Marlowe Bentley (ca 1928-1932)

BENTLEY

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 11/18/2013 at 22:49:36

From Ames Daily Tribune July 21, 1932

Boone Child Is Burned to Death

were planned for Friday for Marlowe Bentley, 4, who was burned to death Wednesday night when a gasoline explosion wrecked his parents' car.

The explosion was caused when the father, Austin Bentley, lit a cigaret which set off fumes from a can of gasoline in the car. Marlowe was asleep in the car and burned to death as his parents stood by, helpless to aid him.

Bentley and his wife were in a hospital Thursday suffering from burns.