Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 187, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1910 — BABY BURNED TO DEATH IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. [ARTICLE]

BABY BURNED TO DEATH IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.

Mother and Two Children Driving with Goodland Young Man When Auto Went Into Ditch. Mrs. Tom Fry and two small children were in an automobile driven by Will Egan, a young farmer living near Goodland, Saturday night or early Sunday morning, when the machine ran into the ditch. The clothing /of the woman and the two children was set on fire by the burning gasoline and one of tbd children, a little girl two years of age, whs burned to death. As nearly as can be learned 'tin mother of the children was not living With their father, who -had served a term In the penitentiary and was out on parol& She bad previously lived at Goodland but removed to Fowler and did not return to Goodland until Saturday. It is said that her residence was not desired in Goodland and she had been informed to move on and young Egan volunteered to take her to Sheldon, with the above disastrous results. The little girl is said to have been insured in some industrial company for SSOO. Egan is said to have received some bad burns while putting out the flames that threatened to consume Mrs. Fry and the other child. The auto was burned up. The accident occurred near Kentland. The body of the child was brought back to Goodland, where it will be buried.