, 1874-11-09
Tho tlan Who Is to Reorganizo tho Chi.
oago Firo Department.
q Sketch Of His Life.
His Career as a Businessman, Eol-
dier, and Fireman.

VI AoHeat tot'. han hpcafeu at iou4ea III tno nu-
"ah n'mAn1cnt beaFn1hg WIEN that
GLOW or SUCCESS
WHICH ln1oBrty o1 chafaotor anu laaohltaplo pef-
severance aiono create,
Ae waa born IN tho old town OF lladdam,
conn, IN tho spring OF 1877. mud wss tho son Of
oaps' IRA sha'cr' Wcat-lndla trader Aside
from low terma Of aohooina Ia no" iofk olty,
h's oaacat'on was obtained chioily IN the Brain
eIo Acaaamy' looateo IN ms netlVo town. IN
1851 Capt. 4hafcr abandoned hfa scattering vo-
cation, and romoycd, With Ills family, to Nov
yor,t fstv. ,,larn I'm honnr,,, a,onncnt,er ma
.,,,,a.ona .s.1,,. .,. ,1'.ssta,,a ,,,a."
eoH4en1oa "o'nine Aui1ns sne D,soetouu aasA
1ies bohlnd tho 'Eal1aadoe4 WHICH, 1or
several miles, line tho wostorn shoro OF tho
Hudson River, Alexander worked with hiB
fathor In thu on.rrics. win hin own hnnda ont-
IT, 49,. a.. -. r.. IT, nr.t.o-,,;. ,,,a L..
''"6 oas lag -nt'A'o ~. ."o 1e'1o ""a' :"
humorous instances, plaolng thom IN their anal
position, where they arc now daily presaed by tho
foot Of tho thousands who tbrong the thorough
farca ot kha ,ower onh ot Inn civ. Fl, wna not
-, a,,,,s. .,nst,.,,,,,<, ,,ut 1,,s ,,r;1,,
door exercise 40 etone'cntsor deve'oped mus
cular tissue, with corresponding amount Of
noryo force. which proved essential aids In hia
f,tnro military osraor f4radua,lv riafnu n tha
1850, - 49, ,.,,..n ss" s.s'os ~ sao
and profitable, at tho commencement Of tho Re-
housss,-.tso located IN noboksn, n. j., md ono
in New York oity. Tho firm Of ehalor. Gardner
/ Co. contracted largely for road.nuildlug, pav-
Ing, binRttng, and th9. construction Of public
works, Under afr. Slalors supervision, Palsado
ayonuo in Hudson CITY. N. J.. was oradot, and
,,,;,t ,,.r;o,,a oron,aa l., M.,rorr go r,.do
o".'.' 'a..uu "''Aasa ~ Nu""'" "o1o IAsuo'
anu the extensive excavations IN Rollo rock Wefo
accomplished for tho immense Gutenberg
Brewery "a str1otura which constitutes an object
Of distinctive interest to the royiowc or of tho
~ -
scenery Of mo Lower hudson'
GEN. aKAtEn's MILITARY LIFE
bnEan in 1916, nB private in tlla Fifth Company
Of the Washington Grays, then tic Third Rogi-
mant. Nav York ARTILLERY. and now tho Eighth
.'Ae' ~" to1H 60 ~n4 ~" ."o .ssu
lseelmentt ne" 1o1k 4nlno'fJ' A''oe eefH!ee
IN this company oI t"o years dnrataons IN 4oao
llo was Transferred to the Second Company or
i'm enventh nariment. Nptianal Guard where,
.,tt, a ,,or;od of ono ro,r In u,a mnda , E;rat
Tithh pes1oq OF 4oe oao year. ~ "aa naoe a'tss
Lleutennnt' In looo 10 "he electea CaFtalnt
hold the position for ton yoars, and then became
tue Major Of tho reginons, although having meat-
-,,,,a raneotad1v dcc,,.ad ocsers of orovot;o,
wD.o 1spsa.eo.s useisaea ons,s ~ :" ensus'oS
toe n'o u s,1 ypAsa no toa'aeu ~ slou'no4, ~.
J.s during which por1oa no conmandcd Inc f!sst
Regiment OF tho Hudson IN. ~ Brigade. con-
temporary with his Captaiucy In tho New York
"a IN
oo''u1A , Ai'sh' J. t'*4ou .,...: ~ ~:
ei6Heas no"e'e'. ulou ooli'9 e!ac1ea Nl"Jor III
Now York. Az strict military dlscipllnarian and
good taotlcan, Con- Bhu1er haa always boruo high
renntatiou. Whon a u,o,nbor of the Washington
rs.ra h., ,,;no1 nnivor.al oatnon, bv 1,iu ror-
oINso, ~ snneu .usa' os ~ ~ 70 IT,.
sonat aug "'ltasy nol''s' ahu' as 1he c"pthlu
Of tho Second Company, he not only had the
reputation Of being ono o. tho best
of,cora IN the regiment bnt hia command
~ ,nas sor.r7,d -. ~ 9 noaao, onn,nonv w,,na
t wa dosatuga ~ ouv ~ t;. Mnsn n
III looo, oapa nmaut I.i1I ,, ~ nsa so
pany INV a u.' wv y. sn. ~ .u
.ae ptesonoo y. .n9 % ~ nust TO- lo.9s, au
a9on a!lol lecs'Fsu Hy'a t'onaa w. IN aoRno".
eaRene lo o., ,.i tnas a .ne oocono
eompans o' Inv seosonan w nonsnaen, y, ae VII"
,o, ~. n,,ia TIE SsSr ntaa un.In ~ iona ao 17,s
Mh'sn sno onaso Hsus'gs nau sesu. aao aa.- ~.
!tafy reputa.'on , ID INC" 'o1aof "aa 10 les5 Hat
toTlng aaa aGseryea, o}s. ~ H. xoo;.. ..o :r4o,,u
!. tauatsly ,sN " tn9 Leoett " aue g
1aat rols o9!atot aau pGon nlen apon' I'M; naa-
5qr ptoceeuos ~ Tmnsuansso''' ms!iis ~ tAo Nhite
aomsn ~ et =. ~. ~ ;tan ad ~ ~ To mo WIS
M ~ ~ III ruu ~ 49,. os.ietun:
the oocto.Aiy - na., 1o oeotetals ne
~ eainest oesIa ioT 5loops 70 tna wy o.
MasnlnE'on VII ~ ~ u.ei.Jl' auu glonesa na na1.
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