Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-17
BOY BURNED At
CHRISTMAS TREE
COTTON COSTUME CATCHES
FIRE
Little Lad Suffers Severe Injuries
While Playing Santa cIaus-Ro-
nance Ends in Divorce
Court

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 16.--The
first OF the Santa Claus burning ac-
cidents occurred last night at North
Rialto, where 14-year-old Glenn WAL
die was frightfully burned while play
ing as Santa Claus at the closing
school entertainment,
There was the usual Christmas tree
for the pupils, with lighted candles and
all the other paraphernalia. The boy
was playing the role of Santa Claus
and wore suit of cotton batting,
which took fire as he stopped over too
close to lighted candle. The boy
started down through the aisle, his
head n flaming torch, wildly clawing
with his hands to tear the blazing
suit from his body
He was finally captured by several
OF the men and the blaze smothered
with heavy coats, but not until after
the boys hands had been fearfully
burned, the hair scorched from his
head and his face also severely burned,
though the latter was somewhat saved
by the mask he was wearing. 1t Is
thought the boy will recover.
Would Recover Contract Money
William Miller and B. Rudell have
begun suit against the city of San
Bernardino for $100. Some months ago
they were the highest bidders for the
city sewage for use on a sewer farm,
but failing to sign UP the contract the
cash accompanying the bid was de-
clared forfeited to the city treasury.
Miller and Rudell were in fact, it is
said, agents for Frank Tetley, who
wanted to get hold of the sewage, but
after the contract had been awarded
Tetley is reported to have had "cold
feet" and refused to make good to the
men who had secured him the con-
tract.
Isaac Mitchell, 81 years of age, died
suddenly last night in q local grocery
where he had called on business. Mr..
Mitchell was the father of the wife of
Rev. H. e. Wilhite and had resided
here two years.
Tyler Gets Divorce
Pratt Tyler was today granted a di-
vorce from his wife, Hattie May Ty-
Ter, on statutory grounds. The core
spondent named is young man named
Cramm of East Highland, member
of a prominent family.
This has been a case that has been
indirectly surrounded with great mys-
terry. There were two of the Tyler
boys and they married two sisters,
members of the White family of East
Highland Neither marriage proved a
congenial one and both couples event.
ually parted, this divorce being the
elimination of one.
The parents of the two girls also
have had their troubles and about
eighteen months ago engaged in a
mysterious shooting affair at their
East Highland home, resulting in the
wounding of White, but no prosecu-
tion ever followed, and as much mys-
terry was thrown about the incident
as possible, members of the family abb
solutely refusing to talk about 1t at
the time.
The move of the Salt Lake road last
Sunday at West Riverside in putting
down spur track on street that
the residents there had objected to
the Salt Lakes using, is believed to be
primarily a step to reach the BLY,
granite quarries and the quarries OF
the Sky Blue Marble and Onyx COM
pany. Eventually, it is believed, the
spur will be extended to Cotton and
be used as a cutoff for freight traf-
fic from Cotton to the present main
line at West Riverside. The route
would be shorter and have less grade
than the present line. The move has
greatly interested railroad men of
all lines in this territory.