SHERMAN

Posted by Cathy Gowdy on Friday, November 07, 2008 at 04:04:30 :

Marin Journal
Thursday, April 10, 1924
Page 10

Boy Fatally Burned Before Mother’s Eyes

Tragedy entered the life of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sherman of Larkspur last Friday when their little son, Albert, aged 4 years, was burned so severely that he died shortly afterwards at the Emergency Hospital here.

Watching from a window her child at play in the backyard of their home, Mrs. Sherman saw the little one’s clothing burst into flame. He had secured a box of matches. She rushed from the house and attempted to smother the flames, which she succeeded in doing by means of a blanket. She then carried the child to the street, hailed a passing autoist and took the boy to the hospital, where he later died.

The father is employed in a San Francisco store.