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GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Leone Weir
Leone Weir the six year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Weir died in the city hospital about half past four yesterday afternoon as the result of terrible burns received from her clothing catching fire about two hours previously at her home on Telegraph street. About half past two Mrs. Weir left the house for a few minutes to go to a neighbour's leaving in the home the eldest daughter Leone and two younger children, aged respectively one and a half years and six months. Shortly after George Jonah met the second youngest child in the street crying and ascertained from her that there was a fire in the house. He rushed in to find the eldest girl with her clothes on fire. Collecting some blankets from one of the rooms and wrapping them about the girl he smothered the flames as quickly as possible but the fire had already done its deadly work. Jonah summoned help as soon as possible and the girl was carried out of the house by young Newton Wilbur. Dr. R.L. Botsford was hastily summoned and had the girl removed to the hospital where everything possible was done to relieve her suffering and save her life. It was found that the child had been terribly burned about the face and neck and side of the head while she had also inhaled the flames. The little sufferer lingered till about half past four when she succumbed to her injuries. Dr. I.C. Harris coroner held an injury into the sad affair and from what could be gathered from the young child who gave the alarm, little Leone had poured parafin oil in the stove and her clothing caught from the flames. A teddy bear with which the child was playing at the time was burned along with the child's clothing. Mrs. Weir said she left the house about half past two to go to Mrs. Bannisters to see about engaging rooms and was about 15 minutes. Statements were obtained by coroner Harris from George Jonah and Newt Wilbur. The latter suppressed the fire in the house while Bowser carried the baby from the room in which the burning occurred and placed it in a place of safety in a neighbour's. From little Verna Weir it was gleaned that the fatality occurred at above described. Mr. Weir the fatal of the child is the well known baseball player. He was at his work in the R.F. & M. Co. at the time the distressing affair took place.
Newspaper: The Moncton Daily Times, 23 December 1980
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