James H. Selleck was born in Peekskill, June 9, 1889, the son of James Emory and Susan M. (Croft) Selleck.
He attended school at Drum Hill. Following his school days, he was employed at Clarence Griffin's grocery store. Then he was with the Peekskill City (then Timmon's Laundry Co. for some years. Then he learned the trade of blacksmith with his father on Brown street, later he went to Hyde Park and was employed as a blacksmith with a man named Travis. He was a member of Harmony Lodge No. 138, K. of P. He was also a communicant at St Peter's Church.
As a fireman, he was one of the workers of Cortlandt Hook & Ladder Company. He joined the Company October 15, 1909, as a reserve member and was made a department member June 13, 1911. His Interest was manifest at once. He took an active part in all the affairs of the company, was an officer of the fire patrol several years. In January last he was elected First Lieutenant of the Company, having served as Second Assistant Foreman in 1917. before the designation of company officers were changed.
On July 26, 1914, Mr. Selleck married Miss Theodora C. Travis, daughter of Theodore and Carrie (Lounsbury) Travis. He is survived by his father, his wife and a baby boy.
The funeral services will be held at 4 o'clock this Saturday afternoon from St. Peter's Church, the Rev. Wm. Fisher- Lewis officiating. The Interment will be; at Hillside.
Highland Democrat August 3, 1918
He and six others lost their lives fighting a warehouse fire at the Fleischmann Plant. An article on the ‘Net states that 7 firemen lost their lives fighting a disastrous fire at the Fleischmann Plant at Charles Point, and a Firemen Memorial Wing was built 1919, added to the Peekskill Hospital, now the Hudson Valley Hospital Center.
On the Peekskill, Waterfront Green stands a bell as a memorial to the seven firefighters who lost their lives. The plaque reads as follows:
Peekskill Fire Department Alarm Bell
On August 1, 1918 this bell tolled the alarm for the Fleischmann Manufacturing Company Fire, at which seven Peekskill Volunteer Firefighters lost their lives.
Dedicated to the memory of those gallant men who gave their lives in the Fleischmann Fire August 1, 1918.
He attended school at Drum Hill. Following his school days, he was employed at Clarence Griffin's grocery store. Then he was with the Peekskill City (then Timmon's Laundry Co. for some years. Then he learned the trade of blacksmith with his father on Brown street, later he went to Hyde Park and was employed as a blacksmith with a man named Travis. He was a member of Harmony Lodge No. 138, K. of P. He was also a communicant at St Peter's Church.
As a fireman, he was one of the workers of Cortlandt Hook & Ladder Company. He joined the Company October 15, 1909, as a reserve member and was made a department member June 13, 1911. His Interest was manifest at once. He took an active part in all the affairs of the company, was an officer of the fire patrol several years. In January last he was elected First Lieutenant of the Company, having served as Second Assistant Foreman in 1917. before the designation of company officers were changed.
On July 26, 1914, Mr. Selleck married Miss Theodora C. Travis, daughter of Theodore and Carrie (Lounsbury) Travis. He is survived by his father, his wife and a baby boy.
The funeral services will be held at 4 o'clock this Saturday afternoon from St. Peter's Church, the Rev. Wm. Fisher- Lewis officiating. The Interment will be; at Hillside.
Highland Democrat August 3, 1918
He and six others lost their lives fighting a warehouse fire at the Fleischmann Plant. An article on the ‘Net states that 7 firemen lost their lives fighting a disastrous fire at the Fleischmann Plant at Charles Point, and a Firemen Memorial Wing was built 1919, added to the Peekskill Hospital, now the Hudson Valley Hospital Center.
On the Peekskill, Waterfront Green stands a bell as a memorial to the seven firefighters who lost their lives. The plaque reads as follows:
Peekskill Fire Department Alarm Bell
On August 1, 1918 this bell tolled the alarm for the Fleischmann Manufacturing Company Fire, at which seven Peekskill Volunteer Firefighters lost their lives.
Dedicated to the memory of those gallant men who gave their lives in the Fleischmann Fire August 1, 1918.
James H. Selleck was born in Peekskill, June 9, 1889, the son of James Emory and Susan M. (Croft) Selleck.
He attended school at Drum Hill. Following his school days, he was employed at Clarence Griffin's grocery store. Then he was with the Peekskill City (then Timmon's Laundry Co. for some years. Then he learned the trade of blacksmith with his father on Brown street, later he went to Hyde Park and was employed as a blacksmith with a man named Travis. He was a member of Harmony Lodge No. 138, K. of P. He was also a communicant at St Peter's Church.
As a fireman, he was one of the workers of Cortlandt Hook & Ladder Company. He joined the Company October 15, 1909, as a reserve member and was made a department member June 13, 1911. His Interest was manifest at once. He took an active part in all the affairs of the company, was an officer of the fire patrol several years. In January last he was elected First Lieutenant of the Company, having served as Second Assistant Foreman in 1917. before the designation of company officers were changed.
On July 26, 1914, Mr. Selleck married Miss Theodora C. Travis, daughter of Theodore and Carrie (Lounsbury) Travis. He is survived by his father, his wife and a baby boy.
The funeral services will be held at 4 o'clock this Saturday afternoon from St. Peter's Church, the Rev. Wm. Fisher- Lewis officiating. The Interment will be; at Hillside.
Highland Democrat August 3, 1918
He and six others lost their lives fighting a warehouse fire at the Fleischmann Plant. An article on the ‘Net states that 7 firemen lost their lives fighting a disastrous fire at the Fleischmann Plant at Charles Point, and a Firemen Memorial Wing was built 1919, added to the Peekskill Hospital, now the Hudson Valley Hospital Center.
On the Peekskill, Waterfront Green stands a bell as a memorial to the seven firefighters who lost their lives. The plaque reads as follows:
Peekskill Fire Department Alarm Bell
On August 1, 1918 this bell tolled the alarm for the Fleischmann Manufacturing Company Fire, at which seven Peekskill Volunteer Firefighters lost their lives.
Dedicated to the memory of those gallant men who gave their lives in the Fleischmann Fire August 1, 1918.
He attended school at Drum Hill. Following his school days, he was employed at Clarence Griffin's grocery store. Then he was with the Peekskill City (then Timmon's Laundry Co. for some years. Then he learned the trade of blacksmith with his father on Brown street, later he went to Hyde Park and was employed as a blacksmith with a man named Travis. He was a member of Harmony Lodge No. 138, K. of P. He was also a communicant at St Peter's Church.
As a fireman, he was one of the workers of Cortlandt Hook & Ladder Company. He joined the Company October 15, 1909, as a reserve member and was made a department member June 13, 1911. His Interest was manifest at once. He took an active part in all the affairs of the company, was an officer of the fire patrol several years. In January last he was elected First Lieutenant of the Company, having served as Second Assistant Foreman in 1917. before the designation of company officers were changed.
On July 26, 1914, Mr. Selleck married Miss Theodora C. Travis, daughter of Theodore and Carrie (Lounsbury) Travis. He is survived by his father, his wife and a baby boy.
The funeral services will be held at 4 o'clock this Saturday afternoon from St. Peter's Church, the Rev. Wm. Fisher- Lewis officiating. The Interment will be; at Hillside.
Highland Democrat August 3, 1918
He and six others lost their lives fighting a warehouse fire at the Fleischmann Plant. An article on the ‘Net states that 7 firemen lost their lives fighting a disastrous fire at the Fleischmann Plant at Charles Point, and a Firemen Memorial Wing was built 1919, added to the Peekskill Hospital, now the Hudson Valley Hospital Center.
On the Peekskill, Waterfront Green stands a bell as a memorial to the seven firefighters who lost their lives. The plaque reads as follows:
Peekskill Fire Department Alarm Bell
On August 1, 1918 this bell tolled the alarm for the Fleischmann Manufacturing Company Fire, at which seven Peekskill Volunteer Firefighters lost their lives.
Dedicated to the memory of those gallant men who gave their lives in the Fleischmann Fire August 1, 1918.
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