. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . man was Henry J. Ockershausen. Our companys reputation wassuch that we always had a large number of applicants on the list waiting formembership. Vacancies, however, were rare ; at that time the Department wasfully adapted to the requirements of the city ; now, of course, it would not doat all. We had no such buildings then as are to be seen in the New York ofto-day. In the same street with us was No. 13 Company, composed, like ourselves, ofmerchants and business men. We were fr
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . man was Henry J. Ockershausen. Our companys reputation wassuch that we always had a large number of applicants on the list waiting formembership. Vacancies, however, were rare ; at that time the Department wasfully adapted to the requirements of the city ; now, of course, it would not doat all. We had no such buildings then as are to be seen in the New York ofto-day. In the same street with us was No. 13 Company, composed, like ourselves, ofmerchants and business men. We were friendly rivals, and though we beat thernso often we never had a quarrel at a fire. Although some of the companies onthe east side used to quarrel, yet, take the Department altogether, it wascomposed of a respectable body of men. To be exempted from jury duty wasa consideration. I was at the famous fire of 1835 all night. Two or threetimes I had to remove a set of books to places of safety. I was one of the menwho helped to put the powder under Baileys store to arrest the conflagration. O I K V 1 li K -M K N. 449. CHARACTER HEADS (IF OLD FIREMEN. 450 <)l 11 FIREMEN. 111:11 n ii hi of terrible work I was coin pel let I to resl for 1 wo or three daw. At the lire in King Street J look a crippled woman out of the remember well it was a very cold night. I carried her down from the secondstory. I was also lucky enough to get a child out. I never cared for military tactics, but it seemed to come natural to me tojoin the Fire Department. 1 never took cold, and could run up a ladder andalonga puller with much more niinblcness than I could now,** added the oldgentleman smilingly. I was present at the disastrous fire in Duane Street,and I held the pipe at the Mulberry Street lire. We were in an alleyway, andwere ordered to back out. Just as we did so the building fell, and one of ourmembers was struck on the head and badly hurl. When J joined, it was understood that 1 shou
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