. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . man at the annual election and serveduntil February, 185T, when he was superseded by James A. Duncan. On May12, L857, Mr. James Hayes was elected foreman, and from that time until theDepartment was disbanded the fortunes of the company seemed to change,their roll of members increased until it was seldom that there was a vacancy,and they became one of the quickest and hardest working companies in their dis-trict. In 1859 they received a new first-class Shanghai style of engine, a
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . man at the annual election and serveduntil February, 185T, when he was superseded by James A. Duncan. On May12, L857, Mr. James Hayes was elected foreman, and from that time until theDepartment was disbanded the fortunes of the company seemed to change,their roll of members increased until it was seldom that there was a vacancy,and they became one of the quickest and hardest working companies in their dis-trict. In 1859 they received a new first-class Shanghai style of engine, andin 1861 did duty from a temporary location, No. 5\! Marion Street, while theirnew house was building at No. 4? Marion Street. They now had membersenough of their own, and being independent of any help they keptfree fromany trouble or entangling alliances with any other company. In L862 thiscompany procured a steam engine with which they did duty until musteredout. Mr. James Hayes continued to be the foreman of the company until theend, serving as such for nearly eight years and having nine different assistant. 584 OUR FIREMEN. foremen under him. During his foremanship he was elected a councilman,supervisor, and assemblyman from the city. At the Cable Celebration 9 Engine had made up their mind not to parade,as they said they had no suitable! engine. Chief Howard, however, overcametheir scruples, and gave them the right of the line and placed them in chargeof the banner. At the parade for the Prince of Wales it was the only company that didnot parade, although all the members were hied and born in the FourteenthWard. No. 10.—Niagara.—This was one of five companies organized about 1783and until 1796 stationed at the top of Catharine Street, Chatham Square. TheLeader was Benjamin Blagge. In 1793 Robert Furman was foreman, in 1T9GLeonard Fisher. In 1804 the engine was in Centre Street; in 1813 at theBowery and Great Jones Street; from to 1834 at Fifth St net and SecondA
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