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TOO MANY NERVE DEATHS.
xoRTALIIY FROM THE <MERI0zH
DIsEzsE rs FRIsHTEUL.

The Properties Has Increased 20 Per CspA
- Forty Tssts-Ths BostSu Journ.i
A.ks what IL the Rsweayr' sna Fi-s.
the Answer Not n Hare Or,--Pai-s's
celery Conpouus Makes People WELL
Food for the Rrain.
Thu Boston Journal is certainly to b sd-
mIred
ono OF Boston's greatest newspapers. II
frankly devotes some OF ts enereeti editorial
space to the subject. which at this season IL OF
more Importance to this and every community
than al! other torica
One hears the voice ~ the man whose
knowledge OF nerves Is almost unboun ded,"
says the Jound. saying that beyond any
dispute nervousness is growing upon US at .
frightful rate"
Quoting from Or. Weir Mitchell It continues,
In some busy centres he nnds that the NUM-
Der OF deaths due to nervous causes has iu-
creased ~ per cent in 40 years: that one
fourth Of the deaths now arc from nervous
diseases. His opinion is very confident too.
that the Americans are. from this cause. be-
coming a short.lived people"
A clear statement OF the nervous weakness
among the jewellers in cities and towns would
send pang OF horror and alarm through the
country.
'women are more under the influence OF this
than country folk.
The Journal asks what IL the remedy, and
finds an answer readily.
Hundreds OF tired m others. anxious house.
wives. school teachers and too ambitious
scholarship very flower OF American woman
hood yield to the strain OF the serious affairs
OF life. overwork and unnatural worry con-
denim q host OF American women to spend
their after years on a sofa or In . sick room.
and to be burden instead OF q help to those
who are dearest to them.
Oftectimes excruciating pain as In neural-
Ria rheumatism. and heart trouble. but more
often especially IN the .prine that tired
order to resist the fearful strain on the nerves
and vital organs. The remedy Is known to
been benefited by 1t. Men and wome on who
thin. run down" and ailins should tax:
hausted nerves. stores the blood with food for
the wasted tissues and purifes II Of the Inn
pure hnmors which result from Its stagnsnt.
Nothing has ever .eaualled Pains's celery
compound for giving tone to the stomach and
rheumatism. neuralgia, diseases OF the heart,
the liver kidneys. and all disorders due to
appetite. continual headaches. loss OF strength.
nervous debility. and a scrofulous. unhealthy
condition OF the skin at this season are sure
fains's eeiery compoSnd will rob on. o, III.
run down" feeling. the ianguor and dsspond-
ency that come from badly nourished nerves.
thin. pale blood. and underfed organs Of the
New lie. a buoysnt feeling. and the Joyous
nese OF health will come when plenty Of good
This is Just .wha. Psine's celery com pound
Women throurhout the whols eTtspt ' Of the the
country.-Adu.
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100 MANY DISyER4
Mayer sehisren I.v.udsd-Osuged to neg
on fro. the 81. Patriek's Dianer.

Mayer sehisren Inv.uasd-Osngea to neg
on fro. the 81. Patriek's Disner.
Mayor schieren OF Brooklyn was not at his
ONCE In the City Hall yesterday. He sent word
that he was confined to his homo with Sc
we're headache. and would not come down
town unless there was some urgent reason for
his presence. Friends OF the Mayor say he has
not only been working too hard at his ONCE.
but that he is beginning to feel the effects Of
dining out so frequently. There has hardly
been night that he has not attended soms
banquet, ball or other social function and. as
he has himself described IT, he has become .
stranger at his own Preside since his election.
He now Intends to call Q halt in these festivi-
ties. and hopes that his jubilant friends will
be moro considerate in their treatment OF him
than they have been. He has declined the In
yitation to. the, banquet OF the ST. Patriek's
Society on March IA. and has designated Cor
roration Counsel Mcdonald as his substitute
on that occasion. Although for the frat time
In twenty years the green flag OF ireland will
be missed from the City Hall this year. owing
to the opposition OF the new administration n,
Mr.. Schieren received warm quest to attend
the banquet In honor Of St Patrick. ann his
declin alton has caused much regret. All OF
Mr. Schieren's predecessors have been present
on such occasions
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sIa..ooo u...seu.,.a For.

NEwBURGH. March 3-The statement made
to the effect that the estate OF the late James
pletsd to the amount OF 500. 900 By the I'M
fortunate speeulAtions Of the executor and
trustee. Gardiner Van NostTAnd. who shot
himself dead on New Years night at his hand
some residence In Balmv willie. adjoining Judge
2, BIo.n's place vas thovn te-dIJ 70 be
dell and Mrs Sarah NJ Marvin. the present
trustees OF the estate, have brought . suit
against the wife Of Gardiner Van Nostrand. as
counting OF tho MONEYS that came into her
husbands hands and in which they were
equally interested. In this action II has bsen
shown that the total amount unAecounted for
10 sl4+OOO Judge brown allowed Iudg meat
in favor OF the plaintiffs for this amount with
allowance for fees and costs.
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TRENTON. March 3-Coroner Bower held an
inquest to-day on Jacob Lippincott. who was
killed yesterday morning in the State prison
By Convict Joseph Walwitz- Francis Leonard.
. deputy keeper. swore that he fred the shot
that struck Walwitz in tho forehead and that
Walwtz hot twice at Lippincott at close range
before the latter Tired in return. This testi-
mony contradicls the story told by Walwitz
yesterday that Lippincott wounded him in the
head and that he then shot Lippincott. II 10
supposed that Walwitz concocted this story TO
prepare the way for n plea OF lt-defenes.
The Coroner's Jury recommended that more
than one deputy he EN- p owed in each wing OF
the prison at night. The testimony shows that
one mai in some Of the wings had charge Of
between two and three hundred prisoners.
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I-prs,.r Tr.a.-.., OF Ia.... r.n.....

CHICAGO. March 3-several weeks ago DR..
Clark Gapsn. superintendent OF the Illinois
Eastern Hospital for the insane at KAnkGkes.
submitted communication TO Presidents
Struckman OF the County Board. with reports
OF Dr. Adolf Meyer and Dr. d. Z Howe. as
sistAnt physicians At tho KAnkAkss Hospital,
detailing examinations OF insane patients re-
eeivsd from the Chicago Detention Hospital
and showing that the system In vogue there
during pArt Of last year was cruel and inhu-
man" Female patients were sompslled to
submit to being dlsrobed by men. In other
tients were so eaTslesslJ put on and such dis
regard OF cleanliness was displayed that In
two eases the evidence indicates that death
resulted from blood poisoning.
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4 NINE EXPLOSION KILLS rWo MEN.
TIVE Other Miners Fatally Bur.ea aaa five
More Dangerously IsJured.

KANSAS CRY. No.. March 3-Two men were
instantly killed. two fatally burned. and nvs
other, dangerously injured last evening In an
explosion In the Kansas City Clay and Coal
Company's coal mine. near Leeds. six miles
southeast OF this place. The dead are: Eugene
Parker. colo-ed. aged 30. and Thomas Dug
gins. aged IL. The injured are: O. L. Wilson.
aged So. fatally burned about the arms. body.
and head: West Satterley. aged %. legs frao-
tured and otherwise injured: VIM. Fuller.
seriously burned on the arms. body. and face,
& Farrell colored. badly burned about the
body; Benjamln Mardest. colored. internal In
lurles; " IN. Harris. colored. burned about the
body; VIM Murray white. badly burned ON
the back. and will die
The mine had been In an unsafe condition
TOR some time. and had been condemned By
the State Mine Inspector. The fans were out
Of repair and stopped frequently. and last
night they were stopped for half an hour Just
before the explosion. large amount OF gas
accumulated In the mean time. and 1t 10 sup
posed the explosion was caused by one OF the
miners going into a chamber which was filled
with the deadly gas. with light.
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cosrs ,roNEY TO sEMovr snow


prirssiss Wsuis Ne Ussr-i, Sut tie Street
Ciee-tss Dsp-rt-e-t Gets Nsse.
Street Cleaning Commissioner Andrews de.
voted himself 10 figures yesterday. and the
result was = report to Mayor Gilroy on the
cost Of removing snow and Ice from city pave
ments. to show how Inadequate an appropria-
ton Of $40. 00O IL for the purpose In his re-
port the Commissioner says:
The amount actually expended for the re-
movsl OF snow following one Of the three heavy
snowfalls OF the present winter, that which fell
on Feb IL and IL. was s34.S6l.51 The
amount Of snow removed at the time was
59.9O5 cart loads. or. as nearly as can be esti-
mated. 1891 ,225 cubic feet, at . cost OF a frsc-
tion above 50 cents cart load. The depth OF
snow that fell on the days named was IA S-1O
inches. The ts2 miles Of paved streets which
1t Is the duty Of this departn ent to clean have
snowfsI on those sTeets y ysa theor 1eI
FRACTION above l4TGySU10 cubic feet, or
S21l .927 cart loads To have removed all the
therefore. have cost at IS 2-10 cents per cart
load. had IL been possible to obtain a sufficient
These figures demonstrate the itnp posi-
oiuty OF removing snow from any streets ex-
tSorouehiss. 0 IN. nSmssr Of ea n Isads o
snow removed. as above stated, was far creator
than ever , removed IL Any one snowfsl here;
load was less than the average cost since the
erR,nization Of the department in 1881. which
the work above referred to. 1.2U7 carts were
employed at one time. that being the largest
number that could be obtained"
u Will b seen from this report that nearly
al OF the SO. 600 Appropriated was used up IN
to. and that II IL had not been for the transfers
made TO the. fund there would not have been
any money left to be exppndsd in removing
the snow which fell last week. As IL Is
there will be little or nothing available for the
removal Of any snow which may fall before
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BUILDING BIGGER SHIPS,
Aus The Merchant M.r,.s Of a.. Fsturs
WIN Ne Of Steel.

Asa the Merchant Msri.s or The Futurs
VIII Ne 81 Steel.
The Bureau OF Navigation at Washington
has com piled statistics from Lloyd's Register.
which records only seagoing vessels OF over
100 tons. showing that the cargo carriers OF
the world are steadily growing bigger. and
that steel 10 being substituted for wood and
iron. The tonnage Of the world In 1890 was
22151. 651. and the number OF vessels. 81. 29a
In 1893 the worlds tonnage wss 24,25S3 75.
and the number Of vessels. 32010. Thus. the
tonnage increased In four years 21O6. 724,
while the number OF vessels decreased 2SS
Both the tonnage and number OF sailing
craft decreased in the four years ending In
1893. There were then 1882 sailing vessels
OF & So3. tt57 tons. . decrease OF ]. 73S vessels
and 172. 322 tons. In 1890 there were 1924
wooden sailing craft Of 1868. 1873 tons: in
1890 the number was Ia. SS7. and the tonnage
b99S91a Iron sailing craft decreased In
four years from 1.S79 OF 2.O21 500 tons to
1882 OF 1 .S79. 1876 tona There was q slight
increase in the number and tonnage OF iron
In 1890 there wore 2343 steam craft OF
1859 SIS tons. and three years later the num-
her hal leaped to .3.943 and the tonnage to
The Increase In the building Of steel sailing
ships in the four yrars under consideration
was phenomena From 248 vessels Of 34S-
S53 tons the record jumped to 6S1 vessels Of
1.02S. 11S tons All OF which proves that tho
merchant marine Of the future will be Of steel.
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KILLED IN 4 POWDER 1xPLosIoM
Tive Mss Dead saA Oss wounded .. ..
Accident - Moosie, Pa.

TIVE Aes Dead aaA Oue wounded In a.
Accident - Moosie. Pa.
scRASroS Pa. March 3-The barrel mill Of
the Moosie Powder Company at the village OF
Moosic. i've miles from this city. exploded this
morning about o o'clock with force that was
felt several miles In every direction. The VIC
Tins arc Thomas Weir. engineer. sealded to
death; Wesley Stanton. died from wounds
Archie Dymond. badly burned.
The explosion did much damage to property.
Every window In the town OF Moosio was
smashed and store fronts were blown In. Even
in Avoca and Old Forge. two miles away. the
commotion broke windows and ratified houses.
ln>Moostc chimneys were toppled from roof
tops women and children fed in terror. and
men ran excitedly into the streets and toward
the mills to see the extent or the explosion
there
Bantin and Dymond were alone in the barrel
mill at the time. Weir was working about tho
engines 200 feet away from the explosion. The
force raised the engines and disconn ected the
steam pipes Weir was hurled to the floor. and
before he could rise was enyeoped In q cloud
Of steam that rarboilsd him. causing death.
Two years ago an explosion occurred at the
same works. In which seven men were killed
but tho destruction OF property was not so
great as IL was to-day. The mill that plod-
ed contained material for 800 kegs OF powder.
Tho heaviest loser outside OF the company 10
John MeCrndle. whose entire stock In his
large crocxerJ store was destroyed.
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ZEE NEWPORT SUBMARINE TESTS.
Further Ezpers.er,s .. the ERsets 81 Life
or Explosions Usser water.

Further E.p.r,-e,,s o. the ETssts .. Life
or Explosions Usssr water.
NEWPORT. March 3-By far the heaviest sx-
plosiop In the series Of experiments to deter
mine the effects OF detonatiops OF masses Of
explosive material upon life within submarine
boats was the result OF to-day's test Of the
torpedo station here. The distance OF the
explosive mass from the submerged boat
was $50 feet, the same as in Fridays trial
The latter trial did not give satisfaction.
The character Of the explosion was such IS
10 give rise to . suspicion that the primer
became vet while the mine was being set. To
be sure that all would be we'll to-day some Of
the old gun cotton manufactured at the station
several years ago was used. The water rose
IN greater mass than before and to . height
Of fully $50 feet.
The theoretical pressure on the submerged
boat to-day was 21p pounds to . square inch.
169 pounds more than the Govern m ent speci-
hcatione require that submarine boats shall
stand. The boat was not In the least affected
By the shock. and tho animals representing
life within 1t were as lively when taken out as
when put In. As the boat continues to remain
unjnjured As the mine is exploded nearer and
nearer to IL. the surprise OF naval officers in
creases at the evident safety within such craft
The probability that the Government will build
several OF them 10 materially enhanced.
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A Burglar Rlsky Leap.

william Lawrence Of o James slip Is lying In
Bellevue HOSPITAL with severe SCALP wound.
which he sustained In jumping from the SEQ
ond story window OF % Hamilton street. Late
on Friday night he won't to the Hamilton street
house. which Is occupied by Morris DOYLE. He
got into the place by forcing the bassm snt
door. Doyle was awakened by the noise Law
on the second floor. He Attem pied 10 seize the
Intruder, but Lawrence syaded him and open
ground.
Hastily dressing. Doyle made his way to the
yard. and. after finding the burglar who lay In
the yard insensible. he summoned a police
man The latter called an ambulance and
Lawrence was removed to Bellevue Hospital
nrk
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DErlrDs nIs WHY'S RrEn<sn
says sAs r. .ss.s so Il wr.,gr-ny Ne
tsinsA at Believes.

tsissa st Believes.
LAWYER Maurice D. Biumsnthal made appll-
cation to Judge Patterson in Supreme Court
Chambers. yesterday. for the discharge Of
Mra Amelia Kaufman from the insane
pavilion OF Bellevue Hospital Her husband
declares that she IL perfectly sane and he has
instituted the proceedings to secure her re-
lease KAUFMAN has been in the habit OF en-
tsrtsininG his friends lavishly at his home
and spending his money freely. His wife pro
tested. he says. and told him II he did not stop
his prodieslity she would do something TO
show him that he could not have full sway.
She At once set about drinking whiskey and
kept II up for several days until che becsms
80 boisterous that che was taken away In an
ambulance. and finally committed to the In
The return OF the m edicsl superintspdsn emit OF
mann I. IL M ehs mrs sau
berselt How sh: becams insans the nhysl-
clans are unable to say. Justice Patterson IN
come pm bile charge. and WAS inform cd that
her In nifty was likely to become suicidal. and
that II would be dangerous to allow her to be
A little trouble. en.ued between. Lawyer
Blumenthsl and the asylum snthoIitie. when
who wa. In the custody OF an attendant from
the asylum. sign the. traverse to the return.
ksuimsnn. and i vas Insisted that. as she
was insane. she was not compctsnt to sien
not necsssary for Mrs Kaufman to align any
paper as che was lot the petitioner. Her hus-
hand was the proper person to siRn the ira
question 81 The Sondisioa q Mrs. ksu fa
to q referee.
LAYER Blum.nthsl DECLARED that he would
apply 20 the court for an order requiring the
medical superintendent Of the asylum to show
cause Why he should not be punished for con-
tempt Of court for having failed to obey an
order directing lin to produce In court all his
books and records concerning the commit
ment Of Mrs. Kaufman.
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ElsaIy a.a . Th,f. o. Letter. cA....a.

Mrs Hulda Marks Of ll9 North Fourth street.
hAiiamSburgh. got a warrant yesterday from
justice Costing. ia the Lee Avenue Police
So4'i, Tor the arrest Of Nicholas Sehsilsr Of %
uI1Ai street. whom she accused Of stealing
!et ers which we're 10 be used in q bigamy case
~ ~ AGAm Soliz, The barge OF bigany IL
YoS,tte o{ lhsres4 Noltz OF 633 fifth street. New
Ion her hone IN WuSTzburg. Germany.
ft.,.olGh ne bad a wife and four children llv-
HE altar having heen married to her In
- ooksn. and obtaining 800 marks which
- ~ possessed, Eoltz Wsnt back to Germany
" cougar hia nIst family to America ArG
= ahoish letters as sSideues aEAinst YoltE and
lAt SehslleT. 1ho vas Nohz's landlord. robbsd
~ Ihsn ~ thIeatsniDE 70 sheot Ia.
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ssaaasn Held Ior Trial

Edward A. seannsll. who was arrested on
Thursdss night for assAulting Edward f.
Croker Battalion Chief the Fire Department
and nephew OF Richard Croker. was held for
trial at General Sessions By Justice MeMahon
in tho Jefferson Market Court yesterday. When
scannell was asked what he had TO say in au-
that | struck him on the head with a beer bot
tie. where are the marks Of the blown lie be-
gan to explain hts dlsAgIssment with CTok or
msnt. but Was cut short hy Justice MeMahon.
who requested him TO eoniins himself to the
charge against him. Scannell then said he
had nothing to add on that score and was led
back to the prison. He Wls not bAlled out
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SIZE IS NOR LEoyARD,s WIDOW
Law aad Fact Probably mt varia.es IL the
Case or Mrs.. RIessi-u.

49," ~ Anst AFoesotJ Naftanco the
Case OF Mrs.. Riesai-u.
1t has beea determined after long litigation
that the French Canadian. Emile Riendisu. 10
not tho widow OF Andrew Leonard. The report
Of Referee Il. ID. Hatch to that effect has been
fled In the SurroKate's Court. and counsel for
Elizatsth Charlotte Leonard gave notice res
terday OF a motion to be made on Tuesday for
the confirmation OF the report. Mira Riendieu
will oppose the confirmation
Emile, who Is . feeble woman OF seventy
oEs years. came here about two years ago
from La Prairie Quebec. TO prove that shs was
the widow OF LeonArd. and that her son Fred
srirk was entitled to the residue Of tho estate
under the will. The referee finds that Fred
ericE. who is a farmer at La Prairie. has not
established that he is tho son referred to In
the will Emile had not seen her husband for
thirJ'two years. 1t 10 understood that she
loses In the present proceeding through fail
Gre OF proof Instead OF through want Of Justice
In her claim.
1t was proved by deposftlons from Canada
that she had married EusIache Riendieu at La
iTarie on zap. y. 1886; out she was unable
was the Leonard of the probate proceedings
IL was proven In the supreme Court that RI
ment to settle al 300 on his bride she OBJ
Ained judgment for this amount against the
estate estate Pqt Il was reversed on appeal to the
The woman came to this city with her hus-
hsnd before me iwsii They were In poor cir
eumstaness- They did not prosper and sspa-
tated. she going hack TO Canada to live with
her iathsr. Elilis Br0ssari. She became mn
on the way. and nj Buffalo the son Frederick
Vas BORN. she says she found that her hus-
rand went soon alter TO Chicago. She was un-
Atls. as was also her son Frederick, TO tell
Leonard. Leonard was known here for many
Years as the keeper Of French boarding
Lspt noArdtnR house At l34 MsedougAl
street with the woman Elizahsth. who was
nSs her a. s such "a Inc .i aa hot
AL crowded that the residue OF his estate
ssnoli1 90 10 my son Frederick II he can Do
entitled to the 81 OO(l
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ELECTION Law VIOLATION olsEs
D,.t-ss. Attorney Yl,ss.v.id Hrevi.s As.,,.
Frsnk Fresn.


Frank Fresn. who stuffed the ballot box in
the town OF Middlstown. staten Island. at an
election about four years ago. vas delivered
into the custody OF Sheriff Muller Of Richmond
county yesterday By his bondsmsn. Michael
Oates and Michael Cshill Of staplston- He was
tried and sentenced to Sing Sing. but obtained
q stay and was released on bail He has been
at large ever since District Attorney Thomas
W. Fitzgerald notified him and his bondsm en-
that he would move for the vaoatinR OF the stay
on Wednesday in the Supreme Court. Frsan
vas making an attempt to secure ball yester-
day afternoon.
Justice Acksr OF New Brighton. g. l.. yester-
day dismissed the charges Of perjury against
Lester Scoheld ana David Jones Of Port Rich
mond. made by District Attorney Thomas w.
Fitzgerald. The charge was based on AM
davits which Seofeld and Jones made, declsr-
ing that District Attorney Fitzgerald had yio-
lated the Election laws at . primary meeting
held In Port Richmond about year ago The
case Of Mr.. FITZGERALD, together, with those Of
Excise Commissioners George Van Name and
Edward F. Lawson. also accused in the am
davit, may be taken up BY the Grand Jury
now In session.
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WOULDN'T PLAY ESoCH ARDEN
A Returssd Hass.sa. kns- Tws.ty-sia,
fears' Asss.cs. waists His wife Back.

A Returs<d Hass.sa. kns- Tws~ty-siss
Years Aess.cs. wssts His wife Back.
PITrsBuRsH, March a-ssveral months ago
Charles Patterson. formerly . resident at Allie
gheny. but who had been thought dead By his
wife and family for twsnty-nins years. unex-
pectedly returned. He found that his father
and mother were dead. and that his wife. who
had supposed herself . widow. had married
his brother. and that they were living on Pop
lar street, Allegheny. The return Of the lost
husband m ade tro u BILE. his wife not having OBJ
tanned = divorce from him before marvin g
the brother.
Nothing more was heard OF the case until
to-day. when Patterson's attorneys filed his
answer to the application for a divorce which
his wife had filed soon after his reappearsnce
In the city. In the answer Patterson declares
that he wants his wife back. and demands
his share OF the estate Of his father which his
wife and his brother. her supposed husband
have been enjoying. Patterson demands .
which Is valuable. be restored to him.
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Baras PTOys Fatal.

Henrietta FlAherty. the ll-yeAr-old imbscils
girl who was burned at her parents homs. 535
Greenwich street on Friday morning. died
Yesterday In st. Vinesnt's Hospital. The
ehild's clothing caught hrs at the stove while
abe Was LEFT alone In the house.
Walter OconPsl. 4 ysars old died Yesterday
s1 *. bda ,s.aiSs az f, ss:HSS 1tG S
falling into . tub OF boiling water.