Beckham County, OK - Deaths: Albert Royce Haws, 1911 
13 Mar 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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HAWS, ALBERT ROYCE
(5 Jan 1911, Thursday, Elk City Democrat, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
SCALDED TO DEATH
A terrible accident occurred about noon Friday at the home of L. R. Haws,
nine miles south of Foss, when his son, Albert Royce, aged 4 years, 4
months and 4 days, fell into a vat of boiling water, sustaining burns
which caused his death two and a half hours later.
Mr. Haws was not at home at the time of the sad affair, being at a
neighbor's assisting in building a barn.  J. W. McNatt and B. Johnson,
were at his place killing hogs, and had scalded two when the boy neared
the vat.  Mr. McNatt saw the little fellow and started toward him, but
before he could reach him he had fallen into the pot of boiling water.
The boy was immediately taken from the vat, but had already received burns
which were too severe for his little body.  A physician soon arrived but
all efforts to save the young life were of no avail.  The body was
terribly burned, but the face was not marked.
The funeral services was conducted Saturday afternoon by Rev. J. L. Joyner
of Foss.
Mr. Haws and family have the deepest sympathy of the entire community in
their bereavement.  Foss Enterprise.
(13 Jan 1911, Friday, The Carter Express, Carter, Beckham Co, OK):
The four-year-old boy of L. W. Haws, 9 miles north of Foss, fell into a
boiling barrel of water last week, and died two hours later.  They were
preparing to kill hogs and didn't give the little fellow the care they
should have given him.

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