Historical review of Chicago and Cook county and selected ..edand author of Historical review . herefore a special matter of pride to its citizens. City Clerk McCabe is the son of Michael S. and Julia (White)McCabe, his father being one of the oldest and bravest members ofthe Chicago police force. The elder McCabe, still hale and hearty,has seen his thirty-six years of service in the department, and is oneof the few survivors of the Haymarket riot, in the ranks of the blue-coats, who escaped without a scratch, although his comrades fell allaround him, dead and maimed. John
Historical review of Chicago and Cook county and selected ..edand author of Historical review . herefore a special matter of pride to its citizens. City Clerk McCabe is the son of Michael S. and Julia (White)McCabe, his father being one of the oldest and bravest members ofthe Chicago police force. The elder McCabe, still hale and hearty,has seen his thirty-six years of service in the department, and is oneof the few survivors of the Haymarket riot, in the ranks of the blue-coats, who escaped without a scratch, although his comrades fell allaround him, dead and maimed. John R. McCabe was the second in a family of seven, all ofwhom are living. His older brother, Joseph M., is connected withthe West Park system, while another brother, Peter, is in San Fran-cisco. One of his sisters, Julia R. McCabe, teaches in St. CharlesSchool; another, Frances, is a stenographer; while Sarah and Verina,the younger members of the household, live at home, as does theCity Clerk himself. John R. received his early education at the paro-chial school of the Holy Family parish, being graduated therefrom.
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