This from Steve Redick:
I found another treasure. The original newspaper clippings for the Stockyards fire from Sunday, May 20, 1934. Some of the pagers were in rough shape but some parts yielded surprisingly good results. I particularly like the summary of all the suburban companies that responded and the interview with the chief fire alarm operator at that time. My grandfather was at this fire as a member of the patrol.Steve
#1 by mike mc on December 23, 2016 - 11:22 AM
A handful of FFs died after the fire from disease(s) that they were contaminated by after drinking water from the cattle troths. One of them was the grandfather of former fire commissioner James Joyce. There was some talk of officially recording them as line of duty deaths but nothing ever came of it.
Engine 59’s house on Exchange was destroyed in the fire and the stockyards built a new one for the city at no cost. That is why Engine 59’s old house – which is still there – looks nothing like other Chicago firehouses.
#2 by Bill Post on December 23, 2016 - 10:30 AM
An interesting thing to note is that this fire crossed over to the east side of Halsted street and actually went into the neighborhood.
#3 by Eric Haak on December 23, 2016 - 6:31 AM
Just to be clear, the 1934 Stockyards fire did not have any LODDs attached to it. While the 1910 fire was far more tragic in the loss of life, the 1934 disaster was a much larger incident in terms of size and property loss.
#4 by Phil Stenholm on December 22, 2016 - 11:28 PM
I don’t where the other suburban companies ended up, but Evanston Engine Co. 1 changed quarters to CFD Engine Co. 71.
#5 by Joe on December 22, 2016 - 9:41 PM
Robertsdale? must of been Hammond, IN station 2.