Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-22
SCALDED TO DEATH.
A Pot of Boiling Coffee Burned Little
Estelle Wind Terribly.
SHE DIED In TWENTY-FIVE HOURS.
She Almost hiraculously Escaped Reing
Killed Twice.
A FAMILY OF VERY MANY TWINS

In back parlor in the home of Edward
D. Wind, at 400 Larimer avenue, lays the
dead body of pretty little Estells Wind.
Her face is a. beautiful now a. when she
lived. She was only Q years and 9 months
old, and was scalded to death by Fannie
Lsschkey, . servant, Thursday morning.
Estelie was the twin sister Of Clara Wind.
one Of the sweetest looking children Of her
age in Pittsburg. Besides Clara there are
two other little daughters in the family,
the twin sisters of a boy and girl who are
dead. Both the latter were killed by
accident. as was Estelle on Thurs
day morning. One of the children
fell downstairs oyer two years ago and died
almost instantly, and the other little one,
year previous, broke her foot while play
ing and died from the effects of the injury.
Little EsteIle's Awful Death.
The story Of Estelle's death is full Of sor-
row. Herself and her twin sister, Clara,
wers in the habit of swaking at z
o'clock each morning. The first thing
they did was to 60 to the kitchen
to get coffee from the servant girl. On
Thursday morning Estelle came down stairs
alone in her night dress, and sat behind the
stove. Fannie was in the yard at the time.
and the child's father, who keeps large
bakery, was out on the street. When the
and said she wanted something to eat
A large pot of coffee was simmerlng on
the stove. Estelle hung on to tho girls
dress while she went to get the coffee. She
raised it off the stove and was about to
place it on the table when the handle
broke, and the contents fell on the child.
The boiling liquid landed on the child's
breast and hands and burned them In q
frightful manner. The servant, with
scream, sank into inconsistencies, and
Estelle dropped on the floor with shrill
cry.
What the Father Saw.
Mr. Wind heard both shrieks and rushed
toward the kitchen. He found his child
apparently dead; her night clothes saturated
with the coffee, and the skin beneath peeled
immediately for doctor. When Fannie
Leschke was restored to consciousness she
began to realize the consequences of the &c.
cident and commenced to weep a. If her
heart would break. She cried herself sick
and was placed under the doctors care.
Estelle never recovered her senses, and
died yesterday morning just % hours after
being scalded.
When DISPATCH reporter called ct the
home of Edward Wind last evening the
house was crowded with friends who came
to offer sympathy Beside the bier Of
Estelle sat Clara, the twin sister, her eyes
bedimmed with tears, and fast asleep In her
baby rocking chair. The sleeping child's
golden curls hung about her neck in Aeeces
of the fairest texture. a. she rested her
Ia Ca
an easel in the opposite corner of the
room was q large painting of both
children. They were hand In hand and
dressed alike. No artist could detect
line of difference in either face. They
were perfect pictures Of the one child in
stature and appearance.
This Was tho Third Accident
This was the third accident that Estelle
had battled With in q short time. Four
months ago she got away from her nurse one
afternoon and went into the stable In the rear
of the yard. One OF the horses kicked her
in the head, ;nficting wound which neces-
STATED nine stitches In her forehead She
recovered from this accident after several
weeks Two weeks ago she was struck by
Larimer avenue electric car while attempt
ing to cross the street She was thrown
several feet toward the sidewalk, but she
was unhurt Her Providential escape was
the talk of the neighborhood up to the time
of the accident which caused her death.
The servant through whose hands the
child so unfortunately met her death is .
German girl of about 20 years of age. She
cannot speak word of English. She has
done nothing since the little girl died but
cry day and night. Mr.. and Mrs. Wind
throw no blame on the young woman, and
intend retaining her in their service, as she
said last night that some fatality seemed to
hover over his children. Three sets
of twins had been born in
his family and one of each pair was dead.
He is himself one of the "a children, and
there were many twins in the
family, none of them met their death
through any other than natural causes.
Estelle will be buried tomorrow afternoon
1t St. Mary's Cemetery.