. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . JOSEPH F. M-GILL. oi l; K I It E M K N .. promoted assistant forema April, L870, and transferred to Engine < orapany No. •.*;; was appointed foreman of Engine Company No. 33 m 1872. Be com-manded Hook and Ladder No. 10; Engine Companies Nos. 7 and 30 until theintroduction of self-propelling steamers,when In- was sent to command the oneassigned to Engine Company No. 32 in Burling Slip. He was promoted to hechief of batallion on Augusl 12,1883, andassigned to the Third Battalio


. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . JOSEPH F. M-GILL. oi l; K I It E M K N .. promoted assistant forema April, L870, and transferred to Engine < orapany No. •.*;; was appointed foreman of Engine Company No. 33 m 1872. Be com-manded Hook and Ladder No. 10; Engine Companies Nos. 7 and 30 until theintroduction of self-propelling steamers,when In- was sent to command the oneassigned to Engine Company No. 32 in Burling Slip. He was promoted to hechief of batallion on Augusl 12,1883, andassigned to the Third Battalion, w hich hehas successfully coninianded until thepresent. (hief Mc< Jills name was placedon the roll of Merit while in command ofHook and Ladder 10. for the rescue ofHarriet Colgan from the upper part ofthe burning buildings, Nos. 35 and 37Vescy Street, on March 3, IS?:*-. OnNovember 22, 1879, Mr. Edward presented Chief McGill with ahandsome gold watch ami chain, on be-half of the merchants in the district ofEngine Company No. 32, of which Chief McGill was then foreman. thohas gooderson. Thomas Gooderson was appointed a fireman on February


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