Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1912 — GIVES HER LIFE TO SAVE [ARTICLE]

GIVES HER LIFE TO SAVE

Servant Suffers Burns In Order Not to Frighten or Hurt Little Ones, and Dies From Injuries. Paris. —A striking case of heroism by a domestic servant, who sacrificed her life for her employers’ children, has Just occurred here. The heroine was Mme. Jeanne Mounot, aged 64, who acted as servant to a family in the Rue Brunei. During the absence of her master and mistress Jeanne Mounot lit a small lamp in order to put the three children to bed, and accidentally set fire to her clothing. The children were playing close by. In order not to frighten them and to prevent them approaching her and themselves setting fire to their clothingr the woman, with great sangfroid, refrained from calling for help. “It’s nothing,” she said to the eldest child, who looked on in terror as the flames enveloped her. “hut don’t come near The children obeyed aad the courageous woman seized a blanket and wrapped herself in it, succeeding in

putting out the flames. Then, although . her hands and body were terribly burned, with almost superhuman courage she put the three children to bed one by one and got them to sleep. It was only then that sbe thought of seeking assistance. She had Just reached the door of the apartment when she fell in a faint, without having uttered a cry. Her master and mistress found her lying there on their return. She immediately removed to the Beaujon hospital, where It was found that she was terribly burned, and she died during the night. Jeanne Mounot had been acquainted with Mme. Dolipowski, her mistress, since the latter was a little girl, and she was treated by M. and Mme. Dolipowski more as a member of the family than as a servant