| Birth: | 1869
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
Pennsylvania, USA | | Death: | Dec. 22, 1910
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
Pennsylvania, USA | 
One of 13 Philadelphia firefighters who died in the horrendous Friedlander Leather Remnants factory fire on December 21st and 22nd, 1910. The walls of the factory collapsed on the firefighters. The fire remains the worst death toll in Philadelphia Fire Department history. A ceremony was held at the location of the site at 3rd Street and Girard Avenue in December 2010 commemorating 100 years since the disaster. The area is the site of an apartment complex and stores.
The Philadelphia Press; Sunday, December 25, 1910, Page 7:
"McCONNELL – Suddenly, on December 22, 1910, William S., husband of Mary McConnell (nee McDonald), aged 41 years. Relatives and friends, also Captain Philip R. Schuyler Circle, No. 49, B. of A.; James G. Blaine Council, No. 766, O. of I. A.; Anti-Cobden Club, and Philadelphia Fire Department, are invited to attend the funeral services, on Sunday, at 2 P. M., at the First Mennonite Church, Diamond Street, near 5th. Interment private."
His parents were John McConnell, born in Wilmington, Delaware, and Rachel Jones, born in Philadelphia, PA.
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Non-Cemetery Burial
Specifically: Cemetery unknown. |
Created by: Donna Di Giacomo
Record added: Jun 18, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 92161383 |
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