THE people

William L. McLaughlin

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

DATE OF BIRTH:

DATE OF DEATH:

December 31, 1903

GENDER:

OTHER KNOWN NAMES:

McLaughlin, William Lancaster

ETHNICITY:

KNOWN ADDRESS:

Buenos Aires

RELATED TO:

Rev Dr W P McLaughlin
Mary R McLaughlin

AT THE TIME OF the fire

AGE:

MARITAL STATUS:

Single

ROLE:

Audience Member

ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION:

Ohio Wesleyan University

ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE:

student

other information

CEMETERY:

Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park IL

MORGUE:

Presbyterian Hospital

IDENTIFIED BY:

OTHER NOTES:

Nephew of Mrs. Frank W. Gunsaulus, died at 9:30pm at Presbyterian Hospital. He was a college student visiting Chicago and passed by the theater. He rushed into the theater to help rescue people by putting a plank to a neighboring building. He rescued dozens before receiving burns that would then kill him the next day.

CITATION:

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · 1 Jan 1904, Fri · Page 2

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Karl Sup

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