The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-14

several eenmsnisasioas addressed 70 The O.
Department. In ons d tRoss oommunicstioss NJ
son severely opposed The crsssioa Of paid Arc a.
nent on tie ruins o. the present systsn, In vhiel
reflected ths opiaiens Of ths BoAsds q Foremsn
Engineers, and the department It iasRs I reV
you the proceedings Of the Bcard q Rsprsseutst
eonpoeet Of two members from each Ore company.
articles from the FiveWeN JOURNAL and Ssedoy A<d
all Of which, Ike Mr.. Carson, strongly donoanoe 81
the fire brrgaces Of london do not treubas them :
about tho extrication q 6remea from tarning ruina
cause they are paid gsng-eecaaas . salary was
have not the patriotism and manly syupathy od
volunteer 6rcsnen Of New York fss .thedr bruised
burning comrades, to whom you Co Offer ~ create
Sum s.an psIpS;S ss s '1s sc ssfvos
applied the 6rss spark to those cisastrsus conAasra
that have reduced the commercial heart Of our cou
to sahss during the past twsnty years, and plu
trievxble ruin. The 0remen have been most unit
accused Of these inhuman crfnss and fend the III
irg compilation that the citizens q Es~ York may
che defence Of the Board a RspseaentaHyes-thst
may read important facts respecting the dsmsrits
paid fre department and learn the true souross 81
cendiarism. STEPHEN b. BRANC|
James l. Miller, Esq, offered the following prsas
and resolutions, at meeting Of the lard u kepres
whereas, The peace and quistnsss Of our city
recently been disturbed By the most disgrAceful and
rageous conduct OF several companies belonging TO
dspart1 eat and the sad riotous pro .esdinss occur
on the Sabbath day, In the most public
the city, II d therefore due to the public, we'll
the respectable portion Of the department. that this
should take some actisn that would efeotualiy pre
the recurrence Of such scenes wore enacted u 3D.
way on two successive Sundays within the pas(
weeks. And
Whereas, The enemies Of the Fire Department.
making the most strenuous efforts At the present
to destroy it's character and cfaciency and In fec
very existence, for the purpose Of building upe|
ruins paid department., and the position that /
parties have taken u materially strengthened by
acts OF the many dsreputable persons who have n
admission into our ranks, either through poLl
influence or the want Of q proper investigation
their character previous to their appointment.
Whereas, The charitable Fund Of the Fire Depsrt
Of this city, having since it, organization been
literally supported BY fellow ctisens II is cert
due TO them that those Of it, members who stih
interest in Its respectabty, should endeavor to
IL Of the disorderiy and rotous portion Of its mem
10 order that II may be restored to the high posit
has heretofore occupied In the estimation Of the p,
And
Whereas The Common Council Of this city has AMI
ed committee to report the necessity OF re-oi
zation Of the Fire Department, and said committee
ing invited this body to appoint o committee to
with and confer with them on the subject, and as
hooves US tolwstch with jealous eye every NOV,
that may be made to alter or destroy our present
Eau0n, be It therefore
Resolved That We. the representatives Of tho ri
partment Of the city Of New York, do hereby plede
selves to our fellow citizens to use every exer
effect the removal from our organization OF all di
ly, riotous, and otherwise disreputabls persons So
TO adopt such measures ~ viii preclude the pos.
after.
Resolved, That We pledge ourselves to the large
fty Of the members Of the department. who still
deep interest in its reputation and permanenoe, Il
every effort that may be made, whether from poll
morcenary motives, to destroy eur present organ
and institute q paid depa rtment; for in the SUI
such scheme, the widows and orphans Of our
companions would be thrown upon tho cold chM
Resolved That a committee Of Eve be appoi
this body to meet and confer with the commit
pointed by the Common Council, reorganxing
Department, and report back to this body; and
said committee be instructed to Oppose any
amendments or alterations which msy BE- prop
pay the members Of the department., or any 20
them, for services rendered as nremen; and she
committee Of the Common Council determine to
favor Of altering the present system, 20 that Il
or any portion Of the members Of the departing
receive pay for their servi.es, the committee fl
body be instructed to withdraw from the confer
mediately, and call special meeting Of the rep
tiveS, In order that such measures may be taken
a. may be deemed necessary.
The FsremeN's Journal SAYS
The advocatss Of paid nrs department cit
psrtment o. London - paragon Of perfection
inefacisnsy Of the London Gre department, in
son with that Of New YORK, than b. recording
of the former. In the London papers we frequ
recorded 6rea, at which from one TO three liver
owing TO the lack Of skill and generous couras
part Of the Aremsn. In the Daily Ners, Of Ma
We and the particulars Of Hre It which eight
lost. We quote the following from ~ evide
before the coroner to show how little Of that
humanity that 70 distinguishes our Aremen u
of London possess:-
Mr. william Culvsrhouss, Of No 10 Osbor
Brick lane, whitechspel, said.I am one Of tn
on Tie Afternoon q Saturday., about 30 foa.
when saw Mr.. Patrick, one of the late cl
dens he called my attention to the
informed me that there were seven per
about twelve hours after the fro had be
guished, and no steps whatever had been tax y
ffemen or the parish authorities for tns dnd
bodies; II there had been any person alive
ruins no attempt was made to rescue him;
Mr.. Oliver, the district surveyor, but nothin
until and hr. Patrick procured gang Of labo
We set TO work 1t our own individual expense
oa
about one, and the remaining nix about Eve O.
were much burned, and some were more 20
am Of opinion that there Is great blame som
VIII the advocates Of paid department @
conduct with the conduct Of our Aremen at
street explosion, tho Ore at the corner Of
Fulton streets, or at the Broadway 6reY
Gtizcns, just think Of It, human beings su
main under the rubbish for twelve hours and
make DO effort TO rescue them Recollect Il
the conduct Of the much boasted fremen Of
is this London Fire Brigade the advocates
partment In New York wish to initiate.
The Sunday Mercury says:-we happened
one day last week, 70 take up an obscure pap
somewhere in this city, called the Insuran
and professedly devoted TO life, FIRE, and mari
kc. Deeming 1t to be one of the many lit,
sheets which every now and then emanats
cinity Of Wall street, We were about to thro
when an article headed "Paid Firemenn
attention The writer, after wading -thrcr
Of senseless trash, wound mp by stating VIII
have with tho introduction Of paid Ere
The third chavez was, no more buildings
fremen for the pleasure Of running with
or creating riot.
In saying this the author but distinctly
charge covertly limited at by suntry paper
est Of foreign i'm urance companies (whos
taxed for the support Of the charitable fun
sent fire Department., but who have not co
public the responsible author Of sue
Islander. We naturally felt somewhat inc
our eye glanced over the paragraph aiiudt
preferred TO leave the settlement Of the m
great settler OF all things time. Forty-ei
not elapsed when the following cireurnsta
light
Here follows the account Of Pevereiiy's
published;-
Let the reader Just imagine what the tot
to that Numbering magazine would have
the IRE would have danced majy from th
doorways, the rockville the City Hal
forth its seven changing strokes, starting
from their SAUNDERS. And how futile wo
the heavy streams from the engine pines
out upon caynphened cotton and turpentia
how clanoreus would have been the edi
papers for paid fire department had the
self into two or three carrenter's shopsa
Immediately In the rear of this mouatai
hook and ladder men would not have bee,
overhaul cotton balcs the next morning.
would have consisted in thro wing down
without rafterr, or roof, or beams TO sur