. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . born in NewYork, February 1, 1842. After attending the public schools, he followed the trade of a jeweler for a time. He be-gan to take an interest in fire mattersvery early, and finally joined ClintonHose Company No. 17, a prominentorganization of the Volunteer Depart-ment. He was secretary of the com-pany. Chief Gicquel was appointed amember of the Paid Department in1865. Three months later he wasmade assistant foreman of his com-pany. On the third of May, 1S66, hewas promoted
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . born in NewYork, February 1, 1842. After attending the public schools, he followed the trade of a jeweler for a time. He be-gan to take an interest in fire mattersvery early, and finally joined ClintonHose Company No. 17, a prominentorganization of the Volunteer Depart-ment. He was secretary of the com-pany. Chief Gicquel was appointed amember of the Paid Department in1865. Three months later he wasmade assistant foreman of his com-pany. On the third of May, 1S66, hewas promoted to foreman, and assignedto Engine Company No. 5, and subse-quently served in Engine CompaniesNos. 9 and 25. In 1S71 he was ad-vanced to the post of chief of battalion,and was placed in command of theSixth, and two years later transferredto the Fifth, now the Seventh, wherehe is at present stationed. The con-struction of buildings, the origin and nature of fires, and the ways andmeans to subdue them, have all been studied in detail by him. He was the second recipient of the Bennett Medal. The act for which the. BENJAMIN A. OICQUEL. 1)34 OUR FJKKMKN.
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