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October 25, 1918
The Mahnomen Pioneer
Mahnomen, Mahnomen County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
O. G. Jackman, principal of Moose Lake high school, escaped unharmed from a destructive fire with his wife and four sons by wading into the lake and using buckets of water to protect themselves as flames approached.
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SCHOOL HEAD ESCAPES
O. G. Jackman, principal and superintendent of the high school at Moose Lake, one of the three buildings that escaped destruction in the holocaust, escaped unharmed, according to advices received by relatives here today.
A letter written by Mrs. Jackman tells how Mr. Jackman made his wife and four small sons wade out into the lake when the flames approached, and kept pouring water over their heads with a bucket when the fire was carried down on them in sheets by the high wind.—Minneapolis Tribune.
O. G. Jackman, principal and superintendent of the high school at Moose Lake, one of the three buildings that escaped destruction in the holocaust, escaped unharmed, according to advices received by relatives here today.
A letter written by Mrs. Jackman tells how Mr. Jackman made his wife and four small sons wade out into the lake when the flames approached, and kept pouring water over their heads with a bucket when the fire was carried down on them in sheets by the high wind.—Minneapolis Tribune.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Survival
Heroic Act
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Survival
Bravery Heroism
What keywords are associated?
Moose Lake Fire
Family Survival
Fire Escape
School Principal
Heroic Protection
What entities or persons were involved?
O. G. Jackman
Mrs. Jackman
Where did it happen?
Moose Lake
Story Details
Key Persons
O. G. Jackman
Mrs. Jackman
Location
Moose Lake
Story Details
O. G. Jackman protected his wife and four sons from a massive fire by having them wade into the lake and pouring water over them as flames approached, allowing them all to escape unharmed while most buildings were destroyed.