. The Exempt firemen of San Francisco; their unique and gallant record. E. Grisar and anumber of the French citizens of SanFrancisco. Their number formerlybelonged to the Howard Hook and Lad-der Company, which was organized in1850 and disbanded in 1852. The LaFayette was established on the principleof the Parisian fire companies and was thefirst fire company formed on that modelin the United States. In its ranks weremany old French firemen. They wentthrough a regular routine of drill everyday and rendered good service at fires. SANSOME HOOK AND LADDER CO. NO. organized June 14, 1850, by
. The Exempt firemen of San Francisco; their unique and gallant record. E. Grisar and anumber of the French citizens of SanFrancisco. Their number formerlybelonged to the Howard Hook and Lad-der Company, which was organized in1850 and disbanded in 1852. The LaFayette was established on the principleof the Parisian fire companies and was thefirst fire company formed on that modelin the United States. In its ranks weremany old French firemen. They wentthrough a regular routine of drill everyday and rendered good service at fires. SANSOME HOOK AND LADDER CO. NO. organized June 14, 1850, byMessrs. A. De Witt, Florence Mahoney,C. L. Case, E. A. Ebbets, J. L. Van i6 SAN FRANCISCO FIREMEN Bokkelen; George A. Hudson, WilliamAdrain, H. A. Harrison, W. H. Hoffman,Wm. Greene, F. A. Bartlett, R. L. VanBrunt and others residing on Sansomestreet and its vicinity. The truck used commemoration of Californias admissioninto the Union, was Though Last, NotLeast. Wm. Greene was the first fore-man and was succeeded in the fall of 1850by E. A. Ebbets. The companys house. GEO. T. BOHEN President Board of Fire Commissioners. Also President Exempt Fire Company by this company was the largest in theState and carried fifty-foot ladders. Thecompany was one of the best organizedin the city and had intrusted to its chargethe powder magazine, intended for blow-ing up buildings at fires in time of m-tto on the truck, adopted in was located on Montgomery street, be-tween Jackson and Pacific, and was builtand furnished at a cost of $44,000. The hose companies came into exist-ence some years later, the earliest ofthem being The IVashington Hose I, which was organized in i860 by SAN FRANCISCO FIREMEN 17 Finerty, Matthew Brady,H. H. Marshall, Frederick Siebe andothers. Liberty Hose Company No. 2,organized February 2, 1861, by McLean, Wm. Tracey, Thos. Saw-yer and others. Eureka Hose CompanyNo. 4, organized in 1863 by Messrs. Raye, John Hart, Edwin L
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