The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-05-07

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:, MI. insIe says that the hose referred to was
that which belonged to and was worked by OUT
! win give another extract from Mr.. Inglo'.
On the 18th q January, lsaI, when tho Pc.
considerable depth one Of the cold est dayswhich
| have ever known. and with a strong wind
rom ne u northwest i was discovered, from
Ing, that an extensive Gre was raging in Alex
Dr r,sds My y ,s The aid q ri:
three distinet places. The alarm was given, /
part 81 our company turned out, and, aftei
pressing Into service butler rdgon with . pair
quickly on the war, crossing the Long Bridge
and before u O'Clock they were pouring 1
constant stream Of water on house on
Union streets, and also keeping wet the shut
tiers and other wood work Of house ON the
south side Of Union street which was smoking
taken TO this last mentioned house there was
every reason to believe that all the wdre housei
on the south side OF Union street, which were
fcs-bound at the wharves, would have been Z
prey to the flames. An unbroken stream Of
water, drawn from hole cut In the Ice on the
Are was subdued, and our mpany rellnSSisb b
Its post and returned to Warrington, amply
re9uited for all their toll and suffering by the
s,ns ,ho, That they had substantially bene
Mr.. dnsle, a note dated November 20, 1866,
says; VI could point you to q connagration
barn soon psse On d t Point about
n.sy ye sp nsS WIEN tnree large ofick houses
when the south wing Of the marine barracks
,ysse present Nh, goIh ". o, wnich our company
great suffering from the intense severity OF the
weather. The labors and sufferlngs al The sec
n .o,, u. Boi'heoohgress Library are known
NJ Issis conclude. hi. interesting paper
he.a WILL, wn,Gh nave made these extrasts) In
NH Ta wG 81
Of the origin and history q this ancient vol.
10 add raj ssye fo ,1r ppSpnc g ooa, ALLOW me
Ssy. sys the With \.
The comS. me NPles sor to knew tina;
etiieisncy when oslisd 10 du iot good order and
viii now MAKE S y few entf.c,. from n,
WILL VIII interest the descendants Of men OF the
'' Al a " meeting of the citizen, Of m. r,,,s
W ward sonyened BY public notice, at Queens
9or M ~ me i0th Of ISIS
hi,e company. M. Daniel Rspine was called
,o,srv rha Ano Jonh InFie appolnted sec
Il way an ne m oeG' Of ahs meeting being stated
and secretary BE- appointed committee to pre-
~ ana report suitable articles Of association
u not me gSrernmSas OF IRE company where
Wnien naving been seyerslly considered and
Thn 9niin,.,n aue, Were naopted'
we we , Sho.s !, the preamble
ffeposns special confidence In each others
n n,,enasn,p, 10, iof the better preserving our
SSe aSa Snr ieoweiti.en, property from
Inc second article Of the Constitution re-
9uired the election of president, vice.
president. treasurer, seoretary, eight engi-
And any member, when elected, refusing to
nne OF one dollar for the use Of the company.
inc following Is the roll Of members IN the
yesr ISIS; =
i PANEL ha2ine, John p dngle, gritnth Comb.
i9gle, Joseph Ingie, njamin Burch, Mrs. !.
Daniel Homan, James Hickey, Benjamin.. q.
?. Warrington. deorge W. Dawson, John
PC peenning, Alfred 2. Dawson, Ignatius Wheat
ibsy, John Carnes John g. Mcdonald, Thomas
Z. ID. Tippett, Adam BARS, Mark Hickey,
John Woods, WIN. 8. Early, John Love, Thos.
s ssw, seth Elliot r., simeon Mstlock Benz.
hers, Thomas I. Thruston, Jsnss Middleton,
John Peek, Samuel A. Chllds, Andrew Hun.
Yer, Charles L. hewitt, Daniel Carroll, Of
worth, J.mes MeCormick, Nicholas L. Queen,
James D: Barry, George Beale, John D. Emack,
Robert Brent q John, Benson Mccormick,
jane. oi.sioa, John +. n FROST, James o''''"'
nsase nd WORTH WHO ts years. s ago, win tsS% ali
the 81 ihssi H" OWN w .nd
shelr aeishoors property from consuming hrei
among these s,T,y noble men, whose names
now honored men Of our country-how many
remalht me heart 10 saddened as the echo
s.p vibrating through the eventful past,
chain that binds the present to the past are
sttll unoroken.
SialtSn Manoes ahd Ed,ssrd d TfpPet yet sur.
mark the long lapse of time. But thank God
they are here fo-sdy, here to witness and partici-
pate In the homage due departed brother
God grant that these two venerable eomr.de.
may live yet many. years, and at last meet
'hsir departed associates .,, lat In better world.
Rt,srsS TSss nsi so Tn0iIta,sry ISIS II wa,
procusc az hre buckets, two lamps for the
engihes ana eight breast Lamps also four wnnds
OF OF sts "a each sir feet In length upon which
And At the same meeting four directors were
appointed, to whom these wands OF ONCE were
order The foiowins %ers
appointed directors; Grifth Comb, Bsnj. J.
orr James Young, and Thomas Dougherfy.
me breast lamps mentioned In the resoiu.
the engineers, enabling them to see their way
eyer me animproyed and underlined streets OF
'n ~, ,hsn y Of PIP, masfnineent Dlstanees,n
was adoptea; m,
,. nft.oeea, Ihat committee be appointed to
time 70 deslgnate the spot where the DIRE exists.
nha tnst mis- COMMITTEES had two meet
ngs, put they iaiied to make satisfactory
report, REPORT y no non further action on the subject
That COMMITTEES would have been able 70 have