| Show daughter of county agent peterson badly burned xmas morn the nine laine year old daughter of mr air and mrs airs E peterson of vernal utah narrowly escaped burning to death nt their home early christmas morning when while playing with santas gifts near an open gas furnace which had been prepared early in the morning by her father sytha after taking her presents from the christmas tree backed up near the open furnace to warm herself when her night gown caught 11 fire re without screaming or making an outcry she flung herself onto a heavy rug lying near by and smothered the blaze in doing so she possibly saved her life as well as the destruction of the home by tire fire she was severely burned on the right leg and thigh to the small email of her back and some on the left leg in telling of the accident she said she did the first thing which came to her mind which was the thins thing her brother clinton an eagle scout and senior in uintah high school had told her she realized though tint had she torn the gown from her her ber burns would have been less lees severe but says she did not think to do so BO |
