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Joseph Medill (1908)

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There are six fireboats in service at the present time, two new ones having been placed in service during the year. Of the fireboats now owned and operated by the Department only the two new ones are in first-class condition, the
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In June 1908, Goodrich and Carney joined Busse, Horan and three dozen more Chicagoans on a day trip to Manitowoc, Wisconsin, to witness the launching of the new fireboat
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are in need of repairs, and it is hoped that at least three new ones will be provided in the near future.
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In 1963 crewmember Thomas McKnight was knocked overboard during a celebratory display of her
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stood alongside but was a bit further behind in construction.
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Index


fireboat
Chicago, Illinois
Graeme Stewart
Manitowoc
water cannons
Fireboats of Chicago
"Chicago: its history and its builders, a century of marvelous growth (Volume v.2)"
Clarke publishing Company


Fire Strikes the Chicago Stock Yards: A History of Flame and Folly in the Jungle
The History Press
ISBN
9781609499075
"Aging Fleet Of Fireboats Put Out To Pasture"
Chicago Tribune
Archived
"Joseph Medill"
Shipindex.org
Archived
"Firefighter record: Thomas McKnight"
Illinois Fire Service Institute
Chicago Daily Tribune
v
t
e
Chicago Fire Department
Fireboats
Christopher Wheatley

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