. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . ereceived the wannest thanksfrom all quarters. The SixthWard station house, then lo-cated on the Franklin Streetentrance to the New YorkTombs, was his headquar-ters, selecting that place be-ranse a lire telegraph con-nected the Tombs prison withthe office of tin- Chief of Po-lice in the basement of City Hall This gaveHarry Howard tin1 advan-tage of learning of outbreaks>f fire in distant quartersvfore he could have beentotifled by tin customary>ell-ringing; and enab
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . ereceived the wannest thanksfrom all quarters. The SixthWard station house, then lo-cated on the Franklin Streetentrance to the New YorkTombs, was his headquar-ters, selecting that place be-ranse a lire telegraph con-nected the Tombs prison withthe office of tin- Chief of Po-lice in the basement of City Hall This gaveHarry Howard tin1 advan-tage of learning of outbreaks>f fire in distant quartersvfore he could have beentotifled by tin customary>ell-ringing; and enableddm to attend every fire in•very district as acting chiefintil the chief engineer?cached the scene. It washe over-exertion thus un-lertaken that subsequentlyindermined his health. Dur-ngtheseven years Mr. How-ard served as assistant enatch won universal recognition of lus greatervices, he was elected chiefinducer in 1857. The first act of Mr. How-rd, after assuming the officef Chief, was to establish andSt up sleeping apartments,r bunk rooms, for the firemen. HARRY HOWARD. in all the depositories of fire apparatus 404 <» 1 VI K I K !•. N. throughout the city. This at, hist was regarded with disfavor by its wisdom was afterwards substantially recognized by the fact that ithas been continued to the present day. He kept the firemen constantly on the alert, and by attacking- and sub-duing fires in their incipiency he was instrumental m saving many millionsof dollars of property. The supply of improved lire extinguishing apparatusat that time in use was very limited. There was no steam or horse powertorely upon ; everything was done by hand ; and it is remarkable how well (ireswere kept under control with such feeble resources to combat the losses by lire under Howards administration as Chief were reduced tosuch a degree that the rates of insurance were considerably diminished. He served as Chief Engineer until 18G0, when on account of his
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