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Show and tore at the huge blisters covering his body. Since there was so little the town doctor could do to relieve him, his parents watched over him for five agonizing hours as he slowly sank toward death. Aside from the mental anguish endured by John K and Katie over the loss of their first-born, she suffered very serious burns that covered her hands and arms. For three months they were treated and bandaged to the elbows. She was unable to feed herself or to hold her baby daughter to her breast for nursing during that time. In addition to the inconvenience and pain of the burns, Katie's heart was damaged as a direct result of her gruesome experience. While her arms were healing, Katie's mother and sisters rallied to her assistance in the home. Her condition concerned John K but it was necessary for him to spend a good share of his time with the sheep in the coming season, and he was forced to rely on others to help his dear wife in her need. Her young sister, Virginia, was the one most free and able to offer help for a sustained length of time-until Katie's burns healed and she adjusted to her situation. TO THE EAST Early in September the next year (.1904) John K and Eph accompanied a shipment of lambs to the Kansas City Livestock Market. Katie traveled by way of passenger train to meet John K there and together they went to St. Louis to attend the 80 |
