Delaware County PA Archives Obituaries.....VANLEER, child of W. G. January 11, 1882
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Chester Times (11 Jan 1882) Page 3
A LITTLE GIRL FALLS INTO A HOT VAT.-Yesterday Mr. W. G. Vanleer, butcher at 
Village Green, was rendering tallow and a little daughter of his fell into the 
vat and was so badly burned that she died this morning from the effects of 
it.  The girl was badly scalded and suffered greatly.  It was thought that if 
she survived the night she might recover, but the little sufferer died in 
great agony.

SOUTH CHESTER NOTES.
  Mr. Vanleer, our genial butcher, who resides about four miles out of town, 
was very much distressed yesterday morning, his little girl, aged about two 
years, having been fatally scalded by falling into a pot of boiling lard.

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Chester Times (12 Jan 1882) Page 3
DEATH IN THE LARD POT.-The little son of W. G. Vanleer, of Village Green, who 
fell in a pot of lard Tuesday afternoon and died from the effects of it 
Wednesday morning was but two years old.  Mrs. Vanleer had poured some hot 
lard into a pot to cool.  The pot was setting on the floor, and the little boy 
in his play fell into it.  Half of his head, face, body and oe arm was badly 
scalded.  Large blisters were raised on his face and body.  He was a 
remarkable little boy for pluck.  When he fell in his mother had her back 
turned to him and he got out himself without crying or showing the slightest 
emotion of pain.  He lived through the night and must have suffered but during 
it all did not give the least evidence of pain.  He will be buried Saturday.

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