Clinton County IA Archives Obituaries.....Coroner, Report Of  1894
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The Clinton Mirror, 04 Jan 1896
From The Clinton Mirror, 04 Jan 1896
Summary of work done by Coroner Sammis during the years 1894-95 — being a list
of the 66 unfortunates upon whose bodies inquests were held or whose remains
were viewed, with dates and causes of death: 
1894.
Edward Bentley, Jan. 11, ‘94, railroad casualty.
Mrs. Ida Eberhart, Feb. 5, natural cause.
Berthe Swansen, Feb. 12, paper mill.
Mrs. Grace Dickinson, March 30, natural cause.
Benjaminfield Mansfield [sic], March 30, natural cause.
Nels Hansen, April 26, drowned.
Wm. Weallott, June 8, railroad.
John Asmussen, June 15, drowned.
Jennie Riley, June 15, drowned.
Wm. Ryner, June 26, pistol shot.
Frankie Hessler, June 27, drowned.
Henry Nicholsen, July 1, drowned.
John Tobias, July 16, suicide.
W. J. Taylor, Aug. 3, railroad.
H. E. Taylor, Aug. 6, railroad.
L. J. Brooks, Aug. 12, natural cause.
Chas. Latten, Aug. 3, windmill.
Mrs. S. J. Max, Aug. 15, suicide.
Lizzie Max, Aug 15, drowned.
Louis Max, Aug. 24, drowned.
George Kuenzel, Sept. 9, suicide.
O. R. Young, Sept. 16, natural cause.
Lorenzo Colotte, Sept. 16, in stone quarry.
Reuben Burlingame, September 23, drowned.
Harry Heath, Sept. 24, railroad.
Bruce P. Whitson, Sept. 30, railroad.
August Schatz, Oct. 2, railroad.
J. H. Young, Oct. 5, natural cause.
Wm. George, Oct. 12, railroad.
M. S. Shoemaker, Dec. 19, railroad.
Miss Fannie Markel, Dec. 26, suicide.
Clem Mosby, Dec. 31, railroad.
1895
Miss Ida Kelley, Jan. 15, Natural cause.
Louis Westbrook, Feb. 19, railroad.
C. E. Burlingame, March 13, accident in mill.
Arthur J. Conrad, March 13, Weston building.
Jacob Waters, March 14, dirt pit.
Thomas C. Duffy, March 18, suicide.
Peter Schenke, March 28, natural cause.
Male Child, March 28, drowned.
Albert Swansen, April 3, murdered.
M. C. Hansen, April 3, railroad.
Jacob S. Wymen, April 7, natural cause.
James Mayne, May 4, suicide.
Hans Rathje, May 8, murdered.
Mrs. Mary E. Black, May 16, natural cause.
Mrs. Kate Nagel, May 31, drowned.
Chas. Nagel, May 31, drowned.
Boy Fischer, June 18, suicide.
J. S. Allison, June 21, drowned.
Walter J. Johnson, July 9, drowned.
Charles Birkert, July 19, railroad.
John M. Philips, July 22, natural cause.
John W. Norton, Aug. 11, drowned.
L. G. Jons, Sept. 25, drowned.
Edward Gallagher, Sep. 27, drowned.
Francis Donahue, Sept. 2, railroad.
Mrs. Emily Johnston, Sept. 26, abortion.
Jos. Siles, Oct. 7, suicide.
John C. Otto, Oct. 7, murdered.
Henry Jackson, Oct. 9, drowned.
Child, Oct. 10, natural cause.
Geo. F. Benson, Oct. 27, drowned.
Peter Guibe, Nov. 3, railroad.
Nellie Green, Nov. 4, accident.
J. H. Smith, Dec. 16, natural cause.
And besides the above, four inquests were held by magistrates at Clinton,
Calamus and Delmar, during the two years — suicide, accident, etc.
Of the 66 cases coming under the action of the Coroner, there were 17 drownings,
15 railroad accidents, 13 deaths from natural causes, 8 suicides, 3 (or more)
murders, and 8 fatalities of various causes.  Omitting the 13 deaths from
natural causes, and within two years Clinton county’s tragedies numbered 57! 
Yes, a Coroner is an important official in this community, and with his
documents should be in an accessible location or expect Justices of the Peace to
discharge a great part of the duties of the position.


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