. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . f in command atlires. Few of the original twenty-one survived the Revo-lutionarv war. As soon as the British evacuated the city—November, 1783—the question of reorganizing the FireDepartment \v;is considered, and early in 1784 several new companies wereformed. No. 1 at that time having at its head as Overseer Peter Van company soon mustered twenty-five new men, and took the name ofHudson. after Henry Hudson, the first explorer of the North River. Atthis time the engin
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . f in command atlires. Few of the original twenty-one survived the Revo-lutionarv war. As soon as the British evacuated the city—November, 1783—the question of reorganizing the FireDepartment \v;is considered, and early in 1784 several new companies wereformed. No. 1 at that time having at its head as Overseer Peter Van company soon mustered twenty-five new men, and took the name ofHudson. after Henry Hudson, the first explorer of the North River. Atthis time the engine was kept under a small shed in a lane running down tothe North River which was then known as Reynolds Farm, now Barclaystreet. In 170.*) and 1796 they moved to Barclay street, opposite to which, itwas said, was a brewery owned by a man named Groshon. Henry J. Hardt-weU was foreman. Previous to Hardtwell, Thomas Ash is reported to haveserved in the same capacity. Among the members in those days were Theodorus I)e Forest, John Bedient,-John Titus, Caleb Havilhand, Anthony Steenback, Henry Verveelen, John SIGNAL LAMP OF EN-GINE NO. 1. 56<i OLK FIREMEN. Gooshen, Thomas J. Campbell, John T. Campbell, Jacob Evans and DavidHeckle. In 1810 the engine lay in a new frame house on Duane street, formerlyBai ley, opposite an alley. On March s, \!7, Francis Joseph, w ho had been amember only about one year, was killed al a lire in Maiden Lane, and hisfuneral was one of the largest ever held by the Department in those days. During ls .Mi there were found on the roll the names of Ben jamin Abrahams,Robert Johnson, Charles L. Shriver, Caleb F. Lathrop, Josiah Foot, JohnBeam, Jr., and Cornelius V. Anderson. In 1830 Anderson was made fore-man, and served in that capacity until 1837, when he was elected Chief Engi-neer of the Fire Department. During Andersons foremanship John Beadell,Jr., Win. W. McMullen, William Howard, and Peter B. Lawson becamemembers. No. 1 had ;i new house bu
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