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Show DIED WITH HIS CHILDREN. Arkantaa Father Burned to Death Whll Trying to Savs HI Babe. Fernando Walters and hi three children. chil-dren. Claude, aged 14; Gertin. aged II, and Melvln, aged 10. were burned to deith In tho destruction of their home, fourteen miles north of Roger, Ark. A brother of Mr. Waltera, aged 16, wa so seriously burned that death la expected hourly. The fire was started by a apark from aa open fireplace. The father, mother and four cnlldren alept downstairs. Upstairs were four boys. Walters got tho downstair out In ssfely and then rushed back to warn the boy. Unknown to him Gertie followed Walters Wal-ters upalalra through tha smoke and Samoa, and went to a room where ah kept her doll. Tbe boy attempted to descend th stairs but the flames drove them back. Two Jumped from the windows and wars unhurt The last thing they board waa Melvln, the youngest boy, begging hla father to Jump flrat. Just then the root full In, killing Walters, Melvln, Claude antl Gertie. |