. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . e to be had from the broadiron balcony of the storyabove, and which runsaround the tower and formsthe cornice of t he belfry here is a noble view ofthe city and all the surround-ing country. Between thebrackets of the balcony areboldly projecting stoneshields on the four sides ofthe tower. The lookout storyitself is of iron, treated assuch, with no attempt to imi-tate a more valuable mate-rial, and surmounted by aslated spire, terminated by acopper finial. The dimensi
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . e to be had from the broadiron balcony of the storyabove, and which runsaround the tower and formsthe cornice of t he belfry here is a noble view ofthe city and all the surround-ing country. Between thebrackets of the balcony areboldly projecting stoneshields on the four sides ofthe tower. The lookout storyitself is of iron, treated assuch, with no attempt to imi-tate a more valuable mate-rial, and surmounted by aslated spire, terminated by acopper finial. The dimensions of the frontare: width, 50 feet; heigh thto cresting of Mansard, 101feet; and to top of spire, 160feet above the curb. Thematerials are granite,brown sand stone from Kochers quarry, Philadelphia brick and iron. The distribution of the various floors is as follows : in the cellar are placedthe boilers, dynamo engines, etc., necessary for heating and lighting thebuilding, etc. The first story is occupied by Engine No. 39 and Hook andLadder No. 16. The fittings of these quarters are certainly as fine as are to. NEW FIRE HEADQUARTERS. [Otis Brothers Elevator. ] oiK KIRK MEN. 1045 be found anywhere. The walls are wainscotted to a heighth of seven feet withyellow pine, and above arc faced with glazed brick. The ceiling is of corru-gated iron, with concrete arches above. The Boors of the stalls are ofartificial stone, and the balance of floors are laid of edge grain Georgia pine,as is usual in the New York lire-houses. The second story is used as bunkrooms for the men, and is finished in ash. On the third floor the commissioners rooms occupy the entire front. Thesliding doors which separate these rooms are so arranged that when desiredthey can be thrown into one large Board room. The artition dividing themfrom the large room, for the clerical force, is of oak, paneled to a heighth ofseven feet six inches, and glazed with plate glass to the ceiling. On the eastside, beyond the stai
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