Baby Paul was the son of James Francis McDermott and Annie Catherine Johnston McDermott. He was sick with a cold on Christmas Day 1919 and was watching his brothers and sisters and friends jumping over a bond fire in the back of the house. He ran out the door and tried to jump the fire. The long white nightgown which he was wearing caught fire and went up in flames. Little Paul didn't survive his burns.
This is the newspaper account of his death:
The Daily Journal - December 26, 1919
Tragic Death of Little Boy Xmas.
Paul, son of Mr. and Mrs. James McDermott of Susquenhanna Bridge, Clearfield, while playing around a paper fire Tuesday afternoon about 1 o'clock got too close to the flames and his garments caught fire. Before help reached him he was burned so seriously that death resulted at 5 o'clock Christmas morning. The funeral will take place Saturday morning, December 27th at 9:00 o'clock at Grampian in the Catholic Cemetery.
The McDermott family formerly resided in Phillipsburg and Mr. McDermott is a brother of Mrs. William Wynn of Faulkner's Addition. Little Paul who was a bright and lovable child was aged about 3 and 1/2 years. His tragic death at Christmas time has caused the keenest grief of his parents.
This is the newspaper account of his death:
The Daily Journal - December 26, 1919
Tragic Death of Little Boy Xmas.
Paul, son of Mr. and Mrs. James McDermott of Susquenhanna Bridge, Clearfield, while playing around a paper fire Tuesday afternoon about 1 o'clock got too close to the flames and his garments caught fire. Before help reached him he was burned so seriously that death resulted at 5 o'clock Christmas morning. The funeral will take place Saturday morning, December 27th at 9:00 o'clock at Grampian in the Catholic Cemetery.
The McDermott family formerly resided in Phillipsburg and Mr. McDermott is a brother of Mrs. William Wynn of Faulkner's Addition. Little Paul who was a bright and lovable child was aged about 3 and 1/2 years. His tragic death at Christmas time has caused the keenest grief of his parents.
Baby Paul was the son of James Francis McDermott and Annie Catherine Johnston McDermott. He was sick with a cold on Christmas Day 1919 and was watching his brothers and sisters and friends jumping over a bond fire in the back of the house. He ran out the door and tried to jump the fire. The long white nightgown which he was wearing caught fire and went up in flames. Little Paul didn't survive his burns.
This is the newspaper account of his death:
The Daily Journal - December 26, 1919
Tragic Death of Little Boy Xmas.
Paul, son of Mr. and Mrs. James McDermott of Susquenhanna Bridge, Clearfield, while playing around a paper fire Tuesday afternoon about 1 o'clock got too close to the flames and his garments caught fire. Before help reached him he was burned so seriously that death resulted at 5 o'clock Christmas morning. The funeral will take place Saturday morning, December 27th at 9:00 o'clock at Grampian in the Catholic Cemetery.
The McDermott family formerly resided in Phillipsburg and Mr. McDermott is a brother of Mrs. William Wynn of Faulkner's Addition. Little Paul who was a bright and lovable child was aged about 3 and 1/2 years. His tragic death at Christmas time has caused the keenest grief of his parents.
This is the newspaper account of his death:
The Daily Journal - December 26, 1919
Tragic Death of Little Boy Xmas.
Paul, son of Mr. and Mrs. James McDermott of Susquenhanna Bridge, Clearfield, while playing around a paper fire Tuesday afternoon about 1 o'clock got too close to the flames and his garments caught fire. Before help reached him he was burned so seriously that death resulted at 5 o'clock Christmas morning. The funeral will take place Saturday morning, December 27th at 9:00 o'clock at Grampian in the Catholic Cemetery.
The McDermott family formerly resided in Phillipsburg and Mr. McDermott is a brother of Mrs. William Wynn of Faulkner's Addition. Little Paul who was a bright and lovable child was aged about 3 and 1/2 years. His tragic death at Christmas time has caused the keenest grief of his parents.
