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"Chief Macy, Assistant Hugh McDonald, and the President of the Pro- tecting Society, the members of the two companies, the delegation from the street department and the band boarded four horse cars, which had been provided for them, and proceeded to Lund's Corner, arriving there when it was quite dark. Lighted lanterns were procured from the house of Engine No. 9, and, alighting from the horse cars, the procession formed and proceeded on its way in the darkness to Pine Grove Cemetery, a half mile distant, on the Tarkiln Hill road, the band playing dirges. The procession passing between the open gates of the cemetery, upon the two posts of which were hung lighted lan- terns, but poorly dispersing the intense darkness, the quiet broken only by the tap, tap of the muffled drum and the tramp of the men, added solemnity to the occasion. At the grave the scene was even more impressive and touching. The firemen were drawn up in line and, by the light of three or four lanterns, the remains were removed from the hearse and deposited by the roadside, firemen with lanterns being at the head and foot of the casket. The carriages containing the mourners passed by, the bearers lowered the remains into the grave, the Chief Engineer stepped forward, cast a flower into the grave upon the casket, and. with trembling voice, said " Farewell Comrade." He was followed
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by the members of Progress, No. 2, who, each casting in a flower, said feelingly, "Farewell Brother," and the President of the Protecting So- ciety, who, dropping in a flower, said " Farewell Brave Fireman." A few drops of rain fell, as if the heavens would also weep, and the fire- men march sadly away into the darkness. It was at about the same hour that the brave fireman carried the woman from the flames and thereby lost his life."
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In memory of EDWARD C. SPOONER, a member of the New Bedford Fire Department, who died Nov. 1, 1890, aged 55 years :
Oh! ne'er again the "fire alarm " will wake him, ยท His slumbers now are peaceful and secure, The jars of earth no more have power to shake him, Nor worldly snares his footsteps to allure.
Another's life to save he gave his own,* Thus, with the good of every land and clime, His soul from earth to higher realms hath flown. The happy guerdon of an act sublime.
Louder than preaching hath our lost friend spoken, The "Good Samaritan " he proved to be ; And gave to us a far more blessed token Of human goodness than poor words foresee.
Safe in the hands of Him who rules above, A martyr to the noble cause he served, A true exemplar of devoted love, Whose memory with the just will be preserved.
Nov. 2. 1890. D. R.
*In an interview with the deceased, during his illness, on the writer's observing that he had done a noble deed, he feelingly replied: " I could not help it."
CHAPTER XV.
HE New Bedford Veteran Firemen's Association, a legit- imate outgrowth of the hand engine contest on the 4th of July, 1890, was permanently organized on Monday evening, Nov. 10, 1890. The objects of the Association, as expressed in the constitution, are to " collect and preserve records, papers, relics and sayings pertaining to the New Bedford Fire Depart- ment, and to foster good will and friendly intercourse by occa- sional meetings." The officers of the association, who will serve until the annual meeting in January, 1891, are as follows :
President, Charles S. Kelley.
Vice-Presidents, Frederick Macy, James Delano,
Directors, Samuel C. Hart, Leonard B. Ellis, Haile R. Luther. Wil- liam G. Kirschbaum.
Secretary, William G. Kirschbaum.
Treasurer, Haile R. Luther.
The following members have been elected :
Charles S. Kelley,
Ira S. Negus,
Samuel C. Hart,
Pardon G. Thompson,
Leonard B. Ellis,
Alfred M. Gifford,
Wm. G. Kirschbaum.
Thomas W. Cook,
Haile R. Luther,
Martin S. Nelson, Charles W. Jones,
Frederick Macy, James Delano,
John Downey, James A. Lewis,
William G. Taber, -
Robert H. Taber,
Charles H. Gifford, Charles H. Lawton, Obed C. Nye,
Charles A. Case.
William A. Hamer,
Charles E. Pierce,
I. W. Benjamin, Edwin Dews,
Charles S. Paisler,
George T. Bumpus, S. H. Mitchell, George H. Gifford,
William Baylies, John P. Knowles, 2d, Augustus A. Wood, Loring T. Parlow,
David L. Hathaway, Oliver P. Brightman, S. A. Tripp.
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James C. Hitch, E. C. Gardiner, John Mathews, Jireh Swift, Charles F. Smith,
Henry C. Stubbs,
Samuel Watson, 2d,
E. C. Milliken,
William T. Taylor,
William R. Sherman,
Charles K. Wood,
A. H. Akin,
W. K. Wagner,
Edward A. Sowle,
William A. Church,
Philip H. King,
Charles W. Dyer,
J. H. Lawrence,
J. J. P. Zettick,
Thomas Albert, Jr.,
Allen Russell, Jr.,
William L. Fletcher,
Moses Dean,
Charles P. Johnson,
Robert T. Barker,
Francis T. Akin,
Henry W. Kenyon,
Henry F. Hammond,
Arthur E. Perry,
Nathan C. Briggs,
Thomas Wood,
Andrew V. Landers, Jesse Allen,
Willard Nye, Jr.,
Charles B. Hillman,
Francis P. Washburn,
Harry C. Jenney,
Edmond L. Wilde,
N. H. Caswell,
William H. Maxfield,
John R. Linton,
Stephen E. Parker,
Benjamin C. Graves,
Eugene R. Leverett,
William G. Dunham,
Wyman D. Jacobs,
B. W. Harrison,
Charles F. Dean,
Roland W. Snow,
John H. Lowe,
Leopold Bartel,
James Ferguson,
F. C. Jennings,
Augustus G. Mitchell,
Charles T. Maxfield,
Joseph W. Lavers,
Alonzo V. Jason,
Stephen H. Shepherd,
Charles H. Delano,
Frank Spooner,
Samuel C. France,
William E. Macomber,
Arthur E. Robbins,
Henry H. Fisher, James H. Pease,
H. M. Spooner, William A. Russell,
Edward F. Dahill,
Henry M. Mosher, Charles R. Cornell, John B. Oliver,
Mark T. Vincent,
Charles W. Vining,
O. Frank Bly, David W. Howland,
Charles M. Taber,
Edmund Grinnell,
Alexander H. Hillman,
E. Kempton Peirce, Fred. H. Wood, Samuel W. Mitchell,
George S. Bowen,
Seth J. Sampson,
Joseph W. Robertson,
John A. Russell,
Eugene H. Gifford,
William B. Allen,
Charles F. Briggs,
George H. Cook,
John J. Howland,
William H. Rankin,
Amos F. Lovejoy,
J. Harrington Sherman,
William H. Sherman,
James L. Wilber, A. R. Luscomb, Freeman C. Luce,
Philip E. Colby,
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B. F. King, Jr., Amos W. Hadley, Michael Canavan,
Benjamin F. Lewis, Lemuel W. Hayes.
It is the purpose of the Association to purchase a hand en- gine of the older type, to furnish a hall for meetings, and to adopt such methods of usefulness as shall put the society on a substantial basis.
The following is the amount of losses by fire in this city for the past thirteen years, together with the amount of insurance :
Year.
Loss.
1877,
$26,063.66
Insurance. $21,528.36
1878,
28,154.46
66,025.00
1879,
9,163.19
54,950.00
1880,
7,609.13
49,450.00
1881,
26,624.96
86,979.00
1882,
23, 169.64
692,950.00
1883,
17,398.14
77,450.00
1884,
1 34,729.82
310,950.00
1885,
6.982.41
148,025.00
1886,
26,786.03
1,108,800.00
1887,
45,141.50
708,150.00
1 888,
32,881.87
125,927.00
1 889,
48,285.71
182,772.00
I have spoken of the wonderful intelligence and aptitude of the horses attached to the steam department. Their training partakes of the same rigid discipline that pervades every other feature of the fire service. The permanent members of the department are in reality what their name suggests. The en- gineers who superintend the practical working of the machines, the hostlers, who care for the horses, and the drivers, who handle the ribbons so gracefully and safely when on a rapid pace to the scenes of conflagration, all live in the engine- houses and are present day and night. Their sleeping rooms are arranged with due regard to prompt response to the call of the alarm bell. I am telling no secret when I say that so sys-
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tematically arranged are the details that when the fireman springs from his bed, he lands in his boots and trousers in one movement, and is down stairs attending to business before the first round of three strokes has been tolled off. I am as- sured this is the rule and not the exception.
Have any of my readers ever visited one of our engine houses and seen the practical working of the wonderful system in vogue in our department? If not, let me invite you to ac- company me, and you may as well take your friends along with you. It will not matter much which one we select, for we shall be sure of a courteous reception from any of them. Suppose, however, we go down to the Frederick Macy engine house on Fourth street. This structure is one of the latest built, and is well modelled for the practical use of our fire service. No need of knocking, for the doors are open wide in the summer days. The handsome engine stands abreast of the large doors, beside it the hose reel, both brilliant in polished brass and steel. The spacious room is as neat and clean as a parlor. The walls are finished in hard wood, and upon them are hung the telephone and other apparatus connected with the fire service. We go upstairs into the hall. Here we find a reception room worthy of any gentleman's house. The walls are of a delicate tint and are hung with fine pictures ; Brussels carpet on the floor, handsome furniture placed about the room, comfortable chairs inviting us to rest-everything bears an air of refinement and good taste.
Shall we visit the stables where the well-drilled horses are kept? From the parlor to the stable! Well, yes, it is a change, but we want to see the whole thing, so to the stable we will go. Down the spacious stairway, we cross to the west side and enter. And is this the stable? Why, barring a carpet, we might imagine it a boudoir ; for the pet horses in the stalls are clean, and everything is scrupulously neat ; no fear of soiling your clothing anywhere. And the horses are plump, hand- some and good natured, and they answer to their names by un-
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mistakable manifestations of intelligence. Kind treatment and patient instruction have developed a degree of intelligence truly wonderful in the horses of our fire department. We shall soon see an illustration, for we will accept the courteous invitation to witness "ringing in an alarm." We take our station near the main doors, where we may better see the oper- ations and give any nervous member of our party a chance to escape up the street if affrighted at the commotion. Now, listen, clang goes the gong, presto! the double doors of the stalls open instantly, out leap-yes, leap is the word-the three horses. Without halter or guide they rush to their places at the pole of the engine and shafts of the hose reel, take position exactly under the overhanging harness, which at once drops upon their backs, a pull here, a strap fastened there, and the drivers are on their seats, reins in hands. Doors all open, out of the house moves the whole apparatus with lightning speed, fires all lighted, clouds of black smoke rolling out of the smoke stack, steam up in a moment, and all in readiness for instant work, all this in 18 seconds, and frequently in less time. And this thing is done in every engine house at every alarm, without fuss, friction or confusion.
Do you wonder that we have so few extensive fires? Is it not a rare thing to have a fire extend beyond the building where it originated? With such promptness in response to the magical fire alarm-giving the firemen and citizens alike correct information as to the exact locality-an ordinary fire has little chance of making headway, and if, by any accident, it should get a good start, the entire resources of the fire ser- vice would be quickly brought into action and the fire speedily extinguished.
The fire alarm system, under the immediate care of Assist- ant Superintendent D. D. Briggs, has become a most im- portant feature of our fire service, and much credit is due him for the perfection to which he has brought it after so many years of faithful service. The Board of Engineers, in their
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last report, say "the utmost care is observed, and the result is that the lines have been ready to perform their remarkable work. There are now 61 fire alarm boxes, 35 miles of wire, 9 bell-strikers, 8 15-inch engine-house gongs, 7 7-inch engi- neer's gongs, and three small tappers, operated by a battery of 191 cups."
The telephone has also become an important feature in our fire service. A telephonic communication with an engine- house at any time, day or night, calling for immediate help, will be answered by experienced firemen, with apparatus for prompt and effective use.
The La France Hook and Ladder Truck [see illustration on page 182], fitted with all the latest appliances, is another very useful arm of the department. The extension ladder, with lever attachments, furnishes ready facilities for reaching the highest buildings.
I have described as best I can all the important elements which go to make our efficient department, and I have reserved the closing lines to speak of the commanding officers of the whole service. It must be frankly admitted that to Chief Macy and his able and experienced assistants belongs much credit for its present healthy condition. Their long service has been of great benefit to our city ; and the people of New Bedford can feel assured that our fire department has no superior in New England for efficiency and completeness.
INDEX,
For the names of the officers and members of the fire companies see rosters of the Department.
Acorn, Brig, 125 Active Engine Co., No 2, 86 Acushnet, No. 4, 120 Acushnet Cong. church fire, 173
Adams Engine Co., Salem, 113 Agnew, John, 21, 78, 86, 99, 212 Aiken, Bartholomew, 5 Alarms, False, 90 Albatross, Steamer, fire, 201 Alden, John, 15
Butts, Peleg, 42 Campbell, Alex. H., 42
Cannon, Edward, 64, 71
Cannonville church, 106
Card, C. H., 225
Cascade Co., No. 1, 188
Alert, No. 4, 78, 193 Allen, Mrs. B. A., and Co , 186 Allen, Frederick S., 40 Allen, Jethro, 14 Allen, Joseph Jr., 71
Case, Isaac, 19 Cataract, No. 6, 20
Centre st. fire, 1820, 16
Chaddock, E. N., 42, 45
Chadwick, E. N., 38
Chapman, A. M., 187, 188, 192
Chase, Nathan, fire, 160, 166
Childs, Aaron, 125
Church, Charles, 15
Church, Joseph, 15
Church-going, 147
Citizen, No. 2, 4, 24, 45, 65, 128, 133, 165 City Guards, 147 Clanging bells, 40
Clapp, Ichabod, 15 Clapp & Jones, 188 Clark, Walter F., fire, 186
Clifford, John H., 179 Fire, 170 Cobb, G. A., fire, 208
Cobb, Mrs. W. L., 230
Coffin, Timothy G., 19, 27, 31, 42, 45
Coffin investment, 93
Coggeshall, Charles, 38
Coggeshall, Hayden, 19
Columbia, No. 3, 9 Columbian, No. 5, 21, 47, 66, 89, 105, 108, IIO, III, 114, 115, 116, 119, 124, 134, 146, 155, 158, 162 Columbian, No. 5, song, 113 Committee of vigilance, 36 Concert Hall fire, 189
Congdon, Caleb, 15 Congdon, James B., 33, 38, 42, 45, 194
Contest Engine, No. 3, 174, 215 Contest for prizes, July 4, 1886, 208
Cook, T. W., fire, 186
Cook, William, 165 Copper Co. fire, 201
Cordage Co. fire, 167 Cornelius Howland, No. 4, 175, 176, 179, 181, 189, 197, 200, 204, 209, 211, 217, 221, 229
Cornell, Joseph H., 186
Covell, Benjamin B., 77, 86 Covell, Charles, 38, 45
Covell, M. A., song, 113
Craig, Wheelock, 148
Crapo, Henry H., 42, 52 Cunningham, John, fire, 168 Cushman, A. S., 129 Davenport, Dudley, 19, 33, 42, 45, 58, 71
Allen, Slocum, 42, 58, 71
Allen, Thomas C., 142 Allen, William H., 19
Allen house fire, 39 Allen St. M. E. Church, 148
Almy & Swain fire, 166
Amoskeag Mfg. Co., 156, 214
Ark riot, 1826, 25 Ark riot, 1829, 30 Arnold, James, 13, 15, 45 Ashley, Joshua B., 77, 86, 133, 141, 142
Atlantic Co., No. 10, 106
Babcock, Eastland, 125
Backus, J. H., 225 Bailey & Hathaway, 149 Baker, William G., 40
Banquet in City Hall, 194 Baptist Church, William street, fire, 201 Barney, Peter, 15 Bartlett, Ivory H., 19, 45, 124 Bates, Joseph, 14 Battering rams, 21, 128
Baylies, John, 42, 104
Bedford Fire Society, 9, 10, 12 Beecher, Henry Ward, 126
Beetle, Henry, 15 Beetle, Rodolphus, 30
Bell alarms, 1887-89, 209
Beneficial Association, 189 Bible readings, 106 Bird, William B., 230 Bisbee, George D., 124 Blackler, W. G., fire, 170 Blackmer, William, 41 Bliss, George H., 192 Bliss, Moses H., 142, 165, 175, 186, 188, 192 Borden, Samuel, 4 Bourne, Joseph, 15 Boyhood partisanship, 83 Briggs, D. D., 230 Brown, John E., 187, 188 Brown, Nathan M., 200 Brownell, J. Augustus, 141, 142
Brownell, Joseph & Co , 129 Brownell, O. M., 71, 76, 77, 86 Brownell, Ashley & Co., 213 Bryant, Israel T., 86, 141
Bucket Brigade, 13 Burgess, soap works, fire, 168
Bush, Thomas B , 58 Bush, Thomas M., 42 Button, L., & Co., 78, 108
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Davenport, Dudley, fire, 74 Davidson, Chief Engineer, 101 Davis, Philip S., 77 Davis, Philip T., 38 Delano, Ezra K., 64, 71, 77
Delano, John, 15 Delano, Jos. C., 171
Delano, Timothy, 15
Denham, Tilson B., 77, 86
Dexter, Josiah, fire, 173
Dirigo Engine Co., No. 8, 10I
Disbandment of Fire Department, 1847, 74 Doane, Simeon, fire, 167
Douglass, Frederick, 126 Doull, James, fire, 201
Downey, Michael, 165
Dunbar, Elisha, 19
Dunbar, Joseph, 38
Durfee, James, 30, 42, 71, 86, 129, 133 Durfee, Nathan, 129
Durfee, William, 42, 88
Dyer, Charles W., 187, 188
Dyer, C. W., fire, 184
Dyer, Timothy I., 33
Dyer & Richmond, 9 Eddy, Geo. M., 75
Eddy, Geo. M., & Co., fire, 79 Eddy, Job, 13 Edward Mott Engine Co., 188
Eldredge, Kelley, 15, 45
Ellis, Alexander H. 122 Song, 122 Ellis, Caleb L., 77, 86, 91
Ellis, Nathan S., 167
Elm st. M. E. church fire, 28
Empty-handed citizen, 40
Engine, No. 3, Acushnet, 66
Ex-Five Association, 105 Excelsior, No. 3, 173, 176, 188
Fairhaven & Boston R. R. Co. fire, 147
Fairhaven Fire Department, 215
Fairhaven l'rotecting Society, 216
Fairhaven Veteran Firemen's Association, 217 220, 224 Fales, G. G., Bible reading, 106
Fire alarm system, 187, 238 Fire buckets, 18
Fire Department, disband, 1847, 74 Paid, 54 Rosters, 1834, 1844, 1856, 1867, 1876, 1884, 1890, 45, 64, 133, 175, 196, 203, 209 Rules, 140
Fire losses, 1877-89, 235 Firemen's Mutual Aid Society, 230 Fisher, H. H., 142, 165, 176, 186, 187 Flood, No. 1, 7, 73
Flour Mills fire, 185 Forbes Dramatic Co., 8 1
Foster, Stephen, 126
Fountain Engine Co., No. 8, 102 Fox, Samuel, 54
Franklin Engine Co., No. Ic, 57, 58, 60, 69, 89, 131, 137, 146, 147, 148, 178, 224 Franklin Hose, No. 1, 188, 198, 208, 229 Frederick Macy, No. 6, 202, 212, 229 French, Rodney, 115 Friends' meeting-house fire, 166
Gammons, Alanson, fire, 55
Gardner; Edmund, 38, 45, 76
Gardner, Edward, 42
Garrison, Wm. Lloyd, 126
Gaspee Engine, No 9, Prov., 217, 220, 223 Geils, G., furniture store, fire, 191
General, horse, 180
Georgia, privateer, 129 Gibbs, Rowland, 5 Gibbs, William A., 225
Gifford, Abraham, 150
Gifford, George G , 49, 58, 71, 86, 133, 186
Gifford, Shubael H., 42, 71
Gifford, Squire A., 231
Gifford & Topham, copper foundry, fire, 132 Goff, H. H., fire, 201
Greene, David R., 38, 42, 45, 58
Greene & Wood's planing mill fires, 174, 209
Grinnell, Cornelius, 14
Grinnell, Joseph, 42, 74
Grinnell, Lawrence, & Co., fire, 132
Groves, Philip, 64, 71, 77
Hammond, Edgar B., 229
Hancock, No. 9, 24, 56, 69, 117, 129, 131, 136, 164, 165, 177, 198, 212, 217, 218, 224. 229, 232
Hand and steam test, 158
Hand engine parade, July 4, 1890, 218
Hand engine trials, 166, 217
Hanscomb, S. P., 125
Hard Dig, 25
Harris, Jeremiah G., 42
Hart, Samuel C., 179, 186, 192
Hart, Simpson, 13
Haskell, Edward S., 229
Haskell, Eli, 19
Haskell, John C., fire, 57
Hathaway, Evangeline, 81
Hathaway, John M., & Bro., fire, 148
Hathaway, Margaret, 75
Hathaway, Martin L., 130
Hathaway, Nathan, 33
Hathaway, Thomas S., 38, 42, 45
Hathaway, T. S., & F. S., fire, 184
Hathaway, William, 19
Hawes, Simeon, fire, 203
Hayes & Co., fire, 184
Hazard, Thomas, 4, 14
Head-of-the-River fire, 75
Hersom & Bryant fire, 201
Hewins, L. G., Jr., 200
Hillman, Jethro, 30, 38, 119
Hillman, Zachariah, 15, 19, 30, 42, 58, 71, 76, 77,86, 133 Hinckley, George, 86, 141, 142
Holcomb, M., fire, 201
Holden, Charles W., 232
Homer, G. S. & F. A., fire, 203
Honey Bees, Newport, 93
Hook & Ladder Co., No. I (Pioneer), 49, 70, 114, 128, 129, 130, 138, 144, 149, 178, 198, 212, 229
Hook & Ladder Co., No. 2, 213, 229
Hook & Ladder Co., No. 1, Fairhaven, 216
Hose Co., No. 2, 214, 229
Howard House, 33
Howland, Abm. H., 42, 58, 71
Howland, Abm. H. Jr., 178, 179, 186, 187, 188
Howland, Benjamin, 15 Howland, Cornelius, 15 Howland, Mrs. Cornelius, Jr., 179 Howland, George, Jr., 32, 42, 58, 71, 144 Howland, Gideon, 19 30 Howland, James, 14 Howland, James, 2d, 15 Howland, John, 4 Howland, John, Jr , 33 Howland, Peleg, 13 Howland, Weston, 123, 147 Howland street riot, 142
Howson, John, 148 Hunneman engines, 16, 21, 46 Incendiary fires, 58, 83 Independence, No. 1, 1, 2, 45, 65, 73 Indian Chief, ship, 28
Ingraham, Timothy, 133, 147 James, William. 15 Jason, Alonzo V. 225 Jeffers, William, & Co., 99, 10I Jenkins, Perez, Ic6 Jenney, Jahaziel, 12, 13 Jenney, Peleg, 15 Jenney, William H., 43, 58, 71, 77 Jerry, 1829, 30 1856, 145 John and Edward, ship. 151 Jolly Ropemaker, 4 Jones, Silas, Capt., 125 Jordan, S. D., 127 Judson, John H., 130, 192, 200 Julien, M. C , 232 Juvenile Engine Co., 83, 84, 85 Kelley, Charles S., 130, 168, 189, 232 Kelley, Henry C., 168 Kelley, Nathaniel, 71 Kempton, David B., 25, 30 Kempton, Elisha W., 64, 71, 77 Kempton, H. A., fire, 117 Kempton, Manasseh, 4 Kempton, Manasseh, Jr., 125 Kennedy, Michael F., 179, 192, 200, 209 Keystone oil works fire, 166
King, Josiah B., IC4 Kirby's paint mill fires, 174, 208 La France steam engine mfrs., 212 Lamb, J & W., fire, 185 Lamb's plane mfg. fire, 183 Lawrence, J. W., 220 Lecain, George, 13 Leonard, Nehemiah, & Co., fire, 181 Leonard, Samuel, fire, 59 Liberty Hall bell, 125, 127 Fires, 123, 169 Lincoln, Benjamin, 12, 15 Lindsey, Benj , fire, 9, 15 Luce, Freeman C., 188, 192, 225, 229 Luce Matthew, 42 McChesney, E., fire, 191 McDonald, Hugh, 179 Macy, Frederick, 165, 175, 186, 200, 225 Mandell, Edward D., 71 Mandell, Thomas, 30, 38, 42, 45, 52 Mansion House fire, 186, 201 Market street school-house fire, 148 Marr, William J., 200, 224 Mason, Philip. 4
Mathews, John, 142, 165, 175, 186 Mathews, William H., 165 Maxfield, Caleb, fire, 184 Mayhew, Frederick, 12 Mayhew, Jeremiah, 4 Mazeppa engine, No 3, 217, 221, 224
Meader, William, 15
Mechanic, No 6, 20, 48, 67, 93, 102 Mechanics lane, fire, 148
Meigs, Henry K., 208
Mendall, J. H., 71 Merrihew, Stephen, 38, 42, 45
Merrill, Edward, 42, 58
Merritt, Timothy, 30 Metacomet Co., No. 3, 188
Mike, horse, 179 Morgan, Charles W., 19, 42, 45, 58
Mormon Hall, 144
Mosher & Brownell fire, 201 Muster day, Oct. 15, 1890, 227 Mutual Aid Society, 189 Myrick's cooperage fire, 208
Nancecawen, Mr., 127 Nelson. Nathaniel, 15 N. B. Oil Co., fire, 175, 181 Newsham, Richard, I Newton, Kate, 81
Niagara, No. 4, Fall River, 89, 93
Nimrod, sloop of war, 6 North Christian church fire, IC3 North Water street fire, 1859, 150 Novelty, No. 8, 49, 68
Nye, Asa R , 77 Nye, Gideon, Jr., fire, 75 Nye, Obed, 38 Nye, Thomas, Jr , 14, 12I Oakes, John K., 223 Ohio, No. 3, 86, 88, 101, 131, 134, 224
Old Cider Mill, 49
Old Colony Co., No 6, 193 Onward, No. 1, 156, 157, 176, 183, 184, 185, 186, 196, 203, 209, 229 Oregon Engine Co., No. 11, 72, 102, 131, 137, 147,224 Oxford, No. 2, 4. 5 Oxford Village, 50 Fire, 75
P. H. Raymond Engine Co., 200, 201 Padanaram fire, 181 Paisler, Charles S., 27, 171 Parades, 60, 62, 84, 85, 87, 101, III, 227 Parker, John A., 15, 30, 33, 45 Parker, Theodore, 126 Parlow, Loring T , 188, 192
Peacock, W. H , 12I Pearl street fire, 92 Peckham, Samuel, 182 Penniman, Bethuel, 38 Perkins, Sampson, 42, 71, 76 Perry, George, 58, 71, 77, 86, 133
Peterson, Jake, 25 Petroleum Oil Co. fire, 165 Philadelphia, No 7, 42, 43, 58, 68, 77, 80, 136, 147, 161, 224 Phillips, Wendell, 126 Phillips, William, 42 Phinney, Sturgis, 19 Phoenix, No. 4, 4, 46, 66, 161
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Piano moving, 41 Pierce, Chas. M., Jr., 142, 165, 175, 186 Pierce, Samuel, 23 Pillsbury, Parker, 126 Poem, descriptive, 60
Pollard & Myrick fire, 157
Pope, Thomas, 125 Pot-pie incident, 55 Potomska Mills fire, 208 Potter, Thomas P., 77
Price, John, 19
Progress, No. 2, 164, 176, 183, 197, 201, 204, 209, 211, 227, 229, 230 Protecting Society, 48, 70, 139, 168, 177, 189, 199, 214 Protection, No. 5, Newport, 93
Providence Veteran Firemen's Association, 217, 219 Prussian-blue works fires, 40, 74 Purrington & Taber fire, 173 Quaker gun, 28 Quequechan Co., No. 1, 193 Quint, A. H., 194 Racing days, 132 Poem, 23
Red Jacket, horse, 179
Reed, Geo. P., 187
Relief, No. 5, 77, 78, 225
Reservoirs, public, 52
Rhodes, Charles, 126
Richmond, A: D., 42, 58
Richmond, Geo. B., 186
Ricketson, Daniel, 14
Ricketson, Daniel, poem, 233
Ricketson, Joseph, 33
Rider, Benjamin, fire, 184
Rider, Henry, fire, 182
Rider, Watson, fire, 182
Ringing in an alarm, 237 Ripley's barn fire, 54
Roberts, O A., 194 Robeson, Andrew, 15, 45 Robinson, Andrew, 42
Rodman, Benjamin, 19, 31, 33
Rodman, Samuel, 19, 30, 33, 121
Rodman, Thomas R , 33
Ross, William, 12, 14 Rotch, William, 125
Rotch, William, Jr , 4, 14
Rotch, W. J , fire, 208 Ruggles, John, 15 Russell, Abm., fire, 21 Russell, Geo. B., 227
Russell, Reuben, 15
Russell, Seth, 23, 58, 64
Russell, Seth, Jr., 15
Russell, W. A., III Russell, William T , 19 Russell, Wing, 38 Ryan hose carriages, 203, 213 Ryder, H., & Co. fire, 185
Sanders, Wm., clothing house fire, 201 Sanford & Howland fire, 91 Seabury, Humphrey W., 40 Seamen's Bethel fire, 174 Sepulchre, 120 Shaw, Albert, fire, 88 Shearman, Abrm., Jr., 12 Shepherd, David J., 186
Shepherd, James, 186 Sherman, Isaac, 14 Sherman, John, 14 Sherman, Pliny B., 124, 200
Sherman, Wm. H., 186, 188, 225, 229
Shower bath, 24 Silsby Mfg. Co., 201
Simms, Thomas, 125 Smith, Abraham, 4, 14
Smith, Jonathan, 42
Smith Bros fire, 208
Snell's bakery fire, 173
Soap investment, 57
Spooner, Edward C'., 230
Standish, Levi, 15
Staples, Calvin, 42
State Firemen's Association, 190
Steam, Advent of, 156
Steam Fire Engine Co , No. 7, 214, 227, 229
Stetson, Silas, 38
Still alarm system, 239
Still alarms, 1887-89, 209
Stoddard, Noah, 14 Swain, William W , 19, 42, 45
Swift, Jireh, 19
Swift, Jireh, Jr., 58, 71
Swift, Jonathan, 19, 7I
Taber, Barney, 30
Taber, Chas. & Co., fire, 168
Taber, Charles H., 188, 192
Taber, Daniel, 13
Taber, Edward S., 83
Taber, Francis, 3.
Taber, Freeman, 13
Taber, Gamaliel, 42, 58, 71
Taber, George H , 6
Taber, James, 5
Taber, Nathan, 12
Taber, Nicholas, 14
Taber & Grinnell fire, 131
T'aber's plane mfg., fire, 184
Tallman, Elkanah, 19
Tallman, Timothy, 79
Tallinan's Block fire, 79
Taylor, William H., 42, 45, 52, 58, 59, 71, 76 Telephone alarms, 1887-89, 209
Theatre going, 81
Thomas, Henry F., 186
Thompson, James D., 38, 42, 45 Thornton & Gerrish fire, 160 Tompkins, T. P., 141, 142, 152, 165, 175, 180
Topham, Robert C., 71, 77, 86, 13 3
Tremont Engine Co., Roxbury, 58, 131
Trinitarian church, 148, 174
Turner, E. G., fire, 223
Tyson, George, 38
Uniforms of Fire Department, 1844, 1873. 62, 193 Veteran, No. 1, 99, 102
Veteran firemen's associations, 102, 139, 234 Vincent, Ambrose, 18, 71, 72, 76
Wade, Job, fire, 20 8
Wady fire, 1834, 41
Wales & Co. fire, 184, 185 Walker, C. H., 130
Wallace, dog, 79
Wamsutta Mills fires, 203 Ward, Jonathan R., 38, 45 Warren, Charles W., 19
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Washburn, Lysander, 19 Watch house, 1808, 4 Watson, Samuel, 42, 58, 71, 76, 77 Webb, Daniel E., 187 Welch, David, 165 West, Samuel, 15 White, H. S., 147 White, W. G., factory fire, 167
Wilbour, Geo. B, 131
Wilcox, Edward J., 71
Wilcox, Henry R., 30 Wilcox, Joseph, Jr., 27
Wilcox, Wm., fire, 150
William street school-house fire, 58 Williams, Lemuel, Jr , 19 Williams, Luther, 15
Williams, Richard, 19
Williston, Alanson, 77 Wilson, D. W., 229 Wilson, George, 77, 86, 167
Wilson, Richard, fire, 168 Wing, Edward, 15 Wing, Sands, 12
Wood, Augustus A., 179, 200
Wood, Josiah, 13, 15 Wood, Tilson, 64, 77, 141
Worth, Geo. B, 42
Young America, No. 8, 120, 121, 138
Young Mechanic, No 6, 92, 95, 96, 98, 101, 103, 116, 119, 131, 135, 146, 148, 159, 161, 163, 217, 219, 224 Miniature model, 219 At Mattapoisett, 219 Juniors, 219 Veterans, 218
Z. L. Bicknell Co., No. 2, East Weymouth, 209, 227 Zachariah Hillman, No. 5, 188, 197, 204, 211, 229, 230
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