St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-19

from the city council Dec. s, 1857. It's
roll of membership included H. P.
Groat, NJ. J. O'Connor n. B. Terwil-
Tiger, r. G. Sharp, L. E. Clark, H. A.
Schliek, Sam T. Racquet, James ]. Hill,
S. G. Trimble, William Wagner, 2.
H, Prendergast, D. Drew, William
Golfer, F. A. Cariveau. H. NJ Shaw,
Thomas ConneI, Mic Hendy, ]. b. Oil
vier, II. Nlchaus, w. G. Deslesdernier,
Is. S. Terwilliger, w. Il. Donaldson,
John McCauley, William Fuller, Rich
ard POirier, G. w Hamilton, w. A.
Van Slyke, E. Caldwell, A Caldwell,
S. F. Johnson, 7. H. Perkins, S. D.
Jackson, J.F. Williams, ]. Mendelssohn,
Alfred Bayer, Thomas O'Connor, H.
Marks, ]. c. Prendergast, Frank Fill
kins, q. L. Van Solen, e. LangeVin,
D. j. Justice, H. H. Athey, George
Mead, Oscar Stephenson, George c.
Mott, G.. l.. Seager, Patrick Donovan,
julius Gross, O. II. Nevis. John H.
Moore, NJ. Drew, William Foster, T.
j. NeiderhOfer, J. j. Hammond, c..
T. Miller, b. w. Lott, Theodore Borup,
Robert Baxter, c. r. Morrison, John
McCarty, w. e. Hunt, Wilson B. Far
r. Atkins, J. Gillian, William Dudley,
j. G. A. Pickett, F. Kelly, George Hill,
William Schlichter, G.. T Davis, T.
Reardon, ]. B. Lair. J. s. Adams, W.
H. 1llingWCrth, James Brown, P. De
noyer, NJ. Kastner, T. Newman, D.
Broughear, E. .. Partridge, E. En-
gals, r. NJ. Westlake, S. B. Holdship,
Thomas Holdship, NJ. L. Sproat, James
McNally, c. F. Coyle, William Wat
kins, Frank Colon. E. c. Pomeroy,
J. Chadwick, ]. w. Wood, George
Cakes, Charles Trowbridge, William
Dudley, T. P. Fuller, J. II. Perkins,
NJ. w. Brown, Louis Blum, T. Small,
E. Searle, N. w. Kittson, Charles
Timmens, 7. Drisden. N. Pottgieser
and others. The preliminary meetings
were held in Roberts hall.
Following close upon the organiZa-
ton of Minnehaha came that of the
ROTARY MILL COMPANY,
an Independent organization, but which
cO-operated with the department. The
membership was made up Of the en-
ployes of John S. Princes saw and
grist mill, and the company was
formed principally for the protection
of the mill, which was out of ready
reach of the regular fire department,
being on the upper levee near where
the high bridge" now crosses the riv-
er. Mr.. Prince had purchased from the
government the Fort Smelling engine,
the post having at that time been
abandoned. The first set of officers of
this company was as follows: En-
gineer, A. J. Sypher; foreman, Eman-
uel Good; secretary, Morgan H Sproat;
steward, G. M. Cooley. Most Of the
members of this company subsequently
joined the general organization.
The year 1858 was a memorable and
noteworthy one in the history of the
department, for it was then that the
two fire engines. etc." finally came
They were double-deck, second-class
machines purchased in Philadelphia
They were a long time on the way,
but arrived in good condition the lat
ter part Of October, and on Nov.
were formally presented by the city
to the engine companies, Hope and
Minnehaha, each engine bearing the
name of the company to which it was
assigned. A feature Of the presenta-
ton was q grand review and parade
of the fire department, the Pioneer,
Hope, Minnehaha and Rotary compa-
MES participating. The citizens were
out in force, and the firemen were
made to realize that the city for that
day at least was theirs. The presen-