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The celebration was a success in every particular and may be appropriately designated as the second grand parade of the New Bedford fire department.
ROSTER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR 1876-77. Chief Engineer, Moses H. Bliss. Assistant Engineers, Alfred M. Chapman, Freeman C. Luce, William J. Marr, John H. Judson. Clerk, George H. Bliss.
ONWARD, NO. I. (House on Purchase street, foot of Franklin.)
Foreman, Charles H. Church. First Assistant, Julian A. Sweet. Second Assistant, Allen W. Tinkham. Clerk, E. C. Milliken.
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E. K. Dollard,
C. R. Hathaway,
Irving Smith, George H. Pierce,
George Tripp,
Henry O'Neal,
H. N. Tinkham, J. Harrington, Jr., H. C. Pierce, Jr., George H. Parker, Charles S. Stratton, James L. Bryant,
Henry S. Webb.
PROGRESS, No. 2. (House corner Purchase st. and Mechanics lane.)
Foreman, Charles S. Paisler. First Assistant, John Downey. Second Assistant, Eugene R. Leverett Clerk, James D. Allen.
Edward C. Spooner,
Moses Dean,
James G. Harding,
John C. Taber.
S. H. Mitchell,
Fred. H. Wood, .
Charles F. Dean,
George B. Russell,
John Dollard,
Lemuel W. Hayes,
A. T. Kendrick,
W. P. Sowle,
A. B. C. Davenport,
Michael Conway.
CORNELIUS HOWLAND, NO. 4. (House corner South Sixth and Bedford streets.)
Foreman, Hugh McDonald. First Assistant, Joseph B. Wing. Second Assistant, John Gillis. Clerk, Giles G. Barker.
James M. Tripp,
John B. Peckham,
Arthur Baylies, Charles L. Wing,
Augustus A. Wood,
Henry A. Barker,
James A. Murdock, Frank Wood,
Daniel D. Briggs,
George H. W. Tripp,
William A. Gibbs,
Charles W. Borden,
Henry A. Gray,
Charles G. Taber.
ZACHARIAH HILLMAN, NO. 5. (House cor. Hillman and County sis.)
Foreman, William A. Russell. First Assistant, Orlando F. Bly. Second Assistant, E. R. Bentley. Clerk, Charles W. Wheeler.
Joseph Hafford. I. H. Wilcox, William T. King, Martin J. Murphy, George W. Parker, Joseph H. Wheeler, Jethro Hillman,
George H. Chadwick, Louis Myers, Frank Wood,
Martin Blanchard, Jr., Charles L. Davis,
Benj. F. King, Reuben Taber.
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FRANKLIN HOSE CO., NO. I. (House corner Purchase street and Mechanics lane.)
Foreman, Pliny B. Sherman. First Assistant, Clarfaus Vansant. Second Assistant, Daniel W. Howland. Clerk, James S. Hathaway.
Peter Nelson, John F. Snow, William H. Perry,
C. A. S. Sherman,
W. H. Drescott.
PIONEER HOOK AND LADDER Co., NO. I. (House cor. Purchase street and Mechanics lane.)
Foreman, Philip M. Tripp. First Assistant, Lysander W. Davis.
Second Assistant, James Conway. Clerk, Charles E. Pierce.
Abraham R. Luscomb,
James W. Dugan,
Nathaniel H. Caswell, Thos. M. Holleran,
Eben A. Butts,
William Clymonts,
Alexander Doull,
Chris. C. Gifford,
Charles M. Hathaway,
F. L. Hathaway,
Charles J. Johnson,
Andrew V. Landers,
Thomas T. Manley,
F. H. Sampson,
Charles H. Walker,
B. F. Hinckley,
George T. Manley, Squire Gifford,
Lewis G. Allen.
HANCOCK, No. 9. (Located at Head of the River.)
Foreman, Reuben Washburn. First Assistant, Charles E. Howland. Second Assistant, George W. Bennett. Clerk, George A. Cobb.
John Silva, Frank C. Terry,
Joseph H. Lawrence, William D. Perry, John A. Russell,
Frank P. Washburn,
Arthur C. Brooks,
A. B. Grinnell, Jr.,
Joseph Spooner,
James A. Wilbour,
William R. Washburn,
G. W. Paige,
Howard Pittsley,
Asa Reynolds,
Alfred Williams,
Seth Howard,
L. A. Washburn,
Charles H. Hathaway.
THE PROTECTING SOCIETY. President, Samuel P. Burt.
George R. Phillips, Andrew G. Pierce, Obed N. Swift,
Charles Almy,
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Edward Knights,
George F. Parlow,
Gardner T. Sanford,
Joshua C. Hitch,
Edward H. Allen,
Charles S. Kelley,
William P. S. Cadwell, Joseph Tillinghast, William H. Bartlett, Edward R. Gardner,
Alfred Wilson, Alden Wordell,
Francis T. Aiken,
Charles A. Case,
James H. C. Richmond,
Geo. H. Topham,
A. W. Hadley,
H. A. Gifford, Jr.,
Bethuel Penniman,
Dennis Wood,
Otis N. Pierce,
E. Kempton Taber,
Charles B. Hillman,
Charles S. Cummings,
H. C. Denison,
Ezra Holmes,
William H. Willis,
F. L. Gilman, John P. Knowles, 2d, L. M. Kollock,
Joseph Knowles,
Cyrenius W. Haskins,
Nathaniel S. Cannon,
William G. Wood,
George L. Brownell,
Wm. Wood,
Wm. Anthony,
Henry J. Taylor,
Humphrey S. Kirby,
Charles M. Taber,
George D. Gifford,
Charles H. Lawton,
Gilbert D. Kingman,
William R. N. Silvester,
George R. Gray,
W. O. Woodman,
Jonathan Handy,
William T. Smith,
Wendell H. Cobb,
William C. Taber, Jr.,
S. H. Cook,
Eben Perry,
W. A. Robinson, 2d,
William F. Potter.
George F. Kingman, Joseph Buckminster,
Edward D. Mandell,
Charles H. Gifford,
Leonard B. Ellis,
Gilbert Allen, Gideon Allen, Jr., Morgan Rotch,
Charles M. Haskell,
William H. H. Allen,
Alfred G. Wilbor,
John W. Macomber,
CHAPTER XIII.
HE following are the lists of the Board of Engineers from 1877 to 1884 :
1877-78.
Chief Engineer, Frederick Macy.
Assistant Engineers, Michael Kennedy, Nathan M. Brown, John H. Judson, William J. Marr. Clerk, Luther G. Hewins, Jr.
1878-79.
Chief Engineer, Frederick Macy. Assistant Engineers, Michael Kennedy, Nathan M. Brown, John H. Judson, Augustus A. Wood. Clerk, Luther G. Hewins, Jr.
1879-84.
Chief Engineer, Frederick Macy. Assistant Engineers, Michael Kennedy, Nathan M. Brown, Pliny B. Sherman, Augustus A. Wood. Clerk, Luther G. Hewins, Jr.
Thursday, Oct. 13, 1876, the P. H. Raymond Engine Co., of Cambridgeport, made a visit to our city and were the recip- ients of unexpected hospitalities from the Cornelius Howland Engine Co. No. 4. A firemen's ball at Pierian Hall, a clam- bake at Peckham's Grove, and other festivities, made the occa- sion one of rare enjoyment to all participants.
Aug. 23, 1877, a return visit was made. The Cornelius Howlands were accompanied by Chief Engineer Macy, As- sistant Engineer Judson, ex-Assistant Engineer Chapman, Councilman Taylor, and the Union Cornet Band. The excur- sion lasted three days, and our firemen had a good time. They were received by the entire fire department of Cambridge- port, and a round of festivities was kept up to the last hour. On their return to the city they were agreeably surprised by an
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escort of our whole department from the station. The Ray- monds entertained their guests in such a manner as to astonish the boys, so lavish and bountiful were the pleasures arranged for them. Clerk Barker's record of the event is very entertaining.
The year 1877 was remarkably free from fires. In Decem- ber the first sleigh reel was added to the department.
Feb. 19, 1878, William Sanders' clothing house and Fred- erick Coffin's box manufactory, 112 Union street, were burned out. William Sanders' loss was $13,735 ; insurance, $10,000. F. Coffin's loss, 10,000 ; insurance, $3775.
July 7, James Doull's carpenter shop, South Front street. Loss, $2600 ; insurance, $2000.
July 28, Monroe Holcomb's stable, corner of Howland and Grinnell streets.
Jan. 26, 1879, a dwelling house belonging to Hiram H. Goff, corner of Pope and State streets, was burned. Loss, $238S.
July 13, Hersom & Bryant's soap factory was burned. Loss, $3000 ; insurance, $11,000.
July 16, Mosher & Brownell's sash and blind manufactory was struck by lightning. Loss, $1300.
The steamer Progress, which had done faithful service, was disposed of, and a new engine built by the Silsby Manufac- turing Co., Seneca Falls, N. Y., was placed in commission Sept. 4, 1879.
During the year 1880 the permanent force of the depart- ment was uniformed, so that the regulation uniform is worn at all times when on duty.
April II, a fire in William street Baptist church. Trivial loss.
July S, a fire occurred at the Mansion House.
Jan. 27, 1881, fire in the works of the New Bedford Copper Co. Loss, $2750.
April 16, fire in steamer Albatross, lying at the wharf of
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the B. C. F. & N. B. R. R. Co. The steamer was laden with merchandise belonging to various parties. Loss on steamer, $4825 ; on merchandise, $26,579.
DAVID W. HOWLAND. (Foreman Franklin Hose, No. 1, 1879-90.)
The Frederick Macy Steam Fire Engine, No. 6, was put in commission Nov. 1, 1882. It was built by the Amoskeag Manufacturing Co., Manchester, N. H. A company was organized Oct. 31 :
Foreman, George W. Parker. First Assistant, Herbert B. Gardner. Second Assistant, Felix Cavenaugh. Clerk, George S. Hoyt.
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Marshall S. Greene.
Thomas Wood,
William H. Barnes,
Charles R. Cornell,
Jason L. Ballou,
Charles K. Wood,
Frank Greene,
Frederick Nelson,
Charles G. Taber,
Edward Dugan,
Frank T. Perry.
A. G. Howland, Lavello I. Pierce,
N. Herbert Green.
The engine-house on Fourth street, head of Potomska, was built specially for the new engine, and it is very complete in all the appointments and supplied with every convenience for the comfort of the firemen, as well as for efficiency.
Two of Ryan's four-wheel hose carriages for Nos. 5 and 6 were added this year.
During the year 1882, private alarm boxes were introduced into many of the important manufacturing establishments.
June 7th, a destructive fire occurred at Head-of-the-River. A grist mill and ice houses, belonging to Mr. Simeon Hawes, were burned. Loss, $12,817.17 ; insurance, $7900.
June 25, fire in cotton storehouse of Wamsutta Mills. Loss, $990.
Aug. 30, fire in H. J. Taylor's crockery store, Purchase street. Loss, $3947.24.
Feb. 3, 1883, Elbridge G. Turner's box board and shingle mill at Plainville was burned. Loss, $3000.
June 15, fire at Wamsutta Mills. Total loss, $9371.78 ; in- surance, $22,000.
Dec. 30, fire in dwelling house, on County street, of George S. and F. A. Homer. Loss, $1689.37.
ROSTER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR 1884-85.
BOARD OF ENGINEERS. Chief Engineer, Frederick Macy. Assistant Engineers, Michael F. Kennedy, Loring T. Parlow, Pliny B. Sherman, Augustus A. Wood. Clerk, Luther G. Hewins, Jr.
ONWARD, NO. I. Foreman, Allen W. Tinkham, First Assistant, George A. Tripp.
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Second Assistant, Edward M. Durfee. Clerk, E. C. Milliken.
Hosemen. Engineer, Frederick H. Wood. Driver, James L. Bryant.
Julian A. Sweet,
Charles A. Wilson,
Reel Driver, Samuel C. France.
Charles H. Brown,
Stoker, Harris J. Tinkham.
F. W. Brightman,
Nathaniel J. Stone,
Edgar F. Tripp,
John Whitehead.
Torchmen. Thomas Larkin, George H. Snow.
PROGRESS, NO. 2.
Foreman, James G. Harding. First Assistant, John Downey. Second Assistant, John Dollard. Clerk, James D. Allen.
Hosemen. Engineer, George B. Russell.
E. C. Spooner,
Driver, William P. Soule.
E. R. Leverett,
Stoker, Lemuel W. Hayes.
Charles F. Dean,
Reel Driver, Michael Conway.
Allen T. Kendrick,
Moses Dean,
George M. Crapo,
Wm. R. Sherman,
Samuel W. Mitchell.
CORNELIUS HOWLAND, NO. 4.
Foreman, Henry A. Gray. First Assistant, Edgar S. Gilbert. Second Assistant, Benjamin F. Hinckley. Clerk, Wm. A. Gibbs.
James M. Tripp,
Hugh McDonald,
John H. Backus,
Charles H. Card,
Charles S. Wing,
Samuel Watson, 2d,
William C. Hiscox,
Torchmen. Wilson A. Tripp, James J. Donaghy.
Roland W. Snow.
Torchmen. James R. Goddard, Wyman D. Jacobs.
Hosemen. Engineer, Daniel D. Briggs. Asst. Engineer, Alonzo V. Jason. Driver, George H. W. Tripp. Reel Driver, Horace D. Bradley.
ZACHARIAH HILLMAN, NO. 5. Foreman, R. S. Lawton. First Assistant, Charles C. Gifford. Second Assistant, Squire A. Gifford. Clerk, Jerrie B. Taber.
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Hosemen. E. R. Bentley,
G. H. Chadwick,
Isaiah H. Wilcox,
William T. King,
Charles W. H. Potter,
D. S. R. Durfee,
Charles R. Hathaway,
Martin S. Nelson.
Engineer, M. Blanchard, Jr. Driver, B. F. King, Jr. Stoker, Charles Jones. Reel Driver, Reuben Taber.
Torchmen. Walter Bates, George H. Cook.
FREDERICK MACY, NO. 6.
Foreman, George W. Parker. First Assistant, Herbert B. Gardner. Second Assistant, Felix Cavenaugh. Clerk, George S. Hoyt.
Hosemen, Engineer, Charles G. Taber.
Marshall S. Greene,
Driver, Edward Dugan.
Robert N. Allen,
Stoker, Frank T. Perry.
Thomas Wood, Reel Driver, N. Herbert Greene.
Joseph Jackson, William H. Barnes,
Charles R. Cornell,
Jason L. Ballou,
Charles K. Wood.
Torchmen. Frank Greene, Frederick Nelson.
PIONEER HOOK AND LADDER Co., NO. I.
Foreman, Lysander W. Davis. First Assistant, Charles J. Johnson. Second Assistant, James Conway. Clerk, Charles E. Pierce.
Laddermen. James W. Dugan,
Clarfaus Vansant, Charles W. Vining.
Charles H. Delano,
Selmer Eggers, Jr.,
Edward D. Francis,
Henry R. Gidley,
Axemen. Nathaniel H. Caswell, Abraham R. Luscomb.
Charles M. Hathaway, Edward F. Jennings,
John L. Olstein,
Philip C. Russell,
Frank Spooner,
Philip M. Tripp,
Torchmen. Alfred M. Gifford, Wm. A. Hamer.
Lewis G. Allen, Driver.
FRANKLIN HOSE CO., NO. I. Foreman, Daniel W. Howland. First Assistant, Philip R. King. Second Assistant, Daniel H. Burns. Clerk, James S. Hathaway.
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Hosemen, A. B. C. Davenport, James B. Drew, Bradford D. Tripp.
Driver, Henry R. Meigs.
Torchman, Wm. H. Maxfield.
HANCOCK, No. 9. (Located at Head of the River.)
Foreman, John A. Russell. First Assistant, George W. Randall. Second Assistant, Israel Peckham. Clerk, Allen Russell, Jr.
Joseph H. Lawrence,
Joseph Spooner,
William T. Gifford,
L. A. Washburn,
Eli W. Reed,
George R. Little,
A. B. Grinnell, Jr.,
George W. Hawes,
James A. Wilbour,
John G. Whalon.
Charles R. Gifford,
Frank P. Washburn,
F. E. Wellington,
Torchmen. Walter H. Darling,
John Silva,
Isaac Reed.
Herbert M. Spooner,
THE PROTECTING SOCIETY. President, Charles S. Kelley. Directors.
Jonathan Handy,
Charles M. Haskell,
W. A. Robinson,
Edmund F. Maxfield,
Charles H. Lawton,
Edmund Wood,
Edward T. Pierce,
John H. Lowe.
Secretary and Treasurer, Edward H. Allen.
Francis T. Aiken,
William F. Potter,
Gilbert Allen,
Arthur E. Perry,
Gideon Allen, Jr.,
James N. Parker,
George H. H. Allen,
William H. Pitman,
O. Frank Bly,
Charles L. Paine,
Standish Bourne,
William F. Read,
George E. Briggs,
Morgan Rotch,
Thomas Boardman,
William A. Russell,
Charles A. Case,
Arthur E. Robbins,
R. C. P. Coggeshall,
Louis H. Richardson,
Edwin Dews, H. C. Denison,
R. W. Swift, Frederick Swift,
John H. Denison,
Ernest A. Dunham,
William T. Smith,
Leander H. Swift,
Joseph Dawson, Heman Ellis,
Edward S. Shaw.
Robert Snow,
Willis M. Fiske, Edward R. Gardner,
Gardner T. Sanford,
Charles M. Taber,
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Edmund Grinnell,
Henry J. Taylor,
Frank H. Gifford,
Joseph Tillinghast,
A. W. Hadley,
William T. Taylor,
Charles B. Hillman,
Henry W. Taylor,
John J. Howland,
Francis C. Terry,
Charles M. Hussey,
Alfred G. Wilbor,
Henry F. Hammond,
William H. Willis,
Thomas H. Knowles,
Horace Wood,
Gilbert D. Kingman,
W. O. Woodman,
Edgar R. Lewis,
Frederick A. Washburn,
Philander F. Manchester,
Edward L. Wilde,
Willard Nye, Jr.,
Thomas F. Wood,
Charles W. Plummer,
William R. West,
George F. Parlow,
Frederick D. Wade,
Mark T. Vincent.
May 30, 1884, a new engine, built by the Amoskeag Mfg. Co., for the Cornelius Howland Steam Fire Engine Co., No. 4, was placed in commission, the old engine being placed in the reserve.
Feb 9, 1884, fire in Liberty Hall building, with an ex- plosion in the store of O. G. Brownell & Sons. Loss, $9000.
Feb. 13, fire in Charles Taber & Co.'s frame manufactory, corner of Water and Spring streets. Loss, $3750.
Feb. 14, fire in dwelling house of John W. Cornell, Middle street ; incendiary. Loss, $775 ; insurance, $2800.
March 1, fire in Elijah Gifford's brass foundry. Loss $2000.
June 25, fire in E. D. Mandell's residence, Hawthorn street. Cause, lightning. Loss, $3000.
July 4, 10 P. M., fire on North Christian church. Cause, fireworks. Loss, $600 ; no insurance.
Aug. 22, a fire occurred which entirely destroyed F. A. Sowle & Son's planing mill on Elm street. Several other buildings were damaged. Loss about $16,000.
Nov. 6, 1884, the engine now in commission as Progress Steam Fire Engine, No. 2, built by Amoskeag Manufacturing Co., was placed in commission ; the Silsby engine was placed in reserve.
Dec. 15, 8.15 A. M., a fire in Haskell & Tripp's dry goods store, corner of Purchase and William streets. The whole
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fire department was called out. Contest steam fire engine from Fairhaven rendered valuable aid. B. H. Waite's dry goods store badly injured. Haskell & Tripp's loss, $73,104.03 ; in- surance, $60,500. B. H. Waite, $5500 ; insurance, $18,000. J. Dexter, jeweler, $1144.50; insurance, $4000. Cause of fire, a pile of blankets falling on a gas jet.
The year 1885 was marked by its freedom from fires of any magnitude, the fire loss being less than $7000.
March 25, 1886, fire in Potomska mills. Loss, $6447.
On the 5th of July, 1886, the fire department contest for a series of prizes offered by the city occurred. The following record was made :
Onward, No. I, 253 feet, I I-2 in.
Old Progress, No. 2 (Silsby), 252 feet, 6 in,
New Progress, No. 2 (Amoskeag), 255 ft., 2 1-2 in. Cornelius Howland, No. 4, 263 feet, 8 in.
Zachariah Hillman, No. 5, 222 feet, 6 in.
Frederick Macy, No. 6, 242 feet, II in.
Pioneer Hook and Ladder Co., No. 1, and Franklin Hose, No. 1, also took part in the contest.
Oct. 20, fire in house on Arnold street, owned by Hon. William J. Rotch. Cause, " rats and matches."
Oct. 23, fire in Smith Brothers' decorative establishment, William street. Loss, $5109.08.
Jan. 31, 1887, fire in Myrick's cooperage, Water street. Loss, $900.
April 1, Kirby's paint mill and Job Wade's currier estah- lishment, with several dwelling houses on Willis Point, de- stroyed or badly damaged by fire. Whole loss about $30,000.
Oct. 24, fire on Tarkiln Hill road in G. A. Cobb's fire kind- ling factory. Loss, $1300.
Aug. 1, 1887, the Franklin Hose Co., No. 1, made an ex- cursion to Oakland Beach, on the invitation of the Fall River Firemen's Association.
Henry R. Meigs, an esteemed member of Franklin Hose Co., No. 1, died Nov. 15, 1887. During a long and painful
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illness, he received the faithful and tender care of his brother firemen. His funeral was attended by the entire fire depart- ment. The services were in charge of Rev. M. C. Julien, and were of a very impressive character.
The only serious fire that occurred in ISSS was that of Greene & Wood's planing mill on the evening of Aug. S.
First Assistant Engineer Michael F. Kennedy died June 27, 1888. He had been a member of the fire department for about forty years, was a charter member of the Cornelius Howland Co., No. 4, and had served twelve years as First Assistant Engineer.
During the year 1887, the department responded to 41 bell alarms, 36 still and telephone alarms ; 1888, 47 bell alarms, 45 still and telephone alarms ; 1889, 34 bell alarms, 54 still and telephone alarms.
July 13th, 1889, Progress Steam Fire Engine Co., No. 2, made a visit to East Weymouth, and were the recipients of the generous hospitality of Z. L. Bicknell Hose Co., No. 2.
At the great fire in Boston, Nov. 28, ISS9, the Cornelius Howland, No. 4, rendered valuable service.
ROSTER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR 1889-90. BOARD OF ENGINEERS. Chief Engineer, Frederick Macy. Assistant Engineers, Loring T. Parlow, Pliny B. Sherman, Augustus A. Wood, Hugh McDonald. Clerk, Luther G. Hewins, Jr.
ONWARD, NO. I.
Foreman, Allen W. Tinkham. First Assistant, George A. Tripp. Second Assistant, Edward M. Durfee. Clerk, E. C. Milliken.
Hosemen. Engineer, Frederick H. Wood. Driver, James L. Bryant.
Julian A. Sweet,
F. W. Brightman,
Reel Driver, Isaac Dawson.
John Whitehead,
Stoker, Harris N. Tinkham.
W. O. Brightman,
Charles A. Wilson,
Edgar F. Tripp,
James F. Powers,
Roland A. Hatch.
Substitutes. John T. Aghen, A. D. Milliken.
2d Assistant Pliny B. Sherman. Chief Engineer Frederick Macy.
Ist Assistant Loring T. Parlow. 4th Assistant Hugh McDonald. 3d Assistant Augustus A. Wood. Luther G. Hewins, Jr., Clerk.
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PROGRESS, NO. 2. Foreman, George M. Crapo. First Assistant, John Downey. Second Assistant, Charles F. Dean. Clerk, James D. Allen.
Hosemen. James G. Harding,
Engineer, George B. Russell, (deceased.)
Driver, William P. Soule.
Stoker, Lemuel W. Hayes.
William K. Wagner,
Reel Driver, Michael Conway.
Wyman D. Jacobs, E. R. Leverett,
Samuel W. Mitchell,
E. Kempton Peirce.
Substitutes. Alex. J. Aiken, Jas. L. Crowley.
CORNELIUS HOWLAND, NO. 4.
Foreman, Edgar S. Gilbert. First Assistant, James J. Donaghy .* Second Assistant, Charles H. Card. Clerk, Wm. A. Gibbs.
Hosemen. Engineer, Alonzo V. Jason. Stoker, John H. Backus,
James M. Tripp,
Samuel Watson, 2d,t
Driver, George H. W. Tripp.
Roland W. Snow,
Reel Driver, W. C. Kennedy.
Henry J. Marshall,
Benjamin F. Hinckley,
Charles S. Wing,
Wm. E. Watson, Jr., Frank C. Jennings.
Substitutes. Leander Reed, John W. Donaghy.
*Elected Foreman June 1, vice Samuel Watson, 2d, resigned.
+Elected Foreman May 1, vice E. S. Gilbert, resigned.
ZACHARIAH HILLMAN, NO. 5.
Foreman, Charles C. Gifford. First Assistant, John F. Gifford. Second Assistant, Squire A. Gifford. Clerk, Joseph C. Forbes.
Hosemen. Engineer, Martin Blanchard. Reel Driver, Martin S. Nelson. Driver, Benjamin F. King, Jr. Stoker, Charles Jones.
George H. Chadwick,
Charles H. Brown,
Obed S. Cowing, W. H. Knowles, I. H. Wilcox, Henry C. Stubbs, George H. Cook, Thomas H. Forbes.
Substitutes. Arthur Forbes, Henry Jones.
E. C. Spooner, Moses Dean,
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FREDERICK MACY, NO. 6.
Foreman, George W. Parker. First Assistant, Edward O'Neil. Second Assistant, Robert N. Allen. Clerk, Herbert B. Gardner.
Hosemen. Engineer, Charles G. Taber. Stoker, Benj. C. Groves.
Thomas Wood,
Joseph Jackson, Driver, Frank A. C. Greene.
Jason L. Ballou, Reel Driver, N. Herbert Greene.
James Harrington Sherman,
Marshall S. Greene, Substitutes.
Charles R. Cornell,
Charles K. Wood,
Henry M. Mosher.
Frederick Nelson, Walter Almond.
HANCOCK, No. 9.
Engine built by John Agnew, Philadelphia, 1843. Removed to Acushnet January 18th, 1861.
Foreman, John A. Russell. First Assistant, Francis P. Washburn. Second Assistant, Joseph W. Spooner. Clerk, Allen Russell, Jr. Steward, John Silvia.
Israel H. Peckham,
William T. Gifford,
John G. Whalon,
Lemuel A. Washburn,
James A. Wilbur,
James L. Haskins,
Eli W. Reed, George W. Hawes,
John G. Dawson,
Wm. P. Reed.
John F, Parker,
Nathan C. Briggs,
Job T. Haskins,
Herbert M. Spooner,
Andrew B. Grinnell, Jr., George W. Randall,
Substitutes. George H. Gifford, John B. Wilbur.
HOOK AND LADDER, NO. I.
Carriage built by La France Steam Fire Engine Co., Elmira, N. Y. Put into service August 30th, 1888.
Foreman, Charles J. Johnson. First Assistant, Frank Spooner. Second Assistant, Loren N. Mosher. Clerk, Charles E. Pierce.
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Charles B. Allison,
Nathaniel H. Caswell,
Edward D. Francis,
Andrew V. Landers,
William R. Russell, Philip C. Russell,
Philip M. Tripp, Clarfaus Vansant.
Driver, George S. Allen.
Tillerman, Charles W. Vining.
Substitutes. William A. Hamer, William L. Fletcher.
HOOK AND LADDER, NO. 2.
Carriage built by Joseph T. Ryan of Boston. Put in service August 4th, 1877. Present company organized September, 1888. House on Weld street.
Foreman, Henry W. Kenyon. First Assistant, Edward F. Dahill. Second Assistant, Albert W. Moore. Clerk, Peter F. Sullivan.
James Slater, John W. Bannister, David Warren,
Substitutes. Jeremiah T. Haggerty, Sylvester Budlong.
Edward T. Ryan,
Martin H. Sullivan,
John S. Harrington, William McCann, Alfred Chausse.
Driver, Lewis G. Allen.
HOSE, NO. I.
Wagon built by Brownell, Ashley & Co., and put into service De- cember Ist, 1888.
Foreman, David W. Howland. First Assistant, Charles T. Maxfield .* Second Assistant, John B. Oliver. Clerk, James S. Hathaway.
Hosemen. Driver, William H. King.
John W. Baker, William H. Maxfield, Aug. G. Mitchell.
Substitute. William Young.
*Elected Foreman May Ist, vice D. W. Howland, resigned.
John W. Cannavan, Lysander W. Davis, Alfred M. Gifford,
Abram R. Luscomb,
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HOSE, No. 2.
Carriage built by the Amoskeag Mfg. Co., Manchester, N. H. Present company organized December 3d, 1888. House on Weld street.
Foreman, Samuel C. France. First Assistant, Joseph Dawson .* Second Assistant, Mark Watson. Clerk, George C. Hewins.
Hosemen. Driver, Reuben Taber.
Stephen L. Finnell,
Frank E. Foley, Bartholomew P. Fury.
Substitute.
William Wolfenden.
*Elected Foreman September 30th, vice S. C. France, transferred to Engine No. 7.
STEAM FIRE ENGINE, NO. 7.
Engine built by Amoskeag Mfg. Co., Manchester, N. H. Put into service September Ist, 1890. House on Durfee street.
Foreman, Samuel C. France. First Assistant, James Slater. Second Assistant, S. C. Lowe. Clerk, Thomas Mack.
Hosemen.
W. Sinister,
Wm. Crocker,
Maurice Dahill.
C. A. Gallagher,
J. D. Manseau,
J. A. Ryan,
Edward H. Booth,
Reel Driver, E. H. Coggeshall.
James McDonald, Stoker, Andrew Tripp.
NEW BEDFORD PROTECTING SOCIETY. President, Charles S. Kelley. Directors.
Jonathan Handy,
Charles M. Haskell,
William A. Robinson,
Edmund F. Maxfield,
Charles H. Lawton,
Edmund Wood,
Edward T. Pierce,
John H. Lowe.
Secretary and Treasurer, Edmond L. Wilde.
Francis T. Akin, Gilbert Allen, Gideon Allen, Jr.,
Standish Bourne, George E. Briggs,
Thomas Boardman,
George H. H. Allen, O. Frank Bly,
Charles A. Case, R. C. P. Coggeshall,
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