. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . piredMr. Philp with a desire to become a fireman, and he always took an active partwith his company during the three years that he served. He was present atthe Pearl street tire in ;0 : at the fire in the druy store of McKesson & Rob-bins, where a number of the firemen were injured by the spattering of vitriolfrom broken carboys; at the Jennings clothing store fire, opposite City HallPark, and at the burning of the Great Republic, the largest sailing vesselthen atloat. The
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . piredMr. Philp with a desire to become a fireman, and he always took an active partwith his company during the three years that he served. He was present atthe Pearl street tire in ;0 : at the fire in the druy store of McKesson & Rob-bins, where a number of the firemen were injured by the spattering of vitriolfrom broken carboys; at the Jennings clothing store fire, opposite City HallPark, and at the burning of the Great Republic, the largest sailing vesselthen atloat. The most trying fire ever attended by Mr. Philp was that in Broadway,between Grand and Howard streets, in the winter of 1853. It was a bittercold night ; the water froze in sheets on the firemens backs while their faceswere exposed to the heat of the fire. Many were totally benumbed, and one ortwo firemen were killed by falling walls. Mr. Philp declares that he endurednothing throughout the war of the Rebellion equal to his suffering on thatmemorable night. He is a member of the Volunteer Firemens 182 OUR FIREMEN. CII \ PTE H XIII. IDKNTS. Sunning on the Sidewalks. -Attacked by Rowdies. Concealing a Bunking Rooms -Heroism of an Old Fire Laddie. A Gallant Rescue. Target Companies. Knights of the RoundTable —Frank Clark, of Old Turk.—A Fireman becomes a Monk. rnllK weekly papers had published in 18:>4 articles reflecting upon the j I )rp;n-1 incut. .••ml particularly referring to the rowdies who were per-mitted to run with the engines. On the twenth-fourth of January aspecial meeting was held at Firemans Hall by the Board of Engineers andForemen, and a committee was appointed to investigate the charges. Thecommittee consisted of John Lynes, Hose Company No. 9; Noah L. Farnham,Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 : John D. Dixon, Hose Company No. 54;Julian Botts, Engine Company No. 38; and William Tappan, Engine Com-pany No. ?. The alleged
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