Charles A. Mohr is my 2nd great grandfather.
Charles A. Mohr was the Captain of the Davenport Fire Department Hose Co. No. 3 and died in the line of duty.
The fire was reported in the Democrat and Leader on February 4, 1924. Article title, "Where One Fireman Was Killed and Two Painfully Injured When Firewall Fell".
Photo caption, "Arrow points to the spot where Charles Mohr, veteran fireman, was crushed to death under falling brick wall and two others were painfully injured. The injured saw the wall toppling and were able to avoid the brick and mortar that crashed down and buried Mohr. A similar wall is standing in the photograph that was taken this morning by The Democrat staff photographer.
Another undated article from the same newspaper reads, "Fireman Hurt When Wall Fell". In that article there is a subparagraph that reads:
Mrs. Mohr Worried by Fire
A premonition of something that was going to happen to her husbanded, resulted in Mrs. Charles Mohr calling Hose Co. No. 3 station just after the second alarm came in and Capt. Mohr and his men left the station house at Locus and Iowa streets. She called up to inquire about the seriousness of the fire and asked if Capt. Mohr had been called out. She was not surprised when she learned that the hill companies had been called, for she said, she knew it was a big fire.
C.F. Elmer who was at the station before the call came in, said that Griffin answered the telephone alarm which came in first. When he reported the fire was at East River street and Tremont Avenue, Capt. Mohr was "kidding" one of the men about having his shoes shined, and said that it was a sign they would have a run. A few minutes later the second alarm came on a box call, and Hose Co. No. 3 went to the fire. Mr. Elmer was the only person left that the station when Mrs. Mohr called about the fire.
Mohr Fireman Since 1900
Mr. Mohr was born in Hanover, Germany, May 4, 1869, and came to America when 14 years of age. When a young man he enlisted in the United States army and served six years, four years being spent in the Dakotas, and two years at the Rock Island Arsenal.
On May 2, 1900 he joined the Davenport fire department, and would have completed 24 years of service in May of this year. It had been his intention to retire on a pension at the end of this period. For the last four years he had been captain of the hose company No. 3 at Locust and Iowa streets.
He married Mrs. Helen Hartkop September 3, 1913. She survives with two sons, Leo of Rock Island and Robert of Davenport, two stepsons, Fred Hartkop of Davenport…. Printed article ends abruptly without completion.
The Davenport Democrat reported the following article on February 4, 1924 titled "Falling Wall Traps Men Fighting Blaze in Lumber Yards"
Capt. Chas. Mohr, Veteran Member of Department Had Planned to Quit
TOTAL LOSS IS $50,000
Blaze Destroys 250 Feet of Sheds Filled with Finishing Materials
One fireman was killed, two injured and a number of volunteer workers narrowly escaped death in a fire which gutted lumber sheds of Weyerhauser companies "White Yards," 901 East River street, late Sunday, resulting in losses estimated today by company officials at $50,000 to $60,000.
Dead
Charles Mohr, 58, Captain of Hose Co. No. 3
Injured
Harold Brewbaker, fireman, Hose Co. No 3; body bruises and cuts on head from falling brick.
Frank Griffin, fireman. Hos Co. No. 3; bruised about the body.
H. C. Stolle, city fcod inspector, sprained ankle in fall.
Mohr, Brewbaker and Griffin were caught under a fire wall while attempting to carry a lead of hose into the sheds. Mohr, who was the lead of his company, was buried beneath the avalanche of brick, receiving injures culminating in his death a few minutes later at St. Luke's hospital.
Brewbaker and Griffin, who were following Mohr, had started to make their way to the top of the limber pile when the wall collapsed. Both men were showered by filing brick but were too near the edge to receive the brunt of the blow.
Mohr was a veteran member of the department, having severed 23 years. He was eligible to receive a pension, and could have retired last December had he desired. He had planned, however, to resign in the… Printed article ends abruptly without completion.
Charles A. Mohr
Charles A. Mohr, better known as "Tom Mohr" veteran captain of Hose company No. 3, who lost his life in Sunday's fire, was born in Hanover, Germany, May 4, 1862. He came to America when he was 14 years of age. When a young man he enlisted in the United States army, serving six years in the Dakotas, and two years at Rock Island Arsenal.
On May 2, 1900 he joined the Davenport fire department and has served continuously since that time as a city fireman. For the past four years, he has been Captain of Hose 3 at Locust and Iowa streets.
Capt. Mohr was united in marriage to Mrs. Helen Hartkop Sept. 8, 1912. Deceased was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Modern Woodmen of America Camp No. 27.
Surviving are the widow and two sons, Leo of Rock Island, and Robert of Davenport. Two step-sons, Fred Hartkop of the Arsenal department, and Harry Hartkop, both of Davenport.
Funeral services will be held from the home, 1008 Warren Street Wednesday at 2 p.m. interment will be made in Oakdale Cemetery.
Source: Unknown.
Charles A. Mohr, "Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990"
Name: Charles A. Mohr
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 06 Feb 1924
Burial Place:
Death Date: 03 Feb 1924
Death Place: Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Age: 58
Birth Date: 04 May 1865
Birthplace: Germany
Occupation: Captain Of Dav. F.D.
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Helen Mohr
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B86949-1
System Origin: Iowa-EASy
GS Film number: 1480949
Reference ID: P 194 #2320
Additional information can be found at:
http://www.iafflocal17.org/?zone=/unionactive/view_page.cfm&page=LODD20
http://members.zumatel.net/leon429/dfd1911.html
Charles Mohr was also married to a Margaret (Maggie)Collen in Rock Island Co. on the 17th day of November 1891. His second wife was Helen Passig.
Charles A. Mohr was the Captain of the Davenport Fire Department Hose Co. No. 3 and died in the line of duty.
The fire was reported in the Democrat and Leader on February 4, 1924. Article title, "Where One Fireman Was Killed and Two Painfully Injured When Firewall Fell".
Photo caption, "Arrow points to the spot where Charles Mohr, veteran fireman, was crushed to death under falling brick wall and two others were painfully injured. The injured saw the wall toppling and were able to avoid the brick and mortar that crashed down and buried Mohr. A similar wall is standing in the photograph that was taken this morning by The Democrat staff photographer.
Another undated article from the same newspaper reads, "Fireman Hurt When Wall Fell". In that article there is a subparagraph that reads:
Mrs. Mohr Worried by Fire
A premonition of something that was going to happen to her husbanded, resulted in Mrs. Charles Mohr calling Hose Co. No. 3 station just after the second alarm came in and Capt. Mohr and his men left the station house at Locus and Iowa streets. She called up to inquire about the seriousness of the fire and asked if Capt. Mohr had been called out. She was not surprised when she learned that the hill companies had been called, for she said, she knew it was a big fire.
C.F. Elmer who was at the station before the call came in, said that Griffin answered the telephone alarm which came in first. When he reported the fire was at East River street and Tremont Avenue, Capt. Mohr was "kidding" one of the men about having his shoes shined, and said that it was a sign they would have a run. A few minutes later the second alarm came on a box call, and Hose Co. No. 3 went to the fire. Mr. Elmer was the only person left that the station when Mrs. Mohr called about the fire.
Mohr Fireman Since 1900
Mr. Mohr was born in Hanover, Germany, May 4, 1869, and came to America when 14 years of age. When a young man he enlisted in the United States army and served six years, four years being spent in the Dakotas, and two years at the Rock Island Arsenal.
On May 2, 1900 he joined the Davenport fire department, and would have completed 24 years of service in May of this year. It had been his intention to retire on a pension at the end of this period. For the last four years he had been captain of the hose company No. 3 at Locust and Iowa streets.
He married Mrs. Helen Hartkop September 3, 1913. She survives with two sons, Leo of Rock Island and Robert of Davenport, two stepsons, Fred Hartkop of Davenport…. Printed article ends abruptly without completion.
The Davenport Democrat reported the following article on February 4, 1924 titled "Falling Wall Traps Men Fighting Blaze in Lumber Yards"
Capt. Chas. Mohr, Veteran Member of Department Had Planned to Quit
TOTAL LOSS IS $50,000
Blaze Destroys 250 Feet of Sheds Filled with Finishing Materials
One fireman was killed, two injured and a number of volunteer workers narrowly escaped death in a fire which gutted lumber sheds of Weyerhauser companies "White Yards," 901 East River street, late Sunday, resulting in losses estimated today by company officials at $50,000 to $60,000.
Dead
Charles Mohr, 58, Captain of Hose Co. No. 3
Injured
Harold Brewbaker, fireman, Hose Co. No 3; body bruises and cuts on head from falling brick.
Frank Griffin, fireman. Hos Co. No. 3; bruised about the body.
H. C. Stolle, city fcod inspector, sprained ankle in fall.
Mohr, Brewbaker and Griffin were caught under a fire wall while attempting to carry a lead of hose into the sheds. Mohr, who was the lead of his company, was buried beneath the avalanche of brick, receiving injures culminating in his death a few minutes later at St. Luke's hospital.
Brewbaker and Griffin, who were following Mohr, had started to make their way to the top of the limber pile when the wall collapsed. Both men were showered by filing brick but were too near the edge to receive the brunt of the blow.
Mohr was a veteran member of the department, having severed 23 years. He was eligible to receive a pension, and could have retired last December had he desired. He had planned, however, to resign in the… Printed article ends abruptly without completion.
Charles A. Mohr
Charles A. Mohr, better known as "Tom Mohr" veteran captain of Hose company No. 3, who lost his life in Sunday's fire, was born in Hanover, Germany, May 4, 1862. He came to America when he was 14 years of age. When a young man he enlisted in the United States army, serving six years in the Dakotas, and two years at Rock Island Arsenal.
On May 2, 1900 he joined the Davenport fire department and has served continuously since that time as a city fireman. For the past four years, he has been Captain of Hose 3 at Locust and Iowa streets.
Capt. Mohr was united in marriage to Mrs. Helen Hartkop Sept. 8, 1912. Deceased was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Modern Woodmen of America Camp No. 27.
Surviving are the widow and two sons, Leo of Rock Island, and Robert of Davenport. Two step-sons, Fred Hartkop of the Arsenal department, and Harry Hartkop, both of Davenport.
Funeral services will be held from the home, 1008 Warren Street Wednesday at 2 p.m. interment will be made in Oakdale Cemetery.
Source: Unknown.
Charles A. Mohr, "Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990"
Name: Charles A. Mohr
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 06 Feb 1924
Burial Place:
Death Date: 03 Feb 1924
Death Place: Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Age: 58
Birth Date: 04 May 1865
Birthplace: Germany
Occupation: Captain Of Dav. F.D.
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Helen Mohr
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B86949-1
System Origin: Iowa-EASy
GS Film number: 1480949
Reference ID: P 194 #2320
Additional information can be found at:
http://www.iafflocal17.org/?zone=/unionactive/view_page.cfm&page=LODD20
http://members.zumatel.net/leon429/dfd1911.html
Charles Mohr was also married to a Margaret (Maggie)Collen in Rock Island Co. on the 17th day of November 1891. His second wife was Helen Passig.
Charles A. Mohr is my 2nd great grandfather.
Charles A. Mohr was the Captain of the Davenport Fire Department Hose Co. No. 3 and died in the line of duty.
The fire was reported in the Democrat and Leader on February 4, 1924. Article title, "Where One Fireman Was Killed and Two Painfully Injured When Firewall Fell".
Photo caption, "Arrow points to the spot where Charles Mohr, veteran fireman, was crushed to death under falling brick wall and two others were painfully injured. The injured saw the wall toppling and were able to avoid the brick and mortar that crashed down and buried Mohr. A similar wall is standing in the photograph that was taken this morning by The Democrat staff photographer.
Another undated article from the same newspaper reads, "Fireman Hurt When Wall Fell". In that article there is a subparagraph that reads:
Mrs. Mohr Worried by Fire
A premonition of something that was going to happen to her husbanded, resulted in Mrs. Charles Mohr calling Hose Co. No. 3 station just after the second alarm came in and Capt. Mohr and his men left the station house at Locus and Iowa streets. She called up to inquire about the seriousness of the fire and asked if Capt. Mohr had been called out. She was not surprised when she learned that the hill companies had been called, for she said, she knew it was a big fire.
C.F. Elmer who was at the station before the call came in, said that Griffin answered the telephone alarm which came in first. When he reported the fire was at East River street and Tremont Avenue, Capt. Mohr was "kidding" one of the men about having his shoes shined, and said that it was a sign they would have a run. A few minutes later the second alarm came on a box call, and Hose Co. No. 3 went to the fire. Mr. Elmer was the only person left that the station when Mrs. Mohr called about the fire.
Mohr Fireman Since 1900
Mr. Mohr was born in Hanover, Germany, May 4, 1869, and came to America when 14 years of age. When a young man he enlisted in the United States army and served six years, four years being spent in the Dakotas, and two years at the Rock Island Arsenal.
On May 2, 1900 he joined the Davenport fire department, and would have completed 24 years of service in May of this year. It had been his intention to retire on a pension at the end of this period. For the last four years he had been captain of the hose company No. 3 at Locust and Iowa streets.
He married Mrs. Helen Hartkop September 3, 1913. She survives with two sons, Leo of Rock Island and Robert of Davenport, two stepsons, Fred Hartkop of Davenport…. Printed article ends abruptly without completion.
The Davenport Democrat reported the following article on February 4, 1924 titled "Falling Wall Traps Men Fighting Blaze in Lumber Yards"
Capt. Chas. Mohr, Veteran Member of Department Had Planned to Quit
TOTAL LOSS IS $50,000
Blaze Destroys 250 Feet of Sheds Filled with Finishing Materials
One fireman was killed, two injured and a number of volunteer workers narrowly escaped death in a fire which gutted lumber sheds of Weyerhauser companies "White Yards," 901 East River street, late Sunday, resulting in losses estimated today by company officials at $50,000 to $60,000.
Dead
Charles Mohr, 58, Captain of Hose Co. No. 3
Injured
Harold Brewbaker, fireman, Hose Co. No 3; body bruises and cuts on head from falling brick.
Frank Griffin, fireman. Hos Co. No. 3; bruised about the body.
H. C. Stolle, city fcod inspector, sprained ankle in fall.
Mohr, Brewbaker and Griffin were caught under a fire wall while attempting to carry a lead of hose into the sheds. Mohr, who was the lead of his company, was buried beneath the avalanche of brick, receiving injures culminating in his death a few minutes later at St. Luke's hospital.
Brewbaker and Griffin, who were following Mohr, had started to make their way to the top of the limber pile when the wall collapsed. Both men were showered by filing brick but were too near the edge to receive the brunt of the blow.
Mohr was a veteran member of the department, having severed 23 years. He was eligible to receive a pension, and could have retired last December had he desired. He had planned, however, to resign in the… Printed article ends abruptly without completion.
Charles A. Mohr
Charles A. Mohr, better known as "Tom Mohr" veteran captain of Hose company No. 3, who lost his life in Sunday's fire, was born in Hanover, Germany, May 4, 1862. He came to America when he was 14 years of age. When a young man he enlisted in the United States army, serving six years in the Dakotas, and two years at Rock Island Arsenal.
On May 2, 1900 he joined the Davenport fire department and has served continuously since that time as a city fireman. For the past four years, he has been Captain of Hose 3 at Locust and Iowa streets.
Capt. Mohr was united in marriage to Mrs. Helen Hartkop Sept. 8, 1912. Deceased was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Modern Woodmen of America Camp No. 27.
Surviving are the widow and two sons, Leo of Rock Island, and Robert of Davenport. Two step-sons, Fred Hartkop of the Arsenal department, and Harry Hartkop, both of Davenport.
Funeral services will be held from the home, 1008 Warren Street Wednesday at 2 p.m. interment will be made in Oakdale Cemetery.
Source: Unknown.
Charles A. Mohr, "Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990"
Name: Charles A. Mohr
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 06 Feb 1924
Burial Place:
Death Date: 03 Feb 1924
Death Place: Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Age: 58
Birth Date: 04 May 1865
Birthplace: Germany
Occupation: Captain Of Dav. F.D.
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Helen Mohr
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B86949-1
System Origin: Iowa-EASy
GS Film number: 1480949
Reference ID: P 194 #2320
Additional information can be found at:
http://www.iafflocal17.org/?zone=/unionactive/view_page.cfm&page=LODD20
http://members.zumatel.net/leon429/dfd1911.html
Charles Mohr was also married to a Margaret (Maggie)Collen in Rock Island Co. on the 17th day of November 1891. His second wife was Helen Passig.
Charles A. Mohr was the Captain of the Davenport Fire Department Hose Co. No. 3 and died in the line of duty.
The fire was reported in the Democrat and Leader on February 4, 1924. Article title, "Where One Fireman Was Killed and Two Painfully Injured When Firewall Fell".
Photo caption, "Arrow points to the spot where Charles Mohr, veteran fireman, was crushed to death under falling brick wall and two others were painfully injured. The injured saw the wall toppling and were able to avoid the brick and mortar that crashed down and buried Mohr. A similar wall is standing in the photograph that was taken this morning by The Democrat staff photographer.
Another undated article from the same newspaper reads, "Fireman Hurt When Wall Fell". In that article there is a subparagraph that reads:
Mrs. Mohr Worried by Fire
A premonition of something that was going to happen to her husbanded, resulted in Mrs. Charles Mohr calling Hose Co. No. 3 station just after the second alarm came in and Capt. Mohr and his men left the station house at Locus and Iowa streets. She called up to inquire about the seriousness of the fire and asked if Capt. Mohr had been called out. She was not surprised when she learned that the hill companies had been called, for she said, she knew it was a big fire.
C.F. Elmer who was at the station before the call came in, said that Griffin answered the telephone alarm which came in first. When he reported the fire was at East River street and Tremont Avenue, Capt. Mohr was "kidding" one of the men about having his shoes shined, and said that it was a sign they would have a run. A few minutes later the second alarm came on a box call, and Hose Co. No. 3 went to the fire. Mr. Elmer was the only person left that the station when Mrs. Mohr called about the fire.
Mohr Fireman Since 1900
Mr. Mohr was born in Hanover, Germany, May 4, 1869, and came to America when 14 years of age. When a young man he enlisted in the United States army and served six years, four years being spent in the Dakotas, and two years at the Rock Island Arsenal.
On May 2, 1900 he joined the Davenport fire department, and would have completed 24 years of service in May of this year. It had been his intention to retire on a pension at the end of this period. For the last four years he had been captain of the hose company No. 3 at Locust and Iowa streets.
He married Mrs. Helen Hartkop September 3, 1913. She survives with two sons, Leo of Rock Island and Robert of Davenport, two stepsons, Fred Hartkop of Davenport…. Printed article ends abruptly without completion.
The Davenport Democrat reported the following article on February 4, 1924 titled "Falling Wall Traps Men Fighting Blaze in Lumber Yards"
Capt. Chas. Mohr, Veteran Member of Department Had Planned to Quit
TOTAL LOSS IS $50,000
Blaze Destroys 250 Feet of Sheds Filled with Finishing Materials
One fireman was killed, two injured and a number of volunteer workers narrowly escaped death in a fire which gutted lumber sheds of Weyerhauser companies "White Yards," 901 East River street, late Sunday, resulting in losses estimated today by company officials at $50,000 to $60,000.
Dead
Charles Mohr, 58, Captain of Hose Co. No. 3
Injured
Harold Brewbaker, fireman, Hose Co. No 3; body bruises and cuts on head from falling brick.
Frank Griffin, fireman. Hos Co. No. 3; bruised about the body.
H. C. Stolle, city fcod inspector, sprained ankle in fall.
Mohr, Brewbaker and Griffin were caught under a fire wall while attempting to carry a lead of hose into the sheds. Mohr, who was the lead of his company, was buried beneath the avalanche of brick, receiving injures culminating in his death a few minutes later at St. Luke's hospital.
Brewbaker and Griffin, who were following Mohr, had started to make their way to the top of the limber pile when the wall collapsed. Both men were showered by filing brick but were too near the edge to receive the brunt of the blow.
Mohr was a veteran member of the department, having severed 23 years. He was eligible to receive a pension, and could have retired last December had he desired. He had planned, however, to resign in the… Printed article ends abruptly without completion.
Charles A. Mohr
Charles A. Mohr, better known as "Tom Mohr" veteran captain of Hose company No. 3, who lost his life in Sunday's fire, was born in Hanover, Germany, May 4, 1862. He came to America when he was 14 years of age. When a young man he enlisted in the United States army, serving six years in the Dakotas, and two years at Rock Island Arsenal.
On May 2, 1900 he joined the Davenport fire department and has served continuously since that time as a city fireman. For the past four years, he has been Captain of Hose 3 at Locust and Iowa streets.
Capt. Mohr was united in marriage to Mrs. Helen Hartkop Sept. 8, 1912. Deceased was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Modern Woodmen of America Camp No. 27.
Surviving are the widow and two sons, Leo of Rock Island, and Robert of Davenport. Two step-sons, Fred Hartkop of the Arsenal department, and Harry Hartkop, both of Davenport.
Funeral services will be held from the home, 1008 Warren Street Wednesday at 2 p.m. interment will be made in Oakdale Cemetery.
Source: Unknown.
Charles A. Mohr, "Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990"
Name: Charles A. Mohr
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 06 Feb 1924
Burial Place:
Death Date: 03 Feb 1924
Death Place: Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Age: 58
Birth Date: 04 May 1865
Birthplace: Germany
Occupation: Captain Of Dav. F.D.
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Helen Mohr
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B86949-1
System Origin: Iowa-EASy
GS Film number: 1480949
Reference ID: P 194 #2320
Additional information can be found at:
http://www.iafflocal17.org/?zone=/unionactive/view_page.cfm&page=LODD20
http://members.zumatel.net/leon429/dfd1911.html
Charles Mohr was also married to a Margaret (Maggie)Collen in Rock Island Co. on the 17th day of November 1891. His second wife was Helen Passig.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement
