In July 1868 , he immigrated to New York City where he worked in several machine shops before finding work as an apprentice with the Singer Manufacturing Company . In 1870 or 1871 he was transferred to Chicago , Illinois and worked at Remington Machine Company until 1875 . He lost all of his possessions in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 . In 1873 , Diehl married Emilie Loos in Chicago
Great Chicago Fire
Great Chicago Fire
Philip Diehl (inventor)