. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . ent of the city waterworks. Mr. Hills reputation as a scientific fireengineer was made. In 1876, Atlanta, Ga., called on him to ecpiip and starta Salvage Corps, as also did Nashville, Tenn. He also gave an estimate, atspecial request, for equipping a Fire Department for the city of Cairo, Hills held his position as superintendent of waterworks in Rome until187S. In 1S7S Mr. Hills accepted the superintendence of the Dallas, Texas,waterworks, where he remained for some t
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . ent of the city waterworks. Mr. Hills reputation as a scientific fireengineer was made. In 1876, Atlanta, Ga., called on him to ecpiip and starta Salvage Corps, as also did Nashville, Tenn. He also gave an estimate, atspecial request, for equipping a Fire Department for the city of Cairo, Hills held his position as superintendent of waterworks in Rome until187S. In 1S7S Mr. Hills accepted the superintendence of the Dallas, Texas,waterworks, where he remained for some time. While in Dallas he becamepresident of the East Dallas Steam Fire Engine Company No. 2. Mr. Hillshealth did not agree with the Southern clime where duty had called him, andhe was not slow in accepting, two years ago, a lucrative position as live stockagent of the C. C. C. audi. Railway at Cincinnati, where he still Hills is still a fireman, however, taking a warm interest in fire matters,and, as secretary of the National Association, contributes his quota of effort inbenefiting the tire HENRY A. HILLS. INDEX. VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT. Abrams, Charles Death ..f, 211Academy of Music bulls 747-7-49A( cidents ;it lire, 211An of April 9, 1813, 72 April 11, 1815, 75 April 12, 1816, 7(i March 17, 1849, 113 July 11, 1851, 120 March 29, 1855, 132 March 30, 1S65, 142 February 15, 1866, 755 Act of Incorporation, 1737, 28 Incorporation, 1798, 59 Incorporation extended, 185S, 136 Adams, Thos. AW, Notice of, 483Adams, Jonas, A Neptune man, 571Addoms, Win., Sketch of, 551Adelphi Hotel burned 1S45, 239Admiral Duncan burned, 20tiAdriatic E. 31, History of, 608 organized, 556 at a tournament, 557 Advertisement of London engines, E. 16, History of, 593African Church burned 1X39, 230kgnew, Alex. M., Notice of, 415Agnew, John T., Sketch and portrait. 111Alarms and the Bell-Towers, 95, 162 at night described, 20 Aldermanic records, Examples from, 773-77(> ttlert
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