Photographs from the Decatur Coffin Company Fire
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Title
Photographs from the Decatur Coffin Company Fire
Subject
Fire
Fire Department
Photo File: Fires
Decatur IL
July 1907
Fire Department
Photo File: Fires
Decatur IL
July 1907
Description
Photographs of the fire at the Decatur Coffin Company which occurred July 10, 1907. The fire was discovered at 2 am Wednesday morning and did $20,000 damage to the building. The fire was discovered by the watchman at the plant, John Moore, on the fourth floor at the east end of the building facing East North St. The fire started in the 'couch room' which is where material for upholstering the caskets was kept. Earl W. Bradley and Benjamin Perkins, two firemen, were plunged from the fourth floor to the basement of the building and buried under feet of rubble. Both men sustained injuries but survived. The building was owned by T. T. Roberts, O.Z. Greene, George E. Moeller and Charles R. Murphy.
Creator
Herald and Review
Source
Photo File: Fires
Publisher
Herald and Review
Date
7/10/1907
Contributor
Herald and Review
Rights
The Decatur Public Library owns and maintains all copyright materials featured on omeka.decaturlibrary.org. These materials cannot be used without prior consent. Please contact the Local History Room at the Decatur Public Library for more information.
Relation
none
Format
.jpg
600 dpi
600 dpi
Language
English
Type
Photograph
Identifier
FR13-FR16
Coverage
Fire, Fire Department, Photo File: Fires, Decatur IL, 1907
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
3.25 x 4.25"
Files
Collection
Citation
Herald and Review, “Photographs from the Decatur Coffin Company Fire,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed November 21, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/3065.