Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1913 — PHYSICIAN’S AUTO ALMOST BURNED [ARTICLE]

PHYSICIAN’S AUTO ALMOST BURNED

Drs. E. 0. English and M. D. Gwin Put Out Fire With Water From Mud Puddle Thursday Eve. Drs. M. D. Gwin and E. C. English made a professional trip northeast of town Thursday evening and were returning homA in the former’s automobile, when the car stopped in a mud puddle and it was discovered that the gasoline tank had sprung a leak and that the car was all ablaze underneath. Both physicians engaged in a lively fight with the flames, scooping the water and mud with their hands from the puddle where the car had stopped and throwing it against the flames. They had Quite a desperate fight for some time, and finally succeeded in subduing the blaze without serious damage to the car, but both doctors had considerably soiled their shoes and their clothing and Dr. Gwin had suffered some burns to his hands. They procured aid and had the machine pulled out of the mudhole and into town. Had the fire not been discovered or had the machine stopped at some dry plqce onthe road it is quite certain that it would have been entirely destroyed by* the fire. ■