The New York herald., 1863-07-24
The Fire Drpartment.

No class Of men in the community moras ntillcd
to praise for hcrosm and sesacrnce displayed in the
recent uprising against the draft ordered by President
Lincoln than the hremen OF New York, in extingushng
fires and saving valuable property that would have
destroyed had they iutepcsed their objections and
determined their functions every hazard II
would be nvidous TO the of person
al bravery displayed oy these while coping agsns,
the acts OF powerful opposition, that the 10
Ice the military, with their superior means scr
defence aud the nfiction OF punishment able %
withstand Fire Marshap raker gives us list of abo,
forty res all occurring inside Of three days. n, which
hundreds Of thousands of dollars placed 10 peril aud
eopardy and only saved by the prompt interference Of
tho firemcn.
As class they by means favorable to the draft
they consder that is unjust on the Il the iede
raj authorities TO compel them TO do both arc and
military duty while the rest Of the community share
dangers Of only the ether, and many perform the
have nterfored with their wise determination TO be
faithful and discharge their obligations to the public.
They get aside their preIdices and nobiy vndicacd
the malignant charges OF Indifference ut
tered against them by evll-mndcd persous.
The people cannot feel too grateful 10 this highly useful
class ia community Tor the untiriag they dis.
played. No braver ciassno faithful defenders of
life property and guardians Of public reaceDc
patriotic men can be found IN the community than the
Fire Department They are emnently worthy OF praise
Tor sacrifices great and for services efficiently
dcred IN the hour OF need. The movement going
forward to aid the families of tlosc injured
while In the act Of duty we hope win meet with
hearty response Over $4,000 has already been sub
scribed and Is TO be distributed occasion NAV demand
among the families ct deceased or woundcf nremen
poicrmon and soldiers. The amount should be doubled
At once Let merchants and capitalists respond at
once the demands OF this noble class OF men uuon
their generosity and gratitude. Chier Engineer Jobn
rccker IL especially entitled TO tho gratitude of tne
and OF estate the upper section
Soc r"s and nc eonoesa b 70 .ae .ns
since the days uf Guck and Anderson has the Fire
psr,ment becn managed with 80 much signal ability
sincerely believe y VIII BE- great while the
men wiz dispense with his valuable services.
The Services of Ca ps In Frankiin's Conn
pnny, Twelfth United states Infa ntry.
many Of the newspaper OF tho late disturb
the services OF Captain Frankin's company the
Twelfth Uaited States infantry TO have been cnei,
overlooked ON Monday, three r. NJ orders were re-
ccved from General Brown the company leave for Tue
city Fifteen minutes after that time Captain Franklin
with about forty we'll disciplined regulars Of his company
board the boat and tho Fort LAFAYETTE
where they took on board sixty under Ieuen
ants Wood asd Penney. Al this forcp throughout
the tumut commanded by Captain Franklin. After touch
ing at Fort Hamilton, whore General Brewn came on
board the company proceeded ~ once TO the city. The
troops dsembarked Leonard street. and immedIaely
msrched1up 70 the seventh Avenue Arsenal which vitality
important point they found guarded alone hy small No.
with desruc,ion by crowd FAR more forn
taben real strength than any ocoubercd the
ing days. Captain M hrsasl.n, co@p.nv was Thea divided
the vicinity Of and approaching 70 the arsenal.
| Aeea, one O'Clock 4 =. % Tsssday. having beer
marched through the retng night Storm the pocc
headqusrters No 900 Mulberry street During this ex
citing day (ruesday) the compAay seemed TO bs every
where present inst when most needed.
t Was twice called on during the morning TO march
dows tbe lower psrt ~ the city and crar the sirerSs
twice marching up second avenue 70 Twenty sccond
street, and AZ all plncss messne and dspersns The crowd
wlBa asy and not spasng either of deadly vocys
os mu, kerry bayonet charges.
II was when supported BY this company that, sfser
des~rats bek the police sncccsded IN cspturng about
sx hundred carbnes On their return ~ hendunaftefs
they were Joined by about forty of thef comrades who
had been len ou guard duty at the fort u ths do
tarhment OF Cartsin Frsukns compeBy, whi on their
wsy 10 the police station that met The furcus crowd
On Pit street.; Having been fired on with blank cartridges
tnos before and not anticipating anything else
now the raging nass closed down the ema body of
~diers hse a sweeping avalanche heedess a all warn
hss. sezns reckless desperation the baYopets ~
me military md shak their clubs dehanhy while they
yelled hldeousy ~ their very faces
yserArsl a. hey were every ,nsut Esd injury we're