. The Exempt firemen of San Francisco; their unique and gallant record. for thepurpose of establishing a fire departmentfor the city. The leading lights at thismeeting were Frederick D. Kohler,David C. Broderick, George H. Hosse-fross, George W. Green, William McKib-ben, Benjamin Ray, Charles W. Cor-nell, John A. McGlynn and C. Broderick had been a memberof the New York Volunteer Fire Depart-ment, then an exceedingly prominentorganization, and enjoyed the reputationof being one of the most fearless firemenon duty and one of the most courageousand effective fighters in the boxing e
. The Exempt firemen of San Francisco; their unique and gallant record. for thepurpose of establishing a fire departmentfor the city. The leading lights at thismeeting were Frederick D. Kohler,David C. Broderick, George H. Hosse-fross, George W. Green, William McKib-ben, Benjamin Ray, Charles W. Cor-nell, John A. McGlynn and C. Broderick had been a memberof the New York Volunteer Fire Depart-ment, then an exceedingly prominentorganization, and enjoyed the reputationof being one of the most fearless firemenon duty and one of the most courageousand effective fighters in the boxing en-counters which, in those days, frequentlytook place between the rival fire compan-ies of New York. In January, 1850, theambition of the citizens to organize a firedepartment materialized. At that time three engines were all ^the machinery procurable in the city,and those not properly provided withhose. These engines were purchased andthree companies formed to take chargeof them, and called the San Francisco,Empire and Protection. F. D. Kohler SAN FRANCISCO FIREMEN. Z 64 1/) a* 2 .- lU C ,„ 3 SAN FRANCISCO FIREMEN was appointed Chief Engineer. He wasa fireman of great experience and in hisday held high offices of state in Califor-nia, being successively State Assayerand County Recorder. Mr. Kohlerand had known each other in NewYork, where the former had followed theoccupation of a worker in precious met-als. Besides the close connection be-tween these two men in fire departmentmatters, they were intimately associatedin business under the name of Moffat& Co. in San Francisco. Mr. Kohlerutilized his knowledge and skill as a han-dicraftsman, and started business withMr. Broderick as manufacturers of privatecoins under the firm name rapidly amassed large fortunes, asthe need of a circulating medium amongsuch a rapidly formed and vast com-munity was strongly felt, and largequantities of foreign coins came into thecountry and passed from hand to handwit
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