. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . ?66 OUR FIREMEN. Alderman Eugene Ward ; and an oil painting of ex-Assistant Engineer were also added to the rooms by their personal friends. The secondfloor is set apart as a billiard room, containing two tables, tin- walls beingencircled with the fire-bats of the members. Projecting from the foldingdoors are the hose-jackets of Engines il and 28, while the walis contain thepanels of several engine and hose ca rriages, 1 he backs of old gooseneck engines,and the li
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . ?66 OUR FIREMEN. Alderman Eugene Ward ; and an oil painting of ex-Assistant Engineer were also added to the rooms by their personal friends. The secondfloor is set apart as a billiard room, containing two tables, tin- walls beingencircled with the fire-bats of the members. Projecting from the foldingdoors are the hose-jackets of Engines il and 28, while the walis contain thepanels of several engine and hose ca rriages, 1 he backs of old gooseneck engines,and the likeness of David C. Broderick of Engine 34, at out; time United StatesSenator from California. The rear extension contains a fine picture of oldFiremens Hall, an old painting of Kngine :!4, and a model of Putnam Engine21. On this floor is also a bath-room and closets. The top floor is set apartfor whist parties. The front room, however, is used more readily as a reading. ENGINE OF THE VETERAN ASSOCIATION. [This double-deck engine was built in 1838, and belonged to Hope Engine Company, of Philadelphia ; it wasbought by Mr. John Holler, repainted, and put in perfect order, at an expense of one thousand dollars, and waspresented by him to the Veteran Association. It was raffled in the rooms of the association, and the winnerwas to receive a fifty dollar gold badge. Mr. Frederick S. Gwier, of Lafayette Engine, No. 19, was the association took this engine with them to President Clevelands inauguration. It was again repaintedand decorated for the parade in honor of the unveiling of the statue of Liberty Enlightening the World,October 28, 1886.] room, as it contains a fine library, a large writing desk, and tables for thatpurpose. In the library, in a large case, encircled in crape, is the fire-cap ofThomas I. Banks, of Hook and Ladder 11, killed July 1, 1862, at a fire in MottStreet. There are also several private rooms in the building, used by t
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