Irene SLISZ

5 JAN 1909 - 16 FEB 1910

• BIRTH: 5 JAN 1909, South Bend, IN
• EVENT: God Parents: 5 JAN 1909, Thomas Pietizak & Josepha Andrysiak
• EVENT: Cause of Death (Facts Pg): First Degree Burns
• DEATH: 16 FEB 1910, South Bend, IN
• BAPTISM: 5 JAN 1910, St Casimer, South Bend In

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[N5044] [Piech~52.ftw]

South Bend Tribune - 2/18/1910

HORRIBLE BURNS CAUSE BABY'S DEATH
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Child 13 months old victim of brother playing with fire.

Playing with fire in the absence of their mother, two children of Kasper Slisz, 430 Kosciusko Street, set fire to the clothing of their 13-month-old sister Wednesday evening, resulting in her death five hours later. The death of the child ws reported to the city health department yesterday afternoon.

It appears that while the mother left the house on an arrand to a neighboing store the two children, two and four years respectivly, secured matches and putting paper in a stove in the sitting room, set it on fire. The baby sitting on the floor near the stove communicated the fire in some way to its clothing and in a few moments was ablaze. The older child ran from the house screaming and attracted the attention of neighbors who rushed in to find the child horribly burned. The flames were smothered with a blanket and Dr. N. G. Borisowicz was summoned. The child lived five hours.

The funeral was held this morning at 9 o'clock at St. Casimier's Catholic church, Rev. Anthony Zubowicz officiating. Interment was in the St. Josephs Cemetery.