Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1901 — Girl Rescues Her Sisters. [ARTICLE]

Girl Rescues Her Sisters.

Lottie Wangburg, 16 years old, made a heroic rescue of her two little sisters, 3 and 5 years old, at Marinette, Wis., in a fire which totally destroyed her home. She was awakened by the smoke pouring into her room. She opened a door leading down stairs and the flames shot in. She closed the door, raised a window, and jumped to the ground, twenty-five feet below. With her foot sprained she ran for a ladder on the other side of the house, placed it in position, and'ascended into the burning dwelling, and carried the children down the ladder. They were safe when the neighbors arrived. The girl had to be attended by a physician.