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This was the worst firefighter loss in the departments history. The following pictures are from the collection of Fire Commissioner William C. Celentano Jr. Horror-filled
moments were to come in the early morning hours of unlucky April 13, 1910 –
the fire in the chair shop at the New Haven Jail, a blaze that melted the bars
in the jail and brought death to six firemen and injury to dozens others, fire
crews rushed to the aid of the trapped firefighters to no avail, playing their
hoselines on their comrades trapped behind the very bars meant to keep prisoners
in. Killed were: Captain Charles E. Chapman, Lieutenant William J. Doherty and
Firemen James Cullen, Thomas J. McGrath, James Mortell and John Buckley.
Captain
Charles Chapman Hook
& Ladder 1 Killed
In The Line of Duty April
13, 1910 Age
51 Lieutenant James
Dougherty Hook & Ladder 1 Killed in The Line of
Duty April 13, 1910 Age 51 Firefighter John
Buckley Hook & Ladder 1 Killed in The Line of
Duty April 13, 1910 Age 30 Firefighter James
Cullen Engine Company 4 Killed in The Line of
Duty April 13, 1910 Age 34 Firefighter James
McGrath Engine Company 4 Killed in The Line of
Duty April 13, 1910 Age 32 Firefighter James
Mortel Engine Company 4 Killed in The Line of
Duty April 13, 1910 Age 30 Click the thumbnail to see a larger image!
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