Reminiscences of the old fire laddies and volunteer fire departments of New York and Brooklyn. . e naval authorities subsequently refused to allow 8 Engine toleave the Navy Yard, and that ended 8s career. Five Engineshortly after asked the Common Council to change her number to 8,with the name of WaterWitch, and the request wasgranted. This ended theHoly Alliance. In 1843Union Engine No. 5 was or-ganized, with James Ballen-tine as foreman. From thattime the Common Councilbegan meddling with theaffairs of the Fire Depart-ment, and many of the mostefficient members resigned. A few words concerni
Reminiscences of the old fire laddies and volunteer fire departments of New York and Brooklyn. . e naval authorities subsequently refused to allow 8 Engine toleave the Navy Yard, and that ended 8s career. Five Engineshortly after asked the Common Council to change her number to 8,with the name of WaterWitch, and the request wasgranted. This ended theHoly Alliance. In 1843Union Engine No. 5 was or-ganized, with James Ballen-tine as foreman. From thattime the Common Councilbegan meddling with theaffairs of the Fire Depart-ment, and many of the mostefficient members resigned. A few words concerningFrontier Hose No. 5,better known as FortyAcres, will not be amisshere. This company wasalways considered one of thesmartest at answering calls in the Old Department, and it was nouncommon sight to see leading citizens of Brooklyn rushing pell-mell through the streets to catch when running to a carriage lay for years in Quevedos yard in York Street, nearthe Navy Yard gate. Colonel Joseph Cjuevedo is still gratefullyremembered by old-time vamps, with whom he was an especial. Chief Thus. F. Ne 682 Reminiscences of the Old Fire Laddies. favorite. He interested himself in every scheme to promote thewelfare of his favorite hose company, and always contributed liber-ally toward the purchase of any needed article of adornment forthe cart, or of use to members of the company. His son Frank,who will be remembered as the late secretary of the Park Commis-sion, was, like his father, very popular, and one of the most efficient In 1851 an election was held for chief and assistant, and resultedin the choice of Peter B. Anderson as chief and John J. Green asassistant. In June, 1857, the first Board of Fire Commissioners for Brook-lyn was selected by sixty delegates chosen from the different firecompanies in the Western District. The following-named gentle-men were declared elected : Joseph Ketchum and Cornelius H. VanBrunt, of Engine No. 13 ; Mordecai M. M. Smith, of Engine
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