. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . of that family. John, his father, Isaac Van Wart, and hisbrother Samuel and Lawrence were members. The Howard Insurance Com-pany gave the boys a set of runners for their engine, which took the place ofwheels in winter time. On one never-to-be-forgotten night 34 was at thecistern at Bleecker and West Tenth Streets. There was a fire in WestEleventh Street. No. 48, which took 34s water, was soon washed. No. 16took her place with no better luck, and then No. 2, a new engine freshfro
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . of that family. John, his father, Isaac Van Wart, and hisbrother Samuel and Lawrence were members. The Howard Insurance Com-pany gave the boys a set of runners for their engine, which took the place ofwheels in winter time. On one never-to-be-forgotten night 34 was at thecistern at Bleecker and West Tenth Streets. There was a fire in WestEleventh Street. No. 48, which took 34s water, was soon washed. No. 16took her place with no better luck, and then No. 2, a new engine freshfrom the painters shop, tried her fortunes. On the back of this machine wasa splendid picture of the unrivalled Forrest as Rolla. A yell of triumph wentup from the Howards in a few minutes, when they saw water trickling oveithe tragedians features. Who washed Rolla ? was for a long time thtbitterest taunt that could be flung at No. 2. Mr. Van Wart says that duringhis long service there were not half a dozen important fires at which he wa:-not present. He took part in all the large parades, including the one which. JOHN L. VAN* WART. O r R F 1 K E M E N. 531 celebrated the introduction of Croton water, and thai in honor of the PrinceIof Wales. 1 THOMAS Sullivan, assistant engineer, was horn in is:;s. He joinedFriendship Hook and Ladder Company, No. 12, April I. 1S5S, after servingtwo years as private. He was elected assistant foreman, and served one yearin that position. In 18(>1 he was elected foreman, and for three subsequentyearly elections the members of the company deemed a ballot unnecessary,and elected Mr. Sullivan by acclamation. In 1865 Mr. Sullivans friendsplaced his name before the department as a candidate for assistant merits were recognized, and he was triumphantly elected. This was thelasl election held by the Old Department, and Mr. Sullivan remained at hispost until the new force was in working order. In the winter of 1862 a fire occurred at a tenem
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