Calhoun County MI Archives News.....Child Suffers Critical Burns While Alone February 21, 1949
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Battle Creek Enquirer February 21, 1949
  Priscilla Hudson, five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs Ovel Hudson of 36 
Milton Court suffered critical burns about her body, and face about 11 a. m, 
today when her clothing caught fire at her home. Priscilla, only one of  four 
children at home at the time, was alone in she house when her night clothing 
became ignited.
 The child was taken by ambulance Community hospital.
 Mr. Hudson is an employe of the Battle Creek Plating Corp., where he works on 
the 3 p.m. shift.
 The accident, happened inside the Hudson house.

 Mr. Hudson said he arose about 10 a. m. and went to the home of a Bartholomew -
family -four door away too get his wife, Anna, who was visiting there with 
their youngest child, Annabelle, 3, When they, returned to their house they 
found charred clothing  trailing from the kitchen to the bedroom and on the bed 
was Priscilla,  her clothing burned away. The child was seared and unconscious, 
When Mr. Hudson had arisen and left to get his wife, Priscilla was asleep in 
her bed, he said.

 Whether she struck a match in that way Ignited her flight clothing or whether 
she brushed against an exposed flame in the kitchen gas stove., he could not 
say:, :IL was reported the child's condition was "most critical" at 12:30 p.m. 
today.

 The Hudson' two  other  children, Patricia, 10, and Ovel Leroy, 7, were at 
Washington school when the accident happened.

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