Show MOST unfortunate ACCIDENT blind woman burned to death in her home chicago oct 12 A blind woman was burned to death in her kitchen last night while her deaf old sat placidly rocking and mending in an adjoining room hearing nothing of the dying daughters cries of agony the blind victim was sirs frances harvey a widow 41 years old the mother is airs W bierer 81 years old with them lived mrs harveys 18 year old daughter emma who works in a down town store and has supported the family of three the daughter reached home just as sirs harvey was dying sirs harvey had been blind from childhood but she knew the house by heart and had been accustomed to doing the cooking her daughter placed things where she could find them and was at hand every morning and night to attend to any details that had escaped the mother the blind woman had placed the kettle on the gas stove last night when the sleeve of her dress coming in contact with the burning gas became ignited she cried out in pain as the lire spread over her clothing she fought desperately clutching at the calico mrs bierer in her chair sewed and rocked and hummed a tuno faintly the cries of her daughter were without avail soon mrs harvey tell to tho floor there she lay when her daughter returned from her days work |