George Dickel , August 2nd, 1894
On Thursday, August 2nd, 1894 at 4:45 PM, an alarm was sounded on Box 284, 6th & Master Streets for a fire in the John A. Cronin & Company Wool Mill and J. O’Hara’s Carpet Cleaners – a 4 story brick building located at the NWC of Randolph and Jefferson Streets.
Both Ladderman George Dickel of Truck “C” and Hoseman George Geissel of Engine 21 were killed when the floor on which they were working gave way – plunging them downwards and trapping them in a mass of rubble and debris.
The fire reached 3 alarms and the loss amounted to $56,334.
George Dickel , August 2nd, 1894
On Thursday, August 2nd, 1894 at 4:45 PM, an alarm was sounded on Box 284, 6th & Master Streets for a fire in the John A. Cronin & Company Wool Mill and J. O’Hara’s Carpet Cleaners – a 4 story brick building located at the NWC of Randolph and Jefferson Streets.
Both Ladderman George Dickel of Truck “C” and Hoseman George Geissel of Engine 21 were killed when the floor on which they were working gave way – plunging them downwards and trapping them in a mass of rubble and debris.
The fire reached 3 alarms and the loss amounted to $56,334.
Career History
Appointed to Ladderman Truck “C” November 24, 1890