Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-29
CHILD IS BURNED
To DEATH WHILE
MOTHER IS AWAY
Mrs. Isabel Rodriguez Puts
DOnacIano, 4 Years, in Bed
and Tells Him TO Stay Until
She Returns.

While Mrs Isabel Romero de TO.
I diiguez was taking lunch to her hiiH-
| band. Frank Rodriguez, nt noon yea-
terday their house In Dogtown caught
/ fire. Their son. Donaciano, 4 years
old. who was lett in bed by Mrs. TO.
driguel, was burned TO death prob
ably pef0fe any one discovered the
I blaze ana certainly before aid could
ho brought
Mrs. Rodriguez had 10 go all the
way from the house 70 the Springer
Transfcr company's office. where her
husband IL employed. She did not
know Of the fire or the death of the
child until she returned ana saw only
smoking ruins where the house stool
She OWNED iusunetIvoly that the boy
was dead and when neighbors turned
away ae her questions her fears were
confirmed She WAS incOnsolahle
Mrs. Rodriguez put DOnaciano on
q small cot when SHE LEFT. telling him
"a lie there until she came back. Do-
naciano was obedicnt His charred
little body was found under the iron
posts OF the cot lie evidently had
not stirred from the place.
Mother l. Frustrated
Mrs Rodriguez intended 10 take
Donnciano with her, but he WAS
laughing over the comic section OF
newspaper. 80 she decided 10 leave
him. She th0ugnt she would he Rpae
only few minutes
The mother was Frustrated last
night. Funeral arrangements will not
be announced until she RECEIVERS.
Vidal Lopez and Mrs Beatrlz Baca.
neighh0rs, were first Ia see the fire
Both knew the boy was inside and az.
tempted 10 so IN. Lopez. who had /
seen Mrs, Rodriguez 70, thought tine /
door vas locked ana without turning 4
he knob he placed his shoulder I
against one Of the panels and broke (
through. lie was unable 10 reach the
boy. however, on account OF the heat I
md dense smoke Mrs Baca broke /
through u window but she also was
driven away The boy probably was
lead then
Finding she could not rescue the
'hllc Mrs. Baoa ran to Mountain road
quarter OF mile away and tele-
inuncd the alarm 20 the fire depart
mont Smoke was seen by persons
n tho highlands rising from the Dog
own quarter about ten minutes be-
ore the fire whistle screamed the
larm.
No water supply.
There is no hydflnt in the nOgtown
ection. although Il Is IN the city
limits, SO chief Klein directed the en-
Inc To the Grlegos acequla- nat was
ry The fire had lincd too much
roadway for the chemical tank 10 he
I any use The firemen were first /
ent to the i000 block on North First / I
Ireet. When they reached that point I
hey could see the smoke and wera
utded By Il 20 the Rodriguez house. I
The origin OF the fire could not be
armed BY CHER Klein. He question
4 Mrs. Rodriguez, with the aid OF an
ltetpreter, when she arrived She
Nd she LETT fire burning IN the ftovt.
was nearly out however. and she
IA not believe there was any danger
ON that source. The fact that the
~ died Ia bed seems To preclude any
iggestlons that he might have play
with the fire or matches.
The firemen did not know there
rs any one In the house until they
turned to the station. Chief Klein
en- notified Justice w. w. McClel-
n. coroner. who issued permit al
wing the removal of the body TO
ed rrolioftts undertaking rOonn4 n