Chicago Deaths Reported in Harvard, Illinois, Newspapers, 1899–1904 by Craig L

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Officers, Directors, and Standing Committees ...... 98 Chicago Deaths Reported in Harvard, Illinois, Newspapers, 1899–1904 by Craig L. Pfannkuche ...... 99 Crane Junior College, Class of February 1929 transcribed by Jeanne Larzalere Bloom ...... 103 Fire from the Sky: Chicago’s Wingfoot Express Blimp Disaster, 21 July 1919 by Craig L. Pfannkuche ...... 113 CGS Programs at a Glance, 2016 ...... 124 Surname Index ...... 126 Query ...... 127

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Chicago Deaths Reported in Harvard, Illinois, Newspapers, 1899–1904 By Craig L. Pfannkuche

As discussed in the Summer 2007 Chicago Genealogist (pp. 115–16), Harvard, Illinois, lo- cated 63 miles northwest of Chicago, was closely connected to Chicago through the Chicago & Northwestern Railway. Numerous Harvard residents moved to Chicago, where they would die. These deaths were not always certified (Illinois did not require certification until after 1916), so many of the names listed below are not to be found in the Illinois State Archives’ online “Index to Illinois Deaths to 1916.” Neither, of course, were death certificates listed for most of those who are listed below. This listing is also valuable because clues about where parents or other relatives were living at the time of the death of the person can be found in the newspaper death notices and obituaries. Differently from the Summer 2007 listing is the fact that the Harvard Independent had ceased publishing before 1899, leaving only the Harvard Herald where death information could be published. Thus, all references to sources for the names listed below are from the Harvard Herald, which is available on microfilm at the Harvard-Diggins Public Library in Harvard.

Name Maiden Name Death Date Paper Date Notes Alexander, Jennie Sinderson 4/26/1902 5/1/1902, p. 1 Born in England on 7 November 1850; married John Alexander in 1873. Austin, George — 6/18/1899 6/29/1899, p. 8 Born in County Clare, Ireland, 1829; buried in Calvary Cemetery. Ballard, Jane — 6/2/1904 6/9/1904, p. 1 Born in Massachusetts on 14 April 1819. Bartlett, Frederick — 8/12/1904 8/18/1904, p. 1 — Bee, Joseph — 7/1/1904 7/2/1904, p. 1 — Birmingham, Raymond — 1/16/1901 1/24/1901, p. 4 Five-month-old child of Ed Birmingham. Boner, Charles — 3/29/1909 4/1/1909, p. 1 Six years old. Bordwell, Clifford T. — 12/31/1901 1/9/1902, p. 1 Seven-year-old child who lived with parents at 1285 North Clark St. Brainard, Marvin R. — 12/30/1900 1/3/1901, p. 1 Lived at 394 Warren Ave. Burtch, Sarah Douglass 4/15/1899 4/20/1899, p. 1 Father was a cousin of Stephen A. Douglass; died at Irving Park. Cheeseman, Mrs. Mahon 1/2/1902 1/9/1902, p. 1 Married in 1874. William Cooney, Frank — 3/26/1899 3/30/1899, p. 7 — Condon, Daniel — 6/28/1901 7/4/1901, p. 1 Buried in Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Coughlan, John D. — 9/5/1902 9/11/1902, p. 1 Railroad engineer. Page 100 Vol. 48 No. 4 Summer 2016 Chicago Genealogical Society

Name Maiden Name Death Date Paper Date Notes Covey, Phoebe Sherburn 2/?/1901 2/28/1901, p. 2 Former resident of Walworth, Wisconsin. Cowan, Elizabeth Kenefick 11/19/1909 11/25/1909, p. 1 Born in Hartland, Illinois, on 16 August 1869. Cramer, Margaret Quinlan 3/26/1904 3/31/1904, p. 1 Born in Hartland, Illinois, on 5 October 1857; married 11 October 1877. Dacy, John — 2/?/1901 2/21/1901, p. 1 — Davis, Marshall M. — 12/18/1901 12/19/1901, p. 1 Died at 2004 Jackson Blvd.; buried in Forest Home Cemetery. DeGraw, Lorenzo, Jr. — 12/6/1900 12/13/1900, p. 1 Died age two. DeGraw, Mrs. George — 11/?/1902 11/27/1902, p. 1 — Deno, Mrs. Ed Nihan 2/4/1901 2/7/1901, p. 4 — Desmond, Bernice — 10/21/1902 10/23/1901, p. 1 Died at age five months. Dickey, Maude Lyon 4/7/1909 4/8/1909, p. 1 Born in Harvard 5 August 1877; married D. Stewart Dickey in February 1908. Dunklau, Mrs. Paul — 2/2/1904 2/4/1904, p. 1 — Earl, Mrs. Della — 2/19/1909 2/25/1909, p. 1 — Ebert, Mary — 8/2/1902 8/7/1902, p. 1 — Ennis, Lizzie Quinlan 1/19/1903 1/22/1903, p. 3 — Foote, Hattie Denio 6/21/1901 6/27/1901, p. 1 — Ford, James — 6/17/1900 6/21/1900, p. 1 Died at 4021 State St.; buried in the Oakwood Cemetery. Gates, Earl — 11/9/1901 11/14/1901, p. 2 Married to Maude Prouty. Goggin, Thomas — 9/29/1899 9/30/1899, p. 1 Green, Louisa — 1/12/1899 1/19/1899, p. 6 At one time a resident of Marengo, Illinois. Guth, Frank — 7/23/1900 7/20/1900, p. 1 — Hitchcock, Mrs. Riley 1/31/1903 2/5/1903, p. 8 — Thomas Hallisey, Margaret Evans 8/19/1903 8/27/1903, p. 8 — Harrity, Hugh — 1/20/1909 1/21/1909, p. 1 Died at his home in Edgewater. Hayes, Kate — 11/?/1899 11/30/1899, p. 1 — Hereley, Michael — 2/12/1899 2/16/1899, p. 1 Died at 240 Osgood St.; burial in Calvary Cemetery. Hopkinson, May Quigley 8/3/1909 8/5/1909, p. 1 Died at 1689 Lexington St. Hutchinson, Martha — 7/30/1900 8/2/1900, p. 1 Buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Chicago. Johnson, Mrs. T. H. — 10/27/1903 10/29/1903, p. 1 — Jones, Samuel — 7/14/1899 7/20/1899, p. 1 African American jockey killed in a racing accident in Woodstock, Illinois. Chicago Genealogical Society Vol. 48 No. 4 Summer 2016 Page 101

Name Maiden Name Death Date Paper Date Notes Kee, James — 3/21/1900 3/22/1900, p. 8 — Kenefick, Patrick — 6/24/1902 6/26/1902, p. 1 — Kennedy, Robert E. — 11/4/1909 11/11/1904, p. 1 Born on 8 June 1873. Lived most of his life in Chicago. Kuhles, Emma — 7/7/1909 7/15/1909, p. 1 Died at 533 Ferdinand in Chicago. Leavitt, Michael — 12/16/1904 12/22/1904, p. 1 — Lembkey, Otto — 12/23/1901 12/26/1901, p. 1 — Lennards, Nicholas — 11/?/1904 11/17/1904, p. 8 His son, Frank, was a Chicago attorney. Long, Dennis — 9/?/1909 9/213/1909, p. 1 Died at age 87. Luby, John — 7/18/1900 7/20/1900, p. 1 Chicago police officer for 18 years. Buried in Chicago’s Calvary Cemetery. Lush, Earl — 4/28/1902 5/1/1902, p. 1 Died at age two at 255 Chicago Ave. Lyons, Mrs. Miles — 4/3/1900 4/5/1900, p. 4 Buried in Calvary Cemetery in Chicago. Madden, Maggie Birmingham 7/11/1900 7/12/1900, p. 8 — Maguire, Anna — 1/?/1909 1/21/1909, p. 2 — Malloy, Anna Cary 6/14/1903 6/18/1903, p. 8 — Maxon, David — 6/21/1902 6/26/1902 p. 1 Buried in Farina, Illinois. McCabe, Mrs. Edward — 6/11/1909 6/17/1909, p. 1 — McGuire, Mary — 9/20/1904 9/29/1904, p. 8 Died at 197 North Paulina. McGuire, Mrs. P. — 7/22/1903 7/23/1903, p. 1 Lived in Marengo, Illinois, as a child. Died at age 48. McGurren, Henry — 12/22/1902 1/1/1903, p. 1 Died in Los Angeles. Long-term Chicago resident. McMahan, Ellen Waters 11/19/1909 11/25/1909, p. 1 — Meagher, Joseph — 11/25/1901 11/28/1901, p. 1 Chicago resident who was killed in a Harvard accident. Miller, William H — 12/28/1902 1/1/1903, p. 1 Chicago & Northwestern Railway con- ductor out of Chicago. Mills, Walter N — 11/22/1902 11/27/1902, p. 1 Died at age 82. Moen, Mrs. James — 4/20/1901 4/25/1901, p. 1 — Northrup, Mrs. W. A. — 2/7/1904 2/11/1904, p. 1 — Nothnagel, Child — 1/4/1904 1/7/1904, p. 1 A son of Julius Nothnagel. Nothnagel, Emil — 8/?/1904 9/1/1904, p. 8 — O’Brien, John, Jr. — 3/9/1909 3/11/1909, p. 1 — O’Brien, Ralph — 7/10/1902 7/17/1902, p. 1 — O’Brien, Thomas — 2/8/1904 2/11/1904, p. 1 — Osgood, Margaret — 4/9/1900 4/19/1900, p. 8 Died in Mayfair neighborhood. Buried at Janesville, Wisconsin. Parker, Lamont E. — 6/19/1900 6/21/1900, p. 1 Died at 4128 Ellis Ave. Page 102 Vol. 48 No. 4 Summer 2016 Chicago Genealogical Society

Name Maiden Name Death Date Paper Date Notes Quigley, Thomas — 1/12/1901 1/17/1901, p. 1 — Quinlan, Helen — 4/25/1900 4/26/1900, p. 8 — Raeder, Conrad — 7/27/1900 8/2/1900, p. 1 — Rehfus, Louis — 6/5/1903 6/11/1903, p. 1 Chicago resident who died near Ridgefield, Illinois. Richardson, James — 5/9/1900 5/17/1900, p. 4 Caledonia, Illinois, resident who was killed in a train accident at Mayfair. Richardson, Mrs. P. T. — 1/?/1909 1/14/1909, p. 4 — Riley, George — 6/6/1899 6/8/1899, p. 1 Killed while riding a freight train to his home on Grandshaw St. Riley, Mrs. P. — 6/15/1909 6/17/1909, p. 8 — Ring, Dennis — 10/26/1901 10/31/1901, p. 8 Buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Sanford, E. J. — 8/20/1900 8/23/1900, p. 8 Buried in Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Scott, William — 1/2/1901 1/3/1901, p. 1 Died at age 103. Scully, Mrs. Daniel Short 2/20/1909 2/25/1909, p. 1 Died at 250 Warren Ave. Short, James — 4/14/1900 4/19/1900, p. 8 Chicago police officer born in Greenwood, Illinois, on 8 August 1841. Slavin, Michael C. — 1/26/1901 1/31/1901, p. 1 30-year Chicago police officer. Sloey, Mamie — 3/30/1900 4/5/1900, p. 4 Died at age 10. Snowden, Milo E. — 8/16/1909 8/19/1909, p. 1 — Stone, Mrs. E. A. — 5/9/1899 5/11/1899, p. 2 — Sullivan, Catherine — 2/1/1899 2/9/1899, p. 1 Buried in Belvidere, Illinois. Sullivan, John — 3/25/1900 3/29/1900, p. 1 Lived at 50 Larrabee St. Upham, Abel P. — 11/?/1900 11/8/1900, p. 1 Died at 3210 Groveland Ave. Wagner, Mrs. Louise — 9/27/1901 10/3/1901, p. 1 — Walsh, Mrs. J. C. Quigley 2/22/ 2/23/1899, p. 4 — Walsh, Mrs. Thomas Moore 11/1/1909 11/11/1909, p. 8 Buried in Marengo, Illinois. Waters, Dr. L. C. — 4/3/0/1903 5/7/1903, p. 1 — Wattles, John T. — 2/16/1904 2/18/1904, p. 1 Died at age 81. Werner, John — 6/22/1909 6/24/1909, p. 1 Chicago resident killed by a train in Ridgefield, Illinois. White, Ed — 9/17/1903 9/17/1903, p. 1 Railroad worker killed in the C&NW 40th Street rail yard. Wood, Mrs. James — 3/18/1900 3/22/1900, p. 1 Buried in Caledonia, Illinois. Woodward, Margaret Kane 6/7/1901 6/13/1901, p. 8 —

The compiler of this list holds photocopies of the above mentioned death notices and obituaries and will glad- ly send a copy along to requestors. The author can be reached through the Chicago Genealogical Society.

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Crane Junior College, Class of February 1929 compiled by Jeanne Larzalere Bloom, CG

City Colleges of Chicago first opened its doors on 11 September 1911, as Crane Junior College. Nicknamed “The People’s College,” it was established under the Chicago Board of Education as a way to provide high-quality, affordable education accessible to all in Chicago. There were just 30 students in the first class. By 1929, Crane Junior College, with 4,000 students, was the largest junior college in the country. When the college was forced to close in 1933 during the Great Depression, there was an immediate public outcry led by students, faculty, members of Chicago’s growing labor movement, and, most notably, attorney Clarence Darrow. The college reopened less than a year later as Herzl Junior College. Two new sites were added: Wright Junior College on the Northwest Side and Wilson Junior College on the South Side. During World War II, the colleges were taken over by the military for use as training facil- ities. After the war, soldiers returning to school on the GI Bill filled City Colleges to capacity. Expansion has continued since the 1950s and today the City Colleges of Chicago is a system of seven community colleges and six satellite sites.

After Clubs & Name Major Graduation Activities Agate, [blank] — — — Appel, Isadore Pre-Legal DePaul University — Archer, Mary Elizabeth Literature and Arts University of Illinois Opera, Spanish Club Bagdon, Brunswick Pre-Legal University of Chicago French Club, Lambda Albert Kappa Psi, Pre-Legal Club, Registration, Debating Club, Javelin Barnett, Gail V. Literature and Arts — — Barton, Daniel Pre-Medic — Sigma Pi Alpha, German Club, Pre-Medic Club Basedow, Frederick Commerce and University of Illinois Pre-Medic Club Bertram Administration Baskes, Irwin Srule Pre-Legal DePaul University German Club, Pre-Legal Club, Inter-room basketball Baskin, Hyman Commerce and — — Administration Bass, Sharls B. Pre-Legal DePaul University French Club, Scribblers, Pre- Legal Club, Blackstone Club Batterson, Paul Literature and Arts Northwestern Editor-in-Chief Pen and Pad, University Feature Editor of Collegian, Student Council, Scribblers, Chairman Gift Committee Page 104 Vol. 48 No. 4 Summer 2016 Chicago Genealogical Society

After Clubs & Name Major Graduation Activities Bauer, John — — — Bauerle, Dorothy — — — Beegun, Max Pre-Legal DePaul University Pre-Legal Club Benson, Sol M. Commerce and Northwestern Tennis Team, manager “C” Administration University Club, Student Council, Football Manager Berman, Harry Pre-Medic University of Illinois German Club, Pre-Medic Club Bernstein, Sidney Pre-Legal Harvard University — Bishop, Bessie Lula Literature and Arts Chicago Normal French Club, German Club, College Glee Club, Co-Ed’s Club, History Club Blegen, Harold S. Commerce and Kent Law School Inter-section basketball, Poly- Administration so Club Block, [blank] — — — Bodiansky, Dave Pre-Medic University of Chicago Pre-Medic Club, Vice-President Servian Club, Valedictorian Branz, William Commerce and University of Illinois — Administration Brauner, Max Pre-Legal University of Chicago Spanish Club, German Club, Blackstone Club, Interclass basketball champs Brinkman, August Commerce and Northwestern — William Administration University Bromberg, Morris S. Pre-Legal DePaul University Track Team, Javelin Brooks, DeLoris Literature and Arts Northwestern — Radcliffe University Brotman, David M. Pre-Medic Northwestern German Club, Pre-Medic Club, University Chemistry, Jevelin Brown, Edgar W. Engineering Armour Institute Engineering Club Calkins, Tracy Literature and Arts University of Illinois Track Team Cangelosi, Joseph P. Pre-Medic University of Illinois Football, Pre-Medic Club Chapman, Annette Commerce and University of Illinois Alpha Omicron Phi, Co-Eds’ Gertrude Administration Club Chedeck, Harold S. Pre-Legal DePaul University 6B Treasurer, 6A Treasurer, Deputy, Assistant Circulation Manager Javelin Chesler, Edna Literature and Arts Crane Spanish Club, W. A. A. Clark, Lawrence — — — Cleckner, Robert M. Pre-Legal Northwestern Associate Editor Pen and Pad, University Scribblers Club Cohen, Abe Pre-Legal DePaul University Pre-Legal Club, Liberal Club Cohen, Alvin E. Engineering — President Engineering Club Chicago Genealogical Society Vol. 48 No. 4 Summer 2016 Page 105

After Clubs & Name Major Graduation Activities Cohen, Arnold Pre-Medic University of Illinois Orchestra, Pre-Medic Club, German Club Cohen, Solomon Engineering University of Illinois Engineering Club Cohen, Sol R. Pre-Legal — Vice-President of Class 5B-5- A, Glee Club, Blackstone Club Colaciccio, Jeanette Pre-Legal DePaul University Co-Eds’ Club, Blackstone Club, Adele Pre-Legal Club Cook, Richard K. General Engineering University of French Club, Engineering Club, Michigan Honor Student Crowley, [blank] — — — Daubach, Dorothy — Northwestern Co-Eds’ Club, Spanish Club Elizabeth University Davidson, Ruth Francis Literature and Arts University of Chicago Honor Student Doede, Clinton Milford Literature and Arts University of Chicago Chemistry Club, German Club Dowle, Richard David Literature and Arts University of Chicago — Duggan, Donald D. Civil Engineering Armour Institute — Duke, Allen G. Literature and Arts University of — Wisconsin Eipper, John Edward Commerce and University of Illinois — Administration Engelstein, Belle G. Literature and Arts University of Chicago Honor Student Erdmann, Robert Guss Commerce and Northwestern Sigma Pi Alpha Administration University Estrella, Vincente G. Literature and Arts University of Chicago Filipino Club, Spanish Club Ferengul, Ellen E. Pre-Medic University of Chicago Pre-Medic Club, German Club, Water Polo, Co-Eds’ Club Ferguson, Robert — — — Fields, Elector Elaine Literature and Arts Northwestern Spanish Club University Francona, Anthony T. Pre-Medic University of Illinois Treasurer of Pre-Medic Club Gallaher, Lee Douglas Engineering University of Illinois Engineering Club Gardner, William M. Commerce and University of Illinois Beta Omega Psi Administration Goldenson, Herbert J. Pre-Legal Kent Law School Sigma Pi Alpha, “C” Club, Prom Committee, Inter- fraternity Basketball Goldstein, Sidney Pre-Legal Northwestern Blackstone Club, President University Spanish Club Goldstein, Walter N. Pre-Legal DePaul University Men’s Glee Club, Blackstone Club Gordon, Rena Pre-Legal DePaul University Orchestra Graniero, Pauline Literature and Arts University of Illinois Co-Eds’ Club, Archery Page 106 Vol. 48 No. 4 Summer 2016 Chicago Genealogical Society

After Clubs & Name Major Graduation Activities Greenock, Robert — — — Gunter, Roy — — — Handler, Albert Pre-Legal Northwestern Blackstone Club, Poly-so Club, University Orchestra Hansford, Frank Civil Engineering University of Illinois — Harris, Irwin Pre-Legal DePaul University Honor Student Hauser, Edwin Russel Industrial University of Illinois Inter-Class Basketball Administration Hedlund, Willard Pre-Legal — — Helfer, Steven Frederick Pre-Legal DePaul University Collegian, Javelin, Pre-Legal Francis Club, Tennis Champions- doubles, German Club, Liberal Club, Scribblers’ President, Pre-Legal Club [sic] Hemwall, Gustav A. Pre-Medic Crane Lambda Kappa Psi, Pre-Medic Club Hildebrand, Alfred L. Pre-Medic University of Illinois Glee Club, Pre-Medic Club, Pen and Pad, Javelin Hildebrand, Carl Literature and Arts University of Chicago — Hildebrand, Irving I. Pre-Legal DePaul University Zeta Beta Alpha Fraternity— Grand Master, Secretary Pre- Legal Club, Vice President 6B Class Holub, Louis Pre-Medic University of Illinois Pre-Medic Club Humphrey, Richard Engineering University of Illinois Engineering Club Humphrey, Stella Mae Literature and Arts University of Chicago — Hunter, Thomas Edward Pre-Legal University of Illinois Beta Omega Phi Hutt, Francis G. Engineering Armour Institute Beta Omega Phi, Inter- fraternity Basketball, Inter- Mural Basketball, Engineering Club Jackson, Clarence Pre-Medic — Pre-Medic Club, German Club Theodore Jaekel, Walter G. Jr. Architectural University of Illinois Architectural Club Jaworsky, John Michael Pre-Legal University of Illinois Lambda Delta Sigma Jedlowski, Stanley D. Pre-Medic Loyola University — Jones, Florence O. Literature and Arts University of Chicago Sigma Lambda Sigma, Co-Eds’ Club, French Club Kaplan, Louis Pre-Medic University of Chicago — Keller, Maurice Pre-Legal University of Chicago Mummer’s Club, Pre-Legal Club, Blackstone Club, “Bonds of Interest” Chicago Genealogical Society Vol. 48 No. 4 Summer 2016 Page 107

After Clubs & Name Major Graduation Activities Kezes, Alex M. Commerce and Northwestern School — Administration of Commerce King, Herbert Commerce and Northwestern Alpha Tau Phi, Captain Administration Baseball Champs, President Student Government, Vice President 6 A Class, President “C” Club Knutson, [blank] — — — Kosh, Eva Pre-Legal Northwestern Law French Club, Co-Eds’ Club, School Blackstone Club Koszdan, Benjamin Pre-Legal Post Graduate Course — Kraemer, Florence Anne Literature and Arts University of Chicago — Kraines, Maurice — — — Krawzyk, Victor Literature and Arts — Feature Writer for Javelin, Scribblers’ Club, Associate Editor of Pen and Pad, Honorary Ginsburg 5 Ladd, Katherine Literature and Arts University of Illinois Sigma Iota Chi, French Club, Co-Eds’ Club Lampolsky, Benjamin R. Pre-Legal DePaul University Sigma Pi Alpha Lanski, Ruth — — — Leach, Helen — — — Leninger, [blank] — — — Lelakes, Frank J. Pre-Legal Northwestern German Club, Psychology Club University Le Master, Lillian E. Pre-Legal University of Chicago — Lewis, Hymen William Pre-Legal DePaul University Zeta Beta Alpha, Inter- Fraternity Champ Basketball Luparello, Gaetano Pre-Medic Loyola Medical Inter-Class Basketball Thomas School Mallach, Estelle Commerce and Northwestern Co-Eds’ Club, French Club Administration University Markin, Isadore Engineering Armour Institute Engineering Club Marotta, Harry Pre-Medic Illinois Medical Orchestra, Opera ‘27, Pre- School Medic Club Matanky, Sam Pre-Legal Northwestern R.O.T.C. Uptown Detail, University German Club, Registration McDermott, Thomas R. Commerce and Northwestern Alpha Tau Phi, Javelin Editor, Administration University Collegian, Student Council McGann, George E. Commerce and Loyola University — Administration Meinke, Merle C. Literature and Arts University of Illinois — Page 108 Vol. 48 No. 4 Summer 2016 Chicago Genealogical Society

After Clubs & Name Major Graduation Activities Meisner, Joseph — — — Meyers, Isadore Pre-Medic University of Illinois Pre-Medic Club Michel, Leon Commerce and University of Illinois 6A Class President, Javelin Administration Managing Editor, Mummers’ Club Vice President, Football Team Manager, “Bonds of Interest,” “Pinafore” Business Manager, “Juanita” humor editor Collegian, Student Council Miller, Robert Literature and Arts University of Illinois Spanish Club Monson, Rudolph A. Engineering University of Illinois Swimming Team, Ginsburg Club, Scribblers’ Club, Pen and Pad, Engineering Club Mozeikas, Casimir Pre-Medic University of Illinois Pre-Medic Club Francis Nail, Vivian A. Pre-Legal — — Navid, William Pre-Legal University of Chicago Mummer’s Club, Blackstone Club, French Club Neeb, Albert Architectural University of Illinois Architectural Club. R.O.T.C. Rifle Team Neidorf, Max A. Pre-Legal Georgetown German Club, Blackstone Club, University Captain Interclass Basketball Ng Bing, Hugh Pre-Legal University of Chicago — Nielsen, Warren Ellis Pre-Medic Northwestern German Club, Pre-Medic Club University Novak, Lucille Pre-Medic University of Illinois Co-Eds’ Club, Pre-Medic Club, French Club, Archery O’Connor, John Science and Arts University of — Wisconsin Olsen, Willard R. Commerce and — — Administration Pelnar, Paul G. Engineering Armour Engineering Club Pepe, Salvatore Engineering Armour Institute — Persky, Emma Literature and Arts University of Chicago Co-Eds’ Club, French Club, Mummers’ Club Secretary, “Bonds of Interest” Petacque, Frank Samuel Pre-Legal DePaul University Spanish Club Peterson, Stanley Engineering University of Illinois German Club Pigman, William Ward Chemical Engineering University of Illinois Engineering Club, German Club Pister, Max A. Pre-Medic University of Illinois Pre-Medic Club, German Club Pitner, Frances Science Northwestern French Club University Chicago Genealogical Society Vol. 48 No. 4 Summer 2016 Page 109

After Clubs & Name Major Graduation Activities Preskill, Alred W. Pre-Legal University of Chicago Mummers’ Club, “Bonds of Interest”, Blackstone Club Quigless, Milton Douglas Pre-Medic University of Illinois Pre-Medic Club, Phi Beta Sigma Quinlan, William Allen Pre-Legal Northwestern Javelin, Scribblers, Major University R.O.T.C., Class Secretary ‘27, President Mu Iota Sigma, President Post Graduates Quode, Lucille — — — Randell, Albert A. Pre-Legal DePaul University Pre-Medic Club, Blackstone Club, Intra-Mural Basketball, Science Club, German Club Rappaport, David Literature and Arts University of Chicago — Rashkow, David Commerce and Northwestern — Administration University Reinschmidt, Albert W. Engineering University of Illinois Engineering Club, German Club, R.O.T.C. Rigelhaupt, William Pre-Legal DePaul University Manager Inter-Class Basketball Team, Javelin, Prom Committee, Collegian Reinhart, Edmond Pre-Medic University of Texas Pre-Medic Club, German Club, Mummers’ Club Reinstein, Max Pre-Legal Northwestern Pre-Legal Club, 4 years for University Crane Committee Rimland, Anne — — — Riskind, Phillip A. Pre-Legal DePaul University Champ Basketball, Intra-Mural, Pre-Legal Club, Javelin repre- sentative Rochetto, Frank — — — Rosen, Ralph Pre-Medic Northwestern Pre-Medic Club, French Club University Saletta, Charles A. Pre-Legal DePaul University Javelin Sammon, Mark Ira Commerce and Northwestern — Administration University Sanford, George Literature and Arts University of Chicago Beta Omega Phi, Glee Club, French Club, Spanish Club Shaner, Samuel James Commerce and — — Administration Schillinger, Joseph Commerce and Northwestern — Administration University Schneider, Walter Mathematics University of Illinois — Schwartz, Max H. P.G., Architectural — — Page 110 Vol. 48 No. 4 Summer 2016 Chicago Genealogical Society

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Fire from the Sky: Chicago’s Wingfoot Express Blimp Disaster, 21 July 1919 By Craig L. Pfannkuche

Family history researchers often come to a “brick wall” as to what happened to an ancestor. In some cases, those ancestors were involved with one kind of disaster or another. Disasters took many people to an unidentifiable and unknown end. Newspapers at the time of those disasters worked hard to print the names of all who could be identified. They even printed stories that mentioned people who were searching for their relatives in the many disasters which occurred across the country. Those papers are superb resources for researchers who would coordinate the disappearance of their ancestors with the dates of disasters of the time. If only we had searched those lists, many of us would be surprised to find that one or more of our ancestors in some manner related to such events. Chicago was the scene of a large number of disasters of this type. The Iroquois Theatre fire of December 1903 and the sinking of the Eastland in the Chicago River in 1915 are useful examples of large lists of names printed in the papers concerning these disasters. Although it did not result in nearly as massive a casualty list as other disasters, the Wingfoot Express blimp disaster of 21 July 1919 caused the Chicago papers to print a fairly lengthy list of those Chicagoans who were killed and injured in that disaster. While hardly remembered in Chicago history, the Wingfoot blimp event was one of sur- prising and shocking horror to the many standing on the downtown streets near LaSalle and Jackson who witnessed the event with uncomprehending eyes. It was a fine clear summer day when the Wingfoot Express, a 186-foot-long Goodyear company blimp, was slid out of its hangar at the White City Amusement Park at 63rd and Cottage Grove Avenue. The plan was for the blimp to make a number of short trips around the city to make certain that it was ready to carry the eight passengers it was designed to hold. Blimp pilot Jack Boettner flew the twin gasoline-fueled engine blimp to a landing in Grant Park by mid-morning. Following another short flight from and back to the park, the crew, including mechanics Henry Wacker and Carl Weaver and White City publicity director Earl Davenport, along with a newspaper photographer Milton Norton, prepared to shove off for a final afternoon flight. Because the flight was considered to be experimental, all five men wore parachutes. Up they went and proceeded west over Van Buren Street to an altitude of 1,200 feet. (The Willis Tower in Chicago stands at 1,450 feet, not counting its antennas.) Turning north at LaSalle Street, pilot Boettner was horrified to notice that rear end of the hydrogen-filled bag was on fire! Four men jumped from the rapidly burning blimp. Carl Weaver jumped, but fire from the blimp caught his parachute on fire. He fell straight to his death. Milton Norton’s parachute also caught fire but remained inflated enough to allow him to survive his landing for a short time. Boettner and Wacker successfully parachuted from the flaming wreck. Earl Davenport was unable to get out of the gondola below the gas bag and crashed with the burning wreckage. Where did the wreckage go? As disaster unfolded above the city, clerks, stenographers, and young messenger boys were preparing for the end of the work day in the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank at the northeast Page 114 Vol. 48 No. 4 Summer 2016 Chicago Genealogical Society

corner of LaSalle and Jackson Streets. The building was a square, squat, two-story edifice with a large central atrium covered by a large, mostly glass ceiling which allowed a great deal of natural light into the various work stations (called “cages”) on the balconies on the second interior floor. The burning Wingfoot fell directly into the center of that building. As John Hogan and Alex Burkholder tell it in their book Forgotten Fires of Chicago (History Press, Charleston, SC, 2014), on page 75,

Breaking through the iron supports that held the glass, the fuselage, with its two heavy engines and two gas tanks, smashed against the floor of the ground level rotunda, where some 150 clerks and bookkeepers were working. The explosion of the gas tanks in the rotunda touched off a withering rain of fire, spewing flaming gasoline over everyone within a fifty-foot radius.

The Chicago Tribune of 22 July noted that

Waves of flaming gasoline covered the only two exits from the wire work cages. Men and girls with clothing flaming fought their way through those exits. Girls on the second floor ran screaming to the windows and several jumped to the street.

When the fire was out, it was found that ten bank employees had died along with three men from the blimp, one of whom, Davenport, crashed directly into maelstrom. Twenty-eight individuals were badly injured. Photographs of the death were published on page 2 of the 22 July 1919 issue of the Chicago Tribune.

THE DEAD • Berger, Helen P. — A stenographer at the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank. Helen Berger, a daughter of Charles F. and Charlotte Dodd Berger, was born in Chicago on 25 February 1887. She was unmarried and was living with her widowed mother at 4516 Beacon Street in the city at the time of her death. She is buried in Chicago’s Mt. Hope Cemetery. Charles Berger had died in 1911 while his wife, Charlotte, died on 13 April 1930. Charlotte’s daughters, Edith and Helen, were not mentioned in Charlotte’s death notice in the Chicago Tribune (4/15/1930, p. 39). Charles and Charlotte Berger are buried with their daughter Helen. • Callopy, Marcus — A bank teller at the Illinois Bank and Trust Company. Marcus/Marnus C. Callopy, a son of Thomas and Catherine Rauch Callopy, was born in Huntington, Indiana on 22 August 1888. The family was in Chicago by 1900. Marcus married Emily Grennan in Chicago on 11 November 1912. At the time of his death, Marcus was the father of four daughters: Rita (b. 12/4/1913), Jean, Carol (b. 7/29/17), and Marcella, who was born just months before the death of her father. They were living at 7720 Cottage Grove Avenue at the time of his death. Emily Callopy was living with her daughters on South Wood Street in Chicago in 1940. All four girls were unmarried as of that enumeration. Chicago Genealogical Society Vol. 48 No. 4 Summer 2016 Page 115

Emily Grennan Callopy died in 1955 and is buried with her husband at Chicago’s Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Marcus’s daughter Carol married John E. Gallagher. She died in Dallas, Texas, on 9 June 1970. Marcus had four siblings: Arthur, Harold, Estelle, and Evelyn. His death notice in the Chicago Daily News ended with “Huntington, Ind. papers please copy.” • Carpenter, Jacob — A young messenger at the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank. Jacob Carpenter, a son of Paul and Magdeline Schneider Carpenter, was born about 1903 in Chicago. He was living with his parents at 1249 Cornelia at the time of his death. He had just graduated from St. Alphonsus grade school and his uncle, a bank guard at the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank, had just gotten him his first job there. Jacob’s funeral was held at the home of his parents. He is buried in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery (Section J, Block 2, Lot 29) on the west side of Chicago. There is no grave stone. • Davenport, Earl — Publicity director of the White City Amusement Park. Earl Davenport, a son of Theodore and Henrietta Horton Davenport, was born in Warsaw, Indiana, in 1877. He married Elsie May Mease in Seneca County, Ohio, in May 1901. He listed her name as “Martha” on his 1917 draft registration and gave an address of 5448 Calumet, which was where he was living at the time of his death. The Chicago Tribune reported that Earl’s sister, Lillian Thomas, was living in Warsaw. The death certificate for Earl Davenport states that he is buried in Chicago’s Oak Woods Cemetery. In fact, he was cremated at Oak Woods and his ashes were “returned.” • Florence, Maria — A clerk at the Illinois Bank and Trust Company. Maria Florence, a daughter of Charles and Lillian Thwing Florence, was born in New York in March 1893. Both of her parents were born in Chicago. They married in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on 24 March 1892. The family later moved to New Rochelle, New York, where Maria was born. The Chicago Tribune reported that Maria and her brother, Charles, moved to Chicago from New York state in 1910 with their widowed mother. The truth is that the whole family actually moved to Chicago in 1911. The father, Charles A. Florence, died in Chicago on 9 October 1913. He is buried in the Rosehill Cemetery. At the time of Maria’s death, the family was living at 5202 Cornell. Maria is buried in Chicago’s Rosehill Cemetery in an unmarked grave. Lillian Thwing Florence seems to have moved back to Massachusetts where her parents had been living sometime in the mid-1930s. Florence’s brother, Charles Burton Florence, was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, in 1894. He married Virginia Delacourt in Winnetka, Illinois, on 8 July 1920. He died in Calumet, Michigan, on 25 May 1942. Page 116 Vol. 48 No. 4 Summer 2016 Chicago Genealogical Society

• Gallagher, Mary — A stenographer at the Illinois Bank and Trust Company. Mary Gallagher, a daughter of Mrs. Paul Gallagher, was born in Chicago about 1894. She was living at 7715 South Morgan Street at the time of her death. She is buried at Chicago’s Mt. Olivet Cemetery. • Meyer, Evelyn — A stenographer at the Illinois Bank and Trust Company. Evelyn L. Meyer, a daughter of William and Ada Neirieter Meyer, was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on 31 December 1891. She was living with her parents at 5135 Blackstone in the city at the time of her death. She never married. The Chicago Tribune stated that her body was returned to Fort Wayne for burial. She may be in the Lindenwood Cemetery there. She had a sister, Virginia Meyer, who lived in Fort Wayne. • Miles, Irene — A stenographer at the Illinois Bank and Trust Company. Irene Miles, a daughter of George and Anna Miles, was born in Michigan about 1894. The Chicago Tribune reported that she was the “sole support of her widowed mother.” She was not married and was living at 1816 Park Avenue at the time of her death. She is buried with her mother in the Forest Home Cemetery. Anna Miles died in Chicago in 1936. She was living at 5535 Ellis Avenue at the time of her death. A story in the Chicago Herald Examiner of 23 July 1919 reported that, as crews were sifting through the fire debris at a dump, “a gold watch and gold locket were found. The watch was inscribed “To Irene from Mamma – 1916” while the locket, inscribed with Irene’s initials, contained a photograph of a young man. The reporter concluded that “The young woman had been in love.” • Munzner, Edwin — Age 27. A clerk at the Illinois Bank and Trust Company. Edwin Munzner, a son of Charles and Dorothy Nagel Munzner, was born in Chicago on 6 November 1888. He married Anna Frenck in Chicago on 15 April 1911 at the St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chicago. He was a bookkeeper at a piano store until shortly after his marriage. He obtained a new job as a clerk at the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank. They moved to 8006 Kimbark following their marriage. He does not seem to have had any children. He is buried in Chicago’s Oak Woods Cemetery. Charles Munzner, father of Edwin, died in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, on 12 June 1926. His funeral was held out of the St. Paul’s Church, the same place as his son’s funeral. He is buried in Chicago’s Oak Woods Cemetery. Sometime in the 1920s, Anna Frenck Munzner married Charles Keller. In 1919 Charles Keller was living just up the street (8022 Kimbark) from the Munzner family. Charles and Anna Frenck Munzner Keller were living at 8006 Kimbark as late as 1940. • Norton, Milton — A newspaper photographer for the Chicago Herald & Examiner. He parachuted from the falling balloon but his parachute caught fire. He survived his fall for a few hours. When first found, the Herald & Examiner reported stated that he told his rescuers “Find the plates! [photo negative plates] Get them to our editor!” Chicago Genealogical Society Vol. 48 No. 4 Summer 2016 Page 117

Milton Norton, a son of James B. and Mary Cox Norton, was born in Chicago on 12 June 1873. He was the second of three children; his siblings were Ella (1871–1872) and Weber (1878–1911). Milton’s father, James died in Calistoga, California, on 16 October 1887 when Milton was only 14 years old. He married Alice Smith in Chicago on 13 July 1903. They had one surviving child, Clark, born in 1906. Milton Norton is buried in Chicago’s Graceland Cemetery. Clark Norton married twice; the first time in Chicago to Marie Fiedler (1909–1997) on 27 October 1932. They divorced. He married again, to Louise Schwartz (1908– 2009), in San Bruno, California, on 12 September 1942. He died on 21 March 1989 in San Mateo, California. • Otto, Carl — A telegrapher for the Illinois Bank and Trust Company. Carl Otto, a son of Albert, was born in Germany about 1876. He immigrated to the United States in 1893. He married Elsie Daub in Chicago about 1904. He had no children of his own but did adopt Stanley E. Daub, a relative of his wife. At the time of his death, he was living at 4218 North Lincoln Street (now Wolcott). His cremated remains are buried in Chicago’s Graceland Cemetery. After the death of her husband, Elsie Otto married James E. Glynn in Chicago on 18 October 1921. Stanley Daub Otto took the surname of “Glynn.” Elsie Otto Glynn died in Chicago in 1963. Her cremated remains are buried in Graceland Cemetery. As a young man Stanley Daub Otto Glynn worked as a page and, later, a reference librarian at Chicago’s Newberry Library. He married Dorothy Johnson in Chicago in 1938. Later he became the associate director of the University of Chicago libraries. He died in Chicago on 28 October 2007. He and Dorothy had a daughter named Elizabeth. • Scanlan, Joseph — A 14-year-old messenger at the Illinois Bank and Trust Company. Joseph Scanlan, a son of William and Margaret Elliott Scanlan, was born in Chicago on 27 June 1905. He never had a chance to grow up to marry. He is buried in Chicago’s Mt. Greenwood Cemetery. He was living with his parents at 7150 Ingleside at the time of his death. William Scanlan, Joseph’s father, died just before Joseph. William died in Chicago on 18 March 1918. Margaret Scanlan died on 14 April 1930. Besides Joseph, they had four other children. Louise Scanlan was born in Chicago on 8 July 1891. She married Walter McKeag in Chicago on 3 June 1913. They had two children, a daughter, Ruth, and a son, Walter. Louise McKeag died in Louisville, Kentucky, in February 1987. William Scanlan was born in Chicago on 17 July 1893. He married Alice Upton in Chicago on 20 March 1917. He died in Cook County on 18 January 1938. Fred Scanlan was born in Chicago on 7 August 1896. He married a woman named Muriel. In 1942 they were living at the family home at 7150 Dorchester. They had two children; Emily and Earl. Fred died in Crete, Illinois, in July 1987. The Chicago Tribune reported that William and Fred Scanlan had “just come back from overseas” when the disaster happened. Page 118 Vol. 48 No. 4 Summer 2016 Chicago Genealogical Society

Robert Scanlan was born in Chicago on 7 June 1900. He married a woman named Kathleen Whyte in Chicago in 1923. He died in Chicago on 6 September 1968. • Weaver, Carl — The engine mechanic for the Wingfoot Express. He died with the blimp as it fell into the bank. Carl “Buck” Weaver came from Akron, Ohio. He was married to a woman named Catherine. His remains were sent to Akron, which the Tribune called “his home.” He worked for the Goodyear Company, the owners of the blimp.

THE INJURED The Chicago Tribune of 22 July 1919 (page 2) named twenty-two of the twenty-eight injured. They were: • Amundson, Arthur — A clerk at the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank. At the time of the disaster he was living at 4724 Whipple in Chicago. • Bruch, Katherine — A clerk at the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank. K/Catherine Bruch, a daughter of Gustav and Johanna Bruch, was born in Michigan City, Indiana, on 18 February 1900. She was the fourth of six children. At the time of the disaster she was living with her parents at 4911 Kenmore in Chicago. She continued to work for the bank until the mid-1920s. She married Rollin V. R. Van Wormer in Chicago in 1928. She was not working as of 1930 while her husband was a cashier at a “freight station.” As of the 1940 federal census they did not have any children. She died in Indianapolis, Indiana, in December 1983; Rollin died in Waukegan, Illinois, on 9 July 1988. • Cory, George — An auditor at the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank. George Cory, a son of David and Lizzie Cory, was born in Chicago on 16 August 1886. He was a World War I soldier serving as a corporal of engineers. At the time of the disaster, he was living at 1540 East 65th Street in Chicago. He married a woman named Gertrude in late 1920. They had two children: Edward D. (12/9/1921–2/3/1972, California) and George, Jr. (d. April 1978, Berkley, California). The family moved to the San Francisco, California, area in the late 1930s. George Cory died in San Francisco, California, on 20 March 1964. He is buried in the Golden Gate National Cemetery. His wife died on 1 September 1972. She is buried with her husband. • Durland, Helen — A clerk at the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank. Helen Durland, a daughter of William T. and Jessie Hoyt Durland, was born in Fallsburg, New York, in February 1892. She continued to work at the bank through 1920 while living with her parents in LaGrange, Illinois. Jessie Durland died in La Grange Park, Illinois, on 21 October 1926 while her husband, William, died in La Grange on 31 March 1929. They are buried together in the Lyonsville Cemetery (Joliet and Wolf Roads in Lyons, Illinois). Jessie Durland’s Chicago Genealogical Society Vol. 48 No. 4 Summer 2016 Page 119

death notice in the Chicago Tribune (10/23/1926, p. 18) stated that, besides Helen, she had three daughters; Mrs. Ruth Carlson, Mrs. Nellie Racine, and Mrs. Edna Ramm. Helen Durland continued to work for the bank past 1930 while living in Lyons, Illinois. She was not married at that time. • Edwards, Dorothy (formally “Mary Dorothy Edwards”) — A stenographer at the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank. Dorothy Edwards, a daughter of David and Mary Edwards, was born in Venedocia, New York, on 19 September 1897. She was living with her parents at 2846 Polk Street at the time of the disaster. She was badly burned and suffered many cuts from falling glass. She continued to work at the bank as of 1920. She married Warren P. Jones on 9 November 1921. He fought in both World Wars and became a colonel in the U.S. Army. Shortly after their marriage, the couple moved to California. They had at least two children: Warren P. Jones Jr., who died in 1944, and Gloria. Warren Jones Sr. died in 1961 in San Bernadino, California. Dorothy Edwards Jones died in Stanton, California, on 29 June 1984. Dorothy and her husband are buried together in the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Francisco. Gloria Edwards married Clayton Buckley. She died in California in 2005. They had a number of children. • Hargis, Hazel — A bookkeeper at the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank. Hazel Hargis, a daughter of Charles and Emma Katzenberger Hargis, was born in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, on 24 July 1897. She was living with her parents at 3028 North Halsted at the time of the disaster. Before 1924, she married Andrew J. Gleason. Their first child, Beatrice, was born in Chicago on 28 July 1925. In 1930 the family was living in Proviso Township. Shortly after that, the family moved to Wisconsin, where daughters Barbara and Berneta were born. Hazel Hargis Gleason died in Phillips, Wisconsin, on 16 April 1996. She is buried in a single grave in the Lakeview Cemetery in Rib Lake, Wisconsin. • Hardyman, Edward — A bank clerk at the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank. Edward Hardyman, a son of Martin and Ellen Brady Hardyman, was born in Chicago on 18 January 1895. He was the second of seven children. At the time of the disaster he was living at 104 South Racine in the city. He never married. He died in Chicago on 18 November 1947. He is buried with his parents in the All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines, Illinois. • Harris, J. Robert – Nothing is known about this person. • Heurlin, Robert — A bank teller at the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank. Robert Heurlin, a son of Carl and Ida Carlson Heurlin, was born in Chicago on 20 January 1901. He was the third of six children, the only son. By 1930, he had become a dentist. He married Adela Hogfeldt sometime in the late 1920s. They had at least one child, Robert Heurlin Jr. Robert Heurlin died in Chicago on 26 April 1961. He is buried in the Memorial Park Cemetery. Page 120 Vol. 48 No. 4 Summer 2016 Chicago Genealogical Society

Robert Heurlin Jr., born in Chicago on 9 May 1931, obtained a master’s degree in science from Northern Illinois University in 1961. He was living in Elk Grove Village at that time. • Hoefield, Marie — The Chicago Daily News reported that she was living at 914 Gault Street in 1919. She was burned on her arms and legs. Nothing else is known about her. • Hunt, David — The Chicago Daily News reported that he was living at 6916 Stuart in 1919. His injuries were described as being “abrasions.” He seems to have returned to work for the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank by 1923 as he is so listed in the City Directory of that year. He was living at 7320 Princeton in the city. • Long, Elizabeth — The Chicago Daily News reported that she was living at 1631 West 106th Street in 1919. She seems to have returned to work at the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank as she was so listed in the City Directory for that year. She remained at the same address as before the disaster. • Macbeth, Josephine — No job description is printed in the Chicago Tribune. Josephine Macbeth may have been born in Canada in 1874. In 1920 she was living in Wilmette, Illinois, with her brothers Charles and Andrew. She was unemployed at that time. She may have moved to Santa Monica, California, by 1930. • McCullough, Harry — No job description was reported. Harry McCullough, a son of William and Margaret Reidy McCullough, was born in Chicago on 5 August 1897. He was living with his parents at 8708 Union Avenue in Chicago at the time of the disaster. His brother, LeRoy, was a lieutenant in the “Rainbow Division” in World War I. He was killed in the Muse-Argonne offensive on 9 October 1918 only a month before the war ended. Harry McCullough married Collette McNellis in Chicago sometime in late 1920. They had one son, William, born in Chicago in August 1922. The Chicago Daily News reported that Harry continued to be employed by the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank after the disaster. The 1923 Chicago City Directory lists him as being a teller there and living at 6159 South Michigan Avenue. In 1930, the family was living at 684 West 87th Street in the city. Harry spent his whole career at the bank. The date and place of death for Harry McCullough is unknown to this author. Harry’s son, William, married Helene Hughes. They had six children. William died in Sarasota, Florida, on 16 January 1995. Helene Hughes McCullough died in 2014. • McCament, Glen — He continued to work at the Illinois Trust and Savings bank through the end of his career. Glen McCament, a son of Leander and Hester Murphy McCament, was born about 1880 in Ohio. He married Blanche Harniston in Chicago on 29 August 1908. At the time of the disaster he was living at 655 North Central Avenue in the city. He and Blanche had two children, Gladys and George. By 1930 Gladys had married. Chicago Genealogical Society Vol. 48 No. 4 Summer 2016 Page 121

In 1940, Glen was living in Oak Park, Illinois. He died at the home of his son, George, in Palatine, Illinois, on 14 November 1959. He is buried in the Chapel Hills West Cemetery in Elmhurst, Illinois. Blanche McCament died in Palatine on 1 January 1965. She is buried with her husband. • O’Malley, Dorothy — Dorothy O’Malley, a daughter of James and Elizabeth O’Donnell O’Malley, was born in Chicago about 1901. Her father died in Chicago on 8 April 1916. At the time of the disaster, Dorothy was living with her mother at 824 Wolfram in Chicago. Before 1930 Dorothy married Ralph Rittenhouse. She was no longer working at the bank. They had a child named Ralph. They were living at 1457 Oakdale in that year. By 1940 the family had moved to suburban San Antonio, Texas. Ralph Rittenhouse died in San Antonio on 3 November 1945. Dorothy O’Malley Rittenhouse died in Chicago on 28 August 1953. Her death notice in the Chicago Tribune of 30 August 1953 (page 28) states that she was buried with her husband in San Antonio, Texas. • Petznick, Lillian — A bookkeeper at the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank. Lillian Petznick, a daughter of Paul and Mary Melchoir Petznick, was born on 6 June 1892 in Chicago (although the Chicago Tribune stated that she was age 21 at the time of the disaster in 1919). Paul Petznick died in Chicago on 24 July 1917. Lillian Petznik married Robert H. Merrill in Chicago on 7 February 1920. Shortly after that, they moved to Rockford, Illinois, where Robert lived. They remained there through 1942. They had three daughters: Barbara, Phyllis, and Janet. Lillian Petznick Merrill died on either 15 or 22 October 1972. • Ryan, Mabel — The Chicago Tribune reported that she lived at 5522 West Race Street at the time of the disaster. She had been burned “about the shoulders and back.” No additional data can be found concerning her. • Wacker, Harry — He as the chief mechanic of the Wingfoot. He was slightly injured on landing when he parachuted from the blimp before it crashed. The Chicago Tribune reported that Harry Wacker resided in Akron, Ohio. • Watt, Mabel — A bank teller at the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank. Mabel Watt, a daughter of Rueben and Fannie Perkins (or Conley) Watt, was born in Chicago in June 1889. Rueben died in Chicago on 20 November 1921. Fannie Watt had died on 24 May 1910 in Chicago. Both are buried in the Mt. Hope cemetery. Mabel suffered a broken right hand and cut arteries in her left leg. Mabel Watt was living with her sister, Fanchon, in 1930 at 7726 Eggleston in Chicago. Neither one was married. Fanchon Watt died on 8 November 1936 and is buried with her parents in the Mt. Hope Cemetery. The death date and place of burial for Mabel Watt are unknown to this author. Page 122 Vol. 48 No. 4 Summer 2016 Chicago Genealogical Society

• Williams, Maitland — The Chicago Tribune reported that he was living at 11937 Lowe Street in Chicago at the time of the disaster. Nothing else is known about this person. • Woodward, William — A department head at the bank William Woodward, a son of George and Bridget Clark Woodward, was born in Chicago on 29 December 1882. He married Mabel Tangney in Chicago in 1904. They had four children: George, Dorothy, Virginia, and Maybelle. In 1917 the family was living at 8121 Harper Avenue in the city. William continued to work for the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank through the 1930s. He died in Chicago on 2 July 1931. He is buried in the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Virginia Woodward died in Chicago in 1983.

If readers of this article happen to have any additional data or stories about what happened to the families of the dead and injured mentioned above which were at result of disaster, the author would be most interested in hearing about the material. Corrections and additions to the above are most welcome. *****

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Join us for another great bus tour through Chicago history! Notable Chicago Disasters That Affected Your Ancestors’ Lives Led by Craig Pfannkuche Saturday, October 1, 2016 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Chicago has been the home of many notable disasters, beginning, of course, with the Fort Dearborn “Massacre.” You might question why a genealogical society would sponsor such a ghoulish tour. The answer is relatively simple and can be found in the manuscripts, books, and newspapers created in response to those disasters. Disasters make news. After the question of “What happened?” usually comes the question of who was injured or killed. Lists of the dead and injured are compiled and written down or printed, and it is those lists that become treasures of information for family historians. Many of us have family ancestors who were swept up in one way or another in great disasters. As unfortunate as it was for those overwhelmed by events, the method of their passing or of their survival provides family historians with a marvelous opportunity to give life and historical context to our ancestors. We ask “What happened to our ancestors who ‘disappeared’ into Chicago?” Why, we wonder, does the trail of family history grow cold in the depths of the city’s anonymous hustle and bustle? Were they killed in a train wreck? Did they burn to death in a “famous” fire? Were they jailed or hung after an infamous trial? Were they shot in a gangland shooting or did they drown in a maritime disaster? Did they fall from the sky in an airplane crash? Were they imprisoned in a large prisoner of war compound and died there? The CGS bus tour will visit the sites of many Chicago disasters. Our guide Craig Pfannkuche will tell the stories of these disasters and suggest where the lists of dead and injured can be found. Hopefully, tour participants will tell the stories of their own ancestors who were swept up in notable Chicago disasters. The bus will be ready for boarding promptly at 9:30 a.m. and will depart from and return to the northwest corner of the Ogilvie Transportation Center (Madison and Clinton Streets) in Chicago. Note: there will be four stops off the bus and one four-block walk.

 $40 per CGS member  $15/per person Panera Box Lunch Tour Cost:  $50 per non-member  No Lunch — bring your own lunch Panera Box Lunch includes Sandwich, Chips, Pickle, and Cookie. Sandwich choices are:  Ham & Swiss: Smoked lean ham, Swiss cheese on Rye Bread.  Turkey & Bacon: Smoked turkey breast, applewood-smoked bacon, smoked Gouda on Tomato Basil Bread.  Italian Combo: Roasted beef, smoked turkey breast, ham, salami, Swiss cheese, pepper- oncini on Ciabatta Bread.  Mediterranean Veggie: Zesty sweet Peppadew™ piquant peppers, feta cheese, cucumbers & cilantro jalapeño hummus on Tomato Basil Bread. Sandwiches are prepared with mayo, spicy mustard, lettuce, tomatoes, salt & pepper unless otherwise requested. Bottled water and soda will be provided for all tour participants. Please check off tour cost & sandwich choice(s) and fill out data below. You can also pay online at chicagogenealogy.org Name(s): Check Amount: $ Email Address: Phone No.: Return your check (made payable to “Chicago Genealogical Society”) and this reservation form by September 24, 2016, to: Stephanie Carbonetti, 228 N. Willow Road, Elmhurst, IL, 60126. Space is limited — first come, first reserved. Page 124 Vol. 48 No. 4 Summer 2016 Chicago Genealogical Society

CGS Programs at a Glance, 2016

Saturday, September 10, 2016 Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker: Assembling Your Ancestor’s Business Biography — Think about the percentage of your Chicago ancestors’ lives that were spent working. Does your genealogical research do that percentage justice? And what if they owned and ran their own business? One of the most overlooked genealogical research areas is business and em- ployee records. In this lively presentation, Marsha Peterson-Maass will be our guide as we review sources for these records, take a look at the many ways to easily incorporate business information into your ancestors’ biographies, and even enjoy a business rendition of “Who Do You Think You Are?”

Saturday, October 1, 2016 Notable Chicago Disasters that Affected Your Ancestors’ Lives: CGS Full Day Genealogy Bus Tour with guide Craig Pfannkuche (9:30am–4:00pm) — The Chicago Genealogical Society will be sponsoring a bus tour, Notable Chicago Disasters that Affected Your Ancestors’ Lives. Chicago has been the home of many notable disasters in its history, beginning, of course, with the Fort Dearborn “Massacre.” Genealogists might question why a genealogical society would sponsor such a ghoulish tour. The answer is relatively simple and can be found in the manuscripts, books, and newspapers created in response to those disasters — they are great genealogy resources! Seats are limited and reservations are required. First come, first reserved. Fee based on member/non-member and optional lunch. See mail-in reservation form on p. 123, or pay online at chicagogenealogy.org. We will meet at the Ogilvie Transportation Center in downtown Chicago at 9:30 am on Saturday, October 1st.

Saturday, November 5, 2016 “Poisoned: Chicago 1907, a Corrupt System, an Accused Killer, and the Crusade to Save Him” — Published in 2014, this book tells the fascinating story of Herman Billik, a mys- terious Bohemian fortune teller accused of slowly poisoning an entire family — a Mr. and Mrs. Vrzal and their four children — with arsenic. Over one hundred years later, Billik is still remembered as one of the most heartless serial killers of all time, but a closer look reveals convincing evidence that the Chicago Police Force convicted the wrong man. Author Steve Shukis will join us to share how he was doing a little research on his family tree in an index of records of the Cook County Coroner when he stumbled on the Vrzal family. An interesting afternoon at the local library in Chicago gradually grew into years of earnest research, trips to courthouses and archives across the state, and eventually a promise to set the record straight on one of the most fascinating series of murders in American history. Learn how an amateur genealogist solved a real-life serial killer mystery and become an award-winning author. Read more about Shukis’ other projects at ChicagoTrueCrime.com. Chicago Genealogical Society Vol. 48 No. 4 Summer 2016 Page 125

Saturday, December 3, 2016 Frances Willard House Museum & Archives, A Special Tour for the CGS — Built in 1865, this Evanston house was home to Frances Willard (1839–1898). An author and an activist, Frances Willard lived and worked in this house during the years of her presidency of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. For many of those years, the house also served as an informal national headquarters for the WCTU and a boarding house for its workers. The holdings of the Frances Willard Memorial Library and Archives document the history and impact of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. The holdings, dating between the 1830s and 1990s, include letters, documents, images, serial publications, biographical and subject files, and scrapbooks; the bulk of the collection dates between 1870 and 1950. An archivist will be on hand to give a tour and explain the collection holdings. Tour begins at 10:00 am at 1730 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois. Free for CGS Members/$10 for non-members. Learn more about Francis Willard and the Willard House Museum & Archives at franceswillardhouse.org.

Unless otherwise noted, all programs are held at the Newberry Library, 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, and begin at 1:30 p.m. The Newberry does not have a visitor parking lot, but the garage at 100 West Chestnut Street offers discounted parking to Newberry patrons (enter on Clark Street). Remember to bring your parking ticket with you so it can be validated by the Newberry security guard.

On the Cover

The photograph may have been taken in downtown Chicago sometime in the early 1880s. The photograph of Chicago’s Dearborn Station seen in the window at the left of the photograph is a good clue. The Chicago & North Western Railroad sold tickets here for sleeper and diner car service to points west beyond Council Bluffs, Iowa, where the line ended at that time. The railroad partnered with the Union Pacific Railroad in those years to run trains all the way to the West Coast. The C&NW also partnered with the Great Northern Railroad to sell passenger tickets all the way to Oregon’s Pacific shore.

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Index

Agate, 103 Clark, 104, 122 Fields, 105 Hunt, 120 Marotta, 107 Alexander, 99 Cleckner, 104 Fillinsky, 111 Hunter, 106 Matanky, 107 Amundson, 118 Cohen, 104–05, 111 Florence, 115 Hutchinson, 100 Maxon, 101 Appel, 103 Colaciccio, 105 Foote, 100 Hutt, 106 McCabe, 101 Archer, 103 Colangelo, 111 Ford, 100 Jackson, 106 McCament, 120–21 Austin, 99 Comroe, 111 Francona, 105 Jaekel, 106 McCullough, 120 Bagdon, 103 Condon, 99 Frenck, 116 Janush, 111 McDermott, 107 Ballard, 99 Conley, 121 Gallagher, 115–16 Jaworsky, 106 McGann, 107 Barnett, 103 Cook, 105 Gallaher, 105 Jedlowski, 106 McGuire, 101 Bartlett, 99 Cooney, 99 Gardner, 105 Johnson, 100, 117 McGurren, 101 Barton, 103 Cory, 118 Gates, 100 Jones, 100, 106, 119 McKeag, 117 Basedow, 103 Coughlan, 99 Gleason, 119 Kane, 102 McMahan, 101 Baskes, 103 Covey, 100 Glynn, 117 Kaplan, 106 McNellis, 120 Baskin, 103 Cowan, 100 Goggin, 100 Katzenberger, 119 McWilliams, 112 Bass, 103 Cox, 117 Goldenson, 105 Kee, 101 Meagher, 101 Batterson, 103 Cramer, 100 Goldstein, 105 Keller, 106, 116 Mease, 115 Bauer, 104 Crowley, 105 Gordon, 105 Kenefick, 100–01 Meinke, 107 Bauerle, 104 Dacy, 100 Graniero, 105 Kennedy, 101 Meisner, 108 Bee, 99 Daub, 117 Green, 100 Kezes, 107 Melchoir, 121 Beegun, 104 Daubach, 105 Greenock, 106 King, 107 Merrill, 121 Benson, 104 Davenport, 113–15 Grennan, 114–15 Kirk, 112 Meyer, 116 Berger, 114 Davidson, 105 Gunter, 106 Knutson, 107 Meyers, 108, 112 Berman, 104 Davis, 100 Guth, 100 Kosh, 107 Meyn, 111 Bernstein, 104 DeGraw, 100 Hackman, 111 Koszdan, 107 Michel, 108 Birmingham, 99, 101 Delacourt, 115 Hallisey, 100 Kovnat, 112 Miles, 116 Bishop, 104 Denio, 100 Handler, 106 Kraemer, 107 Miller, 101, 108 Blegen, 104 Deno, 100 Hanley, 111 Kraines, 107 Mills, 101 Block, 104 Desmond, 100 Hansford, 106 Krawzyk, 107 Mindlin, 112 Bodiansky, 104 Dickey, 100 Hardyman, 119 Kuhles, 101 Mitchell, 112 Boettner, 113 Dodd, 114 Hargis, 119 Ladd, 107 Moen, 101 Boner, 99 Doede, 105 Harniston, 120 Lampolsky, 107 Monson, 108 Bordwell, 99 Douglass, 99 Harris, 106, 119 Lanski, 107 Moore, 102 Brady, 119 Dowle, 105 Harrity, 100 Lawrence, 112 Mozeikas, 108 Brainard, 99 Duggan, 105 Hart, 111 Leach, 107 Munzner, 116 Branz, 104 Duke, 105 Harter, 111 Leavitt, 101 Murphy, 120 Brauner, 104 Dunklau, 100 Hauser, 106 Lelakes, 107 Nagel, 116 Brinkman, 104 Durland, 118–19 Hayes, 100 Le Master, 107 Nail, 108 Bromberg, 104 Earl, 100 Hedlund, 106 Lembkey, 101 Navid, 108 Brooks, 104 Ebert, 100 Helfer, 106 Leninger, 107 Neeb, 108 Brotman, 104 Edwards, 119 Hemwall, 106 Lennards, 101 Neidorf, 108 Brown, 104 Eipper, 105 Hereley, 100 Lewis, 107 Neirieter, 116 Bruch, 118 Elliott, 117 Heurlin, 119, 120 Long, 101, 120 Ng Bing, 108 Buckley, 119 Engelstein, 105 Hildebrand, 106 Luby, 101 Nielsen, 108 Burtch, 99 Ennis, 100 Hill, 111 Luparello, 107 Nihan, 100 Calkins, 104 Erdmann, 105 Hirsch, 111 Lush, 101 Northrup, 101 Callopy, 114–15 Erickson, 111 Hitchcock, 100 Lyon, 100 Norton, 113, 116–17 Cangelosi, 104 Estrella, 105 Hoefield, 120 Lyons, 101 Nothnagel, 101 Carlson, 119 Evans, 100 Hogfeldt, 119 Macbeth, 120 Novak, 108 Carpenter, 115 Feinhandler, 111 Holub, 106 Madden, 101 Obert, 112 Cary, 101 Ferbrache, 111 Hopkinson, 100 Maguire, 101 O’Brien, 101 Chapman, 104 Ferdinand, 111 Horton, 115 Mahon, 99 O’Connor, 108 Chedeck, 104 Ferengul, 105 Hoyt, 118 Mallach, 107 O’Donnell, 121 Cheeseman, 99 Ferguson, 105 Hughes, 120 Malloy, 101 Olsen, 108 Chesler, 104 Fiedler, 117 Humphrey, 106 Markin, 107 O’Malley, 121 Chicago Genealogical Society Vol. 48 No. 4 Summer 2016 Page 127

Osgood, 101 Rauch, 114 Schwartz, 109, 117 Stone, 102 Wattles, 102 Otto, 101, 117 Rehfus, 102 Scott, 102 Strass, 112 Weaver, 113, 118 Parker, 101 Reidy, 120 Scully, 102 Sullivan, 102 Weber, 111 Pelnar, 108 Reinhart, 109 Shaleen, 110 Swanson, 110 Weingart, 111 Pepe, 108 Reinschmidt, 109 Shaner, 109 Swenson, 112 Werner, 102 Perkins, 121 Reinstein, 109 Shapiro, 110 Tangney, 122 Weston, 111 Persky, 108 Richardson, 102 Shaw, 110, 112 Teggatz, 110 Wheeler, 111 Petacque, 108 Rieck, 126 Sherburn, 100 Temple, 110 White, 102, 111 Peterson, 108 Rigelhaupt, 109 Sherman, 110 Ten Bruin, 110 Whitney, 111 Pettiford, 112 Riley, 100, 102 Short, 102 Teton, 110 Whyte, 118 Petznick, 121 Rimland, 109 Shulman, 110 Thelin, 110 Williams, 112, 122 Pigman, 108 Ring, 102 Siegel, 110 Thomas, 115 Willis, 111 Pister, 108 Riskind, 109 Signer, 110 Thwing, 115 Wilson, 111 Pitner, 108 Rittenhouse, 121 Sinderson, 99 Treger, 110 Witting, 126 Preskill, 109 Rochetto, 109 Siniscalchi, 110 Ulick, 110 Wood, 102 Prouty, 100 Rosen, 109 Sirutis, 110 Upham, 102 Woodward, 102, 122 Quigless, 109 Ross, 112 Slavin, 102 Upton, 117 Yanowitz, 111 Quigley, 100, 102 Ryan, 121 Sloey, 102 Van Wormer, 118 Young, 111 Quinlan, 100, 102, 109 Saletta, 109 Slotnick, 110 Venus, 111 Youngreen, 111 Quode, 109 Sammon, 109 Smith, 110, 112, 117 Wacker, 113, 121 Zimmerman, 111 Racine, 119 Sampson, 112 Smollar, 110 Wagner, 102 Zlotowitz, 112 Raeder, 102 Sanford, 102, 109 Snowden, 102 Walsh, 102 Zolt, 111 Ramm, 119 Scanlan, 117, 118 Stanke, 110 Warthwein, 111 Randell, 109 Schillinger, 109 Stein, 110 Waterman, 111 Rappaport, 109 Schlan, 112 Stephenson, 110 Waters, 101–02 Rashkow, 109 Schneider, 109, 115 Stier, 110 Watt, 121

Query

Witting Family I am looking for information about the Witting family. William (Willie) Henry John Witting was born in 1893 in Chicago, Illinois, to Ludwig (Louis) Carl Johann Witting and Wilhemmia (Winnie) Johanna Marie Rieck Witting, who had immigrated from Germany late 1890s. This family lived in Illinois before migrating to Michigan around 1930–1940. William had brothers named Rudolph Carl and Frederick Emil Charles and also a sister named Elsa Teresa Freida Witting. Supposedly, William served in World War I. It is unclear when or where William Witting died. Any information would be appreciated. Jo McPhail, [email protected]

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