IN MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN

At 2:30 am on September 12, 1927, a call to West Haverstraw Fire Department was put out. The call was a house fire at the Mead's Corner section in Garnerville.

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While responding to the call Mr. Burke accidentally fell off of the fire truck he was riding. The injured Burke was found on the roadside by Harold Wilkinson, a passer-by. Mr. Wilkinson rushed Burke to Dr. Glass' office for treatment. After examination, the doctor had Mr. Burke admitted to Good Samaritan hospital where he died at 3:00 the following afternoon.

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Mr. Burke was the Village of West Haverstraw Assessor and a member of the Knights of Columbus.

 

Mr. Clarence Babcock, the homeowner, was also a casualty of the fire.