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An Entire Family Cremated

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Parent Issue
Day
11
Month
May
Year
1888
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

At uu early hour the other morninpr a flre Wiis Boen on the farm of the widow Freeze, in1 mile from Arlington, Neb., which was supposed to be the barn of her son-iu law ana famlly who lived with her. A posse of oitizens went to to see if all was well and were horrified at lludinfj tho charred remains of seven human beings seattered in different parts of the barn among tlie horses and cows, some fifteen of whii'h were lso burned, The bnrned are: Mrs. Freeze, Fred Gratchsuchen, his wile. toree children, and brother Louis. One theory is foul plaj ; anothei' is that each one ol the Family aimed to save an animal and all failcd and were suffocated. A daughter who is awa.v visiting is the onl.y survivor of the famlly, but it is reported that the hired man eannot be found. No feud has existed in eonneetion with the fuinily and no enemics are knowu.

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Old News
Ann Arbor Democrat