. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . hn Twomey.(leorge T. Patterson. Barrett. RichardEvans, Thomas am (. Hull. AbramSlaight, Heury Gunther,Daniel Quinn, PatrickDaily. William Garvin ; and HenryJoiH-s. leased the old Loril-tard mansion. No. .>:{ EastTenth Street, and fitted itup in a most expensivemanner The basement veteran firemen* association headquarters, was turned into one grand [No. 53 East Tenth Street. ] meeting room, at the rear of which is a pri
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . hn Twomey.(leorge T. Patterson. Barrett. RichardEvans, Thomas am (. Hull. AbramSlaight, Heury Gunther,Daniel Quinn, PatrickDaily. William Garvin ; and HenryJoiH-s. leased the old Loril-tard mansion. No. .>:{ EastTenth Street, and fitted itup in a most expensivemanner The basement veteran firemen* association headquarters, was turned into one grand [No. 53 East Tenth Street. ] meeting room, at the rear of which is a private wine chamber. The wallsf the main room are covered with old fire certificates, resolutions, models,trumpets, and emblems of the Old Yolunteers. The first floor or parlors are richly furnished with French Brussel andvelvet furniture, while the walls are hung with oil paintings of ex-ChiefEngineers Harry Howard, James Gulick, ex-Comptroller Matthew T. Brennan,Harry Mansfield, and W. A. Woodhull. A tine painting of President GeoigeW . Anderson and Vice-President John Moller. and a life-size era von of. ?66 OUR FIREMEN. Alderman Eugene Ward ; and an oil painting of ex-Assistant Engineer were also added to the rooms by their personal friends. The secondfloor is set apart as a billiard room, containing two tables, tin- walls beingencircled with the fire-bats of the members. Projecting from the foldingdoors are the hose-jackets of Engines il and 28, while the walis contain thepanels of several engine and hose ca rriages, 1 he backs of old gooseneck engines,and the likeness of David C. Broderick of Engine 34, at out; time United StatesSenator from California. The rear extension contains a fine picture of oldFiremens Hall, an old painting of Kngine :!4, and a model of Putnam Engine21. On this floor is also a bath-room and closets. The top floor is set apartfor whist parties. The front room, however, is used more readily as a reading
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