I'm surprised that owner hadn't arranged for the building to be occupied.
A big empty house is an invitation for homeless people to find a place to
sleep....and sometimes build a fire to stay warm.

Are there any James Moulton papers available in St.Louis?  I'd love to see
if he reported on any of his meetings with Sam who must have contacted him
when he came through St.Louis.

Arianne Laidlaw

On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 8:45 AM, Hal Bush <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> folks, that link from Alan did not seem to work for me, so here is the
> report in the STLPD:
>
> http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/fire-
> guts-historic-home-with-ties-to-mark-twain-embers/article_
> d2205ae7-2d7b-5dab-939f-a17b120ed4d8.html
>
> it's a pretty rough part of town, these days, on the "old northside"; arson
> is suspected;
>
> nota bene my university, SLU, has extensive holdings of James Clemens and
> his family, including extended family like Cyril, in the archives... there
> are mountains of material, some of which I've looked over, but  if any
> intrepid scholars are looking for some less well traveled roads in MT
> scholarship....
>
> -hb
>
> On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 10:33 AM, Alan Gribben <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Dear Forum Readers,
> >
> > Last night fire destroyed the St. Louis mansion of James L. Clemens. It
> > was=
> >  built in 1859 and there are indications that Sam Clemens visited it at
> > lea=
> > st once. James L. Clemens was the benevolent relative who rescued the
> > Hanni=
> > bal birthplace house from being auctioned after John Marshall Clemens
> left
> > =
> > the family impoverished at his death.
> >
> > See the attached newspaper article about this sad event.
> >
> > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.
> > ksdk.com_mobile_article_news_local_historic-2Djames-2Dl-
> > 2Dclemens-2Dhous-3D&d=DwIBAg&c=Pk_HpaIpE_jAoEC9PLIWoQ&r=
> > f7i-Uq4rMQU8-TBe45qVLg&m=uJlY2eQHWZKx-w1RxLjIAugCV38vMvyw-HbJU0zxUoc&s=
> > maC3elOPD3TLL8j8aj2lXc9a5jBpy8GGzE1ZGUEku_w&e=
> > e-destroyed-by-fire/455990594
> >
> > Alan Gribben
> >
>
>
>
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>



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Arianne Laidlaw A '58