Was Fatally Burned

Detroit. May 24. - Mrs. Jennie Tree, Bged about 35 years, and living with her husband and two children on Porter street, between Tenth and Twelf th streets, was probably fatally burned while working at the resideñce of Mrs. Bussell, 110 Beech street. A leaky gasoline stove was the cause. Mrs. Treo was entraged by Mrs. Russell to do her washing aud was at work in the kitchen. The boiler that was on the stove leaked, as did also the gasoline stove, and a pan was put under the latter to caten the oil and water. Mrs. Tree was near the stove, when her dress caught fire. She endeavored to put it out. but the flauies burned through the garments and began scorching her fle8ti. She screamed for help, and a carpenter working in the building nest door ran to her assistance. Seeing the pan under the stove he thought it filleil with water and caught it in his hands a quick as possible. He threw the contenta over the sufEering woman. Part of the supposed water wat gasoline and the combustible fhiid saturated her dress. Like a flash the flarnes shot to the ceiling and Mrs. Tree was enveloped in fire from head to feet. Terrorized with pain she ran into the yard, her hands over her eyes aud uttering agoniziug screanis that brought all the neighbors to theirdoors, Mrs. John Hallorhan lives on Fifth street, and the rear of her house is opposite the rear of Mrs. Russell's house. Ainong others she saw her terrible plight. She had presence of mind enough to grab a quilt that was being washed and with this in her arma she hastened toward Mrs. Tree, who was running about the yard in a vain attenipt to flee from the element that was devouring her. Mrs. Hallorhan finally caught her and wrapped the quilt about her, thereby smothering the flauies. As soon as this was accomplished she ordered a bystander to telephone for an ambulance. Grace hospital ambulance responded, but before the ambulance arrived Mrs. Tree was carried across the street to the residence of Mrs. Baxter, at 103 Beech street. When the unfortunate woman's clothes were removed at the hospital it was found that there was scarcely a spot on her body that was not burned. Her anus and ncck were burned so ! badly that the flefih and skin peeled off when touched. Her face was roasted, her hair was singed and her back was charred. The physicians at the hospital told her friends that she was desperately injured and that there was little hope entertained of her life.