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Three Cedar Rapids Fire Veterans Still In Harness
Three veteran Cedar Rapids firefighters Benish McDermott and Trusty whose careers began in 1897 1899 and 1898 remain on duty. They recall Clifton hotel fire 1903 American Cereal mills blaze 1905 and Douglas starch works explosion 1919 as Cedar Rapids’ worst fires.
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Cedar Rapids
Ben Benish
John F. McDermott
Joseph Trusty
Benish
McDermott
Tlusty
Trusty
Clifton Hotel
American Cereal Mills
Quaker Oats
Douglas Starch
Starch
Cereal Company
No. 3
No. 8
B Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Joe Kominek
No. 4
Tenth Avenue
Fairfax
United States
Clifton
Rock Island Railroad
Fourth Street
Vinton
Douglas Starch Works
Iowa
E. P. Kohout
Joe Trusty
John McDermott