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Show BABY IS BURNED little Brother Playing With Matches Sets Its Clothes Afire. ( r . darlsse Mackay, 1 months old. , a daughter of Mr. and . Mrs. Daniel Mackay, X2J East Seventh Booth street, was seriously burned at tha family home Tuesday afternoon. Clarissa and - Raynor, S years old, were left alone in the bouse for a few minutes while the mother went to the house of a neighbor to use he tele-f phone. She was startled In a few moments mo-ments to bear ber eldest child screaming: scream-ing: . "Mamma! Mamma! Baby's burning up! I did It!" Mrs. Mackay rushed Into the bouse and saw th baby lying on the floor, its clothing In flames. She picked the child up and extinguished the flames under the water faucet near by. It was learned that tha eldest child bad secured a box of matches in bis mother's absence, and while Igniting them, one came In contact with the baby's ba-by's clothing. The flimsy material was Quickly in flames, and the little fellow made a heroic effort to tear the burning burn-ing clothing from the child's body. In the struggle the buggy was overturned. It was then that be ran screaming for help. Dr. S. H. Allen, who was called, found that the child was in a serious condition. condi-tion. The flesh on the feet and legs had been literally cooked, and the left arm was terribly burned. The face and head bad escaped Injury, and the child bad Inhaled none of the flames. |