. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . Ockershausen, formerly assistant engineer in the Department. ( ) r R F I II K M K N. is credited with tin* apliorism thai firemen generally irave the machine morepraise for what was accomplished than themselves. This fact, he said, isevidenced by the minutes of the transactions of the engine companies, amonurwhich are to be found such entries as these: Dec. 14, 1808.—The engine was taken to the place of action, etc., etc. No. 18 did herpart thii niijlit. July 5, 1819.—This m
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . Ockershausen, formerly assistant engineer in the Department. ( ) r R F I II K M K N. is credited with tin* apliorism thai firemen generally irave the machine morepraise for what was accomplished than themselves. This fact, he said, isevidenced by the minutes of the transactions of the engine companies, amonurwhich are to be found such entries as these: Dec. 14, 1808.—The engine was taken to the place of action, etc., etc. No. 18 did herpart thii niijlit. July 5, 1819.—This morning about half past ten oclock there was an alarm of fire, saidto have originated in a house in Church Street. The engine was, with great expedition,taken out and made a line display among the military, who, with the politeness inherent insoldiers, quickly made way for us, having perhaps an idea that No. 13, by coming too closeto them, might spoil their marking time for a season. Aug. :tit. 1825.—Our men never worked better than they did this morning, and werewell satisfied with the machine (No. Klisha Kin^sland. G. Jos. Decker. John Wm. Hackett. W. T. Mawbey. Daul Donovan. James P. Wenman Chief Harry Howard. P. N. Cornwell. John A. Cresrier. Timothy L. West. N. L. Farnham. Ed. W. Jacobs. CHIEF HARRY TOWARD AND STAFF. 182 ).—No. 41 took water from the river and gave it to 29, who played on the fire,f course our machine (No. 41) gave more water than she (No. 29) could make use of. Mr. Ockershausen believed in energetic work. I had rather go to atire than anything else are his words : and when called out I was alwaysa little vexed if we hadnt a good tire. Of Mr. Ockershausen it is said thathe once ran all the way from the City Hall Park to the House of Refuge(where the Fifth Avenue Hotel how stands) to attend a fire ; and on anotheroccasion to Rose Hill (Twenty-seventh Street and Third Avenue). • John W. Degrauw. for twenty ye
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