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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-26
THOSE oyERALLs.
Were Turned over to DIR. Meacham
Last Night.

The blood-soaked overalls found in
the basement We're turned over to Dr.
Meacham last night and an analysis
will be made to remove any doubts as
to their being human blood.
DR.. Meacham has made an analysis
ofNthe blood found on the Darrell, but
it was found to be in such dry state
that 1T could not be definitely deter
mined although he is satisfied the
stains are from human blood. The
stains on the lower door have been ex-
amined by experts and pronounced to
be such without a doubt
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-26
FORTY THREE
PEOPLE KILLED
At Least a Score Receive In
jurieS Which Will
Prove Fatal.
IOWA, ILLINOIS, KANSAS.
The Three States in Which the
Damage Was Done.
IOWA, ILLINOIS, KANSAS.

Loss is Heavy, But Accu-
rate Estimates Thus Far Are I'M
possibilities-Two Clouds Meet
in the Heavens, Drop to the
Earth, Pick Up Houses, and Hurl
Them Down and Broken Into
splinters-OnsIaught So Sudden
There Was Little Time For Es-
cape.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-26
WIPED OFF THE EARTH.
A Cyclone Picks Up the Village of
lakewood.

lakewood,
OXFORD, Mich. May ga terrible
cyclone struck the village of Oakwood
and entirely wiped it off the earth. de-
stroying all the buildings and leaving
death and destruction in its trail. Just
west of the village the fields are
strewn with dead and wounded, and it
is impossible to get a correct estimate
of the damage until daylight The
storm also struck the village of Thorn
as and destroyed about a dozen build
ings. including the Hotel Johnson, the
McDermott and the large apple dryer,
and a great many dwelling houses.
Many farm building are destroyed, but
no news can be obtained from the
country on account of the roads being
blocked with fallen trees, but it is
thought the number of dead and
wounded will reach nearly hundred
Physicians have gone from Oakland
Ford and Metamoras.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-26
DoNovANs FIND.
Hermans Sold the Girls Trunk Soon
After the Murder.
MAKING DISCOVERIES.

n
After the Murder.
1t was about o'clock in the after
noon when Captain Donovan and De-
tective Janney rushed into Chief
Pratt's Office. The captain had bun
die under his arm which he unfoIded
and revealed the contents-two lady's
dresses I'VE have made another i'm
portant discovery said the captain ad-
dressing his chief, his face beam.ng
with a smile.
So he had. The dresses were those
worn by Miss Clausen and were in the
pastors apartments when Henrietta
was missed. On Dec IL, twelve days
after the murder Pastor Hermans had
sold the girls trunk. clothes and other
belongings to Mrs L. Engleman. who
runs a second hand store at 226 State
street. Among Henrietta's effects was
a guitar on which she was fair per-
former. This had also been sold by
the preacher.
ONE MORE FALSEHOOD EXPOSED.
Thus the disposition made of Miss
Clausen's trunk is no longer shrouded
in mystery. Parson Hermans told a
falsehood when he said 10 Elder Mork
couple of months after the tragedy
that the girl sent for her effects and
they had been forwarded. No wonder,
when pressed for particulars, the pas
tor told his superior that he had for
gotten the address TO which the trunk
was sent. Neither could he tell the
name of the expressman who carted
away the trunk for if he had it would
have been an easy matter to trace the
effects TO Mrs. Englemans second hand
store.
Just how the captain and the detec-
tive got the clue they themselves only
know. They recovered the missing
girls property and had not many of
the articles been sold they would have
recovered more and that is suaic,ent
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-26
oAsTLEGATE's POSTMASTER.


WASHINGTON, D. c., May 25.---.
drew Young was today appointed posi-
master at Castlegate, Carbon cour. :
Utah. vice Alex D. MCLEAN. resigned
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-26

The developments yesterday in the
Scandinavian Methodist church tlag-
edy We're the most sensational and
startling so Jar brought to light. II
has now been established beyond any
doubt that the bones found in the fur
mace were from the body of Miss Hen
rietta Clausen. The only missing link.
if indeed the chain vas not complete
before, was found when Detective jan
ney slfted out the ashes taken from the
furnace and found two false teeth
both OF which belonged to Henrietta.
A lew minutes prior Officer Cannon
had discovered the bloodstained over
alls and jumpers belonging to Pastor
Hermans. They were found buried in
probably eighteen inches Of earth.
about five feet from the furnace, COM
pletely covered with blood. John
II. Hanson and Rev. Arvesen
at once identified them as being
The pastors. 1t is evident that the
murderer had worn them while cutting
the victim UP preparatory TO consum-
ing the remains in the furnace.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT DIsCov-
cry.
But this was not the only sensation
yesterday During the early part of
the aft ernoon Captain Donovan and
Detective Janney made the discovery
that Miss Clausen's clothes had been
sold to a second hand dealer by Rev.
Hermans probably two weeks after the
disappearance and thus the statement
made by the pastor that her trunk had
been shipped to her is completely dis
proven.
There were not many new develop
1aents in the Annie Samuelsen case
and her Whereabouts is still a mystery.
a careful excavation of the basement
where Henrietta's body was roasted,
failed 10 yield 10 any trace of the
Samuelsen girl and the theory that she
was made away with in the church and
buried Whereabouts has practically been
abandoned.
RUMORS OF HIS CAPTURE.
The only great problem now confront
ing the authorities is The capture of
Hermans. Rumors were rife all day
that he had been captured once in
Kansas City, again in Omaha, and the
last that an enterprising detective in
Topeka had discovered the erstwhile
preacher. All these were mere bubbles
and had no foundation in fact The
truth remains that it viii be an ex-
ceedingly difficult task to apprehend
Hermans. especially if the governor
does not take some action in Offering
reward for his capture and thus furnish
an incentive TO the running down OF
one who is now believed 10 be a great
er criminal than the notorious Holmes
or the infamous Durrant.
All daV long crowds of cilr-iOuS 1riSi-
tors viewed the church and while the
police were hurting for Annie Samuel
sen s body, the sidewalk was lined with
people. The trustees of the church
will hold 4 meeting today to determine
what steps 10 take in the way of per-
Knitting these curious crowds to enter
the building and grounds.
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were all large residences. Among the
destroyed was the C,arboneau home
stead and the residences of w. Ormsby,
Alexander Dunlap, Captain Henry La
Croix and William Jockini
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MOVED, DOWN.
Thirty Houses Injured, Many Being
Blown to Pieces.

Thirty Houses Injured, Many Being
Blown to Pieces.
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich, May Is
A terrific cyclone, accompanied by
heavy rain, struck this city this even
ing. Some thirty houses on Front,
Butler and Inches streets were blown
down and many of them literally torn
to pieces. AS yet no details are re-
ported, but many people were injured.
The list of injured:
Mrs. Anna Pohl, back broken; cannot
live.
Adolph Pohl severely Injured.
William Pohl, severely injured.
Mrs. R. Carter, badly injured.
Mrs. Ormsby, arm broken.
The house of Mrs. Anna Pohl, a
widow with three small boys, was
blown down on their heads, and the
four members of the family were
PINIONED IN THE WRECK.
Owing to the darkness and storm, it
was some time before assistance ar
rived. When they were out they were
taken to the neighboring house, where
1T was found Mrs. PohFs back was bro
ken and she cannot live. Her boys,
Adolph, Henry and William, are more
or less injured, but will recover.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kratz were
standing in the front room of their
house when the cyclone struck it. They
made a rush for the front door and at
the same time the building was torn
to pieces. They escaped without a
scratch.
A large new two-story house owned
and occupied by Russell Carter was
badly damaged. Carter was injured by
a flying board.
A fine frame residence belonging to
August Henkel was turned over on its
side. The main part was left stand
ing UP in the air. The water works
were partially destroyed, the filtering
house being wrecked and the large
brick chimney leveled even with the
roof. The cyclone struck the city near
Gratiot' street bridge and passed in
a northeasterly direction
LEvELING NEARLY EVERYTHING
in it's path for about $50 yards The
principal damage was on Front street
between Butler and Robertson streets.
At Robinson street, it crossed the
river and struck the eastern part of
the city al Dulas Mill, where many
houses were destroyed, the mill badly
damaged ana the lumDer IN. ehe yarQS
picked up like chaff and carried over
into the fields across the river. The
large residence of Captain Louis Char
boneau was demolished. The only acct
dent to persons here yet reported was
that of Mrs. Ormsby, who received a
broken arm in attempting to get out
of the house.
Later investigations at the eastern
part of the city shows the condition to
be worse than was first reported. On
Rathborn street, east of Dulas Mill,
nearly al of the houses are down.
-Four large ice houses belonging to
Charboneau brothers, the warehouse of
Dufas Mill are in the river and will
obStruct navigation A large pump,
weighing 1,5OO pounds. was carried
about 80 feet and thrown into the river.
Reports from the country are to the
effect that the
DAMAGE IS WIDESPREAD
The farm house and barns of John
Irwin was leveled and trees in his or
chard were torn W. 1t is impossible
to estimate the damage, but It will be
many thousands of dollars. Nearly
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and twisting buildings in the edge of its
track, end first, scattering the houses
close to it with mud and sand, stripping
hedges and licking the grass from the
fields.
From Valera the storm moved on, pass
ing near the town of Mingo.
At Ira the cloud did considerable dam
age Some of the spectators say that the
cloud divided, others that it was lifted
upward or
SPED ON IN MIDAIR
with a frightful noise. The latter theory
is probably the correct one. Later in
the evening, tornado seems to have
struck near Manchester, in Delaware
county, although reports are still very
meagre from there. 1t is possible that
this was the same storm, after travelling
a hundred and nifty miles in the air, that
1t once more dipped down to the earth
ana lald bare strip half mile wide and
SIX or eight miles long. There were SER
lous disturbances in northern Iowa, and
they may have been in the wake of the
same cloud, crossing the Mississippi river
IN Clayton county. The weather bureau
Is attempting TO trace the progress of the
storm as here indicated.
The total loss of property is hard to
estimate The crops which were ruined
can be replanted in many cases, as the
season is still comparatively early The
buildings destroyed will aggregate from
500, coo to 100000, for fortunately, only one
thlckly populated community-Valeria-
was in its path
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DAMAGE IS WIDESPREAD.

The farm house and barns of John
Irwin was leveled and trees in his or
chard were torn W. 1t is impossible
to estimate the damage, but It will be
many thousands Of dollars. Nearly
all of the buildings along Front street
were new, owned by thirty laboring
men and about twenty of them are
ruined The houses on Rathborn street
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WAS MISS CLAUSEA'S BODY.

around the furnace to gain access to
the lower doors. This in brief, is the
description of the surroundings where
Henrietta's murderer attempted to de-
stroy all traces of his foul deed.
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The Newtown bee., 1896-01-24

L. Curtis were delegates to the Grand lodge of Masons, at Hartford, last week.
 Mrs Goodwin and daughter have visit ed friends in town for few days, but have now returned to New York.
 Miss Redfern of Hartford has visited Mrs A. Bedell Benjamin.
 The last cold snap 1as closed up the river, and the shelters are having hard time of it. The most of the winter has been favorable for their business.
 Miss Lindsley is visiting friends in New Haven.
 William Russell spent Sunday in town
 Mrs Sidney Beardsley, of King street, is spending few days in Brooklyn.
 The o. M. W. club met with Mrs Frank Curtis, this week.
 The Chautauqua circle are preparing for grand banquet, to be given January 30, in Odd Fellows hall.
 Rev Joel S. Ives exchanged pulpits or Sunday, with the pastor of the West End church, Bridgeport, Rev MT Stimp- son.
 Miss Jennie Booth is visiting friends in Bridgeport.
 Charles J. Hughes has erected in Union onmptarU O Uprv ha udSona ontto0a por ument, on the plot belonging to the fam lilies of l.. H. Todd and the late Charles A. Lowell. It is built from Mantle gran ite and is finished in the usual first clae- manner for which Mir Hughes is noted.
 There has been a rumor about towr that Principal Corlew, of the graded school, had received a call fromsanother town. MT Corlew has made many friends since be has been here, and it is to bt hoped that he will see it his duty to stay
 Miss Frost and Miss Simpson, the Evangelists, are expected to be at the Methodist church, February l.
 Lewis Burritt has moved into the Joseph Curtis place on Main street.
 During the reception at the Library building, young lad named Beach fell down the cellar steps and was badly cut about the head. Dr Coggswell attended him.
 Dr R. s. Blakeman spent Sunday in town at the home of his parents, on Broad street.
 There are number of cases of humps and chicken pox about town.
 Fred Perry has fine collection of ar- row heads and Indian relics in his win dow.
 Miss Beers of Seymour has visited friends in town.
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busy month. Most of the orders are booked for March I.
 Barnabus T. Foster is confined to the house with complication of diseases. There is some doubts of his recovery.
 George Betts is quite poorly and under the docgGr's care.
 Perry Fairchild, who has been laid up with illness for the past three weeks, is now on the mend.
 Archie Evans, foreman of the Judd 8 Dunning Hat Co.,, was laid up with a hard cold on Monday.
 Silas H. Hickok returned on Saturday from his western trip.
 Frederick Srine of Philadelphia spent Sunday with his mother and sister on Greenwood avenue. Charles Rockwell cut a bad gash in the top of his foot while cutting cord wood on Shelter Rock, last week.
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LEAP YEAR PARTY.

At Laborie's hall, Thursday evening January 30, the ladies of the Village I'm. pr0vement society will give Leap Year dance and supper. The ladies will fur. nish music and the gentlemen will pro. vide the supper. The committees: Ad. vertising, Mrs George Beecher, Mrs E. J. Buckingham; floor managers, Mrs Will. liam Beecher, Miss Eva Willoughby, Miss May Bailey, Miss Jennie Baldwin, Miss Lois Hawley; finances, Mrs Nicolas Wakely, Mrs George Wheeler, Mrs Will liam Hooper; refreshments, Aessrs George Beecher, E. J. Buckingham, Ed ward Hawley, Nicolas Wakeley, FL dridge Bailey. Andrew Beattie, John Be- attic, Eli Baldwin, Roswell Hawley Fred Bronson and George Hieox. The objects of Huntington's Village Improvement society appeals to the dwellers in all parts of the town to cooperate to main- tain the towns reputation for enterprise and progress. Under the ladies' manage ment this leap year party cannot fail to be we'll arranged and satisfactorily con- ducted. The ladies will welcome their friends from town and elsewhere and all who come will have a good time and learn what men can do, when left to their own resources, to provide supper.
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We are constantly buying goods for Spring trade and al- ready beginning to receive in quiries for new tools and imple- ments of all kinds. Ifyou want anything in the way of new tools just drop us a line and see what we can do for you Many people are thinking ofseed Drills, Horse Hoss, Cultivators, Harrows, Flows, Moving Machines, Horse Rakes, Tedders, etc., and if you can get your catalogues and prices now, when you get ready you will know just what you want to buy and will save time and money by seeing us and our stock before doing so.
 We are again the wholesale
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WINTER IS ALMOST GONE!
 SPRING IS ALMOST HERE!

and retail agents for the Planet, Jr,, goods; also for the Acme and several different kinds of Har- rows. In Flows we have got a cellar full now and more on the road for spring trade. In short don't buy anything in the line of Tools till you see us, and look over our stock. No trouble to show goods then you can buy if want to. We find that 8 satis- fled customer is the best adver- tisement we know of and feel sure we can satisfy everybody with all kinds of agricultural implements this spring.
 Now about Paints, Oils, Glass, Putty, etc. Remember we are headquarter for everything ir
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THE VITAL STATISTICS.

The total number of births in towr last year was 452; marriage, 21, anG deaths 42. Six persons died, aged be- tween 80 and 90 years, seven between 7( and 80 and four between 60 and 70. | Wilbur k. Hine has been appointed deputy game warden for this town, by County Warden W. c. Peck.
 Jerome Mays banjo quartette furnish ed the music at the tenth anniversary re- ception of the Cupheag club, at their rooms in McNamara's building, Tuesday evening.
 Miss Hattie Lockwood was surprised at her fathers home, on Stratford ave- uue, hy some fifty of her friends, few evenings since.
 Captain Bond is making quite exten- sive alterations and improvements on his property, on the lower wharf.
 Frederick Beach and family will re- main in New York the rest of the winter.
 Lee Curtis is building a fine house at Milton Point, for w. B. Emerson.
 The cantata given in McNamara's hall, last week, was attended by large num- Der of people, all of whom speak in un- qualified terms of approval of the enter tainment.
 Miss Weyland, Postmaster Wells pop ular assistant, has been confined to her home with humps.
 B. ". Byington has so far recovered from his illness as to be able to be out on the street on pleasant days.
 A lady made quite an excitement at the station. recently, trying to board moving train. The promptness of the conductor averted 8 serious accident.
 The Chautauqua circle met, Friday evening last, with Mrs George Fairchild
 Mrs John Benjamin has been in town for few days, but returned to New York yesterday.
 Mrs and Miss Ely have gone to New York for the remainder of the winter.
 Miss Bertha Fields is visiting friends in Westport.
 Miss Davis Of New Haven has visited Miss Beach on King street.
 MT and Mrs Patterson and F. E Biakenan have been in Hartford for q few days.
 The third of the Eagle's assemblies was given last week, and was fairly well attended.
 D. |. Rhoades, W. B. Bristol and F.
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HUNTINGTON.
A MARRIAGE ANNIVERSARY.

January IS, the Goth anniversary of the marriage of MT and Mrs Lyman Latin, was commemorated at their commodious and hospitable home by their children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and large company of relatives, neighbors and friends, who presented atfectionate congratulations to the esteemed and Yer erable bride and groom. On the morn ing of January IS, 1885, Lyman Latin and Miss Lovice OImstead were united in marriage before breakfast, at which they sat down at o'clock. In the active bus mess of their united lives they have ever since taken time by the forelock. They h we resided in their present home 56 years. When they took posses ion of this farm it was wilderness. h con- nection with his agricultural labors MT Latin carrisd on for several years, a shoems king shop in which he employed about dozen apprentices and realized a handsome profit until the business of hand made shoes was supplanted by the introduction of machinery. MT Latin applied the income of his shoe business to improving his farm, by which, united with the hard, persevering labor of him l self and of his sons during their minority the farm was brought to it's present ex- cellent condition. In all their arduous labors Mrs Latin cheerfully and effic- iently performed her share. Though this genial couple have not escaped all the infirmities of age, they are as young now in heart and spirit as they ever were, They have not had easy lives, but they have had happy ones and with an hon. estly and honOrably acquired competen' cy, have entered iato a peaceful old age
 Four of their children are dead. TheiI three living sons are John R, Latin of Stratford, associated with Blakeslee Brothers, contractors, New Haven
 Charles Latin of Derby, carpenter and Robert Latin of Meriden, superintendent of the Miller Lamp Co They have nine grandchildren and three great grandchil. dren. It was meet and right to com memOrate so unusual an event as that o1 a man and wife still happily united ir life who were married 60 years ago. And the event was appropriately and pleas. antly commemorated. It was affecting to witness the fiial, fraternal and friend l ly affection and esteem manifested to them and to feel that the industrious and upright lives of this venerable pair had evoked and merited it, At noon dinner and in the evening supper was served. The supply of appetite provoking and palate-delighting eatables was abundant and varied. The setting of the tables was pleasing and the bouquets of exquig- .re exotics and the grand centerpiece of 2 brides loaf with ics inscribed dates, 1886 1896, combined to make a brilliant spread. All in all it was 8 memorable and enjoyed occasion. May it shed sun- shine over the declining days of MT and Mrs Latin, whose 60;h marriage anniver- sacy it c0mmemorated
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WHITE HILLS.

Mrs Burr Hawley is visiting, this week, at James Glover's.
 Miss Sadie Jennings has secured 8 school out of town.
 Mr and Mrs W. c. Hubbell attended the State Grange meetings in Hartford, last week.
 A party from this place spent Friday evening at Century farm, Long Hill, and enjoyed a fine time.
 The Reading club meet with Misses Abbie and Sadie Shelton, Tuesday. Jam uary 28, and Mark Twain will be the matter discussed.
 Sunday morning, Pastor Saver gave his hearers fae discourse from the text, 'sThere remaineth very much land to be possessed" Joshua, 13:1. Mr. Saver breaches two nights this week at
The Newtown bee., 1896-01-24
BAPTIST CHURCH.

Rev ". NJ. Weeks preached an excep- tionably fine discourse, Sunday, from the tex, ''But if ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law" Galations, 5:I8.
 Mrs Philo Lyon and daughter, Miss Mary F. Lyon, spent some days, last week, in Bridgeport,as guests of Mr and Mrs Daniel D. Lyon.
 J.L. Clark recently had the misfortune to lose COW.
 Wakeman B. Bradley has sold pair of oxen to MT Ferris of Stamford, also COW to MT Relyea, who now occupies the Chauncey Wakeman place.
 Miss Hattie Baldwin has been confined to the house some time with an attack of grip.
 MT McCollum, the photographer. who has been boarding with J. Moore for
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some time, started for Colorado, la: Wednesday.
WEST BEDDING.
PERSONAL AND CHURCH JoFTINGs.

PERSONAL AND CHURCH JoTTINGs.
 The Aid society held sociable at John Todd's, last Thursday evening. Quite large number were present and all had nice time.
 The Epworth League holds their meet ing Tuesday evening. -.-
 Mrs Edgar Crofut and daughter, Miss Mamie, went to Derby, Monday, to st- tend wedding of her niece, which oc- cured on Wednesday, January P.
 MT and Mrs Melby Leach gave an anni- versary party at their home in Starr's Plain, last Thursday evening. There was a large number present and all had a splendid time.