. The street railway review . rrett,—has thefollowing: Born near Auburn, N. Y., in 1S37, he removed withhis parents to Chicago when only seven years of age. Itwas not his privilege to enjoy an extended education. ment of the city of Chicago has been greatly benefittedby his connection with it. In fact, the whole world isindebted to him for de\eloping the fire alarm telegraphsystem which is now in general use. The accident which unfitted him for following hisoriginal occupation gave him an opportunit\ to preparehimself for his new field of labor. During his confine-ment at the San Francisco hos
. The street railway review . rrett,—has thefollowing: Born near Auburn, N. Y., in 1S37, he removed withhis parents to Chicago when only seven years of age. Itwas not his privilege to enjoy an extended education. ment of the city of Chicago has been greatly benefittedby his connection with it. In fact, the whole world isindebted to him for de\eloping the fire alarm telegraphsystem which is now in general use. The accident which unfitted him for following hisoriginal occupation gave him an opportunit\ to preparehimself for his new field of labor. During his confine-ment at the San Francisco hospital he studied diligently,and made remarkable improvement. He continued hisstudies while in the service of the city, and when hisfaithful performance of duty had won the confidence ofhis superiors he was prepared to perform the duties of ahigher office, the promotion to which his intelligentservice had entitled him. To his many improvements in the fire department, areto be added achievements in the police patrol system, a. though he was fond of books and made excellent use ofhis time at school. At the age of twelve years he wentto sea, entering as a ships boy and rising to the positionof an able seaman. In a storm off the coast of Chili hemet with an accident, which it was feared would cost himhis life. He was flung from a masthead and crippled forlife. Two other sailors who were with him were killed,but after nearly two years suffering in a San Franciscohospital. Prof. Barrett regained his health, returning tohis home in Chicago in 1865. This was the turningpoint in his life. Shortly after his arrival he wasappointed fire watchman in the glass tower on the cityhall, which commanded a view of every housetop in thecity, and it was his duty to sound the alarm at the firstindication of a conflagration. This was his first publicservice. It proved satisfactory and he has since dis-charged his duties most conscientiously. The fire depart- S3Stem of lighting the Chicago river by a
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