Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 1915 — LITTLE GIRL TERRIBLY BURNED [ARTICLE]

LITTLE GIRL TERRIBLY BURNED

Daughter of Clifford Bever Frightfully Injured by Firecracker. Vera, the little 7-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Bever, met with a terrible accident Wednesday evening while playing with some other children in front of McKay’s laundry. A cone-shaped cracker, which throws a flame in the air, was lighted but failed to explode, and the little girl ran to it to see what the trouble was. The cracker went off when her face was close over it. Her entire face and eyes were badly burned and her hair singed. The injured girl was picked up and brought to Mr. Bever’s candy store and he took her at once to Dr. Hemphill, where her burns were swathed in bandages, but at this writing it is difficult to tell what the result will be. Her entire face, ears and neck were terribly burned and it is feared her eyesight may be destroyed. An eye doctor was over from Delphi yesterday and examined the child's eyes and thinks she will not lose her sight as a result of the accident.