New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-15
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

10 s sd Carson Chief Engineer Of the Fire Depart
me,, has nlaced in nv hands the following documents,
addressed 70 the Common Council OF me wy OF New
York which have never been published IN the public
journals They sre on the subjects of insaocrnason and
the Broadway calamity, both of which Mr. larson has
been grossly msr,presented by several ne"sPapsrs IN
this City. As act of justice, therefore, 10 my TREND
and in order that the public may read valuable sagyes
tons respecting the correction OF the evils OF nsuoosua
ton in the Fire Department respectfully request You 20
publish the following compilation OF Mr. Larson ree'"'
reports. STEPHEN H. n"N''"'
To he Honorable ne ConmOa CoEs1L , -, .
In directed Engine Company No II oT
IN is own dsiEiei; but the common s'uH'" h "
SsS rha, Eusiue Company be- and they hereby
The tiel' Of Engine COMPANY No !. were the an sS S "a,
Conpsay DO duty its own ac have 90. Tsss 20.
r.i5r lat all Fe Companies should posses egaai Psyi,ese'
respectfully propose hat The above s-s,on DC e a dsis
'ueh districts as he may d1e csRso& Chief Essmss
chact Engineer, ofsc,, FEB =, 1854
To "a, Honorable the copmou Council;
every omitted Of msubordinat9n soove re
ported coud sunday which chiefly a'tie1usos % those
companies sho leave their districts on ssiniday nsAIs ana
sned by OF young seans whose soc motive ..
disbsud al,, COLI on BY The nnneis but
IN companies implicated show that they do ao hnbor
persons OF lad character arnd their apparatus an n their IRE
houses he computes should be accountable for the neoas at.
LAW OF their and the policemen would all owdes
& a., s.sn Ere companies owdy.m would .cou receive
qosu. with The Fire department Bsi n policemen
gins and Win it does begin policemen fast their legs
Ccmrui should net permitted the and reau OF
The runners sIheash tue aaneTs were Their
ard physical courage 20 dseha Ee he runners then they them
should be responsible o The violation OF the public tranquil
ty the o. pSo S that .her psDss were
too tin companies from merIed punishment For
bey would firmly resolve have .gabonds about their aps
ss or hey would I'D q them when e'R.esbe
gladly iii their ranks thas deeimaied by The ru
the lad hatSd I'll has sw.y' nj, been the h'Ppy result
unlawful for de yss'eonds asembs a the IRE appan'
Of I'M H lepsren he police disposed easily
er BY driving he houses and ordinance
adopted 10 erect tie yagabond runners on tne
diseusoni and 1.-THE ordinance N question w9sa
were psns Sn ssa d TO ares, these ssaSdoaed
i thai honorable body Mould immediately aoP. a OF
ton aud the department be tar more emeent nan
Se sSS s, Of h :"y y ct me e S s paid %
which bette, adapted 70 the ,saSs nS s s o o %
phre Napoleon and Vctos whose oppressed snd sns
fer preserving the iron marble bres granite sus
other ductbe habsien. OF ra and LS1s"n SS we
6remen New Yos require will tolerate road bn1ds, with
cunrry for hose patriotic services winch they ana ns "
,hs have sraq0v,y hIFREp CARSON Chief Ensnec
6sisJ Engineer Qnce. March 10, 1854
The following communication received from the
Chief Engineer the Fire Department in answer to re-
solution OF inquiry to roinstating members, VIZ
To the Honorable the Foard Of Aldermen l..
GESrLEMES In reply to the preamble and Resolution"
S'g he i, The Commercial May 1884, there
P''''"'' From The Commercial Advertiser May lsSL
The ttmony the Corouer' Inquest in the case the
Brosdw published IN yesterdays co"~e cannot
The cS'f "a sass Fire Department who mus b REGARDED
edge wesn The CARO- Of hemen attended ns' TOR
ths pun 9 I h e inn sbss ia one case Of member ss
PEELED IRE, the Common Council had en.'..sd hum
foreman engine company mad been
thus expelled and that sometimes persons have attended
ard that biz udsment more than in
this City the work OF neendieresi therefore, l., .
quessa whether the Cannon Council
have ,ensaisd ANY ntmhs Of thu FIRE department WHO ~ s
would BEG leave hat had The evidence osen uy ana cor
lily or inquiry in giving my evidence ste
Council bsins exp He'd for e.ns The question
yiousy been exp, stealing To answered that
the previous Common cosnel who had done 90 nj,
the dsiy papers ard part. distorted various
have no,esa ih IN one pspe least made reply
Do you Know that there ssSs d usder sas
Who io' ihs q; q .tsslpsw
here thisv, attend ars for the
lTS. vs.. VASE correctly s'' rsFqiisd TIC Daay Tsa
would here tab. occasion DO act Of justice 70 the
live, fosd the destruction Of the III fated
Anss were made III persons
killed in Inc building for hs purpose Of stealing instead Of
The sbopsps their 'oo. was found upon the bod.
thereon By of the public sduens the Character Of the
department.
established their abuse entirely
cloth. whatever the establishment ound
the bodies xceI such placed under and upon thea BY tsr
c1mades them from the la order they
carried the hozp t comfortably possible A this
testimony has 10, been placed before tn public
b. refer although fmstely belonging reply
resolution Of your A'n &rsss s cAJs cs,
Clief Engineer, office M,y IS
To The Honorable The Common Couaoa.
On sunday the fh n,sn bloody rencouDter anticipated
Nos Is and 81
assembled 10 witns In view Of the sxaordnsy excite
fearing dreadful conflict shoad they ffrc-d
10th their houses first aud
there until further orders.
About t O'Clock evening and st~r hsd sysn
above directions about 5D their house
ofSo9 these members of 81 the
sdue and the W ole led by the freu OF
sd they only mt nded cheer No tod him
suc from the ocer Of IRE company highly improper
eusty their respective boaes wbh b. ssurcd he aid DO
But instead doing fh he marched bi ed e
feyea Gre companies is! cbsvn sd according k,
endp hatred o. fsr~ese companies visited
hereby the srto excite that the CITY At an
DO ferv nty hop ,,t IN BE- Immediately sDpt>d
Horofsb ody ta tsse Saturday evening and sun
toi which vile disgrace 10 TIE CITY sud VII IA s che
thos mchisvoa tnieyah, and blood thirsty ftssa
slhd IRE IrLlsr-"
The policemen who rsse rrea. fuss Ia the
negsrsu ard AZ the political groceries, sbap, their e)nss
as before the chsf before ~bdyfnd, aud have
snown The each other IN their des nsn"
NoDi fAt
And sssn end what have often poposed 70 your
selves end Tsses,.o vr 10 hole ts FIRE Com 2anles ~ ~
Dsble ir he inisnoua conduct o. ssL sss
will 10 mdisfey sdoP Thu and dsossd aoop
III nessssry keep dbssdd" the ssfvls'sz eohpa
vii dive the runner from tber spP.rsso al, ,S.n III
r.ht b. snqGn the ssobsh respected end the rhe pepsment~
eheIt in the oten tae Chief Ensines,
f,b,s, rso;,,<y: OH,, Jpps IS 1884