The Washington times., 1921-09-20
BABY BOY DIES
WHEN IODINE IS
USED ON BODY
William Lanier Washington's
Child Badly Burned by Too
Free Application.


yesterday under remarkable circum-
stances Of Winston Lanier Washing
ton. seventeen months old. In Rich
mond Hill nursery. revealed that the
child's father was William Lanier
Washington. Of No. 105 East Nine
teenth street, Manhattan.
William Lanier Washington. banker
and chairman. Is a direct hneal de.
scendant of brother Of George Wash
ington. He was divorced some time
ago by the former May Bruce Bren-
nan. a belle Of Louisville. Ky. His
present wife, mother Of the child. was
Miss Alice May Holland. Of Baltimore.
DR.. william H. Nammack. medical
examiner in Queens county. received
word yesterday that the child had died
under circumstances that warranted
investigation. The case was reported
TO him by DIR. Russell ]. McGraw.
Died In Nursery.
In DR.. Nammack's office win be
filed today q brief and formal re-
port that the baby's death was in
Lhe nursery conducted at No. 625
Briggs avenue. Richmond Hill. by
Mrs. Amelia b. Cohen. q registered
nurse. This report viii say that the
DOy uleu Oh.
"shock due to burns of the body
cation to the body Of tincture Of
Iodine"
The medical examiner says that
the baby. suffering from q skin dis
ease, was painted from head to foot
with q salve containing q tincture
of iodine not even the little ones
face escaping the soaring fluid.
Tho Washington baby was attend
cd by Drs. e. ]. Cronin and Russell
J. McGraw, both of Richmond Hill.
The case was diagnosed as one Of
impetigo. skin disease.
Mrs. Cohen was directed to touch
(Dr. Nammack stressed the word as
opposed to "paint') tho spots that
appeared on the little bodies with
tincture Of iodine.
DR.. Nammack last night said the
Washington youngsters entire body
was covered with brown coating.
Even the face was painted, he said.
Examiner Was Amazed.
Shortly before his death tho boy
passed into an aRonized convulsion. |
DR.. McGraw was called, but nothing |
then could be done to save the writh- |
ing child.
"I was dumbSounded. The house |
IL so unsanitary as to be an impos- |
sible habitation for adults, let alone |
infants"
Mrs. Cohen said that the Wash.
inston baby was brought to her home |
on September q. 1890. and that she
had received SIC . week for taking |
care Of him. She added:
Mrs. Cohen's insistencs that she |
gave the younsster eFery possible |
care and that he was ATTENDED COM |
petently was corroborated by the |
child's parents last night IN their |
beautifully furnished apartment. Both |
were reluctant to speak Of the case |
Their faces were craven with sor-
row.
Mrs. Warrington is little moro than
girl. At most she is twenty.three. !
Her frame 10 slender and her stature
medium. Her blue eyes are set in a
charming face, framed in q luxurious
abundance Of golden hair.
Husband Much Older.
Her husband is many years her
senior. as attested by tho iron-sray
hair and mustache. He said:
Yes, we are the parents Of that
baby. 1t has been terrible blow. For
that matter. tho last few years have
been sad. Alice and were married
two years ago.
II went out to that place in Rich
mond Hill. hopping mad. for I was
wrapped up in that boy Of mine, Just
wrapped up. He was my whole life. 1 !;
was pretty hot when got there. But
was convinced that the child re.
ceived every possible care and was
under competent nursing and that the
conditions in the house were whole.
some. I was convinced thst death
was inevitable and that all that could
be done to save the baby's life was
done"
He was asked:
How did It happen that you se.
lected Mrs. Cohen's nursery"
Mrs. Washington had been I'll for
some time and under the Doctors
care. The doctor advised a trip. We
decided to go to Pennsylvania to visit
friends. But we couldn't take little
Winston with US because he was
teething and had broken out in a rash.
He was also suffering from intes.
tinal trouhle