American Fork Citizen | 1907-01-12 | Page 1 | Child Dies from Drinking Lye

Child Dies from Drinking Lye. Altn, the two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Heber Gledhlll died nt 6 o'co:k Wednesday nftcrnoon. Tho c Id mistaking a can of concentrated lye for a cup of water drunk from tho co itenta, Friday evening of Inst week, The liquid spilled over her throat and the front of her dress and while the mother was doing nil sho cnuld to give Internal icliof tho lyo was burning into tho babies throat from the outside. The rolief from such iintense suffering is a blessing, as it could be scui there wrs no chance whatever for her to get well. Tho funeral was hold from tho residence at 2 o'clock yeatcrdny afternoon, after-noon, i L