Clackamas-Multnomah-Washington County OR Archives Obituaries.....Gabbert, Baby January 13, 1922 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sheron Faynor nitwittwin@hotmail.com October 1, 2006, 5:30 pm Oregon City Recorder January 19,1922 Child burned to death Infant daughter of mr and mrs K.H. Gabbert Dies at St helens The two year old daughter of mr and mrs K.H.Gabbert,formerly of this city,but now of St helens,was burned to death last friday afternoon at 5 o'clock.The child was left in the room where a heating stove,with and open front contained a big fire.the mother had stepped to the woodshed,being absent less than five minutes,and upon her return found the baby enveloped in flames.The mother tried heroically to extinguish the flames but did not succeed until every bit of clothing had been consumed.Despite all efforts to relieve the sufferings of the child,it survived but a few hours,dying at 9 o'clock in the evening.It is supposed the child walked to the front of the heating stove,its dress being drawn into the fire through the draught.Mr and mrs Gabbert and relatives passed through oregon City Sunday Morning with corpse of the infant en routs to southern Oregon,where the remains were laid to rest.The many friends of the parents in this city were shocked upon learning of their misfortune. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/clackamas/obits/g/gabbert2223gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb