OBIT: Emma SIEHL, 1916, Meyersdale, Somerset County, PA

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Siehl, Emma

LITTLE GIRL LOCKJAW VICTIM - Emma Siehl Falls from foot Bridge cutting her Head, 
Home Here, Died in Somerset, Funeral Tomorrow. A very pathetic bereavement 
occurred in this place, by the death of Emma, the 13 year old daughter of Albert 
Siehl, of Plum Bottom, on Wednesday morning at three o'clock at the home of her 
sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Eisler, in Somerset, resulting from an accident. The 
little girl for she was not large for her age on last Monday evening a week ago 
was carrying a child of her sister aged two years, about all she could do, and 
when she came to the foot bridge, very narrow, across Flaughtery Creek at the 
foot of North mother accompanying her with a street, which leads to their home, 
her grandchild, Emma fell off the plank leading to the bridge part and very 
thoughtfully as she was falling threw, the child upon some sod, the latter not 
being injured at all, but in doing so, she was unable to protect herself and 
struck her head on a sharp rock, causing quite a gash above the left eye and 
producing a flow of considerable blood; the little heroic girl fainted. The 
mother called for help and Mrs. Meyers, who lives near where the accident 
occurred rushed to assist getting Emma home. The father heard the cry of 
distress and came also. When they got Emma home she was quite weak from loss of 
blood. The next morning she felt better and went to Dr. Wenzel who closed the 
wound using one stitch, and but little was thought of the accident. On Wednesday 
of last week Emma went with her mother to Somerset to take care of the children 
of her sister while her mother continued her journey to Johnstown to be with her 
daughter, Mrs. Eisler who is critically ill in a hospital in that place. On 
Monday night of this week blood poisoning developed and a little later, lockjaw 
which resulted in her untimely death. Her father and mother were both with her 
at the time of her death. Besides her parents, one brother, Henry of 
Williamsport, and one sister Minnie survive. The deceased was an active member 
of the Reformed Sunday School and was unusually bright. The remains were brought 
to her home in this place last evening. The funeral will be held tomorrow 
afternoon, services to be conducted by Rev. Dr. Truxal.

Meyersdale Commercial, Aug. 31, 1916