. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . OI K F I U K M E N. men of this city. On April 18, L886, with the assistance of Bremen Larkin andTompkins. Chief Shorl rescued, al groat persona] risk, Mrs. Hannah Riley andher three children, from the fourth floor of the burning1 building, No. 89Mulberry Street. The late Francis Mahkdy was bornin this city in 1839. He joined theVolunteer FireDepartment in 18.~> became foreman of EngineCompany No. :il,and served until thebreaking out of the war, when he en-list
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . OI K F I U K M E N. men of this city. On April 18, L886, with the assistance of Bremen Larkin andTompkins. Chief Shorl rescued, al groat persona] risk, Mrs. Hannah Riley andher three children, from the fourth floor of the burning1 building, No. 89Mulberry Street. The late Francis Mahkdy was bornin this city in 1839. He joined theVolunteer FireDepartment in 18.~> became foreman of EngineCompany No. :il,and served until thebreaking out of the war, when he en-listed in the army. On his return again resumed command ofNO. 31. He served with this companyuntil the disbandment of the Depart-ment . He was appointed a member ofthe Paid Department in 1ST0, and as-signed to Engine Company No. !]; hewas promoted assistant foreman, andtransferred to Engine Company No. assistant foreman of this com-pany, ho was buried for four hours ;iia tire which occurred in Duane on lu. advanced to the]. In 1881 he IETEK H. SHORT. became attached to Engine Company No. 28, where he wasposition of foreman, and transferred to Engine Company appointed chief, and assigned to the command of the Second Batallion, where he served fornearly three years, and was then trans-ferred to the Fourth Batallion. It waswhile in command of this batallion thathe met his tragic death, which is stillfresh in the memory of all. While driv-ing 1o a fire his wagon collided withan engine, throwing him out ; be diedtwo hours later. His funeral was agrand sight ; his batallion marched tothe ferry, as did Veteran and Volun-teer Firemens Association. His wagonwas covered with a black pall, and hisfire-hat upon the seat, with a bouquetlying by the side of it. The horse,covered wit li a black netting, was ledby thedriver who was in the wagonwhen the collision took place. Thefuneral procession was under the super- THE LATE FRANCIS MAHEDY. Qf GicqueL His tr
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