Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-20
What New York American Says
OF Salt Lake MilliOnairc's
Wife.
HER POPULARITY IN LONDON.
New Version Of Her Early Life Before
Her. Husband Struck II Rich
In Colorado.

a little woman, quietly but richly
gowned, descended the plank when the
Oceanic was made fast yesterday and,
accompanied by maid, hurried un-
observed to IN where she awaited
the coming OF customs Inspector
says the New York American OF oct 10.
Even when she mentioned her name
to this official and convinced him that
she was Mrs, Newhouse, Of London,
and that the " trunks bearing her
tags merely contained the clothing
necessary for short visit 70 the
United States, no unusual attention
was attracted 10 her and she drove
away from the pier like one Of the great
unidentified
The traveller was formerly cook and
maid OF all work IN q squalid mining
camp at the top Of a mountain peak
west Of Denver, but now Mrs. Samuel
Newhouse, wife Of q favOrlte In the
most exclusive social set In London,
welcome visitor among the 400 OF
New York, a charming hostess and the
chief inspiration Of devoted husband
who counts his wealth by the millions
Mr. Newhouse owns the "FIatiron
Building, several mine railroads I'm
Colorado, half a dozen lead, copper and
gold mines. and though his affection
for his wife is all embracing, persIs-
tently Clings 10 the soil from which
he dug his wealth. and makes his home
In Salt Lake CITY, where Mrs. New
house frequently visits him.
The romance OF the Newhouses is one
Of those Characteristic tales Of adventure
possible only In the United States
As youth and maid-he just out OF
the twentles, she l6, little Southern
mad-they met In Denver 20 years ago.
Newhouse temporarily abandoned his
plans for a fortune to win the heart and
hand Of Ida Stngley
When he had won her-as he did af-
ter few months cOurtship-the two
mounted o pair Of mules and started
up the trail 10 claim that Sam had
his eyes on. There were a score or
more prospectors up there, and when
Mrs Newhouse discovered that she
was the sole woman among them all
she set to work and did the cooking,
washing and ironing for the camp.
While Mrs Newhouse still presided
over the mining kitchen. her husbands
big strike came, From a miner he be-
came millionaire In a day.
His wealth has accumulated ever
since But though Mrs Newhouse has
cast aside the pots and pans, and now
wears on the hands that artistlcally
tossed flap Jacks, a fortune In gems,
and weighs down her shoulders under
the weight Of the most valuable string
OF pearls In the world, neither she nor
her husband has changed IN manner or
disposition
over one OF the most magnificent
mansions I'm London now presldes the
queenly little woman whose world not
many years ago comprised a log cabin
In the Colorado wilds, and her manner
Is not more lordly now than 1t was
then.
That there Is still some regard left for
genuine worth Is shown by the fact that
Mrs. Newhouse's popularity In London
dates from the day when, at the height
of a sumptuous aifair in London she
quantity remarked
do you know, ! think the happiest
DAYS OF my life were those that | spent
cooking meals for the boys In the old
mining camp