Roosevelt Standard | 1928-02-02 | Page 4 | Boy Dies in Fire for Granddad Who is Safe

boy dies in in fire for f granddad who Is safe Phoenix phoenixville ville pa robert dobson sixteen years old gave up his life when he rushed back into his burning home to rescue his big seventy two year old grandfather who already had bad been taken from the place uninjured the fire occurred at port providence south of here several hours after the family had finished trimming a christmas tree eight members of the family had bad narrow escapes from death several w were ere treated for slight burns and otner minor i injuries mrs dobson put three of her children out of a window to a shed and other members followed they were taken down ladders by neighbors robert missed his grandfather and believing him in the house rushed into the smoke and flames when firemen arrived one of them put on it a gas mask and a few minutes later came back with the lifeless form of the boy who had been overcome by and was burned to death