. The Exempt firemen of San Francisco; their unique and gallant record. r husband. They were married bythe late Bishop Kipp of the EpiscopalCommunion in Grace Church. Mr. Edwards was the ardent lover ofhis wife to the day of his death, and hismanly and tender devotion was intenselyreciprocated by the true and loving lifethat was committed to his care. On the6th of May, 1900, he peacefully closedhis gentle gaze on all earthly long and prominent identificationwith the Fire Department of San Fran-cisco had greatly endeared him to theentire force of that organization, who feltthat his d
. The Exempt firemen of San Francisco; their unique and gallant record. r husband. They were married bythe late Bishop Kipp of the EpiscopalCommunion in Grace Church. Mr. Edwards was the ardent lover ofhis wife to the day of his death, and hismanly and tender devotion was intenselyreciprocated by the true and loving lifethat was committed to his care. On the6th of May, 1900, he peacefully closedhis gentle gaze on all earthly long and prominent identificationwith the Fire Department of San Fran-cisco had greatly endeared him to theentire force of that organization, who feltthat his death was a personal bereave-ment. A very large representation ofthe department attended his funeral andmarched in procession to the MasonicCemetery, the place of interment, andcovered his grave with choice an unusual mark of respect the firebells were tolled as soon as notice of decease had been was a manly man, loyal through andthrough to all that was best and worthiestin human life. .., $an francisco fire D^P^^^n^^nJ OF TO-DAY. San francisco fire Department PRESENT TIME HE old Volunteer Department wasmoved by a spirit of chivalry, andwas invested with a certain ele-ment of romance. It had sprunginto existence from the urgent necessitiesof the time. Something had to be done,and done quickly, to provide protectionagainst conflagrations in the rapidly grow-ing community, and the response madeby the citizens was a grand manifestationof the patriotic spirit that animated themen who voluntarily took upon them-selves the burden of performing theonerous duties of a fire-fighter. It haddrawn together all sorts and conditionsof men to serve a common cause whoseaim was the public good, and had bredand developed a spirit of comradeshipand good feeling amongst the membersof each company that promoted a healthyfeeling of loyalty amongst the membersto their own particular company. Thisfeeling served to quicken and intensifythe spirit of rivalry amongst
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