. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . umed June 21, as follows: Fourth—Brown, 2- West, 1 •Carson, 1. Fifth—Carson, 2; Brown, 2. Sixth—Carson, 2: Brown, 1;William Haw, Jr., 1. Seventh—Brown, 1 ; Haw, 1; E. Bates, 1; Carson, —Haw, 2: Miller. 1 : John J. Gorman, 1. Ninth—Haw, 2; Carson, —West, 2; Haw. 1; M. Halloran, 1. Eleventh—Halloran, 2: Carson, 1;Elislia Kingsland, 1. Twelfth—Carson, I; Gorman, 1; Halloran, 1: Kings-land, 1. Thirteenth—Cre-ier. 1: Brown. 1; Carson, 1: Perley, 1. Fourteenth—Cregier,
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . umed June 21, as follows: Fourth—Brown, 2- West, 1 •Carson, 1. Fifth—Carson, 2; Brown, 2. Sixth—Carson, 2: Brown, 1;William Haw, Jr., 1. Seventh—Brown, 1 ; Haw, 1; E. Bates, 1; Carson, —Haw, 2: Miller. 1 : John J. Gorman, 1. Ninth—Haw, 2; Carson, —West, 2; Haw. 1; M. Halloran, 1. Eleventh—Halloran, 2: Carson, 1;Elislia Kingsland, 1. Twelfth—Carson, I; Gorman, 1; Halloran, 1: Kings-land, 1. Thirteenth—Cre-ier. 1: Brown. 1; Carson, 1: Perley, 1. Fourteenth—Cregier, 2; Perley, 2. Fifteenth—Cregier, 2; Perley, 2. Sixteenth—Cregier,2: Kmgsland, 1 ; Perley, 1. Seventeenth—Brown, 2; Carson, 2, Eighteenth—Brown, 2: West, 2. Nineteenth—H. Curry, 1; Brown, 2: West, —Carson, 2; Brown, 1; West, 1. Twenty-first—West, 2; Brown,1: Haw. 1. Twenty-second—West, 2; Brown, 1; Kingsland, 1. Twenty-third—West, 2; Brown, 2. Twenty-fourth—West, 2; Brown, 1: Perley, —Carson, 2; Perley, 2. The balloting was suspended untilthe. ONE OF OCR FIREMEN. 814 OUR FI K E M B N. twenty-seventh of July, when the twenty-sixth ballot gave—West, 2; Perley1; and John B. Leverich, 1. Tlie next ballot was—Perley, 2; West, 1; andKingsland, 1. On the twenty-eighth ballot Elisha Kingsland was elected bythree votes to one for Perley. Elisha Kingsland was a member of Hose Company No. 32, afterwardsEngine Company No. 26, of which his brother, Oliver H. Kingsland, wasthe last foreman. Mr. Kingsland became foreman of his company, andafterwards was assistant engineer lor over eleven years. He was the firstchief of the Paid Fire Department, and is now an emplo3ee of the Board of \Underwriters. Mr. Kingsland had an accident at a fire in Forsyth Streetin 1854, and narrowly escaped serious injury. July 2S, the comptroller was requested to place fifty t housand dollars to thecredit of the Fire Department with the city c
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