Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1904 — Terrible Accident at Goodland. [ARTICLE]

Terrible Accident at Goodland.

Goodlaud has had another fatal accident, and one much more terrible than the death of the little boy, a week or two ago. Thursday Mrs Frank Hefferline was pouring gasoline, which she probably thought was coal oil, on a smouldering fire in her stove, when the can exploded. She was blown about ten feet and hurt so badly that she lived but a few minutes. A two year old boy in the rear part of the room was so badly burned that he died about three hours later. Mr. Heferhne and a five year old child were away from the house when the acoident oooured