. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . withwhich he has exposed himself in the public service. Fully a score of times,while urging his horse at full speed to the scene of some conflagration, he hasbeen hurled from his wagon and seriously injured. Age has dealt kindly with the veteran chief, whose erect, stalwart frame,showing unfailing vigor in every movement, give him the air of a man scarcefifty. His face is a kindly one graced by carefully waxed moustache andimperial that shade a mouth showing in every fine indomi
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . withwhich he has exposed himself in the public service. Fully a score of times,while urging his horse at full speed to the scene of some conflagration, he hasbeen hurled from his wagon and seriously injured. Age has dealt kindly with the veteran chief, whose erect, stalwart frame,showing unfailing vigor in every movement, give him the air of a man scarcefifty. His face is a kindly one graced by carefully waxed moustache andimperial that shade a mouth showing in every fine indomitable manner he is genial and courteous. During the many years in which he hasdirected the affairs of the San Francisco Fire Department he has fairly earnedthe affection and confidence of his fellow-citizens due to the unceasing fidelitywith which he has administered the duties of a position of unrivalled responsi-bility. There is in San Francisco to-day no more trusted official than thegallant soldier and fireman Dave Scannel. Timothy Sullivan was born in the Sixth Ward, New York, in the year. TIMOTHY SULLIVAN. O U R F 1 K E M K N. 437 839, In l stio he joined Peterson Engine Company No. 31, which lay al thailine in Christie Street, near Canal, in the house formerly occupied by Engineninpanv No. 15. It was not a new business to Tim, for lie bad been thor-in^hly scbooled from cliiklbood. and bad run as a Volunteer many years withlose (ompanies 14 and 15 and old Peterson Engine Company IT), known as Old[aid. Tim lived in the vicinity of the Bowery, and was well acquainted withII the old-time Bowery Boys and fighters of those days, as they all con-regated in that neighborhood, around the old Bowery Theatre. He per-itnnLHl duty with the old hand engine of 31 until 1863, when, in September ofhat year, the company received a small steam tire engine of the Smith build,ml he was appointed the engineer. He continued in that position until May,865, when he received a pa
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