OBIT: Frederick Orville BURNS, 1909, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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BURNS END IN DEATH

Child Plays with Fire, Thanksgiving Afternoon, with Fatal Results

  On Thanksgiving afternoon, Frederick Orville, the little son of Mr. and 
Mrs. C. Westley Burns of 2314 Beale avenue, was playing in the dining room 
and, picking up a piece of paper, thrust it into the heating stove and began 
whirling about the flaming paper, setting fire to his dress.
  His sister, attracted by his screams threw water over the little one, but 
he was so seriously burned that death ensued at 2 o'clock this morning.  The 
child was 2 years, 11 months and 8 days old, and besides his parents is 
survived by four brothers and five sisters.  The funeral will take place 
from the late residence at 2.30 on Monday afternoon.  Interment in Fairview 
cemetery.

Altoona Mirror, November 27, 1909