A home geography of New York city . ght. The hours for the watch were from nine oclock untildawn. The protection against fire was also primitive. When the firebell rang people hurried to the fire and formed a bucket brigade stretched from a pumpor well to a small fire engine. Theseengines were a kind of force pump,and were drawn by hand. While thebucket brigade passed the water tothe tank other men worked the han-dle of the pump, and so a stream ofwater was thrown on the burninghouse. Peter Cooper not only lived tosee the beginning of our Crotonwater supply, our police force, ando
A home geography of New York city . ght. The hours for the watch were from nine oclock untildawn. The protection against fire was also primitive. When the firebell rang people hurried to the fire and formed a bucket brigade stretched from a pumpor well to a small fire engine. Theseengines were a kind of force pump,and were drawn by hand. While thebucket brigade passed the water tothe tank other men worked the han-dle of the pump, and so a stream ofwater was thrown on the burninghouse. Peter Cooper not only lived tosee the beginning of our Crotonwater supply, our police force, andour fire department, but as an alder-man, or as a member of a committee,he helped to form these departments. He was also a trustee of the FreeSchool Society and later a memberof the Board of Education. He wasvery much interested in education,and visited the public schools, the College of the City of New York,and the Normal College very frequently. Thus the school childrenand college students of New York learned to know and love No. 7 CHEKKY SrUKET First New York house lighted with gas 210 HOME GEOGEAPHY OF NEW YOKK CITY Words of Peter Cooper. While I have always recognized thatthe object of business is to make money in an honorable manner, Ihave endeavored to remember that the object of life is to do good.
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