Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-07-01

were rot burned were two small spots
omit ack, where her clothing fitted
tigb and her feet, which were pro-
tee by the shoes. Some spots were
burned to a crisp.
The little sufferer was very brave.
| Don't tell mamma-don'tl let her know,
she said to us several timeSn
I The furniture and floor of the kitchen
where the explosion occurred, were
scorched, and the curtains and poriiers
of the bedroom were burned. 1t is a
wonder that the house did not burn.
The double funeral will take place
from the Catholic church tomorrow at
| 10o'clock
While Frances lay dying she talked
with the family about the accident, say
ing among otter things
1T is too bad that Pearl went out in
the air"
Hundreds of stories are on the streets
about the devotion for each other that
, the two women showed while they were
slowly dying. While Frances was pray
| ing for Mrs. Belts, Mrs. Belts was urg-
ing the physicians to go to her sister.
DIR. /. b. Curran, brother Of the
burned women, was in attendance at
| the state medical society in Tacoma,
/ iJohACA UJ Ills llOlhCA ~ SiSlCl
| DIR. Curran went with the society upon
its excursion to Hot Springs yesterday
afternoon, leaving his mother and sister
in Tacoma. At 8 last night DR.. Wagner
J of Tacoma was called up by telephone
/ from Everett and informed of the ter
rible accident. DIR, Wagner called up
| Hot Springs and informed DR.. Curran
and the latter made every effort to Sc
cure special train tn convey him to
Everett. Failing in this, he requested
| DR.. wagner to secure special If pos
sibie to convey his mother and sister to
Everett. DIR. Wagner communicated
with the railroad officials there and sue
ceeded in securing an tngine and car
and with Mrs. Curran aud the doctors
| sister they left there about 10 O'Clock
last night and arrived here at a. m.
DR.. Curran came this morning.
Mrs. Curran and Miss Curran did not
| know of the deaths until they arrived
in Everett. Dr. Curran had heard of
Francis death before he reached home.
! Persons who have handled alcohol a
great deal do not understand what
caused the explosion They say they
meyer heard of one like it.
The supposition is that, in pouring the
| fluid from the gallon bottle to the lamp,
| ~ 1Cii Ou luG udlDt-bl Tic lamp. NC
! flame darted into the bottle, and the
explosion followed
Alcohol burns with a dim, blush
blaze, almost invisible Miss Curran
! thought she extinguished it before the
pouring begun, but probably didn' tlook
closely enough to be absolutely certain.
| Alcohol burns are worse than gasoline
burns, as they are deeper and hotter.
The shock to the body is terrific, and the
| pores ot the sFin are at once closed
The closing of the pores is enough in
| itself to cause death.
! The report that Miss Jessie Broadbent
was also burned was erroneous. She
left the house few moments before the
explosion occurred.
NOTES.
Mrs. Belts was born in Wausau and
made her home here for many years.
W. p. Sloan, of the Sloan House, and
Patrick Curran, of the town of Easton,
are uncles of the sisters, and Mrs Pat
rick Curran is an aunt.
Mr. Sloan received letter this noon
telling of the fatal accident to his
| nieces
Mrs. Patrick Curran arrived in Wau-
sau from Stevens Point this morning,
and had heard nothing of the accident
until her arrival here.