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Show PEFilSHED WITH BOY NOTED MISSOURI CONGRESSMAN PERI8HE8 IN FLAMES TRYING TO 8AVE GRANDSON. . Home Catches Fire While Family Is Asleep and Democratic Leaders' Body Is Found With Boy Clasped In His Arms. Kansas City. It was In a vain effort to savo the life or his little grandson that Congressman David A. DeArmund of tho Sixth Missouri district, perished perish-ed in a fire that destroyed his home in Dutler, Mo., early Tuesday. The horolsm of tho congressman wns mnde known Into Tuesday afternoon after-noon when, with his arms locked around the burned body of tho little boy, DoArmond's body was found. Ho had caught up tho six-year-old lad, David A. DoArmond, Jr., and rushod with him through tho llames that filled his room. He fell with his unconscious uncon-scious burdon and both sank through the floor to quick death. What makes tho tragedy unusually pathetic is tho fact that the grandson was the grandfather's Idol. The two were inseparable, and often slept, together. to-gether. Monday night tho boy went to his grandfather's house, as usual, and, ?.fter a happy evening, tho two re-Ired. re-Ired. Tho next the family heard of them was early Tuesday, when, from behind tho smoke and flames that enveloped tho houso, the boy screamed: "Oh, grandpa, get mo out of here, quick. I'm burning to doath!" "Yes, son; don't be afraid. Grandpa Grand-pa will take you out," was the calm reply. Then they both wont down to their death. The rest of the family sleeping In the houso at tho time Mrs. DeAr-mond, DeAr-mond, her daughter, Mrs. Clark, and Miss Nettle Boles were greatly shak-en shak-en by thoir experiences. MrB. DeAr-mond DeAr-mond fainted, and would havo met death in tho flames had not her daughter daugh-ter dragged her out Into the yard. James A. DoArmond, editor of the Bates County Democrat, son of the congressman and rather or the boy who was burned, triod to rush into tho burning houso to savo his rather and son, but was preventod by othors. In the death or Congressman De-Armond, De-Armond, tho Democrats lose one ot their leaders on tho floor of the house. Mr. DoArmond has been In congress nineteen years and was on the bench prior to that time. Ho was born March 12, 1844, In Blair county, Pennsylvania. |
