New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-11
Fire Engines.

in LWBANKs UTDRArLics AND hLthASl't hsN
work ndw Publishing IN numbers - cree ey a McElraii
Tribune buildings. which may be allowed 10 say s In
every respect frsraie The subject q Ere engines e IN
s,l most interesting not Only from Their great
usefulness in ,he preservailn II property but their
correction with that devoted Of our zens the IRE
men. Indeed in the whole range Of society here is %
class 4 which, in many respects. n" community may
usly be proud without hope Of reward hey sPend their
strength for others and risk holr lives. No labor Is ton
hard for them no Danger sppa them, but wherever ant
Whenever their duty calls they are always there and
sbou, the work To our mind they are most 'trk.rs
rehabilitation Of the nob'esi Of social virtues, namely
agnerested devotion to the coed Of others II there are
s,mstne, faults TO be attributed 10 them IN other Tea
lions their bravery readiness ard undsnabe usefulness
may psiae every accusation ard incline US TO believe
mat, with the prevaencs Of better edusaton and better
genera morals. the faults with whiehAs elAss-frenen
/ are nov sometimes cbArgeaole viii disappear.
To our nremen and citizens generally, We believe the
following account OF Sew.Yok IRE engines will be as In
re,ng as it has been to u.s. and sccordrgy eePy IT. It
il from the sth Chspier in Part V. Of the work:
F,ag.txc,xrs IN The FIRST Use Of hre.nginss
important event ia any eouutry and may he eon-id-
con't utins al epoch 10 me history o. rs ueiu'
~ . of H. wsessrIs Art. TO their intrt-
ursn into this continent utur7 historians may ant prob
bv will have for data fysPectrg The early days
the republic and hs still earlier times durog which
the country subject 10 Europe i'T the cfcumstancrs
which prec de- aud eventually lead TO the adoption Of hrs
engines invarabiy reflect ght The manners and Gus
toms the police and other municipal resnAiionso OF ne
times, a. well As on many OF uI- Ats, pa'.0.silY on
I'm - CONNECTED with building The following extracts
rom Al records in the Cieks Office respecting their
introduction into the City Of Newfok viii be found 10
illustrate some the above remarks;
II does not appear thst either squtts or engines Wr
.eS hr time the City remained 10 possession o.
its founders; viz from D l6lito 1864 The volume OF
batch record. preserved ths Clerks Office to which we
page 2gl contains several ensctmeu,s relating TO
fires and fre-wardens but mention u made Of insFu
meus Tor exit gushing hies until 1915 when iadders'
~. and bucA ets were ordered from Holland As these
.co have never been printed few extracts from the
Ord. nances Of the Director General and the Ccuneii OF
,be Nstberands" will be cc-ptabe TO most read
% rhs s1.t one h dated NAV o. l647 It cannot. per
h.rs be strictly considered related 70 our subject al
though II designed 10 remove iIultul 'oulCe u
hres viz: inebrefV On The above date the Director
General Petrp StpyVe'a1, issued Proclsmauon, ga
dressed to certsin Of the nhab tans who are in the
habit Of getting drunk. Of qlauehng, hzhting' And ot
smiling each the Lords day Of rest Of which ca
he ls.t Sunday. We ourselves witnessed the painful
scenes IL sppesrs from this snd other ediets 20 the
effect thst the Governor bad considerable dlhcuiy
ID keeping portion Of his people sober and from io
lowing practice which he den'unees As INC
Injurious and damnabe selling giving out and oeslng
out beers aud areenttpiri' to The inalans OF na
tives Of this LAND" ur
Another Proc lamstion 10 more to our purpose Wh>re
a. il bs. come TO the knowledge OF his Excel ency, ne
Of New Net erlsnds, Curacoa nc MA
of The Islands Of the same and their COun
Ct ore that certain careless peTons are In tbs hA6t OF
~ gectng clean their chimneys BY sweeping ana pay
uE attention TO their fires whereby steJ hs' na,1
occurred in two houses and whereas the dager of he Is
greater the number Of houses Increases here IN N-"
Amsterdam and whereas the greater number OF them se
buit Of wood and are with reeds together vi
IN. fact that soms Of the houses have wooden ehmneys
which are very Therefore by the prompt and
excellent Director General and their Honors The Council
ofs has been deemed advisable and hghy necessary 90
look into this matter, and they do hereby odAn enac'
ard that. irom tnis Hg Ifn ri bo.e Already
standing shall be permitted TO remain during me COCO
pleasure q the Fir' Ws,dTs AZ ol.e9 a. any ee
..id shall condemn foul and the owner shall I'M
mediaely ard without any lainssying pay the me OF
three guders for each chimney thus condemned as ioui
10 be appropriated the mainte nance OF trtidddef
boots and buctts which shall be provided and procured
from Holland the first opportunity And IN case the
b,. anv person shall BE- burned or be ire either
through his negligence or his own hre' he snail De
mucted Ia the penalty Of i7enfyte fridtI, 70 oe ~
popriaed A. aforesaid Thus done passed and published
At Fort Amsterdam, this 2jd day Of January, 1873
This ORDNANCE does appear have produced the
sssted sn1e sneS In FeSaSry S5e va.
Issued by which the FireWsrdens were directed 10 IS
abh such penstes for chimneys Or houses taA'n IRE
, he fund among the sa,ions four FaiherlaHd" -
Al the close Of the following year the use Of squrs or en-
snes does not sppeaT have occurred 10 the Inhabitants
circumstance from which u may be inieirr1 ma 'ucn
machines were At that time little used IN hoaha, sn1
this aso appears from an ansion TO the ptseLies o.
quenching fire, there, in Proelanauon PIohpllDs
wooden chimneys hsg roofs Sc " Ia Gil weilreguateo
cities aud corporations, Is customary that hreoneks
ladders and hooks inresdness at the corners o. Tue
-freets and In public houses for the time OF need Mere
IL no nent on OF engines, although the Instruments useo
in Holland obviously alluded to Inc Dltec'or
General and the Councillor, do ordain and authorize IN
these premises the Burgonisstes OF this CITY, sthe, per
sonsy or By their Treasurer promptly 10 demand Tor
every house whether small large, bater or eleh
gu ders in sawant, according to the esIabsned price
m he purpose of ordering from the OF the same
b, tho fret opportunity, from Fa,heriand, ttro hnndrd
and TIM isafh,r 6rsbucet and out OF the surplus 70
sv. n,s5e soms fre.lafdsrs and fire hooks and in al
alton TO th. once year 70 demand for every chimney
gader for the support and maintenance OF the same
Thus done in the session Of the DIsctoI-oeners, sna
LaId IN fha n
Meth erlauds, this 9TH day Of December. A D. 1901"
After New Netherlands became BRUSH province, sini
lar odinances continued TO he enacted TIL the year ol
he Two of Newsham's engines were ordered from Lon
ion These were probably the first fire engines used on
h- continent The following extracts are from inc
minutes VI the Common Council: 80
at a Common Council held the 10Th DAY OF req.
ruary 1891 the 28 year Of Charlss Ofderse tat
III aud every person and pers ns thst nave any ., t
Cty bidders buckets or hooks In their HANDS or euouJ
fort With bring the sane uuto the mayor, as tney wiz
answer the contrary iheir PERIL The same GAZE some
wells ordered 70 be made for fhe pube eeoa y hs
City among which was one over against iouleh Jouu
Vaudikes' AT Common Council held The ION dsy OF
March, 1923 IN the seth Of the reg" II CNa5es "a Oraeisd
tic crows on be made for hooks ladders AID 70 oe
sen u convenient places within This Ciy, Tor avoiding
he reri OF ire" No mention Is here made OF engines
Dor i1 the ext extract wherein ms want OF u
TO qusnch FIRE Is especially referred to. "feb %ol Ioeo
eress great damages have been done BY IRE IN ms
civ by reason there rot instruments to quench me
s5r II i. ordered that every inhabtsnt within the
Ia one bnek.t Tor Il. use and every house having more
Va 70 ro,ide six and every baker three buckets under
4 penaty Il six shillings Tor every bucket oTdefee
January. 1853 Ordered that there be appointed nsr
,uf.nGsfers ur the City Of New ork as ioo"s Irlri
Adolf Drrsk Vandebruk, Derek Ten Eyk, JACOB Dol en-
Tobias StoutenbuTgh and that i've ladders be sos ~
upon Of fire. with sufficient hooks heieto
November g. 1885, Every dwelling In the City was 10
he provided with more BUCKETS BY Ne~ eai ;
Day The TO provide them for the houses
hy cccu and the cost TO be deducted from the fn
Every brewer sgsin ordered 20 procure tor his
r-ru se. six and every baker three. Several bueseis
We lost and the public erer drecfed 70 ave n 70
lice These orders" do not appear to have been IN
pciiy obeyed for they ffeqoently rePeheo Hno 10
lusemAer, l7C3 4 Tenslty was attached ,of hOn-Som
iatce October !, 1906 Ordered that Alderman on
1ef uf-h provide for the public uss 81 this CITY es
ddels and FIRE hooks and poles Of such lensh aSa
dnestis a. he shall judge To Be convenient 10 be used
u Gaze o. ire November ~ l7lo Committee was AZ
bro lor the publs use Of N City In case of ire In
Noverb-r l. 3D. FIRE-ENGISLs are first mentioned. 90
The ia u that month smong other provisions enacted icr
he prevention and extuguis Ct hrss one 10 IN inc
of'owif words And he IL ordained by the authority
sas that forthwith provision 10 made for hoo a. sd
m. and buckets and FtRE-ESGNLs 10 b kept IN con-
g~rslt places within the CITY fgr avoiding tne PERI 90
fr-n Al the same time the inhabiass were again a.
"a 70 provide and keep buckets In their houses ~
foe no, sppea that any acse measures TO procure thc
errnes wer- taken III the next year Tor under the o."
.fN.. g. l73l the Common Council Resolved that thia
frr.,r.ficn DO with a. convenient speed pfocafs fro
.,, 6r,.en rtnef tr sscfiOn and oil mafrfiqi hfrf
f l,fos tne fsr tkr public s'rTcr that fN use hsffef
a.. C,.gfi and nth Of M NsHhais ffcsHriaf'i
nd o. A. Mr. Mayor Alderman Crsser Ald-'nan kofet'