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Show BABE DB WOOD ALtOHOL AND DIES ! David Ross Smith, II months old. a son of Mr. and Mrs. David R. Smith, t4 West El.rhth South street, died at T IO o'clock laat night as the result of drinking drink-ing a small quantity of wood alcohol a week ago- The child waa Just learning to walk. Mra. Smith wan enaaced In her household work last Saturday. She had left a bottle of denatured alcohol on a window alll for a few momenta while aha attended to her work In another part of the house for a moment. Tha child saw tha bottle and drank a small quantity of the polaoa before tha mother could prevent pre-vent It. A physician waa railed at once, and a fight was made to save the child's life. There seemed to be little doubt that the child would live, until yesterday afternoon, af-ternoon, when a sudden change for the worse occurred, snd tha child died. The funeral arrangements win be announced tomorrow. - |