The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-08-23
Miss Hazel Quinn
Seriously Burned

Miss Hazel Quinn. second daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs ]. r. Quinn. is in
the hospital being treated for a num-
ber of serious and painful burns about
the face. arms. chest. side and hands
sustained in a gasoline explosion
while blackening stoves at her fathers
furniture store at 3o5 Main street
about 2 o'clock Monday afternoon.
Miss Quinn. in company with her
sister. Miss Hattie. bargained with
their father a few days ago in a
spirit OF adventure and money making
enterprise TO blacken forty stoves for
the sum of $40 and they were engaged
in the undertaking when the accident
happened.
The girls dressed themselves in
boys clothes and were having great
fun when the unfortunate accident
occurred. Their system OF work was
10 let down an incandescent electric
light buig by means of long cord
into the inside of the stove to afford
illumination while they biackened the
outside. Just what caused the expio-
sion is not known, but il Is supposed
that while lifting the light out of the
stove Miss Hazel struck the bulb in
some way with sufficient force TO
break H. Immediately she was en-
yeioped in a mass of flames resulting
from the ignition OF the gasoline
fumes and her clothing Sc, on fire.
She had on pair of tightly y-fitting
kid gloves at the time. strong saiteen
waist and overaIls. all OF which were
Instantly set on FIRE The uufortun-
ate girl ran out the back of the store
into the alley and fell in the roadway
from the agony she was suffering.
Miss Hattie followed and endeavored
TO cstinsu,sh the IRE by sinothering
IL with dirt from the roadway and
whatever else .xas most convenient.
In the meantime her mother. who was
upstairs. was summoned and hurried
to the relief OF the sufferer Mr..
Quinn also was on hand an instant
later and within two or three min
utes the fre was put out and the un-
fortunate girl assisted into ths> ss;ore
and q physician called To administer
an antidote to couuteract the effect
OF the burns. II was impossible to
20 the strength OF the texture and
they had TO be carefully removed by
the mother and sister As soon as
THIS was done she was wrapped in
sheets and taken TO the hospital.
where hypodcrmics were given her to
aiiay the suffering from the burns.
Miss Quinns hair was sInged and
the left side of her neck. chest. side
and left hip blistered from the fam
ing gasoline. Her hands suffered
especially. as II vas impossible to
remove the gloves in time to prevent
serious injury TO them. The glove on
the left hand was almost entirely
burned OF. in consequence OF which
deep wound was made by the nrc.
II is not believed the wounds are SUI.
fieiently deep to leave permanent
scars. unless possibly It is in the
palm OF the left hand. where the burn
was deeper than anywhere else.
II is regarded as fortunate for Miss
Quinn that she was wearing heavy
clothing at the time. as otherwise
the accident would probably have
been much more serious. II she had
been wearing a light dress II is likely
that II would have been completely
burned from her body before help
could have reached her. Miss Quinn
was very heroic and made no outcry.
altho the pain was very intense.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Quinn rs well
as Miss Hattie had their hands pain
fully burned in their efforts TO put
out the fre.
Miss Quinn is getting along as well
as could he expected under the cir
cumstaucee