Identifier: exemptfiremenofs00exem (find matches)
Title: The Exempt firemen of San Francisco; their unique and gallant record
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Exempt Fire Company, San Francisco
Subjects: San Francisco (Calif.). Fire Dept
Publisher: (San Francisco : Commercial Publishing Co.)
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library

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iti-zens and rang merry peals on festiveoccasions. During the troublesome timesof 1851 its awful tones gave signal forthe assembling of the Vigilance Commit-tee and tolled the death knells of thosewhose lives were cut short by the irre-vocable decrees of that arbitrary body.It was the first bell, used for public pur-poses, ever raised in the city of SanFrancisco. VOLUNTEER ENGINE CO. NO. 7. Was organized June 20, 1854, byMessrs. Caleb Clapp, Wm. S. Locke,F. W. Macondray, John S. Eels, Chas.F. Dunmore and others. The engine-house was on Pine street, between Mont-gomery and Sansome streets, near towhere Franks saloon now is. H SAN FRANCISCO FIREMEN PACIFIC ENGINE CO. NO. 8. Was organized September 9, 1853, tofill the number left vacant by the with-drawal of Monumental No. 8. BenjaminOakley Jr., Frank Gray, D. O. Brown Bluxome, C. S. Biden, D. L. Beck andothers. Its premises were on Stocktonstreet, between Broadway andjPacific.CRESCENT ENGINE CO. NO. 10.Was organized November 4, 1852, by
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DAVID SCANNELLFor over twenty-five years Chief Engineer. Firstelected i£ and other citizens in the vicinity of Pa-cific wharf and Broadway were instru-mental in forming.it. It was located onFront street, between Jackson and Pacific. VIGILANT ENGINE CO. NO. 9. Was organized April 8,1852,by Messrs.Martin R. R berts, W. H. Bovee, J. D. Messrs. James P. Casey, CharlesBachman, L. M. Byrne, J. Hawes Davisand others and was located in Ohiostreet, between Pacific and Broadway. COLUMBIAN ENGINE CO. NO. 11. Was organized November 4, 1852, byMessrs. T. W. Brennan, J. Kimbal, J. D. SAN FRANCISCO FIREMEN 15 Brown, J. H. Shepeard, Daniel N.Tucker and others. Their house waslocated on Bush street, above Kearny. PENNSYLVANIA ENGINE CO. NO. 12. This company was organized Novem-ber 4, 1852, by Messrs. Robert B.Quayle, P. E. Garvin, John V. Mc-Elwee, John Hanna, George R. Gluyas,H. S. Brown, E. T. Batturs and others.The engine house was on Jackson street,between Kearny and Dupont. it wascomprised large

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