Reminiscences of the old fire laddies and volunteer fire departments of New York and Brooklyn. . be said to be a representative man. At the early age of fifteenyears he became a volunteerin the Old Department. Informer days volunteer runnerswere an especial feature, andperformed considerable meri-torious work at fires. As avolunteer Mr. Yeoman ran forsome years with Warren HoseNo. 33, which then lay in Sul-la livan Street, between PrinceW: and Houston streets. It was# customary at that time to finefiremen for absence from a fire,or for violations of any of thecompanys rules. These fines,togeth
Reminiscences of the old fire laddies and volunteer fire departments of New York and Brooklyn. . be said to be a representative man. At the early age of fifteenyears he became a volunteerin the Old Department. Informer days volunteer runnerswere an especial feature, andperformed considerable meri-torious work at fires. As avolunteer Mr. Yeoman ran forsome years with Warren HoseNo. 33, which then lay in Sul-la livan Street, between PrinceW: and Houston streets. It was# customary at that time to finefiremen for absence from a fire,or for violations of any of thecompanys rules. These fines,together with the dues, wereexacted from volunteers as well. Out of the fines collected from thevolunteers of 33 Hose was purchased the first set of lanterns evercarried by that apparatus. In December, 1852, Mr. Yeoman joined the Department andwas elected a member of 33 Hose. In 1858 he was made assistantforeman of that company, and in the following year he was electedforeman. Subsequently resigning, he became an honorary memberof the hose company, and in the latter capacity served until the dis-. Short Biographies. 577 bandment of the Volunteer Department. While an active memberhe was elected a representative of Hose 33. He has been for yearsa prominent member of the Exempt Firemens Association, and wasby it elected a trustee of the Firemens Benevolent Fund. was elected three times in succession, and is now servingin his twelfth year. In 1866 he was entered as an apprentice in Key Stone Lodge,F. & A. M. In 1867 he was a charter member of KnickerbockerLodge, No. 642. In 1868 he was chosen as Senior Warden, and forthe three succeeding years performed the duties of Worshipful Master?oi that lodge. During the administrations of Grand Masters Thorne-and Couch Mr. Yeoman was appointed Grand Steward of the GrandLodge. During the term of Past Grand Master E. L. Judson, hewas chosen District Deputy Grand Master of the Eighth MasonicDistrict of New York City. Mr. Yeoman was appointe
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