The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-04-10
CHAPTER XII.

The Morning News of July 10, 1880,
contained the following paragraph:
"A terrible, and. UP to this moment,
totally unezplainablc, explosion OF gun
powder. occurred abont I! o'clock this
morning Mt Reedon Lodge, II small
house standing in it's own grounds, on
a lane between Shepperton and Hail.
ford-On-Thames, about nineteen miles
from Charing Cross. Mr.. Samuel
Bond. the proprietor of the Grey
hound Inn. at Shepperton few weeks
ago, let the house to Mr.. Sylvanus
thompson, who lived in it with sick
friend, whose name is unknown, and
an elderly servant. Mr.. thompson
was not in the house at the time of the
disaster, but it is feared that both the
other men have become victims to the
explosion. The house has been COM
pletely destroyed and fragments have
been found a quarter of a mile away.
Considerable damage has also been
done to the next building. The Nest,
belonging to Sir William Cuthbertson,
but. luckily, the earl Of Cleve, and q
young lady, an attendant. who were
staying ut The Nest ut the time, es-
capped without injury"
The Morning News Of July 20 con-
tanned the following:
I'VE can now amplify the lengthen-
ed and detailed account given in our
issue Of yesterday about the explosion
at Reedon Lodge, by some thrilling
and horrifying particulars. Upon the
removal yesterday by the workmen
engaged in the task, of the debris of
the Quilted place, shaft about ten feet
deep was discovered in the center of
the floor of the lower room. The men
who descended found that it commu-
nicated by an excavated tunnel with
small dug-out chamber underneath
the room in which the earl of Cleve has
lately been confined. This, in addition
to the discovery of the packet Of un-
exploded fuses, and the large amount
of gunpowder that had been stored at
ReedOn Lodge, points inevitably to q
dastardly, but happily by Providence
frustrated, attempt on the life Of the
young earl. The matter is now in the
hands of the authorities at Scotland
Yard, and active researches are being
made for Mr.. Sylvanus Thompson.
who has not yet shown himself, and
whose whereabouts are totally un-
known. We understand that the earl
of Cleve has offered a reward of q
thousand pounds for the discovery of
the perpetrator or perpetrators of this
crime, and we are happy to add that
Lord Cleve, who, as our readers are
aware, has only just recovered from q
dangerous operation, is none the worse
for the accident"
The Morning News of July 23d pub.
lished the following:
WTSha Qcoum,,1 ofo1 ouf1ouoa oouoov,,
ing the explosion at Reedon Lodge
Halliford-on-Th becomes daily
more appauing. 1t has now been in.
contestably proved that the horribly.
mangled remains Of the two men kill.
ed by the explosion are those of Mr.
David Maclane and Mr.. George Mac
lane. two American millionaires, re.
siding at The Bottoms, South Kensing.
ton, who Lad lately attracted a very
great deal Of attention in London so
ciety. Mr.. David Maclane having beer
engaged to be married to Lady Eve
lyme Winter, only daughter of the mar
quis Of Gwendale. The awful news
has spread conservation in fashiona
bic circles, and people are now ask
ing whether the Maclanes are the
victims Of the orginators of an at
OSAhPSCU uoctuAu AS CIluC.
The Morning News" of 9th July
said:
mo doubt whatever remains at tn,
present. moment that the wretchet
men, George and David Maclane, be
came, by the intervention Of an aveng
ing Providence, the victims Of tfei
own fiendish scheme to assassinatl
Lord Cleve. The earl has informe,
the authorities that David and Georg,
Maclane We're the men who had at
tempted to murder him in the Rock,
Mountains, and that it was Davil
Maclane who had inflicted upon hin
the terrible wounds which had brough
about his total loss OF memory. IN
motive for this second attempt Of
Lord Cleve's life was the fear Of dis
covery and conviction, resulting frou
the earl's newly regained faculty Q
memory"
The Morning News" Of 10th Ser
TENDER, 1850, said:
"The English consulate at Paris ha
received information that a very larg
Sum Of money In notes Of tho Bank q
England ana Bank Of France has bee