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The Watertown Weekly Leader
Watertown, Jefferson County, Dodge County, Wisconsin
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In Sturgeon Bay, 6-year-old Frank Wallinger died from severe burns after accidentally igniting his baby brother's clothes and his own while playing with fire. Rev. F. Schumann rescued the baby and helped Frank. This is the second child of Mrs. Wallinger to perish in a fire set by Frank.
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Six Year Old Lad Sets Fire to Little Brother's Clothes His Own Ignite.
Sturgeon Bay. - Frank, 6 year old son of Charles Wallinger, died of burns received when playing with a fire brand. He was terribly burned from the hips up.
While his mother left the house and he arose to start a fire in the kitchen stove. After he had lighted it he took a torch and, going into the house, set fire to his baby brother's clothes and to the bed in which he was lying.
Frank's own clothes caught fire, and he ran from the house into the back yard, screaming for help.
The Rev. F. Schumann, who was driving past the house, came to his help, wrapping him in a robe and extinguishing the flames. Mr. Schumann ran into the house just in time to save the baby from burning to death.
This is the second of Mrs. Wallinger's children who have died as a result of burns. Less than two years ago Frank set fire to the house and the little one burned with it.
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Six-year-old Frank Wallinger died from burns after setting fire to his baby brother's clothes and bed while starting a kitchen fire. His own clothes ignited, and he ran screaming for help. Rev. F. Schumann extinguished the flames on Frank and saved the baby. This is the second child of Mrs. Wallinger to die from burns, the previous one in a house fire set by Frank less than two years ago.