Thomas S. Welch Sr. Dies in Fire
Pioneer Farm Owner Victim Of Barn Fire
Huge Barn Destroyed On His Farm Near Grimms; His Body Is Recovered
Thomas S. Welch, Sr., 78, prominent Cato farmer, was burned to death last night when overcome by smoke and flames which destroyed the huge barn on his farm one half mile south of Grimms.
All of the livestock which Welch attempted to liberate from the burning building were destroyed. Welch's charred body was found at 6 am today by searchers after the ruins had cooled sufficiently to allow them to penetrate the barn basement. The fire swept throught the big barn on the Welch farm, razing it to the ground and destroying all the livestock, farm machinery, feed and grain with a loss of from $18,000 to $20,000 partly covered by insurance. Fire departments from Reedsville and Whitelaw worked most of the night in preventing the fire from spreading to other buildings and the residence on
the farm.
Was Overcome
Origin of the fire was not determined. Members of the Welch household looked out of the residence windows at 9 pm to see smoke and flames leaving from the barn. Welch and his hired man, John Peppard, hastened out in an effort to liberate the cattle and horses. While Peppard entered one part of the barn, Welch pushed his way through the smoke at another entrance to reach the stanchions where the 17 head of cattle were tied. He did succeed in releasing two or three animals before he was overcome and sank to the floor. In a few moments Peppard missed Welch and retraced his steps to try and rescue him. But by that time the flames had gained such headway that he was unable to enter the part of the barn where Mr. Welch had pushed his way in in his effort to free the bellowing cattle.
Called Trucks
Telephone messages by this time summoned the fire trucks from Reedsville and Whitelaw, and scores of farmers battles through bad roads and downpour of rain to reach the Welch farm and assist in confining the fire to the big barn. Nothing was saved from the barn. The loss included 17 head of cattle, five horses, all the farm machinery and quantities of hay, straw and grain. The barn was modern in construction. Sheriff Herman Schuette was summoned to the fire at an early hour this morning when search failed to locate the body of Mr. Welch. He reached the scene just after searchers located the body in front of the cow stanchions. There will be no inquest.
Was Pioneer
Thomas Welch Sr., was one of the pioneer farmers of the town of Cato. He lived on the homestead farm near Grimms nearly all of his life. He is survived by his widow who was Nora Buckley and three children Julia, Ed and Helen, all on the homestead farm. There is also one brother Ed of Grimms, two sisters Mrs. Mary Cummings of Grimms and Mrs. Bridget O'Brien of this city and four step-children, Lawrence, Walter, Eugene and Joseph Fitzmaurice.
Manitowoc Herald-Times, Friday Mar 31, 1933; p. 1 col 3
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Maple Grove news
The bans of matrimony were announced in St. Patrick's church Sunday for Thomas Welsh and Nora Fitzmaurice. The marriage will take place
next week.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, February 18, 1916 P.5
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Announcement of the approaching marriage of Thomas Welch of Grimms and Mrs. Fitzmaurice of Maple Grove has been made known. Rev. Fr. Fitzmaurice of Appleton will perform the marriage ceremony at St. Patrick's church, Maple Grove, next Wednesday. Both principals are well knwon residents of Maple Grove.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, February 18, 1916 P.8
Pioneer Farm Owner Victim Of Barn Fire
Huge Barn Destroyed On His Farm Near Grimms; His Body Is Recovered
Thomas S. Welch, Sr., 78, prominent Cato farmer, was burned to death last night when overcome by smoke and flames which destroyed the huge barn on his farm one half mile south of Grimms.
All of the livestock which Welch attempted to liberate from the burning building were destroyed. Welch's charred body was found at 6 am today by searchers after the ruins had cooled sufficiently to allow them to penetrate the barn basement. The fire swept throught the big barn on the Welch farm, razing it to the ground and destroying all the livestock, farm machinery, feed and grain with a loss of from $18,000 to $20,000 partly covered by insurance. Fire departments from Reedsville and Whitelaw worked most of the night in preventing the fire from spreading to other buildings and the residence on
the farm.
Was Overcome
Origin of the fire was not determined. Members of the Welch household looked out of the residence windows at 9 pm to see smoke and flames leaving from the barn. Welch and his hired man, John Peppard, hastened out in an effort to liberate the cattle and horses. While Peppard entered one part of the barn, Welch pushed his way through the smoke at another entrance to reach the stanchions where the 17 head of cattle were tied. He did succeed in releasing two or three animals before he was overcome and sank to the floor. In a few moments Peppard missed Welch and retraced his steps to try and rescue him. But by that time the flames had gained such headway that he was unable to enter the part of the barn where Mr. Welch had pushed his way in in his effort to free the bellowing cattle.
Called Trucks
Telephone messages by this time summoned the fire trucks from Reedsville and Whitelaw, and scores of farmers battles through bad roads and downpour of rain to reach the Welch farm and assist in confining the fire to the big barn. Nothing was saved from the barn. The loss included 17 head of cattle, five horses, all the farm machinery and quantities of hay, straw and grain. The barn was modern in construction. Sheriff Herman Schuette was summoned to the fire at an early hour this morning when search failed to locate the body of Mr. Welch. He reached the scene just after searchers located the body in front of the cow stanchions. There will be no inquest.
Was Pioneer
Thomas Welch Sr., was one of the pioneer farmers of the town of Cato. He lived on the homestead farm near Grimms nearly all of his life. He is survived by his widow who was Nora Buckley and three children Julia, Ed and Helen, all on the homestead farm. There is also one brother Ed of Grimms, two sisters Mrs. Mary Cummings of Grimms and Mrs. Bridget O'Brien of this city and four step-children, Lawrence, Walter, Eugene and Joseph Fitzmaurice.
Manitowoc Herald-Times, Friday Mar 31, 1933; p. 1 col 3
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Maple Grove news
The bans of matrimony were announced in St. Patrick's church Sunday for Thomas Welsh and Nora Fitzmaurice. The marriage will take place
next week.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, February 18, 1916 P.5
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Announcement of the approaching marriage of Thomas Welch of Grimms and Mrs. Fitzmaurice of Maple Grove has been made known. Rev. Fr. Fitzmaurice of Appleton will perform the marriage ceremony at St. Patrick's church, Maple Grove, next Wednesday. Both principals are well knwon residents of Maple Grove.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, February 18, 1916 P.8
Thomas S. Welch Sr. Dies in Fire
Pioneer Farm Owner Victim Of Barn Fire
Huge Barn Destroyed On His Farm Near Grimms; His Body Is Recovered
Thomas S. Welch, Sr., 78, prominent Cato farmer, was burned to death last night when overcome by smoke and flames which destroyed the huge barn on his farm one half mile south of Grimms.
All of the livestock which Welch attempted to liberate from the burning building were destroyed. Welch's charred body was found at 6 am today by searchers after the ruins had cooled sufficiently to allow them to penetrate the barn basement. The fire swept throught the big barn on the Welch farm, razing it to the ground and destroying all the livestock, farm machinery, feed and grain with a loss of from $18,000 to $20,000 partly covered by insurance. Fire departments from Reedsville and Whitelaw worked most of the night in preventing the fire from spreading to other buildings and the residence on
the farm.
Was Overcome
Origin of the fire was not determined. Members of the Welch household looked out of the residence windows at 9 pm to see smoke and flames leaving from the barn. Welch and his hired man, John Peppard, hastened out in an effort to liberate the cattle and horses. While Peppard entered one part of the barn, Welch pushed his way through the smoke at another entrance to reach the stanchions where the 17 head of cattle were tied. He did succeed in releasing two or three animals before he was overcome and sank to the floor. In a few moments Peppard missed Welch and retraced his steps to try and rescue him. But by that time the flames had gained such headway that he was unable to enter the part of the barn where Mr. Welch had pushed his way in in his effort to free the bellowing cattle.
Called Trucks
Telephone messages by this time summoned the fire trucks from Reedsville and Whitelaw, and scores of farmers battles through bad roads and downpour of rain to reach the Welch farm and assist in confining the fire to the big barn. Nothing was saved from the barn. The loss included 17 head of cattle, five horses, all the farm machinery and quantities of hay, straw and grain. The barn was modern in construction. Sheriff Herman Schuette was summoned to the fire at an early hour this morning when search failed to locate the body of Mr. Welch. He reached the scene just after searchers located the body in front of the cow stanchions. There will be no inquest.
Was Pioneer
Thomas Welch Sr., was one of the pioneer farmers of the town of Cato. He lived on the homestead farm near Grimms nearly all of his life. He is survived by his widow who was Nora Buckley and three children Julia, Ed and Helen, all on the homestead farm. There is also one brother Ed of Grimms, two sisters Mrs. Mary Cummings of Grimms and Mrs. Bridget O'Brien of this city and four step-children, Lawrence, Walter, Eugene and Joseph Fitzmaurice.
Manitowoc Herald-Times, Friday Mar 31, 1933; p. 1 col 3
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Maple Grove news
The bans of matrimony were announced in St. Patrick's church Sunday for Thomas Welsh and Nora Fitzmaurice. The marriage will take place
next week.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, February 18, 1916 P.5
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Announcement of the approaching marriage of Thomas Welch of Grimms and Mrs. Fitzmaurice of Maple Grove has been made known. Rev. Fr. Fitzmaurice of Appleton will perform the marriage ceremony at St. Patrick's church, Maple Grove, next Wednesday. Both principals are well knwon residents of Maple Grove.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, February 18, 1916 P.8
Pioneer Farm Owner Victim Of Barn Fire
Huge Barn Destroyed On His Farm Near Grimms; His Body Is Recovered
Thomas S. Welch, Sr., 78, prominent Cato farmer, was burned to death last night when overcome by smoke and flames which destroyed the huge barn on his farm one half mile south of Grimms.
All of the livestock which Welch attempted to liberate from the burning building were destroyed. Welch's charred body was found at 6 am today by searchers after the ruins had cooled sufficiently to allow them to penetrate the barn basement. The fire swept throught the big barn on the Welch farm, razing it to the ground and destroying all the livestock, farm machinery, feed and grain with a loss of from $18,000 to $20,000 partly covered by insurance. Fire departments from Reedsville and Whitelaw worked most of the night in preventing the fire from spreading to other buildings and the residence on
the farm.
Was Overcome
Origin of the fire was not determined. Members of the Welch household looked out of the residence windows at 9 pm to see smoke and flames leaving from the barn. Welch and his hired man, John Peppard, hastened out in an effort to liberate the cattle and horses. While Peppard entered one part of the barn, Welch pushed his way through the smoke at another entrance to reach the stanchions where the 17 head of cattle were tied. He did succeed in releasing two or three animals before he was overcome and sank to the floor. In a few moments Peppard missed Welch and retraced his steps to try and rescue him. But by that time the flames had gained such headway that he was unable to enter the part of the barn where Mr. Welch had pushed his way in in his effort to free the bellowing cattle.
Called Trucks
Telephone messages by this time summoned the fire trucks from Reedsville and Whitelaw, and scores of farmers battles through bad roads and downpour of rain to reach the Welch farm and assist in confining the fire to the big barn. Nothing was saved from the barn. The loss included 17 head of cattle, five horses, all the farm machinery and quantities of hay, straw and grain. The barn was modern in construction. Sheriff Herman Schuette was summoned to the fire at an early hour this morning when search failed to locate the body of Mr. Welch. He reached the scene just after searchers located the body in front of the cow stanchions. There will be no inquest.
Was Pioneer
Thomas Welch Sr., was one of the pioneer farmers of the town of Cato. He lived on the homestead farm near Grimms nearly all of his life. He is survived by his widow who was Nora Buckley and three children Julia, Ed and Helen, all on the homestead farm. There is also one brother Ed of Grimms, two sisters Mrs. Mary Cummings of Grimms and Mrs. Bridget O'Brien of this city and four step-children, Lawrence, Walter, Eugene and Joseph Fitzmaurice.
Manitowoc Herald-Times, Friday Mar 31, 1933; p. 1 col 3
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Maple Grove news
The bans of matrimony were announced in St. Patrick's church Sunday for Thomas Welsh and Nora Fitzmaurice. The marriage will take place
next week.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, February 18, 1916 P.5
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Announcement of the approaching marriage of Thomas Welch of Grimms and Mrs. Fitzmaurice of Maple Grove has been made known. Rev. Fr. Fitzmaurice of Appleton will perform the marriage ceremony at St. Patrick's church, Maple Grove, next Wednesday. Both principals are well knwon residents of Maple Grove.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, February 18, 1916 P.8
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