New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-10-26
lame. GuIjck.

On eagles wings immortal scandals A. We
have contradicted the slanderous lie refu;ed below
some scores OF times We: It and anon starts up
as fresh and hearty as ever We have no doubt It
has been told IN Texas. California and Oregon.
We have had ii srareiy cast up to u. az an evI-
dence OF the nauehtiness Of the Wings, that they
took up James Quick and elected him Register,
when be having been removed as Chief Engineer
OF the Fire Department turned his cap aud went
of from raging FIRE, whereby whole square or
more was destroyed. The more recent bucaboo
stories about the Anti r enters are hardly match
for this Mai Noah having repeated the old lie in
his paper Mr. Quick refnies II follows
To the Editors Of the Tiraes and Messenger
GENTLEMEN was much surprised to sec in your
paper of the llih inst in the leading article headed
Tail Oaks from Little Acorns Grow. the following
Quick chief Of the Fire Department in this city was
removed from Office hy the Common Council The news
was brought him nde rs IRE uds raging He turned
his cap which signal for the hrcmen TO abandon
the property 10 the raging element and the hremen or
ranized as party md gave Guhck "ooO majority Tor
Register In tina, whirlwnd &C. am sorry that after
the lapse OF years snce held Office in the Fire Depart
meut Major Noah should have revived a stale SANDER
respecting me and feel confident that he will do the
Justice TO publish this letter in reply The affair occurred
in the year 56,he OF the FIRE Houston 81 Mt is
iunctiQn with First wss at the corporation yard IN the
vicinity when the fire broke and proceeded ~ once
to- the spo; attend my duties a Chief Engineer.
Whilst busily engaged in giving orders IT the FIRE Mr.
Charles Hubs old fireman nov deceased) approach
cd me and said" Chief have something very particu.
lar to say 20 you. made reply, that was too busy
then but soon ne the FIRE out would talk with
him for an hour AftT The fire was subdued. and the
engines had ceas6i rorkpp IN Houston ST bearing
the report Of the engineers and about forming the watch
line TO see that no danger from the smouldcrng
ruins when Mr.. Huobs again approached me and sad,
Chief. can speak 10 you now, answered. " Yes,
Charley now I'm ready talk with you It mag be as
well 10 that was standing At the time with cap
in ma hand lie said " Do You know you have been
moved from Office this afternoon and John Riker sp-
pointed IN your placer answered in the utmost
constituent No :" for the thing unexpected TO
me any act possibly could be. Mr. Hubbs then pro-
ceedcd TO give the particulars When | mad heard
him through, replaced my cap, and may possibly nave
pat il that the tron,ispece, bearing my mark OF
Office chief engineer behind instead OF In front.
II so II accident and had nothing 10 do with
spreading INSTRUMENTATION for that mode OF do.
ing il had heen inclined The FIRE al that time
orer except the flames that issue from all ruins 10
guard against which the watch line about being
| remarked TO those around me- Since the Common
Council has Mt to remove me am longer engi-
peer and may well 20 home or words 10 that effect
and thus left the fire iccH al danger IN fact
had business 10 be hi the fire engineer al all for
believe removed before the IRE commenced, and
my duties ceased legally from the OF removal.
The charge that icl while the fire raging
and slandcrousthc facts have related them and
prove directly the contrary The fire, as regarded my
duties, was over. Your most obedent servant.
NEW YoRK, Oct Il, 1916 JAMES GULICh.