. The Exempt firemen of San Francisco; their unique and gallant record. EDWARD O DONNELL Edward ODonnell was born in SanFrancisco November 9, 1870, and enteredthe Department June i, 1893, as truck-man of Truck No. 6, and now ranks ashoseman with Engine No. JOHN J. NAGLE John was born in Charlestown»Mass., in 1862; came to San Francisco in1870; joined Department July 9,1883, asextraman of Engine No. 2, where heremained for eight and one-half years;then went to Engine No. 17, where hestayed for four and one-half years; thento Engine No. 27, from which companyhe was re-appointed stok


. The Exempt firemen of San Francisco; their unique and gallant record. EDWARD O DONNELL Edward ODonnell was born in SanFrancisco November 9, 1870, and enteredthe Department June i, 1893, as truck-man of Truck No. 6, and now ranks ashoseman with Engine No. JOHN J. NAGLE John was born in Charlestown»Mass., in 1862; came to San Francisco in1870; joined Department July 9,1883, asextraman of Engine No. 2, where heremained for eight and one-half years;then went to Engine No. 17, where hestayed for four and one-half years; thento Engine No. 27, from which companyhe was re-appointed stoker of EngineNo. 9 ; now ranks the same with EngineNo. 27. ENGINE COMPANY NO. 28. Engine No. 28 was originally Hose On August I, 1895, it was trans-ferred into an engine company, with , foreman; J. Rodiquez, engineer;Gus Himmelman, driver; J. Maxwell,stoker; Wm. Derham, assistant fore-man, and J. Spellman, Wm. Ryan, , B. Whitehead, C. Spellman, and Geo. Taylor hosemen. The present captain is John Maxwell,who was born in Berkeley, Gal., March28, 1861. He joined the Fire Depart-ment January 22, 1892, as hoseman inHose No. 4. After various transfers andpromotions he became foreman of his SAN FRANCISCO FIREMEN 229


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