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Show PARALYTIC BURNS TO DEATH, UNABLE TO UTTER SOUND. Butte, Mont., June 6. Fred Bach-man, Bach-man, a paralytic, died last night from bums received whilo he lay upon a couch smoking a pipe. Lighted ashes or a carelessly dropped match Ignited a curtain and Bachman. unable to move a muscle or utter a sound, was slowly enveloped by tho flames which covered him from head to foot and burned the bedding from under him. In an adjoining room lay Bachman's mother, also suffering from paralysis and unable, to move hand or foot In an effort ty savo her son. Tho fire department de-partment extinguished the flame-s. Bachman was a bricklayer and a pioneer pi-oneer resident of the city. lie was strleken by paralysis a week ag. |