. The Exempt firemen of San Francisco; their unique and gallant record. erfor a single individual ranged from fiveto twelve dollars. A roast duck cost fivedollars, a fresh egg, one dollar, a potato,the size of a walnut, twenty-five public amusements the old-timershad no lack. The gay populace wantedfun and frolic and plenty of it, and enter-tainments of every variety and com-plexion were constantly in members of the different companiesof the Volunteer Fire Department werethe most active spirits in the organizationof these amusements, and always gladlylent their individual
. The Exempt firemen of San Francisco; their unique and gallant record. erfor a single individual ranged from fiveto twelve dollars. A roast duck cost fivedollars, a fresh egg, one dollar, a potato,the size of a walnut, twenty-five public amusements the old-timershad no lack. The gay populace wantedfun and frolic and plenty of it, and enter-tainments of every variety and com-plexion were constantly in members of the different companiesof the Volunteer Fire Department werethe most active spirits in the organizationof these amusements, and always gladlylent their individual aid and the patron-age of their companies in the promotionand furtherance of any movement cal-culated to heighten the festivities at anypublic function. At concerts, balls, pic-nics, theater parties, parades, banquets,etc., the familiar red coat of the OldVamps was everywhere seen, whilstthe wearer could be safely relied on todo all things necessary to uphold the all-round reputation of the firemen for theirsociability, generosity and worth as citi-zens and 70 SAN FRANCISCO FIREMEN BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF SOME PROMINENT MEMBERS OFTHE EXEMPT FIRE COMPANY WILLIAM S. S. OBrien was one of theargonauts of California who was destinedto forcibly impress his individuality on and, rounding Cape Horn, arrived in SanFrancisco on the 6th of July, after his arrival he entered intopartnership, in the liquor business, with
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