New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-20
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got I'D on the roof and swung himself from the
roof over a window holding on by the coping. There
suspended. fve}stories above the ground ne kicked
a hole in the window, knocking out as many panes
OF glass az his feet could reach. Then he attempted
10 stand on the thin piece Of wood that mad oeeh
the connection between the small panes OF glass
This wood gave way and he fell down TO the
stronger piece IN the middle of the window In the
second that he was falling he threw his arm insld@
and caught hold Of the moulding over the window
Thus secured he drew himself into the room. fast
ened a rope around the body Of the old man and
his companions hauled the cripple upon the root
and threw another rope 10 Mr.. Kirk; this he fast-
ened around his own body and was also puied up
TO the roof But not second too soon. As soon
as Mr. Kirk got 10 the roof he sank down. over
come by the smoke
For this act Of bravery he WAS promoted 10 the
nlace OF assistant foreman. and recommended fo'
the Booth medal This Booth medal r. one or the
great things done 10y the Booth Dramatic society.
Last winter they played The Still Alarm TOT the
purpose of raising fund TO be placed at interest oi
invested at the Judgment OF the directors. the IN
come Of the fund to be used 10 buy medal for the
fireman who should he recommended by his chiet
for some act OF bravery. The medal has not yet
been presented to NJ. Kirk. Bat when ne gets II
II will be lifelong source OF pride as II VIII De
the first one given out by the Booth Dramatic
Society.
A
prisoned in a dark room in the middle OF the pu'o-
ing on the TOD floor All OF them were saved
Fireman Henry Kirk had another chance 10 as
tlngush himself at fire in the nine-story pulu-
ing owned by the Arbuckle brothers. and USED py
them as coffee mills. There were five men on the
eighth floor with no possible means OF escape.
ladder eghty-fve feet long was raised by HOOK
and Ladder Company No = This ladder is one OF
the longest in the service OF the Brooklyn flre De-
partment Without an instants hesitation MI
Kirk mounted this ladder. carrying ladder n''een
feet long with him. He put this shorter ladder on
the top OF the longer one and held IL un'ii ne ~"
tire eight men climbed down In safety
LIVES SAVED BY FIREMEN
woman and child were carried down the ladder
OF Hook and Ladder Company No. from nre
on Bushwick-ave. At this fire those who made
themselves prominent for bravery were Foreman
Peter Campbell. Assistant Foreman John llcgarth'
Fireman william Decker and b. NJ Delamater.
John Mullady. who belonged TO Engine Company
No "a but was detailed 10 Hook and Ladder COM
pany No g. saved woman eghty-iour years olu'
carving her down from the fourth moor
There was fire in Bushwick-ave, Station NO
AZ and the Hook and Ladder Company was or
the scene two minutes after the sounding OF the
alarm on the third floor Of frame house was a
woman completely cut off from exit by ne hIe
Hook and Ladder NJ. s. went up me laduer mo
the burning house. lie had to feel ms way pui
ne ne ioun1 b .n1 window Where She was taken the
ground by Firemen O. J. Kraft and Charles f.
The members of Hook and Ladder Company No;
saved father and motheT ana their TWO c"''o'e'
i' Frank L. Woods. fireman OF Hook and Ladder
Company No. Il. saved woman sevehtyLtwo years Nr
Woods assembled TO the third floor By means of a
scaling ladder. and then with the help OF a rope
he got the old woman 10 place OF sa1ey &c.,.
Hook and Ladder company NO s1 ,H.oo four
women from the second floor OF nat IN M4Irqtsa d
Nc fpneh ein
Assistant Foreman Charles Ii. Bixby and firemen
ii ra neg Cor Nos 49, u and Is were
hand with their brave boys at nre IN oay st.
man who occupied the house and all his family
were cut off from retreat The man vas Die 20 go
house unconscious A little girl was also carried
out unconscious. At this FIRE the rescne liver, Were
Assistant Foreman James >. Pryor. anu "cH'e"
John Reilly and John Judge .,o ,.,,b
Two women and two children 50 overcone Win MIN
smoke as to be entirely helpless. were rescued rom
the top and second floors OF house IN JeWG ,, oy
Assistant Foreman Marcus firzsTpa.d Nnd and
John Chattaway, OF Engine Company NO .e % ef,ear
Hook and Ladder Company No. il saved hiteeh
people from a fire in Halsey-st ~
Hook and Ladder Company No , to9k a Sky
fve-year-od man from a burning building III ia
HOOK and Ladder Company No y saved TWO Peo-
nie from a burning house In central ave. Ihcy
were taken from the top floor out OF dense snoke,
and by means Of ladders carried IN saie'S u '"'
s There was fire in the Eastern Parkway
u,tIe Girl OF fourteen was so frightened that she
was af FHre no 1" WiS n oBrien Of Engine Com
pouSS RI the street badly frightened. but with not
A. a Are in Fifth-ave Fireman John Malone
csrr,ed a child from the top floor Of four-story
huding at the great risk OF being himself over
come bv smoke - ,,. oro
In I,orimer-st a woman and her daughter were
,aken down from a burning building Dv the way
~ the FIRE escape. When the nrelnen FOUND them
thev we're on the third floor In the greatest dan
Ter of suffocaton from smoke. Foreman Henri.
Ee,eIer and Assistant Foreman John Mckenna OF
Eook and Ladder Company No. were the heroes.
NIstrict Engineer David kirkpatrick saved
woman from the attic at FIRE In Eighth-st rms
uomsn was completely overcome by smoke wnen
she was found and Mr. Kirkpatrick carried her
In This condition through the burning oullding
THE FORCE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
There are ffty-four engines, twelve hook and
ladder companies two hreboats and q water tower
I'm the BROOKLYN Fire Department. The water tower
"a one Of the latest improvements o. the De-
nartment and is in DE Kalb-ave, near Fort Greene
Place II is capable OF carrying the full FORCE OF
seven engines weighs 500 pounds. IL Cd feet high
and ha. an extra Monitor pipe 1t Is only brought
,r,o service when there IA fire in an unusually
hiSh building Of lofts with power and machinery.
r. has done service In a soap factory ana also IN
AS n hook factory that was on nre.
Engine Company No. Z. In Peari-st.. near ION.
cor asserts that IL has the record TOT the lasst
time OF amy engine company In Brooklyn. An In