Surname	Corsiglia
Given Name	John B.
Gender	Male
Born	~1839 in Genoa, Italy
Died	27-NOV-1915 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Buried	29-NOV-1915 in Mount Carmel in Hillside, Cook County, Illinois
Father	Guiseppe CORSIGLIA; born: Italy
Mother	Antonia DEFARRARI; born: Italy

Family Line

John B. Corsiglia-> Guiseppe Corsiglia (gf).

Marriage

Theresa OLIVIA; born: 26-NOV-1846 in Genoa, Italy; died: 08-FEB-1929 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; father: Antonia Oliva; mother: Catherine Kaffetta; buried: 11-FEB-1929 in Mount Carmel in Hillside, Cook County, Illinois

Children

• Antoinette CORSIGLIA (~1873 ITA - 28-JUN-1961 IL)
• Joseph CORSIGLIA (09-APR-1879 ITA - 18-NOV-1937 IL)
• Catherine "Kate" CORSIGLIA (05-JUL-1885 ITA - JUL-1975 IL)
• August "Gus" CORSIGLIA (14-FEB-1882 ITA - 01-SEP-1940 IL)
• Louis CORSIGLIA (1890 ITA - 01-JAN-1929 IL)
• Theresa CORSIGLIA (~1892 ITA - 10-JUL-1956 IL)

Stories

Aimed at Resturant at Illinois and Orleans, Shakes Up Whole District

A sofa on which Mrs. Teresa Mareno, aged 70, was seated in her room at Illinois and Orleans streets last night suddenly withdrew its support and danced across to the opposite wall. Mrs. Mareno received a slight sprain of her wrist in falling to the floor.

That was the only personal injury resulting from a Black Hand bomb, placed to destroy the saloon and resturant of the Corsiglia brothers, Joe and Gus, at Orleans and Illinois streets. Windows, table china, glasses, and mantel ornaments for a half block up each diverging street from that corner were shattered by the terrific explosion, which was heard in the loop.

Man Blown Across Room

The street was covered with shattered glass and houses trembled with the shock. A big hole was blown through the side of the Corsiglia resturant, and Joe Christopher, who was sitting at a table in the bar, was blown clear across the room.

Joe Corsiglia siad a year ago he had received a Black Hand letter demanding $500, which he ignored. Two days ago he received another demanding $1000. This he ignored also.

Six Italian Families

The upper stories of the building in which the resturant is located is occupied by six Italian families, toltaling more than thirty residents. All these were shaken up by the explosion and their beds so littered with glass that they were unable to return to them.

The factory building of the R. M. McCurdy Cork company was blown hollowed-eyed. Every window broken.

-- Chicogo Tribune November 2, 1915.

Arrested in Bomb Blaze

Alfonso Fiorentini, 548 Orleans Street, a sausage manufacturer, was arrested yesterday on a charge of making threats to kill on complaint of August Corsiglia, one of the proprietors of Corsiglia Bros.' saloon, 448 Orleans street. The saloon building was damaged Monday night by a bomb. Corsiglia said that eleven months ago Fiorentini was ejected from the saloon and the threats to kill followed.

-- Chicogo Tribune November 3, 1915.

Obituary

1915-11-28Chicago Tribune (IL)

John B. Corsiglia, Nov. 27, aged 76 yrs., beloved husband of Theresa Corsiglia, father of Joe, August, and Louis, Antonia, Kate, Theresa. Funeral from his late residence, 165 W. Erie-st., cor. Wells-st., Monday, Nov. 29, at 9 a.m., to Church of Assumption where high mass will be celebrated; thence by L. C. cars, Randolph-st., to Mount Carmel.

1915-11-29Chicago Tribune (IL)

BOMB WORRY KILLS HIM.

John Corsiglia, One of This City's Prominent Italians, Also Grieved Over War.

Edition: Chicago Tribune

John Corsiglia, one of the most prominent Italians in Chicago, died yesterday at his home, 165 West Erie street. He was 76 years old. Physicians say his death was hastened by grieving over the war and worrying over an unexplained bomb explosion in front of the restaurant of his sons, Gustav and Joseph Corsiglia, at 446 Orleans street, a few weeks ago.