Fire Devastation- 1900s Antique Postcards- SET of 4- St. Johns Institute for Deaf Mutes- St Francis, Wisconsin- Disaster- E C Kropp

(5 1/2 x 3 1/2 In) This is a SET of FOUR E. C. Kropp postcards from the 1900s. They each show a different view of the terrible destruction of the Aug. 1st, 1907 fire at St. John's Institute for Deaf Mutes in St. Francis, Wisconsin. Even the the destruction is extreme only two people and a classroom parrot lost their lives in the disaster. Here is a description of the event as written in the Racine Daily Journal: "Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 1. -- St. John's Institute for Deaf Mutes at St. Francis was partially destroyed by fire which broke out in the roof of the building at 3:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Loss on the building is estimated at $35,000, with insurance of about $25,000. The cause of the fire has not been ascertained. The entire south wing of the building was burned to the ground, while the west wing was damaged. The wast wing was partially damaged by fire and water, and the north wing sustained a heavy loss from water. The fire finally was extinguished by a detail of two compa