The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-08
BOY SCALDED
TO DEATH
Hobart DonneIIy, Aged 4, Fell
Into Kettle
OF SCALDING WATER
Accident Occurred Yesterday
Morning, but Child
LIVED UNTIL LAST MIGHT
Thirteen Year Old Girl Took
Him From Water,
LIVED UNTIL LAST MIGHT

HobSt Donnelly. aged 4, fen into a
kettle Of scaldiag water few minutes
after 8 o'clock yesterday morning, and
after twelve hours of suffering died at 3
O'Clock last night.
The cause Of his death was purely &C
cideatai. Hobart Donuely lived at SIS
South EmpoTia avenue. Across the street
lives d. A. Myers ana his estinabIe
family. Henry and Freddie Myers were
plaoanates Of H5part Donnely. and each
evening AFTER school and each morning
ofisal and early these three lads have
nad IN hours Play together Yesterday
hl@ruing a Hide before o clock Henry
.dyefs went across the street to his
TREND home and brought Hobart Don
neliy back wiki him. they were going To
play ball. mrs. Myers and cOlOred girl
named hattie Gentry were doing the
temliy washing and few moments be-
toIe t1at had taken from the stove d con
elaererfe Quantity Of hot water. Some OF
tais was placed IN q 5-gallon kettle and IN
other receptacies. The kettle was on the
toor ncar thc stove. when Hobart Don
nelly Henry and Freddie Myers entered
the kitchen Henry Myers thus told the
stosy Of The accident to a reporter fer
the Eagle yesterday afternoon;
We came into the kitchen 10 get the
Dali ana went over 70 the other side CT
khe room 10 set 1t. and Freddie walked
over 10 the window. Hobart walked n
ana stood by the stove / got the ball
END turned around md was going TO
tafoW II TO Hobart, when I saw him
s1aholng oy the kettle OF hot water
said To- nm. Look out, Hobart, there is
some hos water there bv YOU Hobart
looked arOn~I AVID ---re-- ~ H. t,,.---
bFer ana around To see the kettle his foot
must nave cau~at on it or he lost his
oalah-e anH before we knew it he had
tunoleG right into that water He
famed, and my sister Minnie and my
0ana came running in and took him out
He vas standing sideways TO the ket-
gle and fel in on his side. The water
splashed All over the room. Hobart cried
'cause the barns hurt him and mama
eo1id hardly do anything except put
come soda on him. The water was awful
hot. cause some Of il touched rae. / went
70 school pretty soon, Just after they had
taken Hobart away.
Henry Myers is ten years old and was
very much concerned when he came from
school as 10 his little friends INJURIES
and how he was getting along He is 4
bright-eyed little chap and told the re-
porter al about the accident. vita "a very
wistful look. and expressed h.s SORROW IN
more ways than one
Minnie Myers had pust stepped 10 the
doorway 10 speak to ner uotha- as TIE
bays entered the room. ana che heard
Hobart DonneHy scream, and was the
first TO reach him. She said.
I had just asked mana a question
whom Hobart screamed. and ] turned
around and there ne was. lying IN that
kettle Of water. II seemed tha5 he could
not get out, so I went 20 him and took his
arm and helped him get up and led him
70 the sofa. He kept pulling at his
clothes aH the time and cried awfaly.
Minnie Myers is 13 years of age. She did
not lose her presence of mind wha1 she
heard the lad scream. bat rushed imraedi-
ately 10 his aid Mrs. Myers fad just
set the kettle on the floor and LETT 7he
room when the boys entered When she
took the kettle Of water from the stove
Il was her intention 10 take it aWav im-
meciatcly, bur she was called lut.odc.
She was standing a few feet from the
door talking 10 her daughter whom Ho-
bart DoHneny gave that piercing scream.
end she Immediately rushed inside. hut
her daughter had reached the lad first and
was leading him to the sofa Mrs My
ers grabbed d box Cf soda as soon as shc
fully understood what had happened. AM
after putting the boy on the bed an
q good coating OF soda. The boy fought
her while she WAS applying the soda as
the pam was s0mething terrible He
pulled his clothes. trying 20 get them
away from his body White the good
woman was doing alb in her power to all
leviate his suffering he tried 10 keep her
from touching the barnt places
Word was immediately sent 10 The boys
home Of his injuries. and DR. Fabricue
was taiephoned for. and while the phy-
stefan was CONS. q Hobart was removed
70 his own holle. Mrs. Myers and some
Of the neiehhors had done an they could
70 stop the pain and prevent the air
from reaching the burns and no one 5ut
q physician could do more. Even TIE
oocscr could do little 10 stop the pain.
ar Fabrique stated when De first So
TIE lad thar he could net i've tNna y
minutes Dr Jones was sent Tor ro ass
sist in dressing the wounds rs WAS slso
z trained nurse.
The l1v feu into the Kettle On his side
ARD i5 seemed as II hs brca-ue WE lg-d
intn :f, reeertlcl II ccIld OF * Qua ol
huustlc The kettle WAS - aost ful &C
water. almost |ai.ius TIE lad r2le
heavy wooden clclhas- Tho Water sIia,n
80 up over the grcater flrr 81 his back
AM blrntj Z to @ hi-s.--- Hls u-kt
side. on which Die fl. WAS burned aim -
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