Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1916 — Ford Auto Burns Up. [ARTICLE]

Ford Auto Burns Up.

A Ford touring car owned by John Goetz was destroyed by fire on the road near Earl Park last evening about 9:30 o’clock. Mr. Goetz was on the way from his home near Loehiel to Earl Park and when about two miles out of town the engine got hot and refused to run. life jumped out of the car and while : investigating the cause of the trou- ! bie, the radiator blew up and in a I short time the machine was practically destroyed by fire. It is thought the explosion was caused from coal oil that had been put into the radiator to keep it from freezing and when the engine became hot the water evaporated and the oil exploded. Mr. Goetz is a brother of Louie Goetz, whose Ford was destroyed by fire last week.—-Benton Review. ' .