. The Exempt firemen of San Francisco; their unique and gallant record. Y., August 6, 1863; came to SanFrancisco in 1875 ; joined the departmentDecember 24, 1892, as hoseman of En-gine No. 9; now ranks as hoseman ofEngine No. 4. ENGINE COMPANY NO. 5 Engine No. 5 went into service De-cember 3, 1866, as a pioneer original members of the companywere: Foreman, J. E. Ross; engineer,H. Colvin ; driver, Silas Lauder; fire-man, W. S. Downes ; assistant fireman,John J. Mahoney ; clerk, Alf. Dennoe ;extramen, T. Langan, Steve Bunner,Geo. Kennard, D. Sullivan, James Gradyand James Dodd. The c
. The Exempt firemen of San Francisco; their unique and gallant record. Y., August 6, 1863; came to SanFrancisco in 1875 ; joined the departmentDecember 24, 1892, as hoseman of En-gine No. 9; now ranks as hoseman ofEngine No. 4. ENGINE COMPANY NO. 5 Engine No. 5 went into service De-cember 3, 1866, as a pioneer original members of the companywere: Foreman, J. E. Ross; engineer,H. Colvin ; driver, Silas Lauder; fire-man, W. S. Downes ; assistant fireman,John J. Mahoney ; clerk, Alf. Dennoe ;extramen, T. Langan, Steve Bunner,Geo. Kennard, D. Sullivan, James Gradyand James Dodd. The captain of the company, J. J. Mahoney, has a unique record and may be justly styled the father of the Fire Department. He was born at Rochford, ill., in 1837, and entered the service of E. F. Downs was born in San Fran- the Fire Department as one of its pioneer Cisco in 1871 ; joined the department in members on December 3, 1866. He is 1894 as hoseman ; now ranks as hose- still in harness, and despite the many man of Engine No. 4. years that have passed over his head,. E. F. DOWNS SAN FRANCISCO FIREMEN 187 ably and energetically discharges hisduty on all occasions. Capt. Mahoneycame to California in 1854, and was amember of Knickerbocker No. 5 of theVolunteers, which he joined in 1858. Hewas a fireman to the core, and when thedays of voluntary service came to anend Captain Mahoney joined the newdepartment. He commenced his careerin the paid department as a member of En-gine No. 5. He hasstayed with that com-pany right along, and will probably termi-nate a long and honorable career asamem-
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