Show BURNED TO DEATH I 1 on the corner of I 1 and seventh streets in the twenty first farat ward is the residence of a native of switzerland named david gempler an honest hardworking man his family consisted of liis his wife and three children two girls and one boy on saturday october 18 about 11 a in mrs gempler left at home her two children mary aged 10 and david aged 3 years the children dren played merrily together around the neighborhood until about 5 r in the evening when they went in the house and commenced to light a fire in doing so the girl mary used coal oil the contents of the can ignited and a terrible explosion ensued mary rushed frantically out of the back door her clothing in flames and went toward the residence of the next door neighbor willard burt just as she reached the house thomas P F thomas jr and mrs jane burt came to her wis assistance istance at the instance of mr thornas thomas a quilt was procured and she was wrapped is ir it and the flames were extinguished mr thomas jumped in his buggy bugg yand and drove off for dr richards nearly seven minutes must have elapsed ere mary thought of her when she was heard to say oh rush and save gave my brother otherl br in ID the meantime people flocked around the burning house and observed the little follow fellow near the window efforts were made to get the boy out but the window being high it was difficult to gain ingress As soon as the words were uttered from the lips of the girl mary regarding her brother mrs jane burt immediately rushed to the window broke a pane of glass and heroically extricated the child from its perilous position in doing so she cut s a severe gash in her right hand the scene was heartrending poor little fellow his neck and face were burned black willing and loving hands did all that could be done to alleviate the pain of the suffering children the little boy was almost insensible but these were heard from his lips 1 I want mary meaning his sister the little girl asked those standing near her to kiss her and pray for her probably an hour passed away before dr Richard fL arrived he dressed the woud wounds und and administered morphine but said the children could live only a few hours he uttered the expression that he had never witnessed such a scene in his bis life indeed it was so pitiful that the sympathetic doctor could not refrain from shedding tears A vehicle was procure dand preparations were being made to take the children to the hospital when mr gempler and wife arrived words but feebly picture the scene or express the feelings of the grief stricken brokenhearted broken hearted parents the little ones were taken to the deseret hospital the boy lingered in his until a 6 sunday morning when death released him the girl lived until nearly noon sunday it was about 8 when the children reached the deseret hospital dr pratt personally dressed their wounds and at 11 visited them again next morning at she visited them and a female nurse was with them all night A mrle male nurse was also at hand nothing coul I 1 be done for the patients except to deaden the PRID pain as death in a few hours was inevitable I 1 it has been ascertained that the rumor regarding the children having been locked in the house was entirely without foundation mary gempler was a bright intelligent girl she was born in berne switzerland april 29 1880 her brother david was horn born in this thin city nov 23 1887 the bodies were taken to the office of undertaker joseph E taylor the damage by the fire was not very serious but would probably reach from 76 75 to the fire department part ment arrived too late to render service something over a year ago mr gempler and ancl wife lost two children dreeby by diphtheria they are in rather poor circumstances the futeral funeral services were held in the twenty first ward meetinghouse meeting house bouse monday october at 3 |