The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-02-14
PARIS WOMAN FATALLY BURN.
. ED WHILE ON A VISIT

While visiting at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Charles Barnett, near
Taylorsville, in Spencer county, Mrs.
Mabel Frank, widow of the late B.
A Frank, of Paris, was badly burned
about the lower part of the body,
with results which later proved fatal.
Mrs. Frank rose little earlier
than usual Wednesday morning, and
was standing before an open crate
fire, preparatory to dressing. A
slight gust OF wind from a slightly
opened window caught the edge of
her night dress and blew it into the
flames. In an instant the light fab
ric was mass of flames, which al
most entirely enveloped the unfor-
tUnate woman in its fiery embrace.
She ran screaming to the door, try
ing to rid herself of the flaming gar
ment, and called wildly for help. Mr..
and Mrs. Barnett, hearing the fren-
zied cries for help, ran to her room,
and succeeded in wrapping her in
heavy rugs and smothered the flames,
but not until the whole lower portion
of her body had been horribly burn
ed and her hair burned from her
head. Physicians were summoned,
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first aid treatment and such other
treatment as might tend to mitigate
her sufferings, which were excruci-
mating in the extreme.
Efforts were made to get her taken
to the Norton Infirmary at Louisville,
but this institution was too crowded,
and she was made as comfortable as
possible under the circumstances.
Telephone messages were sent to rel
atives and physicians at Paris, ap-
prising them of the distressing hap
pening, and other messages asked IL
it were possible to bring Mrs. Frank
to the Massie Hospital in this city.
But after a consultation of the ply
sicians il was deemed best that she
should remain at her mothers home
until the full extent of her injuries
could be determined. Yesterday
messages stated that the physicians
were fearful she had inhaled some OF
the flames, and her father, Mr.. James
NJ. Russell, accompanied by DR.. Chas
G. Daugherty and Mrs. Macie White
F1thian, left in an automobile for ths
Barnett home.
Late yesterday afternoon Mr.
Robert Frank. received a message
from the Bartlett home at Taylors
\ Vile, stating that Mrs. Frank diet
about a half-hour previous to send
ing the message, and that her deatl
relieved her intense suffering, Thi
1T. Hinton Company ambulance ief
for Taylorsville to bring the body Il
her old home in this city. Mrs
Franks son, Mr. Russell Frank, wh'
is in Florida. was apprised of hi
mothers death, and will reach Paris
as soon as possible. He is the onl,
survivor of the household, being tn
only child of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Some months ago Mrs. Frank
husband, Mr. Burton A Frank, sen
ior member of the Frank & Co. De
partment store, died suddenly at hi
home, from an attack of acute 1ndl
gestion. He had attended the Lex
ington races the day previous an,
Gaming home that night, had suppe
at Stout's Cxfe with a party o
friends. During the early hours
the morning he was seized with a.
attack of acute indigestion and ex
nired a short time after medical an
had reached him. Mrs. Frank is
sister of Mrs. Charles Wilmoth,
Paris. and Mrs. John M. Barnes,
Mt. Sterling. She has a wide c1rcl
of friends and acquaintance, no
alone in Paris and Bourbon county
but throughout Central Kentucky
ali of whom were shocked by new
Of the unfortunate accident.