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Show Home of Joseph John Destroyed By Fire; Infant Burns to Death A shocking fire occurred around 12 noon Monday, Jan. 18, at the Shevwit Indian ' reservation, 13 miles west of St. George on Highway High-way 91, demolishing the small frame house belonging to Joseph John, Indian, and burning to death the John's unchristened baby girl, aged three months. The mother, Ada Snow John, had left the baby asleep in the care of two older sisters, Lucia, aged 3, and. Cecelia, aged 5, while she walked approximately a half block to the mail box to post a letter, being gone less than 15 minutes. On her return the two small girls came running to meet her with the word the house was on fire. All available help responded res-ponded at once, including O. B. Fry, the resident superintendent and his wife, but the light frame house, lined t with cardboard, was entirely burned to the ground in just a few minutes. It is believed that the wind, which for several hours had blown a gale, must have carried (Continued on page eight) Indian Baby Death (Continued from first page) sparks from the chimney of a nearby house and started the fire. Mrs. John is known to be a careful care-ful woman and never neglectful of her children, but once the fire started, it was impossible to combat com-bat the flames against the high wind, or to get into the room past the flames and rescue the baby. The father, Joseph John, is employed em-ployed with a crew of soil conservation conser-vation workers on the Arizona Strip south of St. George, and was absent when the fire occurred. oc-curred. Surviving besides the parents and the two small sisters, are three brothers, Melvin, Delwin and Wendell John, all of the reservation. res-ervation. Funeral services were conducted conduct-ed at the Indian reservation last Tuesday afternoon for the John's baby, with Foster Charles, presiding presid-ing elder of the branch in charge, assisted by Dr. G. B. Hyatt, mission mis-sion president. Mrs. Hyatt led the community singing of "Secret i Prayer". Speakers were Frank Mustasche, Dr. Hyatt, Foster Charles and Homer Christensen. Special music numbers, including, includ-ing, "I Need Thee Every Hour", and "My Father Knows", by the Dixie college quartet, Milton Hoyt, Ross Esplin, Joe and Homer Christensen. Prayers were by Dr. Hyatt and Mrs. Hyatt. Many relatives came from Moccasin Moc-casin and Cedar City to attend the J services and the graveside mourn-I mourn-I ing, including an uncle Levi John of I Moccasin, who purchased the cas-! cas-! ket. There were many flowers. I The family's pet dog, which lay on the floor beside the baby's ! bed was also burned to death. i |
