Reminiscences of the old fire laddies and volunteer fire departments of New York and Brooklyn. . dow-sill of thewindow of the building. Preparations were being madesidewalk to catch him in a canvas, when Clayton went to tfloor of an adjoining building, directed a citizen to hold him by thelegs, and, with his body outside of the building, he reached acrossthe pier and grasped the man by the hands and drew him through thewindow into safety. Considering the cool manner in which Clay-ton performed this dangerous duty, he trusting his life in the handsof a stranger, who held him, in my opinion prov
Reminiscences of the old fire laddies and volunteer fire departments of New York and Brooklyn. . dow-sill of thewindow of the building. Preparations were being madesidewalk to catch him in a canvas, when Clayton went to tfloor of an adjoining building, directed a citizen to hold him by thelegs, and, with his body outside of the building, he reached acrossthe pier and grasped the man by the hands and drew him through thewindow into safety. Considering the cool manner in which Clay-ton performed this dangerous duty, he trusting his life in the handsof a stranger, who held him, in my opinion proves him a man wor of the honor of having his name placed upon the roll of merit, whichI respectfully recommend, is what Chief Gicquel says in names of Clayton and Murray were ordered to be placed onthe roll of merit. The brave act of Clayton has also been recog-nized by the members of Noah L. Farnham Post presenting himwith a valuable gold medal, suitably engraved. John Bracken is the man who swam ashore with the Cumber-lands battle-flag when she was sunk by the Merrimac in the. John Bracken. memorable engagement at Newport News, in the James River. was born in 1835, and joined 39 Hose in December, twenty-three years of age he was elected assistant foremanof that company. In a recent conversation with this brave laddie,he said: I left the Old Volunteer Fire Department when I was onlytwenty-one, to join Colonel Ellsworths Fire Zouaves. I wasassistant foreman in 39 Hose, and the youngest fireman in theDepartment, and I had a rattling send-off from the boys when I 6o2 Reminiscences of the Old Fire Laddies. enlisted on April 18, 1861. John McManus became my comrade inranks. He and I got relieved from guard mount on Saturday, themorning of March 8, 1862, the day of the plucky fight, and went onboard the Cumberland. We hadnt been there long when the jmac hove in sight, and the Cumberlands deck was cleared for and I had the chance to g
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