Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1898 — Two Firemen Killed. [ARTICLE]

Two Firemen Killed.

Philadelphia, June 25. —Two firemen were killed and a number injured late Friday night ut a tire at Thomas Potter Sons & Co.’s oilcloth works in the extreme northeastern section of the city. The firemen were on a ladder, when the wall fell, throwing them into the burning building. Loss by the fire, $250,000.