BURNING FATALITY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12601, 27 June 1904, Page 4

BURNING FATALITY.

An inquest was held yesterday. by;the coroner (Mr, T. Grcsham), at the res?i#i»bo of Mr. D. V. Dpssetor, chemist, Poniscfby Eoad, into the death oi Crer&ld WyUe finson Basset or, aged two years and : : iffce months, who died' on Friday last . film burns. The evidence of Mrs, Posfvgjpi',, mother of the child, was to the effect tiat> she heard the child screa-ni, and on . gdttg to his assistance she saw him in Sanes. She rolled him in a carpet, and put out in© fire. The hoy had been left alone . fo| : a Kioijienfc in. a room, in "which there"flWg ft With his brother, and he had been m&kjpg paper boats. Witness said !he were a cotim piaafope, which, caflgM ftp, totliuw ;k« conld not say, ' : - '''-': ' '' ~\ Dr. Trac-ey laglis, who.-saw the child la Thursday 1-Wt, said .cleft! due to shocL following barns oil the right; arm and rigjt leg, and also en the hands, neck, and f^|> lie wounds had been properly treated anJ dressed^ : J Mrs. Dossetor, recalled by the .-feM^ paid she knew item-, toi dress" wounds,' -a^| .she did not consider it itf.ee|f%|y. to mi\k doctor' before Thursday, Evidence & to the custody of the deceased was giveji by' ,|h*» maidservant., Ethel .'May Jfealis.7 $&« jury retun* d a verdict of death from shock I resulting front' aeeiiimtal hurn|.