. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . propriate resolutions and attended his funeral. On the 7th of July Charles E. Gildersleve and W. B. White left the ser-vice of the Department, and Carl Jussen became Acting Secretary. Siam-ese connections and H-inch nozzles were applied to all Hook and LadderCompanies below Fifty-ninth Street. Brave and able Peter Weir, Foreman of Engine Company, No. 23, died inAugust, 1875, and he was buried on the 14th of August from No. 38 Elm Street,with suitable departmental honors, Foreman
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . propriate resolutions and attended his funeral. On the 7th of July Charles E. Gildersleve and W. B. White left the ser-vice of the Department, and Carl Jussen became Acting Secretary. Siam-ese connections and H-inch nozzles were applied to all Hook and LadderCompanies below Fifty-ninth Street. Brave and able Peter Weir, Foreman of Engine Company, No. 23, died inAugust, 1875, and he was buried on the 14th of August from No. 38 Elm Street,with suitable departmental honors, Foreman John H. Kehoe, Engine 5;Joseph Poynton, Engine 20; Arnot Spence, Engine 27 ; John J. Bresnan,Engine 33 ; George Quackenbush, Hook and Ladder 10, and James and Lulder 12, being the pall-bearers. Peter Weir was born in the Sixth Ward about 1840. He joined FultonEngine Company No. 21 and was elected successively representative, assistantforeman and foreman. In 1865 he was elected Assistant Engineer and servedas such until the Paid Department was organized. He was appointed foreman 864 OUR FIJI K M K N. PETER WEIR. of Engine Company No. 31. He commanded this company until 1871 when he was transferred to Engine CompanyNo. 25, located in the house formerlyoccupied by Black Joke Engine Com-pany No. 33. He continued in connmand of this until his death. ChiefGicquel said : Peter Weir was a genial,whole-souled man, beloved by every-body. He was one of the hardestworked men in the department. Hisname was placed on the roll of merit forgallantry. In appearance he was any-thing but a dude, but he was every incha fireman. Abetter one I dont believethe department has ever seen. Herarely wore a fire cap at a fire. Heseemed to be utterly oblivious of every-thing, except the fire, when on duty. Hisdeath was brought about by over-exer-tion and collapse of the aerial ladder scheme occurred on the 14th of September,1875, on the Tweed Plaza, at Canal Street and East Broadwa
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