The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-15
HOME FIRE CLAIMS
LITTLE LADS LIFE
East Exchange Street Fire Yesterday Morning
Makes Very Sad Chronicles

idly and the burning building was
soon reduced 10 a eharred shell, but
little Of the household impedimensa
Iof the young couple being saved
When the hremen sought 10 tap the
hydrans at Twenty-ninlh street II
was found to be rigidly frozen and oi
no use a all; but better success at
tended the service al the corner oi
18th and Exchange streets where the
hydFant was flowing under normal
pressure and available for the work In
hand, but even this good fortune was
due to the sagaeisy Of the North Pa
eihe Brewery management, which, the
night before, had run hot water
hose line across the street 10 that
hydrant and melted Il free, for Just
such an emergency as this, only Il
was the huge plant Of the N. P. com
pany tina. inspired the precaution. All
any rate i served q splendid purpose
yesterday morning, for without Il,
there Is no telling the scope OF dam
age and loss that might have ensued
in the congested mass of buildings
that covered the block there. The fire
department did hne, quick work and
soon had the FIRE on, and all safe
from that source.
During the interim, DR.. Piikington
had taken charge Of the afflicted mem.
bers Of the family, placing the dis.
tracted mother under calming infu-
enees and removing her from the
place where Il was necessary for him
to administer to the stricken babies.
The little boy was doomed; this the
doctor realized as soon as he had
given the child q eursory examina-
ton and having done all that was
possible to reduce the little sufferers
agony TO minimum, and bandaged
the dreadful and fatal burns on the
poor little body (only to announce his
death one hour later), he left the boy
in the careful hands Of some OF the
bystanding mothers, and went to
work on the baby girl, which, while
terribly scorehed for one so young,
was 10 shape to save at least, He la
bored faithfully for several hours and
did all that might be done under the
circumstances, and later in the day
turned the case over to DR.. Fosstrom,
The family physician Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Burns, and that gentleman is moving
nightly to save this one little waite
rom the fire to the stricken parents.
Dr. Fosstrom said last night at 8
''clock, that the baby would pull
through eventually IL II had not in
ialed much, nor any, Of the smoke
md fumes Of the FIRE. It's right arm
vas badly burned as far up as the
'ibow, and a few fingers of the left
land were involved, while the face
nd neck caught cruel share Of the
leadly flames, Everything will be
lone to save the child and the most
leyoted care will be given the case
While there Is chance, and the
hance last night was considered ex-
client
Mrs Burns has not rallied from the
wful shock Of the visitation and was
cry hysterical all last night, but she
, in excellent hands and nature will
ssert itself sooner or later and it is
oped she will be better this morning,
litter as Il the immediate future con-
ronting her and her husband. He
TODD the shock very manfully when
. arrived at this home, yesterday
forming, and found the dreadful
ealities that awaited him; he was
sarfully shaken for a few moments,
ut pulled himself together and went
bout the task Of 7consoling his wife
nd arranging for her comfort in all
'ays,
Mr. Burns had placed $500 insur-
nee on the home and $3.50 on the
irniture, which Is but a grain Of
,mfoet in the wide range Of disaster
lat has oyertaken him and his wife. /
Mr.. and Mrs, Burns have the SYM
.thy Of the whole city in their dread
i bereavement, along with the hope
lat their little girl may soon recover
ON the pain and scars that afflics
n and be Of abiding comfort to
lem through the years. Notice Of
ie funeral will be given later y