The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-14
as part payment upon tho judgment Prior TO
tho eloseet investigation as TO his property"
Tweed n. u FIREMAN.

"What do | know OF Tweed as O fireman p
John T. Clapp OF 80 Hamilton street said to
Sun reporter yesterday. well. pretty much
everything that there is 10 know. Tweed was
an AL man. both as runner and foreman-no
tagging no nonsense, no shirking work about
him. He joined Big Six in 1S49. soon after II
was organized The first thing that remem-
ber about him was his suggesting tho namo
Amercus for tho company. Some wanted 1t
called Black Jake. after old SO. which had been
dsbanded; but Tweed stuck to It that Ameri-
Gus was the best. and he carried II through
finally by n unanimous vote. Six months
after he Joined Tweed was elected fore
man. He looked after the companys Affairs
kept tho engine polished up splendidly. the
ropes. wrenches and everything in apple,pl9
SSsn Ogdsr hG was alwSys, SS a: fe ana
Hague Street rect exp explosion. where there we're many
killed and wounded, he worked IL ke a horse
He had his ,machine on The ground and water
were fairly awake. At tho burning Of the big
sugar house in Forsyth street, think that was
at tho brakes like amy one else. / had the pipe
then. and remember giving directions about
washing the sides Of the RReshSSoring houses 70
ways generous and hospitablo to his men. At
the time Of the Hague street explosion. he threw
elegant lay out in his front parlor. and Kept
open house all night l recolleet several times
when ho fed the whole company In the sauie
way. He was in tho brush business then with
Dan Berrian. in Pearl street. near Frankfort, and
was in pretty good circumstances but not rich"
Is II true about his being a hitter. sleeping
in the hunks. ana all that2"
Not n word Of II. | never saw him strike
man in my life and don't believe he over did.
He was always boss of his engine. and when ho
gave an order Il was oboyed. but he never had
to use force. He was gentleman fireman,
that's what he was. He always dressed well and
acted like a gentleman. He never put on any
airs. aud that was one reason why he was SO
popular As TO bunking In the engine house.
getting into fights. &c.. don't believe he over
did either. He WINS hit over the eye with
slungshot once when coming back from
fire. by one OF tho fellows belonging to
No. A.. but he never tried to take revenge.
Tho rest OF us made up our minds
TO get oven with them. SO the next time we met
them we cleaned out the company turned over
the engine. and made things lively generally.
II was on Grand street, between Pitt and Sheriff.
Tweed came up in full uniform after II was ali
over. and was as much surprised as any one"
Jacob w. Macever. eN-member OF Engine
Company, Number 8. said; 6 remember rig
ging UP Tweed in his uniform the day that Big
Six sot out on her trip 20 Baltimore and WASH
ington. He was q fat pussy follow. and when
he had got into his red shirt, broadcloth pants.
and big tight belt with Number Six on 4. you
couldn't have got your little finger in between
shove his money. $500 in notes. into his inside
vest pocket. and II made me sweat to do il. He
askcd how he looked. just like a stuffed toad