. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . FOREMAN ORATACAPS HAT.(Raved from Crystal Palace Fire.) on either sidecould always bef o u n d old Jerry andDan Bryant, TomPendergast, BobHart, GeorgeSherwood, Camp-bell N. Gole,Assistant FireMarshal Henry(». Baker, JohnMcCool, city regis-ter, and of Host24: Frank Ray-mond, Hose 5: OLK Fill KM EX. 19:3 lavs. These contests took place between rival engines, and these excitingrials attracted numerous spectators, beside members and friends of the>epartment. Kach compan
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . FOREMAN ORATACAPS HAT.(Raved from Crystal Palace Fire.) on either sidecould always bef o u n d old Jerry andDan Bryant, TomPendergast, BobHart, GeorgeSherwood, Camp-bell N. Gole,Assistant FireMarshal Henry(». Baker, JohnMcCool, city regis-ter, and of Host24: Frank Ray-mond, Hose 5: OLK Fill KM EX. 19:3 lavs. These contests took place between rival engines, and these excitingrials attracted numerous spectators, beside members and friends of the>epartment. Kach company was jealous of the reputation of the pumpinglower of its engine, often challenges were issued to decide the question, andIhleys Liberty Pole was most often selected al which to make the trial. Theiole was marked in various places with figures indicating the number of feet,ligfa that the several companies had played. Its height has been given as. RILEYS nOTEf. AND LIBERTY POLE. one hundred and thirty-seven feet. Especially on Thanksgiving Day wouldCfOWds of enthusiasts gather to see the machines work. The judges sat onthe roof of Mr. Rileys hotel and reported the respective heights. Among thetrials at Rileys Liberty Pole was a notable one in 1855. The Exempt EngineCompany had been organized on November 14 of the preceding year at thehouse of Mr. H. B. Venn, No. 298 Bowery. The company had procured theabandoned engine of No. 42, which, on account cf its great weight, was calledthe man killer. On the twenty-fourth of January, while the snow wasfalling heavily, one hundred and ten exempts marched with the engine toRiley s, and were watched by a big crowd. The trial was a great success, and 194 OUR FIREMEN. the company celebrated the event the same evening by a cold collation atBrookss Rooms in Broome Street. Rileys pole was first put up in 1834, on Washingtons birthday. It was agreat day for the Democrats who erected it. There wa
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