The Chicago Fire Insurance Patrol was an emergency salvage company whose duty was to respond to fires and reduce the costs associated with them by saving property. Obviously, this could be a dangerous job, and according to the records from the Illinois Fire Service Institute, Alfred C. Papineau responded to an industrial fire on October 31, 1886, and began working in the basement once the flames were doused. A portion of the building collapsed, injuring two other patrolmen and killing Papineau.
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Ashley,
Where is the cemetery located?
Thanks
Keith
Calvary Cemetery might technically be in Evanston. It’s north of Rogers Park, just along the lake front. The bordering roads were South Blvd, Sheridan Road, and Chicago Avenue. I don’t know Chicago very well, but we were visiting friends who lived in Rogers Park and took the CTA train up to see it.