Show HIRE BOY BADLY Fi explodes in a can ot oil enveloping the lad in flames iho first of the series of casualties occurring during the season including the nations natal day occurred in ogden at 1140 today As a result the little cleven old son of james gale of 2740 washington is suffering from serious burna about the body the cause of the affair is not fully known it is believed that the boy was playing with some firecrackers in a chicken coop near the residence and one of them exploded in a can of oil the attention of the boys father and a number of neighbors was calletto called to alic fact of ah accident by hearing the explosion of the oil can and screams of the boy alie father rushed out to find liis son enveloped i n flames lie immediately bc jsn to tear the burning clothes from the boys body a neighbor telephoned to the fire department and for dr con rov the department made a anick run to the place and extinguished the fire with only about 10 damage to the chicken coop dr conroy found that the lower limbs and body of the boy bad been nearly incinerated the cuticle and flesh hang gitig in strips the victim was made as comfortable as possible but his injuries may prove fatal OTHER FIRES the department had three other runa since fi last night about in the evening some one telephoned that there was a fire near street and adams on reaching that point tho department part ment found that the grass and brush ares amo miles northeast of ogdan were meant another run was made at 1115 today to extinguish a grass fire on the vacant lota west of the fc chool for the deaf A fire caused by a defective alue in the summer kitchen of a residence at the corner of and washington was extinguished by chief graves about i a m there was slight damage |