Mohave County miner., 1907-09-14
Albert and Frank Dryden Burned to
 Death.

most shocking tragedies In the history of Kingman occurred at the home of MT. and Mrs. Frank Dryden, which resulted in the death of their two lit tie boys by fire. The little fellows were making shinney sticks in the back yard and were toastlng the crooks in a fire to soften and tOughen them 50 that a neat crook could be formed. Evidently the fire was not to their llk- ing and the older one took can of turpentlne and lead and poured it into the flame. Instantly there was an ex- plosion and the burning mixture was scattered over the two boys, setting their clothing in flames from head to foot. A burning mass they dashed in- to the street, where neighbOrs caught them and smothered the flames, but not before their clothing was almost burned off them. Kindly hands took the little fellows to the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Loyin, where 1t was found that the two had sustained fatal injuries. The older one was shocking mass of burns, the skin hang ing in strips from arms and body, while the other one was badly burned over the body, neck and limbs. The sutferlngs of the boys was intense for a few hours, after which they did not appear to suffer much pain. About ten o'clock Sunday night the older boy, Albert, passed away, death con- ing to him painlessly. Early the fol- lowing morning Ine little one, Frank, died. At the tune of the accident the mother was absent from home, but re. turned within five minutes of the ac- cident. The father was at work at the Enterprise mines, but was at once sent for and arrived about one o'clock that night.
 The blow was dreadful one to the parents and the mother for time was distracted.
 The funeral of the little ones took place from the M. k. church Tuesday morning at nine o'clock, the little church being filled to the doors with sympathetic friends of the family. Rev. w. G. Blakely preached ser mon conveying love and hope to the afflicted parents. The procession that wound it's way to the grave was com posed of nearly the whole of the popu- lation of Kingman.
 To the parents, so ruthlessly be- reaved, the sympathy of the whole community goes out.
 The walls of the big concrete power house are looming up in the west part of town and inside of thirty days will be ready for the roof. The building is to be an immense one, measuring COX no feet inside the walls, the gable end of the building running up to a night of B feet. An iron truss roof will top off the building. The walls are very heavy and in places are re- inforced with iron and steel rods. IT e lintels and door plates are to bo of steel and the girders of steel are heavy enough to bear immense strains. Already part of the machinery for the plant has arrived and all the balance will be here before the completion of the building.
 Last Wednesday Frank Dryden, wife and child were thrown from buggy near the Mcguire ranch, south of Kingman, and the former was quite badly injured by falling in the rocks at the side of the road. The cause of the accident was the breaking of the straps on one side, which allowed the shaft to drop down and caused the horse to swerve into the rocks at one side of the road, tipping the buggy up so that the occupants were thrown out. While severely shaken up Mrs. Dry den and the child were uninjured. Mr. Dryden is confined to his home with sundry bruises and badly injured hip.
 It is reported that Mrs. Josie Har- court died in hospital in Los Ange- les the first of this week. The woman came to the territory in the seventies and for time resided with her hus- band at Mineral Park. Separating from her husband she became a deni- ' zon of tha hal If. world and driftad fnon,