Logan Republican | 1902-12-12 | Page 6 | Father and Child Cremated in Their Home

I'utlirr mill Chilli C'rriiMti-il In Tlivlr lliuim Flro destroyed tho general storo and dwelling of Ma Mnnthey, nt Colgate, Wis. Mr. Manthcy, In attempting to escape, fell fiom tho porch and broke his neck, dying a fow minutes later. In the excitement a child 8 yoais old was forgotten, nnd was burned to death. Another child was fatally and thrco othcis soilously Injured. Tho mother aud two other children wero tho only ones to.escnpo uninjured. Mr. Mnnthey wns ovr CO years old. Tho family consisted of tho father and mother and sovjt. chllilioii, who, with tho servant, woro in tho building at tho tlmo of tho flro. It la thought tho lire wns caused by an overheated fur-naeo.