| Show IM aali r ron cigala E artes A bay eleven years oid falls a victim to the deadly habit the death of little matthern Mat B ird on friday night has thrown ills little playmates in the neighbor hood of columbia avenue and nor wood street into az ci amt us cf yi s z is attributed to cigarette I 1 smoking dr james P stone 1800 green street and dr 2110 columbia avenue were hastily summoned on fri fay night by tho little boys aut hilt neither afif the pha a mans i can state ane a t caus of death dr eareckson who was first called in was present at the time the youth died but dr stone did not arrive until after it was over mrs lizzle bird is the boys aunt she lives at 1741 norwood hugh bird is his father and lives on lamb a low faiai res away tile boy was aidy indulged a good deal ani in cigarette boxes became a general custom th boyt little bird went vilh the rest ile po defied a large collection I 1 f the pic lure and hall a box igar ettis in his pocket anti aiwas was iniz one indeed he was an inveterate smoker As as he would rise in he would generally sav ke previous to eating ill break fast and woud do sooner luibli ha first rueal than he would liver to the range still light aw ther arid lighting and religh ling until i when lie w uld saunter aff on I 1 lie paper covered tobacco he would go through tile performance before and otter bac ineal of I 1 ate he of g pain paini i in his head ile suffered fearfully these pains and also a sick the seo symptoms of 1 the aunt mhd not pay any atten tOt bese pain until ft iday after it as about 4 0 clock just after returning croul school and abile walking on stilts near his home when he was seized with on e of these pains in tho bead and be caming on staggered ered uit the lie Fa soon righted hainge and regained the IN alk only to drop from the stilts his companions picked bito up and he went directly home but be did not tell mrs bird he took a seat pear the range and placed his face in his hands the family saw that he was i a anal questioned him but be would not tell and eel i 09 a deathly pallor earue over his face his sun t di patched a friend for dr eareckson Ha the pit boician respond ell only ill time to end little mat thew in a stupor lie died ten e later an 1 I 1 the doctor said p ioset heeme the childs father and mother were sent ir and after a consultation the cigarette babit wai mentioned dr who was called in after death at first concluded that path was faolu congestion cong stion of the brain apt recalled his deckmon when told that the boy was addicted to incessant smoking the eme was reported report td to the groner who has ordered an inquest to be held |
