. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . ing secretary of the company in 1845. When Ameri-us Engine Company No. 6 was organized and took the house of Old Black Jokehgine Company No. 33 Mr. Dunley attached himself to them as a volunteer,ommencing with their first fire, June 11, 1S49. He became a member of theompany March 9, 1852, being proposed by Tweed. He was soon electeddistant secretary, then assistant foreman and foreman, serving as such until860, and from that time on as treasurer and representative ; he resigned
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . ing secretary of the company in 1845. When Ameri-us Engine Company No. 6 was organized and took the house of Old Black Jokehgine Company No. 33 Mr. Dunley attached himself to them as a volunteer,ommencing with their first fire, June 11, 1S49. He became a member of theompany March 9, 1852, being proposed by Tweed. He was soon electeddistant secretary, then assistant foreman and foreman, serving as such until860, and from that time on as treasurer and representative ; he resigned as an« tive member in 1863, but kept up his interest in the organization until theisbandment of the old Volunteer system. In 1850 the Americus Pleasurelull sprang from Engine Company No. 6. The father of the club was JohnVtts. While in Greenwich in 1858, Mr. Dunley being at the time treasurer. weed joined the club, and their name was shortened to the Americus Club.[r. Dunley held the position of treasurer until 18T3, and the club disbandeda 1874. He was also first lieutenant of the Gouverneur Blues (Captain WILLIAM B. DUN LEV. }?.() OUR FIREMEN. Gayte) and an officer in the Americus Guards, under Captain Joseph H. John-son, both of these companies emanating from Engine Companj No. , took part in theprocession. They procured the engine Big Six from Willetts Point, andparaded one hundred and ten men
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