Evelyn Lucille (Hull) Conlon, age 26
Mrs. Evelyn Lucille (Hull) Conlon, age 26, of 78 Mayflower Street, Elmwood, was born August 24, 1917 in Kingston, Rhode Island, daughter of Ellen (Sweet) and Benjamin Franklin Hull. She was found dead at the circus grounds after the fire on July 6 and was buried at Fernwood Cemetery in Kingston after services at the Avery Funeral Home in Wakefield, Rhode Island. Evelyn leaves her parents; her husband Louis F. Conlon, Jr.; her sons Louis Benjamin, 7, and Thomas Francis, 4, both of whom attended the circus with their mother and were injured; and her brothers Robert, Philip, and John Hull.
Evelyn attended the circus with her sons, Louis Benjamin and Thomas Francis; her sister-in-law Geraldine Conlon and her son, John "Jackie" Conlon Jr.; and a neighborhood child Helen Merrill, 4. When the fire began, Geraldine was able to escape with Jackie and Helen while Evelyn fled with her sons. All in the party survived except Evelyn. Body #1528 was identified as Evelyn Conlon at the State Armory on July 6 by her husband Louis Conlon, Jr. Mrs. Conlon's estate was awarded $9,000 by the arbitration board.
Geraldine Conlon described her escape from the burning big top, mentioning Evelyn, in her 1946 statement to the court. [Link to Geraldine Conlon's statement].
Evelyn attended the circus with her sons, Louis Benjamin and Thomas Francis; her sister-in-law Geraldine Conlon and her son, John "Jackie" Conlon Jr.; and a neighborhood child Helen Merrill, 4. When the fire began, Geraldine was able to escape with Jackie and Helen while Evelyn fled with her sons. All in the party survived except Evelyn. Body #1528 was identified as Evelyn Conlon at the State Armory on July 6 by her husband Louis Conlon, Jr. Mrs. Conlon's estate was awarded $9,000 by the arbitration board.
Geraldine Conlon described her escape from the burning big top, mentioning Evelyn, in her 1946 statement to the court. [Link to Geraldine Conlon's statement].
