Mrs. Henry Wharton, former resident of Aledo, died in Chicago Saturday as the result of burns from an unknown cause. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Maddox of this city.
According to word from Chicago, the dead woman was found in a critical condition by her husband, who had been away from home. Her clothes in some way had caught fire and she attempted to smother the flames by getting into bed and rolling in the covers. When her husband found her, she was seriously burned. He immediately had her removed to a hospital, but help was too late. Death followed after much suffering.
Besides her husband, she is survived by one son, Charles, who is a prominent lawyer of Chicago, with offices in the Tribune building. He was at one time a congressman from Cook county. Mrs. Wharton lived in Aledo during her girlhood days. She is about 75 years of age. The remains will arrive in Aledo tonight. Funeral services will probably be held tomorrow.
(The Rock Island Argus - March 1, 1920)
According to word from Chicago, the dead woman was found in a critical condition by her husband, who had been away from home. Her clothes in some way had caught fire and she attempted to smother the flames by getting into bed and rolling in the covers. When her husband found her, she was seriously burned. He immediately had her removed to a hospital, but help was too late. Death followed after much suffering.
Besides her husband, she is survived by one son, Charles, who is a prominent lawyer of Chicago, with offices in the Tribune building. He was at one time a congressman from Cook county. Mrs. Wharton lived in Aledo during her girlhood days. She is about 75 years of age. The remains will arrive in Aledo tonight. Funeral services will probably be held tomorrow.
(The Rock Island Argus - March 1, 1920)
Mrs. Henry Wharton, former resident of Aledo, died in Chicago Saturday as the result of burns from an unknown cause. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Maddox of this city.
According to word from Chicago, the dead woman was found in a critical condition by her husband, who had been away from home. Her clothes in some way had caught fire and she attempted to smother the flames by getting into bed and rolling in the covers. When her husband found her, she was seriously burned. He immediately had her removed to a hospital, but help was too late. Death followed after much suffering.
Besides her husband, she is survived by one son, Charles, who is a prominent lawyer of Chicago, with offices in the Tribune building. He was at one time a congressman from Cook county. Mrs. Wharton lived in Aledo during her girlhood days. She is about 75 years of age. The remains will arrive in Aledo tonight. Funeral services will probably be held tomorrow.
(The Rock Island Argus - March 1, 1920)
According to word from Chicago, the dead woman was found in a critical condition by her husband, who had been away from home. Her clothes in some way had caught fire and she attempted to smother the flames by getting into bed and rolling in the covers. When her husband found her, she was seriously burned. He immediately had her removed to a hospital, but help was too late. Death followed after much suffering.
Besides her husband, she is survived by one son, Charles, who is a prominent lawyer of Chicago, with offices in the Tribune building. He was at one time a congressman from Cook county. Mrs. Wharton lived in Aledo during her girlhood days. She is about 75 years of age. The remains will arrive in Aledo tonight. Funeral services will probably be held tomorrow.
(The Rock Island Argus - March 1, 1920)
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