Obituary: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Lilly SCHNEIDER ************************************************************************ Submitted by Kathy Grace, June 2004 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ Daily Northwestern July 7, 1890 Lilly Schneider Dead The Light Fire Cracker Has Done its Terrible Work Lilly Schneider, the daughter of Jacob Schneider, residing on Merritt street, who was so terribly burned July 4, died yesterday. Her burns were the result of a lighted fire cracker which lodged in her dress. The latter quickly ignited and before the fire was extinguished the girl was badly burned. She suffered terribly during the last hours of her life. She was about twelve years old. The funeral will probably be held tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock from St. Mary's church.