Reminiscences of the old fire laddies and volunteer fire departments of New York and Brooklyn. . be-ing foreman. No. 49 was located down-town onthe east side. She went out of existence,and was reorganized in 1836, her newlocation being in Harlem, with as foreman, many of her membersbeing farmers. Hook and Ladder Companies. No. 1, in 1824, was stationed inBeaver Street, near Broad Street. Shehad twenty-six members, and JohnSpeir, a cooper, residing at No. 10 Lib-erty Street, was foreman. Seven yearsduty was required then before a fire-man became an exempt. Gabriel , upholster
Reminiscences of the old fire laddies and volunteer fire departments of New York and Brooklyn. . be-ing foreman. No. 49 was located down-town onthe east side. She went out of existence,and was reorganized in 1836, her newlocation being in Harlem, with as foreman, many of her membersbeing farmers. Hook and Ladder Companies. No. 1, in 1824, was stationed inBeaver Street, near Broad Street. Shehad twenty-six members, and JohnSpeir, a cooper, residing at No. 10 Lib-erty Street, was foreman. Seven yearsduty was required then before a fire-man became an exempt. Gabriel , upholsterer, residing in Maid-en Lane, was also a member. Later on, the late Noah L. Farnharh was a member of this company. This was when she waslocated on the Park walk alongside of Engine No. 22 and Hose No. 28. No. 2 was stationed in Tryon Row in those days, and her foreman was Henry B,Parks, a fisherman, residing at No. 13 Chambers Street. Toward the close of theDepartment, No. 2 was located in West Twenty-fourth Street. No. 3 was located, in 1827, at the corner of Hudson and Christopher r/ogmpkzes. 457 No. 4, in 1825, was located in -Eldridge Street, near Walker Street, and continuedthere until about the year 1863, when, for a time, it went out of service. It was after-ward reorganized, with Michael Loftus as foreman. It had no house to do duty from,and stood in Washington Street, near Liberty Street, whence it was rolled wheneverits services were required. No. 5 was located at Delancey and Attorney streets in 1826. Abraham Trofford,foreman. Abraham Sickles was a member in 1827. No. 6, in 1827, was stationed at the corner of Delancy and Attorney streets. Lateron, the. Everett Brothers, Tom and Pete, did good duty in this company. Thomasresigned, and shortly afterward was admitted to the ministry and assigned to a Westernmission, where he is still laboring, preparing souls for the general alarm. No. 7 first appears in Harlem in 1837, with W. D. Bradshaw, an inn-keeper, as
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