The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-26
SAVED BABES FROM
DEATH IN FLAMES
TWO WoRKMEN MAKE HEROIC
| RESCUE AT ABERDEEN.
Use Of Kerosene Oil to Make Fire
Causes an Explosion and Servant
Girl Is Badly Burned-Two Little
:: Children Narrowly Miss Terrible
Death.
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Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Aberdeen, s. D., May 28.-Two infants, twin
children Of Mr.. and Mrs. Boedeksr of this city,
were rescued from certain death by the hero
danger Of flames and smoke, rushed into the
Boedeker home and carried the children from
an upstairs room to safety.
BOedeker ia travelling man and is away
from home. Last evening Mrs. Boedeker had
occasion to 60 out for little while, and she
left the children In charge Of the nurse girl,
Margaret Draper. The tots were asleep in their
cot upstairs and the girl, thinking to warm the
room, %aightedz a small coal stove kept there for
that purpose, and, to make the FIRE burn quicker,
she poured kerosene oil on the Goals. There
was an explosion and an instant later the girl s
clothing caught fire and she ran screaming from
the room. She fell down the stairs, but man.
aged to reach the street. where passer-by
rolled her on the wet lawn and exttnguished
the blaze. When she recovered from the fright
she suddenly remembered the children and ran
toward the house, crying "the babies, oh save
the babies"
+ Woman Attempts a Rescue.
!, Mrs. Mccoy the wife of Judge J. H. Mccoy,
into the house and attempted to enter the room
in which the children were. She was re-
strained, however, and at this point the two
workmen who were employed in the vicinity
They reappeared few moments later with their
tiny burdens and carried them into the street.
The mems names R. H. Mayfeld and W. B.
Jefries. The flames had not yet reached the
crib but the children were badly -scorched from,
the intense heat The girl was found to be
seriously burned and was taken to the hospital
The fire department responded to an alarm and
e1tingushed the blaze without much difficulty
When Mrs. Boedeker returned home she was
nearly Frustrated, but when she found the chill
dren were not so badly injured at frs
supposed she soon recovered and gave her at
teition to her babes. The heroism displayed BY
| the two workmen is being generally commentet
| upon. and they were warmly thanked by tn.
mother. = $50 % r. - .~.
+ Sunday School Convention.
| The annual convention Of the Brown Count,
Sunday School associa ton began In this city thi
afternoon and will continue over Sunday. Thu
program includes addresses, papers and selected
| contributions by the most prominent Sunda!
school workers in the state, besides severa
| musical numbers. The sessions will be held a
the Christian church. 4
| 49, High School Exercises.
| Despite the heavy rain, there was larg
audience at the -operahouse last night to witnes
the class play In connection with the com
mencement exercises Of the Aberdeen higl
school. The play was Shakspere's "Wate
Cure 1three-act burlesque on the principa
| characters Of the famous poet, and was cred
itably given. The exercises and presentation Q
diplomas were carried out before large audi
for this year is Energy Wins -
| -, New Rain Record. -,
The rainfall this month will exceed all for
mer records for the same period in the las
| sixteen years. So far more than nine tnche
showing was in May, 1899, when the cloud
bust occurred. Then seven inches Of rain fe
In two hours, but the total for the month wa
| under nine inches.