Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1900 — A Fatal Runaway in Milroy. [ARTICLE]

A Fatal Runaway in Milroy.

A Little Child Killed And Its Mother Badly Injured. A runaway aocident took place in Milroy township, Sunday morning resulting in the death of a little child and the serious perhaps fatal injury of its mother. Mrs. George W. Foulks, wife of one of the most prominent residents of the township, was driving home from church iu a spring wagon and with her two young children a boy of six and a girl of two; years. It seems that the wheels ran over a stump and the little boy was thrown out. This frightened the horse and they ran away. The little girl, Eva Pearl was out thrownand instantly killed, her neck being broken. Mrs. Foulk was injured on the head and repiained insensible for many hours and had jast begun to regain consousness late. Sunday evening. The full extent of her injuries were not known, when our latest reports were received. She was in very delicate health, at best, and it was feared she would not recover. The little boy was not hurt. Later: —Mrs. Foulks regained consciousness Monday forenoon, and the physician thinks now she will recover.