Reminiscences of the old fire laddies and volunteer fire departments of New York and Brooklyn. . appointed in the paid Department on October 20,1865, as fireman, and assigned to Engine 31. In December, 1870,he was promoted to therank of assistant engineer ofsteamer, and transferred toEngine 12. Within six monthsthereafter he was promotedto be an assistant foremanand transferred to Engine was subsequently trans-ferred to Engines 13 and 20respectively, and on March1, 1873, was promoted to therank of foreman, and as- s&signed to Engine 33. He >succeeded in making thatcompany one of the mo
Reminiscences of the old fire laddies and volunteer fire departments of New York and Brooklyn. . appointed in the paid Department on October 20,1865, as fireman, and assigned to Engine 31. In December, 1870,he was promoted to therank of assistant engineer ofsteamer, and transferred toEngine 12. Within six monthsthereafter he was promotedto be an assistant foremanand transferred to Engine was subsequently trans-ferred to Engines 13 and 20respectively, and on March1, 1873, was promoted to therank of foreman, and as- s&signed to Engine 33. He >succeeded in making thatcompany one of the most ~ • x . celebrated in the Department .-for its quick hitching opera- Samuel G. Smith, tions and fire-fighting qualities. In recognition of his superiorqualifications as a fireman, the Fire Commissioners promoted him tothe rank of chief of battalion in February, 1880, and assigned himto the Sixth Battalion, which he has since commanded in a highlysatisfactory manner. Isaac Fisher, foreman of Engine 11, was appointed a fire-man on Engine 4 in 1869, and in the same year was transferred. 554 Reminiscences of the Old Fire Laddies. to Engine 22. He was subsequently transferred to Engine3, and while with that company in 1874 was promoted tothe rank of assistant foreman and assigned to Engine 10. In Augustof the same year he was transferred to Engine 32, and on DecemberI, 1875, was promoted to therank of foreman and assignedto Engine 11, in East HoustonStreet, near Columbia, wherehe has since continuously re-mained. Captain Fisher is apractical engineer, and whenthe1 self-propeller engines,which afterward proved a mis-erable failure, were first placedin service in the Department,one of them was put in servicewith Engine 11, as it was feltthat the captains knowledgeof machinery would insure itfair treatment. The companyhad considerable trouble withthe engine, and it was subsequently replaced by a lighter enginedrawn by horses. Engine Company 11 is what is known as a river company,
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