. The Exempt firemen of San Francisco; their unique and gallant record. CAPT. HUNkV SCHMIDT 2l6 SAN FRANCISCO FIREMEN Harrigan, J. McKnight and J. Devlin,hosemen. On July I, 1893, the company wastransformed into an engine company,the roll-call at that time being: LIEUT. JAMES J. KELLY Schmidt, foreman ; P. Canty, assistantforeman ; J. Trainer, engineer; J. Tyrel,stoker; John Allen, driver: J. Devlin,Frank Koopman, J. Smith, M. J. Farley,J. Gavin, J. Herlihy and Tom Dunagan,hosemen. Henry Schmidt has beensteadfast in his allegiance to Engine , and is still with it as captain. He isa na
. The Exempt firemen of San Francisco; their unique and gallant record. CAPT. HUNkV SCHMIDT 2l6 SAN FRANCISCO FIREMEN Harrigan, J. McKnight and J. Devlin,hosemen. On July I, 1893, the company wastransformed into an engine company,the roll-call at that time being: LIEUT. JAMES J. KELLY Schmidt, foreman ; P. Canty, assistantforeman ; J. Trainer, engineer; J. Tyrel,stoker; John Allen, driver: J. Devlin,Frank Koopman, J. Smith, M. J. Farley,J. Gavin, J. Herlihy and Tom Dunagan,hosemen. Henry Schmidt has beensteadfast in his allegiance to Engine , and is still with it as captain. He isa native of Ottawa, 111., and was bornJuly 17, 1850, and four years later cameto California. On April 15, 1879 hejoined Hose Company No. Sand became,in turn, assistant foreman and foremanof that company. The other members of the companyare, lieutenant, J. J. Kelly; engineer,Frank Crockett; driver, Maurice Bar-rett ; stoker, James Tyrell ; and , P. Canty and Wm. Matheson,hosemen. A few of the more important fires wereKrezs tannery, where Engine No. 20worked ten hours; Roth, Blum & Copacking house, thirty-six hours; andthe San Francisco Gas ImprovementCo., where a pile of coal was on fire atwhich Engine No. 20 worked three companys engine is a t
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