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A mwi terrible accident happened lo 1 Mr*. Frank Mum*. at her bomc In Delano tow nab Ip last Friday afternoon. which II U ^f.arrd will riDK her ties lb. It teem* aha I wu Ironing near ibc *lore with the bnby on the bed and a neighbor woman sitting near by. when Mra. MV clolbea caught Are from ibe etove ataoal InaUatalneoualy enveloping her entire person In flame*. The other woman attempted to ream* her by throwing bed clothe* otee bee. In the meantime the room took Are Including the bed the baby lay upon, nod which wna aloo aerioualy burned. Notwiihetandlag nil the clothing on Mrs. Miuna’a peraon wan burned of from the walat downward, her limb* and nbdoman being In n caked condition, the helped to pump flfteen or twenty palb of water and meed the borne before giving up. Dr. Alien wan Immediately newt for who called Dr. Fuiiey in cowealUtion, nod the two went to work to enec Ibe life of the women. Of conrae her agony bn* been ex-• i uclating, but yeetenlny morning tbe wan •till alive, and tbe doctor* entertain hope* that »b« may recover.
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Wichita Eagle
Wichita, Kansas, US
Thu, Nov 22, 1883
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