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James Fitzpatrick

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James Fitzpatrick

Birth
Death
10 Jul 1893
Burial
Lemont, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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MILITARY:
Civil War
Company A, 69th New York

Fire Captain James Fitzpatrick died as a result of the historic Chicago World's Fair "White City" Cold Storage fire. Unable to persuade an electrician who was on the tower to jump, James was the last fireman to leap from the flaming tower.
MILITARY:
Civil War
Company A, 69th New York

Fire Captain James Fitzpatrick died as a result of the historic Chicago World's Fair "White City" Cold Storage fire. Unable to persuade an electrician who was on the tower to jump, James was the last fireman to leap from the flaming tower.


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