The morning times., 1897-02-13
CHILD WRAPPED IN FLAMES
Carrie Dornhoff Received In!ju-
ries That viii Prove Fatal.
DROPPED A LIGHTED MATCH
1T set Fire TO the Tablecloth, From
Which Her Dress Caucht-The
Flames We're Smothered by Law
yer Woodward Taken TO a
Hospital.

Little Carrie DoFnhoff. the eight-year-
old daughter of Charles DOrnhoff a glider
living at No. 1905 Kirby street, between
New York avenue and \ streets north
west. attempted 60 light a coal oil lamp
at her home las. night, when her clothing
became ignited and she was frishtfulIy
burned The child was taken to the
National Homeopathic Hospital, at the
corner OF Second and y streets north
west, and later removed to her hoIu..
1t Is thought that her recovery is inn
possible.
The child is unusually bright for one
OF her years and was in the habit of
assisting her mother about the house
besides running errands and making her
self useful other ways. Yesterday after
noon upon her return from school she
went to play for While with some chi!-
dren, ard as night came on she started
TO go home and met her mother on the
way to the grocery. When she entered
the house no one was there, and know
ing that it was near dinner time and that
her father, who is employed at Veerhoff' S
art store, No. 1917 + street, would soon
return, she set the table. 1t was dark
in the dining-room, bat the Child was
not afraid and procured match to make
light There is no gas in the house
Coal oil lamps being used. A large hang
ing lamp with big shade is suspended
from the ceiling directly over the center
table in the dining-rooIn.
In order TO light the lamp il was neces-
Sary for Carrie to reach some dista nee
over the table to pun the lamp down where
she could get to the burner heha,isuruck
the match, when, in some manner, she is
unable to tell how, il fell from her hand
upon the table cloth. This quickly ia.nited
and in the Guilds frantic efforts to ex-
tinguiSh the flames her clothing caught
fire, aud being of light material in II in
stant the little girl was a mass of flames
With cry Of pain and terribly fright
ened she rushed to the front door and start
ed TO run down the steps into the street.
lust as Size did so Lawyer Percy Woodward
passed. Fer screams attracted his atten-
ton, and, looking up, lie saw the form Of
tile burning child. He rushed to her assist
ance. Taking III the situation at glance,
he removed his heavy oyerCoat as he ran,
and upon reaching the child wrapped 1t
around her, sInethering the flames,
The little girl was still conscious and cry
ing pitifully FOR her mother, but before she
arrived a man named Pierce. who happened
to be passing in a carriage, placed the child
inside ana conveyed her to the hospital, two
blocks distant
The house staff at once set at work to
relieve the sufferer. Her clothing was
almost burned from her body. From her
face down the little girls body was fright
fully burned, in some places so that the
skin aud parts of the flesh peeled off
Everything possible was done for her
Upon the earnest solicitation OF her pa
rents, who were almost overcome with
grief. she was returned to her home.
Before the child had been removed to
the hospital the fire department was
summoned and eXtingushed the flames in
the dniDg-rOom. Damage tu the amount
of S25 was done to furniture.
AT i late hour last night little Carrie
was very low and sinking, and it is not
expected that she will long survive.