Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Story
October 12, 1928
The Siftings Herald
Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
Two young children, Mary and James Hendricks, aged six and four, were burned to death in a fire that destroyed their family farm home near Russell, Arkansas. They were left alone while their parents worked in a nearby cotton field.
Clipping
OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
2 Children Are Burned To Death
Left at Home by Parents Who Picked Cotton.
RUSSELL, Ark., Oct. 12.(AP)Two children were burned to death when fire destroyed the farm home of James Hendricks near here late yesterday.
The children, Mary and James, six and four, respectively, were left at the house while the parents went to the cotton field half a mile distant. When the parents returned the house was in ruins and the charred bodies of the children were under the bed where they apparently sought refuge.
Left at Home by Parents Who Picked Cotton.
RUSSELL, Ark., Oct. 12.(AP)Two children were burned to death when fire destroyed the farm home of James Hendricks near here late yesterday.
The children, Mary and James, six and four, respectively, were left at the house while the parents went to the cotton field half a mile distant. When the parents returned the house was in ruins and the charred bodies of the children were under the bed where they apparently sought refuge.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Misfortune
Tragedy
What keywords are associated?
House Fire
Children Burned
Farm Home
Cotton Field
Arkansas Tragedy
What entities or persons were involved?
James Hendricks
Mary
James (Child)
Where did it happen?
Near Russell, Ark.
Story Details
Key Persons
James Hendricks
Mary
James (Child)
Location
Near Russell, Ark.
Event Date
Late Yesterday (October 11)
Story Details
Two children left alone at home while parents picked cotton perished in a fire that destroyed the house; their bodies found under the bed.