May 1904
Events that took place in Fairfax County in May, 1904:
- May 9 – A fire kills 8-year-old Carrie Harper and her two-year-old brother Robert and fatally burns their 12-year-old sister Mabel on their father James' houseboat on the Little Hunting Creek near Alexandria when a can of coal oil set near a hot stove explodes. Mabel is taken to the Alexandria Hospital, where she dies that evening.[1]
References
- ↑ "CHILDREN DIED IN FIRE." The Washington Post (1877-1922), May 10 1904, p. 5. ProQuest. Web. 9 Apr. 2018
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