. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT EMBLEMS. (UK FIREMEN. ( H A I T K R XXVI. FIREMEN whom: deeds wiu, uvi: aitki: them. Adam W. Spies: One of the most Successful Merchants in the City.—Adolphus Borst: Has SignallyServed His F. Wenman: First Used a Trumpet when a Child. David Scannel:Soldier and Public Sullivan : Early Loved Fire. John B. Miller: An EfficientAssistant Engineer.—John K. Costigan: A Gallant Veteran.—Henry Wilson: His Generosity and Self-sacrifice.
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT EMBLEMS. (UK FIREMEN. ( H A I T K R XXVI. FIREMEN whom: deeds wiu, uvi: aitki: them. Adam W. Spies: One of the most Successful Merchants in the City.—Adolphus Borst: Has SignallyServed His F. Wenman: First Used a Trumpet when a Child. David Scannel:Soldier and Public Sullivan : Early Loved Fire. John B. Miller: An EfficientAssistant Engineer.—John K. Costigan: A Gallant Veteran.—Henry Wilson: His Generosity and Self-sacrifice. V DAM W. SPIES, one of the oldest New York firemen now living, is/~\ eighty-six years old. He is one of the most successful merchants ofthe city. He was a member of Engine Company No. 5, and wasmade a lire warden. He and Thurlow Weed studied grammar together in. 1 s17. Mr. Spies wa> l>orn in the Second Ward, near Peck Slip, on Septem-ber 4, 1800. He is still quite vigorous in mind and body, and has lost none of his interestin fire affairs. Quite recently he surprised the members of the volunteers b
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