. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . in Grand Street near the Bowery, to learn the housesmithand ornamental iron work. In 1826 he became a runner or volunteer toTradesman Engine No. 37, better known as Old Sail. At that time ThomasHowe was foreman, and the engine house was a one story brick building situ-ated in Cbristie Street near Stanton Street, At the age of twenty-one heattached himself to the above company, serving three years, after which hetook out a certificate dated January 8, 1S33, and was elected stewar
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . in Grand Street near the Bowery, to learn the housesmithand ornamental iron work. In 1826 he became a runner or volunteer toTradesman Engine No. 37, better known as Old Sail. At that time ThomasHowe was foreman, and the engine house was a one story brick building situ-ated in Cbristie Street near Stanton Street, At the age of twenty-one heattached himself to the above company, serving three years, after which hetook out a certificate dated January 8, 1S33, and was elected steward of thecompany. He Avas one of the most persevering of Firemen. He was the firstman to enter the ruins of the fire at Haddocks drug store in Pearl Street in1834, and the first to discover Eugene Underbill beneath its ruins. By hisexertion the body was taken out and several lives were saved. Mr. Tealeresigned from Engine Company No. 37, and joined Hope Engine Company , known as Frogtown, located in old Chapel Street, now West strife soon arose between him and the foreman, Wm. Laurence, and Teale. JOHN P. OIK FIREMEN. 465 esigned and joined Hudson Kiiiriiu* Company No. 1. Cornelius V. Andersonas foreman, and they both roomed together. Mr. Teale was married December1895. On llir sixteenth the great lire occurred, at which he held the pipe, theogl of honor thai put .the first stream of water on that conflagration. No. Ieing at the head of the line. In May, 1 s !ii, he removed to Twenty-first, St was made a member of .Jackson Engine Company No. 24. then located inhghteenth Street near Ninth Avenue, Stephen Mead, foreman. Mr. Teale?signed from Nos. 1 anil ?.4. and organized Engine Company No. 16 asCroton,nil was its foreman. The company presented him with a splendid silverlounted trumpet in 1S38. In the fall of that year he resigned from 16, anduued Ouardian Engine Company 29, known as Butt-Enders. Soon aftere became sexton of the church corner of P
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