THE DEATH OF STELLA FIDLER
Mrs. Joseph C. Fidler was fatally burned at 10:30 o'clock Saturday morning while working at her home on the Orlando Fidler farm opposite the Wildcat church. Mrs. Fidler had started a fire in the range to do some ironing and baking and was dividing her time between the two task. In reaching for a garment she dislodged a bottle of coal oil that stood on a window ledge near the stove. The bottle struck her on the right arm and hip and some of the oil was spilled on her clothing, but she did not notice it. She shifted the kettle from one hole to another and then reached across the open hole to get an iron on the back of the stove. The blaze from the open stove hole ignited her sleeve, which had, been saturated by oil and, in an instant, she was enveloped in flames. She ran into the yard and called her husband, who was working in a field a short distance away. Mr. Fidler leaped over a fence and ran to her
assistance. He tore some of the burning clothing from her body and then led her into the house, where he subdued the flames. But, before he had done this, Mrs. Fidler had been fatally burned. She was seared all over the body except her breast and face, and the burns on her legs, hips and back were quite deep.
Mrs. Joseph C. Fidler was fatally burned at 10:30 o'clock Saturday morning while working at her home on the Orlando Fidler farm opposite the Wildcat church. Mrs. Fidler had started a fire in the range to do some ironing and baking and was dividing her time between the two task. In reaching for a garment she dislodged a bottle of coal oil that stood on a window ledge near the stove. The bottle struck her on the right arm and hip and some of the oil was spilled on her clothing, but she did not notice it. She shifted the kettle from one hole to another and then reached across the open hole to get an iron on the back of the stove. The blaze from the open stove hole ignited her sleeve, which had, been saturated by oil and, in an instant, she was enveloped in flames. She ran into the yard and called her husband, who was working in a field a short distance away. Mr. Fidler leaped over a fence and ran to her
assistance. He tore some of the burning clothing from her body and then led her into the house, where he subdued the flames. But, before he had done this, Mrs. Fidler had been fatally burned. She was seared all over the body except her breast and face, and the burns on her legs, hips and back were quite deep.
THE DEATH OF STELLA FIDLER
Mrs. Joseph C. Fidler was fatally burned at 10:30 o'clock Saturday morning while working at her home on the Orlando Fidler farm opposite the Wildcat church. Mrs. Fidler had started a fire in the range to do some ironing and baking and was dividing her time between the two task. In reaching for a garment she dislodged a bottle of coal oil that stood on a window ledge near the stove. The bottle struck her on the right arm and hip and some of the oil was spilled on her clothing, but she did not notice it. She shifted the kettle from one hole to another and then reached across the open hole to get an iron on the back of the stove. The blaze from the open stove hole ignited her sleeve, which had, been saturated by oil and, in an instant, she was enveloped in flames. She ran into the yard and called her husband, who was working in a field a short distance away. Mr. Fidler leaped over a fence and ran to her
assistance. He tore some of the burning clothing from her body and then led her into the house, where he subdued the flames. But, before he had done this, Mrs. Fidler had been fatally burned. She was seared all over the body except her breast and face, and the burns on her legs, hips and back were quite deep.
Mrs. Joseph C. Fidler was fatally burned at 10:30 o'clock Saturday morning while working at her home on the Orlando Fidler farm opposite the Wildcat church. Mrs. Fidler had started a fire in the range to do some ironing and baking and was dividing her time between the two task. In reaching for a garment she dislodged a bottle of coal oil that stood on a window ledge near the stove. The bottle struck her on the right arm and hip and some of the oil was spilled on her clothing, but she did not notice it. She shifted the kettle from one hole to another and then reached across the open hole to get an iron on the back of the stove. The blaze from the open stove hole ignited her sleeve, which had, been saturated by oil and, in an instant, she was enveloped in flames. She ran into the yard and called her husband, who was working in a field a short distance away. Mr. Fidler leaped over a fence and ran to her
assistance. He tore some of the burning clothing from her body and then led her into the house, where he subdued the flames. But, before he had done this, Mrs. Fidler had been fatally burned. She was seared all over the body except her breast and face, and the burns on her legs, hips and back were quite deep.
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