. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . memberof Hose Company No. 30, then loca-ted a1 X«». 205 .Madison Street. Hisbrother, Daniel Slote, a very estima-ble gentleman, who died four yearsago, was a member of the same com-pany, asalso were Wade, JohnR. Piatt. William A. Woodhull,Klanson Tredwell. Lawrence Tur-nure. and Richard B. Ferris, presi-dent of the Bank of New York, andson of the distinguished ChancellorFerris, of the Presbyterian Wade. Woodhull and Piattseverally became presidents of theFir
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . memberof Hose Company No. 30, then loca-ted a1 X«». 205 .Madison Street. Hisbrother, Daniel Slote, a very estima-ble gentleman, who died four yearsago, was a member of the same com-pany, asalso were Wade, JohnR. Piatt. William A. Woodhull,Klanson Tredwell. Lawrence Tur-nure. and Richard B. Ferris, presi-dent of the Bank of New York, andson of the distinguished ChancellorFerris, of the Presbyterian Wade. Woodhull and Piattseverally became presidents of theFire Department, and altogether Oceanas crew were an exclusiveset, who prided themselves upon pos-sessing one of the finest looking car- alonzo slote. riagesinthe Department and in being able to make the most attractive appear-ance on gala occasions. Not unnaturally they were regarded with jealousy bysmne and with a feeling akin to contempt by others, who dubbed them theMnlls. because they were mainly merchants and merchants-clerks. Thevwere the « dudes of the Department. Nevertheless the records show that for. 442 OUR FIREMEN. effectiveness and strict attention to the line of duty the exhibit of Oceana HoseNo. 30 Is not excelled by any. We did everything up in Style regardless, says Mi-. Alon/.o Slote, onthe principle that what was worth doing at all was worth doing well. At aparade we sought to excel, and we contended in a manly way for superiorityin the line of duty. I liked the business. Even now I am full of it. Afraidthat I might miss a lire I would not leave the hose house evenings to go to thetheater or other place of amusement. Vet 1 never missed ;i day from was a fireman in opposition to my uncles wishes—in whose house I was aclerk—and my pride would not allow me to offer fire duty as an excuse forabsence from business. I was enthusiastic and liked to be where the pipe was—nearest the fire, where the hardest work was. Mr. Slote did fire duty for eleve
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