Show OLD MAN BADLY BURNED James Houston 83 Years Old Severely Injured by Accidental Overturning Over-turning of Gasoline Stove in His Home The accidental turningover of a gasoline gaso-line stove In the little wooden house where he lived In the rear cf 175 North Fourth West street yesterday afternoon after-noon caused a very painful and serious injury to an aged man named James Houston Mr Houston came to live In Salt Lake about five years ago all of which time he has spent In the little house where the accident occurred lie lives alone most of the lime I as his only son William Wil-liam Houston employed In Pocntello The old man does all his own housework house-work and In telling of the accident yesterday yes-terday lie said he hud been preparing a u meal on the gasoline range when In some unaccountable manner the thing was upset the names catching In his clothing unknown to him He began at once lo put out the lire as 1C was wrniiig the wall of tho oneroom house While thus engaged the fire burned the clothing almost from the mans back before he discovered It As IL burned upward the flame caught his hair and thence burned around until most of his heard hud been singed and his face badly dIsfigured As the flue began to scar his bock his cries of pain attracted Mrs Alice Morris Mor-ris who lives near She rushed Into the little building and pulled Mr Houston out with his clothing dropping from Ills body He war taken immediately into the home of Mrs Emma Ivingdon winre neighbors did nil they could for him until Dr Wright arrived For a man eightythroe years of age Mr Houston i showed remarkable nerve for while his wounds were being dressed lie rose up from the couch where he was lying and assumed a sitting posture pos-ture to enable the physician to work easier Whenhe had been prepared for the vide the patrol wairon was summoned sum-moned and he was quickly transferred to the KeoghWrlght hospital His son In Pocatello was telegraphed news of the accident as were also friends In Evanston where his home was before coming to this city The house was burned to the ground |