The Washington herald., 1908-05-15
Baby Playing with Matches
Is Fatally Burned.
BODY OF posEY CHILD FOUND
Victim of Trenton Accident Drawn
IntO Sinking Vessel by Suction, and
Recovered when Packet Is Being
Pumped Out-Judges and Clerks
Are Chosen by the Democrats.
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Alexandra, Va, May 14-Wiabard w.
Dornih, two years and four months Of
age, son of Walter W. Dornih. Southern
Railway engineer, who resides at 5Ol Duke
street, was fatally burned at 2:SO o'clock
this afternoon while playing with matches
in a bedroom. and died from his injuries
at o'clock.
Mrs. Dornih was badly burned about
the face and hands in her efforts to save
her child, and she Is almost craZed with
grief The bed clothing of an adjoining
bed was badly burned. It was stated at
the Dornih home tonight that the child
went 10 bureau drawer in the bedroom
and got the matches. Il had often before
seen its mother place the matches there.
and 1t was its delight to see them burn.
The body Of Stanley D. Posey. the
eighteen months old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
z. Maury Posey. who was drowned May
S last with the sinking of the steamer
Trenton at Reardon's wharf, was found
at o'clock this afternoon in the en-
gine room Of the steamer by Noble Smith,
engineer OF the Columbia FIRE engine.
Engineer Smith was in charge of the old
Columbia fire engine. which was to-day
used in pumping out the steamer. He
noticed that something stopped the sue
tion pipe several times to-day. and this
afternoon made an investigation and
found the child's body.
1t IS believed that when the mother lost
the child in the strong current. the body
was drawn by suction back into the en-
gine room OF the foundering boat BY or
Ger Of Coroner S. B. Moore, the remains
were removed to an undertaking estab-
iishment
A eoroner's jury, summoned by DR..
Moore. met tonight at Wheatleys under
taking establishment, and adjourned
after viewing the body. to meet Sunday
night al o'clock
A meeting Of the city Democratic COM
mittee was held tonight at the opera
House Cafe, when the following judges
and clerks we're chosen for the Congress
sional primary. which win be held June
Q; First ward-Judges, Fora Hill, J. H.
Trimyer, and Wayne Byers: clerks. S
1. swain an0 <. +. 0atleT. second ward
Judges. Fred Klaus. Robert Grohau,
and Conrad Schwab; clerks. Vincent
Bradley and T. II. Schneider. Third
ward-Judges. f. J. Fleming, G. ".
Bontz. and R. L. Monroe; clerks. J. W.
Poss and T. P Russell. Fourth ward
Judges. c. NJ. Lennon, J. T. Sweeney,
and J. 7. LawleF: clerks. NJ P Vincent
and George 7. Petit.
Announcement was made that all par
ties who desire 20 become delegates 10
the Roanoke convention Will have 10 pre-
sent their names to R. T. Cook. secretary
Of the committee. by noon May &C. Two
delegates viii be chosen from each ward
Samuel Kennedy, colored. about TWEEN
ty-one years Of age. who was arre;aed
yesterday BY Special Policeman Panksy.
OF the Southern Railway Company, on
suspicion OF rohbing the store Of Hibbs &
Giddings. was yesterday turned over TO
Mr.. Gibbs and conveyed 20 Manassas.
Va. where he will be tried. The police
say that the prisoner, who says he came
from Charlotte, n. C., claims TO have