. The Exempt firemen of San Francisco; their unique and gallant record. years experience as anactive firemen, having joined the FireDepartment January 8, 1893. He is a native of San Francisco and was bornApril 21, 1858. His first company wasEngine 25 of which he was made assist-ant foreman two years after joining was then promoted to Engine No. 13as foreman, and in the early part of thisyear received his new dignity of captain. The company has a second class LaFrance engine and a Graves hose wagonbuilt in San Francisco, which carries 750feet of 234 hose. The engine has athree-horse hitch
. The Exempt firemen of San Francisco; their unique and gallant record. years experience as anactive firemen, having joined the FireDepartment January 8, 1893. He is a native of San Francisco and was bornApril 21, 1858. His first company wasEngine 25 of which he was made assist-ant foreman two years after joining was then promoted to Engine No. 13as foreman, and in the early part of thisyear received his new dignity of captain. The company has a second class LaFrance engine and a Graves hose wagonbuilt in San Francisco, which carries 750feet of 234 hose. The engine has athree-horse hitch and the wagon engine house was specially built forthis company, and is a modern edificebuilt upon the lines of the most approvedarchitecture, with the usual dormatory,bath rooms and sitting room. The company has a first class recordas fire-fighters and has battled with allthe notables fires of its district since thecompany went into service. At a fireon Page street on June 7, 1863, whentwenty buildings were consumed, hose-man Richard Windrow, Joe Madison and. CAPT. DANIEL NEWELL W. Davis of Engine No. 13 lost their liveswhilst in the discharge of their duty, bybeing struck by a falling chimney. SAN FRANCISCO FIREMEN 205 The other members of the companyare, lieutenant, John Pendergast; engi-neer, John F. McQuaide ; driver, ( ; stoker, Thomas Barry; hose-men, Walter Nichols, Thomas Rennilsonand John F. ODonneli. ENGINE COMPANY NO. 14. Hngine No. 14 is within the sphere ofinfluence of Battalion No, 7 and is underthe supervision of Battalion ChiefWaters. The company has seen muchservice and has a record of which anycompany might well feel proud, it wasorganized in November 1884 and priorto its organization as an engine companywas Hose Company No. 6. it has ahighly disciplined and effective companyof active and intelligent young men whohave earned their laurels in many afirce fight with the all-devouring FireKing. The captain is William J. Ken-ealey, a native son
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