William F. BULMER
1885 - 1904 (19 years)-
Name William F. BULMER Birth 16 Oct 1885 Gender Male Death 17 Nov 1904 Person ID I6398 Tree Last Modified 12 Sep 2022
Father Howard S. BULMER Mother Emma R. CHAMBERLAIN, b. 23 Jul 1867 Marriage 23 Sep 1882 Family ID F2179 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - William F. Bulmer was employed as fireman in the Dover gas works, where he was killed by gas fumes on November 17, 1904. It was said that a pipe in the pit was leaking and that young Bulmer discovered it and went down in the pit to repair the break and at once fell unconscious, when his Uncle Elias N. Chamberlain, in trying to rescue him, also fell overcome by gas. Then two painters also went down to their deaths in trying to rescue Chamberlain and Bulmer. All efforts to revive the men proved futile.
William F. Bulmer graduated at the Clinton, NJ High School at the age of sixteen, and was a good, bright and brave young man.
- William F. Bulmer was employed as fireman in the Dover gas works, where he was killed by gas fumes on November 17, 1904. It was said that a pipe in the pit was leaking and that young Bulmer discovered it and went down in the pit to repair the break and at once fell unconscious, when his Uncle Elias N. Chamberlain, in trying to rescue him, also fell overcome by gas. Then two painters also went down to their deaths in trying to rescue Chamberlain and Bulmer. All efforts to revive the men proved futile.