Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1915 — Spark From Cigars Set New Automobile on Fire. [ARTICLE]

Spark From Cigars Set New Automobile on Fire.

Charles Kissinger came to town Saturday morning and purchased a new Ford automobile of Agent W.,1. Hoover. The latter’s son, Victor, was fairing it out to the Kessinger farm, and the new owner was riding with hi 91 in the front seat. Both were in the front seat and when out on the south road one of them looked back and found that the rear seat was on fire. The car was stopped and the flame extinguished but the rear seat and top weer badly burned and the body somewhat scorched and the car was taken to Chicago this Monday morning to be repaired.