TRAGEDY ON THE TRACKS: 3 Kingston firefighters died in collision with train May 15, 1937

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It's nice to see the guys remembered.

TRAGEDY ON THE TRACKS: 3 Kingston firefighters died in collision with train May 15, 1937

KINGSTON, N.Y. — A windswept, driving rain fell in the early morning hours of a May 15, 1937, as four city firefighters riding on a fire truck returned to headquarters.

They had just finished battling a three-alarm blaze on Downs Street that had lit the sky around Midtown.

Three of those firefighters — Ferrill Finkle, Preston DeWitt, and Peter Carey — wound up losing their lives, deaths that would rock the department’s sensibilities.

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[fire 1 asst chief 49]

Thanks for posting.

Resting in peace.

[tommyguy 104]

Truth is stranger than fiction. What a terrible tragedy but at least they haven't been forgotten.

I'd be curious to know details of the fire they'd responded too.