The herald., 1897-09-20
COAL OIL KINDLING
FURNISHES A SUBJECT FOR A
FUNERAL
Two Little Boys at Anaheim Badly
Burned-one Dies From the
Injuries Received

ANAHEIM, Sept. 19.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) Yesterday afternoon at
o'clock the S-year-old son of M ]. Bauer
was so badly burned that he died at Z
y. m. A little girl was replenishing the
fire in the cook stove and started to pour
coal oil on the fire, but her stepmother
took the can away from her and set it
away. She then went about her duties
in another room. In about two mi uutes
she heard an explosion, and started to
investigate, when the little boy rushed
into the room, covered with the flames.
She tried to get him on the floor to put
the fire out but failing, ran outside for
help. In the mean time younger boy
had also caught fire, but the little girl
put the fire out and the two began pour
ing water over the other boy, but it was
too late to do him any good. All his
clothes except on the left side and the
lower part of his overalls burnt off. He
had poured the oil from the can on the
fire and the can exploded. The funeral
took place at o'clock this afternoon.
DR.. Chas. E. Lee, who had an opera
ton performed on his face last Sunday
in Los Angeles, died at his residence In
this city this morning at o'clock. He
was brought down on litter Thursday
and was quite Ill yesterday. and DR..
Ballard of Los Angeles was sent for to
consult with the local physician, and it
was thought when DR.. Ballard left he
was considered better. Yesterday after
1o fo1d q hadCt0n
that he was going to die, and insisted on
arranging all his papers SO as to be pre-
pared. Thursday night and yesterday
morning he was delirious with pain, but
was conscious during the afternoon and
rested easy during the night and passed
away peacefully while asleep at a. M
today. The doctor was a prominent
physician and good citizen, and his
death is greatly regretted by all who
knew him. His daughter, Miss Bertha,
is quite Ill. and the fathers death will be
the harder for her. Mrs. Lee has the
deepest sympathy of everyone. The
funeral will take place from the family
residence on Clandina street tomorrow
at o'clock p. m.
j. M. johnson of Geneva, Switzerland,
is in the city the guest Of Prof. Fritz
Reiser. Mr.. Johnson is an American,
but as he has an ample income prefers to
spend his summers in Switzerland among
the Alps and his winters In the south Of
France. He is a great traveller and has
been over the greater portion of Europe.
This is his first visit to Southern Califor-
mia, and he is greatly pleased with the
country. He will go to San Francisco,
Portland and Seattle before leaving the
coast. He expects to return to Europe
before winter sets in.
A surprise party was given to- Miss
Maud Wilnloth at the residence of her
mother, Mrs. c. H. Nickerson, Thursday
evening, and a most pleasant time was
reported. The Following ladiesand gen.
tlemen were present: Mrs. c. E. Fore
man, Mrs. Dunn, Mrs. Benn erscheidt,
Misses Edna Williams, Minnie Champ
lin, Ella and Alice Warner, Lottie Brown.
Stella Marion, Misses Mansfield. Elliott,
Bennerscheidt; Messrs Woods, Bour-
land, Schroeder, Warner, Barrett, White,
Healthier, Davis, Melrose, Scale, Marion.
Mrs. F. Conrad is visiting friends in
Los Angeles.
e. s. Merritt, who has been taking an
extended outing at Long Beach, returned
yesterday.
Erwin Barr Is visiting friends in Los
Angeles.
j. p. Zeyn, W. J. Fay, F. A. Korn, L.
W. Kirby, o. T. Head, M. L. Rogers and
Theo. Rimpau have been elected direc-
tors of the Anahkm Fruit association.
A. D. Porter came down from Rands-
burg Friday to see his children and re-
main a short time.