| Newspaper | Wheaton Journal |
|---|---|
| Date | Thursday, November 1, 1928 |
| Headline | FIRE DESTROYS BOONE MCQUEEN'S HOUSE |
| Text | A large two-story house and most of its contents, belonging to Boone McQueen of near Corsicana, was destroyed by fire Wednesday evening. Mrs. McQueen attended the funeral of Mrs. Overton at Wheaton and on returning home she told her husband there was an unusual amount of smoke coming from the house. He had just filled the stove with wood and thought that was what caused the excess smoke, but when Mrs. McQueen went out of the house in a short time afterwards, she discovered the smoke was not coming from the flu. Mr. McQueen went to one of the up-stairs rooms and cut through the ceiling with an axe and just as he did so the flames broke through. It had gained so much headway that it was impossible to try and check it. The wind was blowing in the direction of the barn and several men were kept busy protecting it from the flames. It caught fire several times but was extinguished each time. We were unable to learn how much insurance Mr. McQueen carried on his house but from reports it will not near cover his loss. |
| Resource | State Historical Society of MO Microfilm |
| Submitted by | Don Warner - Deceased |
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