Galesburg, IL High School Fire, Apr 1904
Posted December 16th, 2008 by Stu Beitler
FIRE AT GALESBURG.
HIGH SCHOOL BURNS AND FIREMAN IS KILLED BY FALLING WALLS.
Galesburg, Ills., April 11. -- Fire, which broke out early Sunday evening in the basement of the Galesburg high school resulted in the total destruction of the building. JOHN SLATER, a fireman, was instantly killed by falling walls.
The loss is estimated at $100,000, fully covered by insurance.
The Daily Review Dacatur Illinois 1904-04-11
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Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!
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Galesburg, IL, High School fire 1904
The photograph is the high school that replaced the one that burned in 1904; the high school in the photo functioned from 1906-1959, when it moved to a new building. The school building in the photo was vacant when in burned in Oct., 1965.