Tragic Accident Claims Life of Young Girl
A minor injury from a fall against a stove leads to a fatal case of blood poisoning for a child near Scotia.
At a Spokane hospital Saturday morning occurred the death of Clella Cain, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cain residing near Scotia. The little girl fell against a stove one day last week, and sustained an injury to her elbow, besides burning it. The injury was not thought to be serious, but blood poisoning set in and by the time the child reached the hospital it was too late for an operation to be of any help. The body was brought to Newport and interred in the cemetery east of town on Monday, Rev. G. H. Rice officiating at the service.
“The injury was not thought to be serious, but blood poisoning set in and by the time the child reached the hospital it was too late.”
Before the widespread use of antibiotics, minor household accidents could turn fatal with terrifying speed. This story highlights the vulnerability of rural families in the early 1900s, where distance from medical care often meant the difference between life and death.
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