Indian Child Dies of Burns While Lighting a Fire with Kerosene, March 9, 1925

Indian Child Dies of Burns at Buie. . . Said to Have Used Kerosene in Starting Fire—A Miss Hall of Bladen Also Seriously Burned

By W.H.M. Brown

Buies, March 7—A small daughter of Wesley Sanderson, Indian, was so badly burned Wednesday morning while attempting to make a fire, that she died during the afternoon of Wednesday. Her clothes were ignited from the flames. It was reported that she used kerosene in kindling. The child was 8 or 10 years old. In attempting to put out the flames, her father is reported as having been burned very badly on his hands.

News is also received here that a Miss Hall of Bladen county, a relative of Mr. and Mrs. Z.G. Hall, who live here, was burned very badly one day this week. The extent of her injuries is reported as being serious. Miss Hall visited here last fall.

From the front page of The Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, March 9, 1925

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