IFLODD: Firefighter Memorial


Firefighter Record

Firefighter Details

Name Bernard McDonough
Agency Chicago Fire Department
Rank Lieutenant
Type of Firefighter Career
Age Range [Unknown]
Sex Male
Date of Birth 0/0/0
Date of Death 9/30/1900
Cause of Death Thrown from vehicle
Nature of Death Trauma
Attribute of Death [not applicable]
Type of Duty Responding to/returning from incident

Incident Details

Incident Name N/A
Incident City Chicago
Incident State IL
Incident Date 9/27/1900
Incident Location Street/Road
Incident Attribute Traffic accidents

Incident Summary

On September 27, 1900, Chicago Fire Department Lieutenant Bernard “Barney” McDonough of Engine 49 was fatally injured in the line of duty while responding to a residential fire at the intersection of 51st Street and Center Avenue. He was seriously injured when he was thrown from Engine 49 after it was struck by an electric street car on Ashland Avenue. McDonough was transported to Englewood Union Hospital, where he died from his injuries on September 30.

Citations:

“Four Firemen Are Hurt,” Chicago Daily Tribune, September 28, 1900.

“Victim of Collision is Dead,” Chicago Daily Tribune, October 2, 1900.


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