Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-12-23
BURLINGTON NEWS.
last Week.


Inc past was a sad week in Bur-
lington homes. Three of Burlington's
popular residents passed away, name
~ Mr. II. Wesley White, Mrs. Allie
Kinney and Miss Gertrude Tyler.
Henry Wesley White passed away
Thursday morning at O'clock, at ms
home, e42 Val ey street. The dec as "a
was born in Missouri June l.,
but made Burlington h nome Tor the
past ten or fifteen years. Mr.. white
was a well known resident and was
OF an honest and Industrious nature.
He leaves wife and five children,
sister, Mrs. Irene Reed of this city,
and "a brother in Muscatine. The
funeral was held at st. Johns A. M.
H. church, of which he was a member,
Saturday at p. m.
One of the saddest, or in fact the
saddest, accidents was witnessed by
number of people, the burning of
Mrs. Allie Kinney and Miss Gertrude
Tyler at their working place on Third
street last Thursday at 8 p. m. The
fire originated, 1t seems, when Miss
Tyler had carried bucket partly
filled with gasoline into the kitchen,
and was pouring hot water into it
from a; tea kettle on a gas stove. The
fumes of the gasoline ignited from
the flame of the stove, and the room
was on fire in moment. All the
inmates escaped to the street except
Gertrude and Mrs. Kinney. Mrs.
Kinney was able to reach the door
steps, where she was picked up by
willing hands. Gertrude, the most
seriously burned, had to be taken
from the building by the firemen or
she would have been incinerated in
the building. Ambuances were sum-
moned and the victims were sent to
the St. Francis hospital, where both
succumbed to their burns. Mrs. Kin
ney regained consciousness before her
death, but Gertrude passed away with
out regaining hers. Both funerals
were held Sunday, Dec 9th, from ST.
was buried at 1 o'clock and Mrs. Kin
ney at $3.50 p. m. Mrs. Kinney was
hard working woman. Her husband
died two years ago. She was about
as years of age, and is survived by
one siste r,Mrs. A. l.. Drew, wife
of the rural mail carrier The fol-
lowing gentlemen were pall-bearers:
Messrs Chas. McGinnis, Sam E. Cook,
]. w. Mackey. Geo. Parker, Joseph
Mosby and John Ivy. Rev. Williams
officiated.
Miss Gertrude Tyler was an esti-
mable young lady and was loved by
all of her acquaintances. She was
born Nov. S, 1877, and was raised In
Burlington and educated in the public
schools of this city, and lived with
her aged mother on Starr avenue. She
was one of Burlingtons most popular
young women and no entertainment
or party was a success unless Ger
mother she is survived by two broth
ers, Chas., of st. Paul, and George, of
this city, and a sister. Mrs. Cooper,
of St. Paul. Miss Tyler's pall-bearers
were Messrs. Henry and Will Jack
son, Elmer Smith, Archie Mitchell,
James Brooks and 0. G. Folgs.
Mr.. Geo. Arbuckle, of Mt. Pleasant,
attended the funeral of his niece, Mrs.
Allie Kinney, Sunday.
Mrs. l.. r. Palmer of Des Moines at
tended the Tyler funeral Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kinney, of Ft. Madi-
son. were in the city Sunday
Mr. Chas. Tyler, Mrs. Mary Cooper
and Mr.. Herman Orange, brother. sis
ter and nephew, respectively of the
late Miss Tyler, are in the city.
A number of people were in the
city to attend the funerals but the
correspondent was unable to obtain
their names
Mrs. Bertha Carey, who has been
visiting in the, city, has returned to
her home in Benton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Drew entertained
at supper Friday. Those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Peter King. Sam
E. Cook, A. Sydney, Mrs. r. Brooks
and Bertha Carey of Buxton, Miss
Mary Brook and o. c. Folks.
Mrs. w. SPOTS of Chicago visited
Mrs Sam Cook last week.