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Verda Campbell

Female 1930 - 1931  (1 years)


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  • Name Verda Campbell 
    Born 1930 
    Gender Female 
    Died 29 Jan 1931  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Result of house fire
    Person ID I20947  Family Tree
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2016 

    Father Donald Edward Campbell,   b. 29 Jun 1882, Thurso, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1931, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Mother Stella May Banning,   b. 30 May 1892, Papineauville, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1963, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F10406  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Jan 1931 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Father Blinded in Trying to Save Infant Children
    Father Blinded in Trying to Save Infant Children
    The Ottawa Journal
    Ottawa, Ontario
    Some Progress by Fire Victim
    Some Progress by Fire Victim
    The Ottawa Journal
    Ottawa, Ontario
    Inquest is Opened
    Inquest is Opened
    The Ottawa Journal
    Ottawa, Ontario

    Obituary & Death Notice
    Two Children Die of Burns in Farm Fire
    Two Children Die of Burns in Farm Fire
    Two Children Die of Burns in Farm Fire
    Varda Campbell, Aged One, and Gerald, Aged Two, Victims at Thurso
    Explosion of coal oil poured into a stove to hasten the fire resulted in the deaths of two children in the farmouse of Donald E. Campbell at The lower", seven miles north of Thurso yesterday, Verda Campbell, his one-year-old daughter, died in the Civic Hospital early today, while Gerald Campbell, aged two, died on the way to the train from the farm house.
    According to Miss Ethel MacKenzie, 6 Fifth avenue, a step-daughter of Mr. Campbell, the latter wanted to light the fire in the stove in the kitchen of he farm house. He decided to put some coal oil on the coal to quicken the blaze.
    Thought Fire Was Out
    Miss MacKenzie said Mr. Campbell poured some oil on the supposedly dead coals, but apparently one of the pieces of coal was hot enough to ignite the liquid. There was an instant explosion.
    One-year-old Verda was sitting in her high chair beside the stove and Gerald was playing on the floor. With the explosion of the oil fumes, the curtains on the windows took fire. Mr. Campbell tried to extinguish the blaze with oats and succeeded in smothering it.
    Articles in the room caught fire as well. Misa MacKenzie related to The Journal, and the light clothing of the two children was ignited. In his frantic efforts to beat out the fire in the room and to help the screaming babies, Mr. Campbell's arms and legs were terribly burned.
    No one else was at home at the time. The other members of the family, Mrs. Campbell and an 18-year-old son, Gordon, were in Thurso shopping, a daughter, Muriel, and another son, Arthur, aged eight, were at school. They did not discover the disaster until after they had returned from the town and school.
    Sent to Hospital.
    Difficulty was experienced in obtaining a physician, as the farm-house is isolated. Finally, Dr. Poliquin was located near Thurso. He gave first aid to the three injured and ordered the children removed to a hospital.
    While the father remained at home under treatment of Dr. Poliquin, Mrs. Campbell took the two babies in a sleigh driven by the eldest son and started for Thurso. Gerald died before they reached Thurso. The mother and Verda continued on to the city, where Verda died in the Civic Hospital early today
    The body of the child was removed to Woodburn's undertaking parlors.
    (photo is unrelated to article)
    --The Ottawa Journal, Ottawa, Ontario, January 30, 1931
    Two Children Die in Fire on Quebec Farm
    Two Children Die in Fire on Quebec Farm
    --The Winnipeg Evening Tribune, Winnipeg, Manitoba, January 30, 1931