. ENCANlPMENT.
The Fergus Falls Meeting a Grand
Success.

The Fergus Falls Meeting a Grand
Success.
Special to the Globe.
FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, June e.-The
Grand Army encampment was sue
cess in every sense Of,the word to-day.
The weather was all that could be
asked, for fully 5000 visitors are in
town and the crowd is increasing
with the arrival of every train.
Gov. McGill. accompanied by
Treasurer Bobletter, Judge Stearns
and Albert Scheffer, and a number
of other distinguished guests, arrived
on an early train. They were met at
the train by Company + and escorted
to the Grand hotel. The guard mount
arrived at 10 a. m, and was witnessed
by large conclave of people. At 2 p.
H., the address of welcome was deliv-
cred by Mayor Rawson in behalf of the
citizens of Fergus Falls. Hon.
E. E. Corliss delivered a short
address, as also Judge Searle and
others. Gov. McGiil then commanded
the marked attention of the throng in
neat twenty-minute speech on the SUBJ
ject of 1.-The Grand Army of the North
west" The business meeting of the
Park Region association decided to hold
the next encampment at Detroit. w.
c. Roberts of that place, was elected
commander; Maj. Whiting, of Wadena.
senior vice commander; c. III. Hodge, of
Motley, junior vice commander.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-07
THE TRIBUTE OF FRANCE.
Gen. BouIanger Gives His Views
About the American GtneraI.

About the American Gtneral.
PARIS, June 5.-The illness of Gen.
Sheridan naturally causes much SYM
pathy here among his French friends
and admirers. Gen. Boulanger, who is
now definitely fixed up in his new hotel
in the Rue Dumont d'Urville, said:
The first time met him was in 1881,
when / went to America in company
with other officers to represent the
French government at the Yorktown Gel
ebration. When i'll Chicago Gen.
Sheridan called upon me as soon as
arrived, and did not wait for me to call
upon him first. This is, believe, the
American way, and very hOspitable
one it is for strangers. l returned his
visit officially with the officers of my
staff, and we were entertained by him
in a manner that left fine impression
upon our minds, both of his hospitality
and courtesy. An intimacy sprang up
between US and we paid aud received
visits from him continually. He in
vited us to the theater. as we'll as to his
house and to the houses of his friends.
The judgment l personally formed
of him was that he was most intellect
ual man and most competent soldier.
had, of course, read the history of all
he had done during the war, but the i'm
preston left upon my mind. as that
of one soldier judging another, was
that he must be most clever officer
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-07
HOW THEY FOUND THEM.
The Bodies of the Dead Were
EearfuIIy Manpled

simultaneously with the report peo-
pie flocked from all directions to the
scene of disaster, and as soon as the
wounded could be cared for and re-
moved a search was made for the bodies
of the dead. Sergt. Olaf Larsen, of the
Margaret street station, was summoned
by Patrolman Peter Lingraen. and
with Detective w. NJ. McFetridge and
Policemen Anderberg, James Werrick,
Hans Wilbeating. searching party
was quickly organized. Some distance
up the ravine almost covered with
loose dirt and gravel the search
ers found the body of James
of the engine that had been pro-
ductive of such terrible results.
Contractor James Nevin, who was
standing alongside the engine, was
struck on the head and hurled up the
embankment on Fourth street, where
he was found gasping in the agOnieS of
death. and he lived only about ten min
utes after he was found.
Entangled in mass of timberS from
the scaffolding over the engine and
amid the debris and wreck of the ma
chine was the body of Fireman Fisher,
the head torn off as well as both legs,
ana every SllleW OF HIS DOuY seemed TO
be visible. In fact. he was but bun
die of strings. These composed the
death list, and lying beside the wreck
was Hugh Nevin, a brother of the
dead man. insensible from the effect of
an injury to his face from flying bolt,
which broke his jaw. He was other
wise considerably bruised. John Quinn,
a civil engineer, who was employed in
connection with the work, was thrown
violently against the embankmeni
and had three ribs fractured, besides
being internally injured. These five
men were the only ones contiguous tt
the Inflated engine, the other two vic
tins of the explosion being working
men who were passing the spot at the
time of the explosion. They were JOIN
Michigan and Pat Wallace, both of whom
are employed in the gas works, bu
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OALIIEII To IKIAL.
The Celebrated Tibbets Case
Called at Chippewa Falls.

s~e Vii ppCW q fttASs
Special to the Globe.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, June g.
The circuit court room was filled to
overfiowing to-day by a great crowd,
some of whom had come distance of
100 miles to listen to the case of the
State VS.. Newald and Goldberg for rape,
which has caused much comment
throughout the state during the past
three months. The prominence of the
defendants has caused much of the
notorlety the case has received. Dur
ing the day the testimony of the COM
planning witness, Mrs. Sadie Tibbets;
Oscar Iibbets, her husband; A. Far
rant, merchant; 2. H. LebOr-
neau. NJ. D., and Charles Meyer.
eX-captain of police, was taken. The
testimony of the complaining witness
was similar to that of the preliminary
examination, and of character that is
unfit for publication. The defense sue
ceeded in rafting" the complaining
witness considerably, and the testimony
OF the husband will undoubtedly be
thrown out. The time of the court will
probably be occupied during the re-
mainder of the week with the case
The testimony as shown to-day is that
the reports printed have been grossly
exaggerated, and the Tibbets, on their
own testimony, admit that they had en-
deavOred to obtain money by every
means III their power,
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THE BOILER AFTER THE EXPLOSION.

testing the engine when the accident
occurred, was an Irishman, fifty-five
years old, living with his wife and eight
children at the corner of Fifth and Nelll
streets. Duffy came to st. Paul eight
years ago from Bloomington. ILL.,, where
he was once an alderman. He was pro-
prietor OF the Eagle Iron works in this
city. Dutfy's oldest son, Johnny, aged
twenty-six, is probably in Chicago, be-
gone to that city to secure work If he
failed to find anything there, he was
going to Birmingham, Ala, SO that it is
impossible to reach him by telegraph,
as he has not been heard from since
leaving st. Paul. The dead machinist's
body was found about fifty feet away
from where the engine stood.
The contractor, John ID. Nevin, was
all old resident of st. Paul, and lived
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-07

not more than quarter of an inch in
diameter, whereas it should have been
twice that large. The accompanying
cut, made from sketches by Mr..
Gloster, topographer at the army build
ing, shows part of the feed pipe and
cross section of 1t. The irregular black
spot in the center of the cross
section shows the hole as it
was at the time of the explosion. The
circle around the black spot shows the
aperture as it should have been with the
lime and rust cleaned out,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-07
The Odd Fellows Adjourn.

Special to the Globe.
FERGUS FALLS, Mimi. June 6.-The
Odd Fellows closed their convention to-
night. st. Cloud defeated Excelsior for
the next annual meeting. Charles A.
Lambert, of ST. Paul, defeated c. NJ.
Sprague, of Sank Center. for grand
master, 10 to LOG. Other officers elected
were: o. l.. Cutter, Anoka, deputy
grand master; A. l.. Bolton, st. Paul,
secretary; Charles Griswold, st. Paul,
treasurer; Henry Ungemuch, Roches-
ter, warden.