Hudson engine, No. 1:
Foreman, John Hamill, located
304 West Forty-seventh street,
between Eighth and Ninth
avenues; performs duty in the
first and second districts.
House in ordinary condition;
engine second class, piano
style, 8-inch cylinder, 9-inch
stroke, in bad condition, built
in 1850, by A. Van Ness; present
number of men, 50; 500 feet of
hose, in good condition, 300
feet in bad condition. The
company also have a hose tender
in good condition. This company
have applied for a steam engine.
Excelsior engine, No. 2:
Foreman, John McDermott, located
21 Henry street; performs duty
in the seventh and eighth
districts. House in ordinary
condition; have applied for a
new house; petition granted;
steam engine, second class, 4
1/2 inch pump, 8-inch steam
cylinders, 12-inch stroke, in
good order; built in 1861, by
the Amoskeag Manufacturing
Company, Manchester, New
Hampshire; 100 feet of leather
hose, ordinary; also 350 feet of
rubber, and 100 feet of Boyd's
hose, in good condition; also
wood tender, in good condition;
present number of men, 43.
Forrest engine, No. 3:
Foreman, Jeremiah Heffernan,
located 211 East Eleventh
Street; performs duty in the
fifth and sixth districts.
House, in good condition; engine
second class, piano style,
8-inch cylinder, 9-inch stroke,
in good condition; built by A.
Van Ness & Co., 1861; 500 feet
of hose, ordinary, and 300 feet
in bad condition; also a hose
tender in good condition;
present number of men, 49.
Niagara engine, No. 4:
Foreman, Joseph T. Ready,
located 220 Mercer street;
performs duty in the fourth and
fifth districts. House in
ordinary condition; engine
second class, Philadelphia
style; 8 1/2 inch cylinder,
9-inch stroke, in good order;
built in 1849, by James Smith;
rebuilt in 1852, by Pine &
Hartshorn, and in 1859, by
William Williams; 400 feet of
hose, ordinary, and 300 feet
bad; also a hose tender in
ordinary condition; present
number of men, 40.
Protection engine, No. 5:
Foreman, John Steene, located 61
Ann street; performs duty in the
seventh and eighth districts.
House in bad condition; engine
(steamer) in good condition,
built in 1861, by the Amoskeag
Manufacturing Company,
Manchester, New Hampshire;
present number of men, 28; 350
feet of rubber, and 250 feet of
leather hose, in good condition;
fuel tender, in good condition.
Americus engine, No. 6:
Foreman, John Buckbee, located
269 Henry street; performs duty
in the seventh and eighth
districts. House in good order;
engine (steamer) second class,
rotary pump and engine; built in
1861, by Silsby, Mynderse & Co.,
Seneca Falls, N.Y.; present
number of men, 50; 350 feet of
rubber hose, and 350 feet of
Boyd's hose, in good condition;
a fuel tender, in good
condition.
Lexington engine, No. 7:
Foreman, Alden Wild, located
109 East Twenty-fifth street;
performs duty in the first and
fifth districts. House in good
order; engine (steamer), rotary
pump, and engine in good
condition; built in 1860, by
Silsby, Mynderse & Co., Seneca
Falls, N.Y.' present number of
men, 49; 300 feet of leather
hose, in ordinary condition, and
200 feet in bad condition; also
100 feet of Boyd's and 200 feet
of rubber hose, all of which is
good; also a wood cart and hose
tender, in good condition.
Manhattan engine, No. 8:
Foreman Charles Nichols. Located
91 Ludlow street; performs duty
in the seventh and eighth
districts. House in good
condition; this company have a
steam engine, 9-inch steam
cylinder, 8 1/2 inch stroke,
diameter of pump 12 1/2 inches;
built by Lee & Larned, in 1859,
owned by the company; also a
hose and a wood tender, in good
order; present number of men,
48; 400 feet of Boyd's, and 600
feet of rubber hose, in good
condition.
Marion engine, No. 9:
Foreman, James Hayes. Located
47 Marion street; performs duty
in the fourth and fifth
districts. New house; engine
(steamer) third class, 7 1/2
inch steam cylinder, 8 1/2 inch
stroke; diameter of pump 4 1/8
inches (Hayes' patent), in good
condition; built in 1862, by
A.B. Taylor, Son & Co., of New
York; also a fuel tender, in
good order; present number of
men, 50; 300 feet of leather,
and 200 feet of rubber hose, in
good condition.
Water Witch engine, No. 10:
Foreman, Wm. Barham, Jr. Located
Eighty-second street and Fourth
avenue; performs duty in the
first and second districts.
House in good condition; engine
second class, piano style, 8 1/2
inch cylinder, 9-inch stroke, in
good order; built in 1859, by A.
Van Ness & Co.; also a hose
tender, in good order; present
number of men, 42; 300 feet of
hose, ordinary, and 300 feet
bad.
Oceanus engine, No. 11:
Foreman, John Wildey. Located 99
Wooster street; performs duty in
the third and eighth districts.
House in good order; steam
engine, 7 1/2 inch steam
cylinder, 9-inch stroke, 4 1/2
inch pump in good condition,
built in 1862, by James Smith,
of New York; present number of
men, 50; this company have,
also, a fuel tender in good
order; 400 feet of leather hose,
and 200 feet of rubber hose, all
of which is good.
Knickerbocker engine, No. 12:
Foreman Bartley Donohue. Located
112 East Thirty-third street;
performs duty in the first and
fifth districts. House in good
order; engine second class,
Philadelphia style, formerly
used by Engine Company No. 6; in
good condition; present number
of men, 50; 500 feet of hose, in
ordinary condition, and 300 feet
bad; also, a hose tender in
ordinary condition.
Eagle engine, No. 13:
Foreman, Thomas Coman. Located 5
Duane street; performs duty in
the seventh and eighth
districts. House in bad
condition; have applied for a
new house, petition granted;
doing duty with a second-class
engine, 8 3/8 inch cylinder,
9-inch stroke, crane neck, piano
style, in good condition,
formerly used by Engine Company
No. 42; steam engine now
building for this company, by
James Smith, of New York;
present number of men, 48; 350
feet of hose, in good condition.
Columbian engine, No. 14:
Foreman, James W. Packer. No
location; performs duty in the
seventh and eighth districts.
This company is at present out
of service; have applied for new
house, petition granted, but a
location not yet chosen; engine
second class, Philadelphia
style, 8 1/2 inch cylinders,
9-inch stroke, built in 1847, by
John Agnew, Philadelphia, Pa.,
rebuilt in 1858, by same;
present number of men, 50.
Hibernia engine, No. 15:
Foreman, Christopher Bathe.
Located 284 West Thirty-sixth
street; performs duty in the
first and second districts.
House in good condition; at
present using second-class,
piano style, crane-neck engine,
8-inch cylinders, 9-inch stroke,
in good condition; have
petitioned for a new engine;
present number of men, 48; 400
feet of hose in good condition,
and 200 in bad condition; also a
hose tender, in good condition.
Mohawk engine, No. 16:
Foreman John A. Patterson.
Located 7 North Moore street;
performs duty in the fourth and
seventh districts. House new;
engine first class, Jeffers'
style, 10-inch cylinder, from 6
to 10-inch stroke, in good
condition; built in 1860, by
Jeffers' & Co., of Pawtucket,
R.I. This engine is at present
in the service of the United
States, at Fortress Monroe.
Present number of men, 40; 300
feet of hose, all of which is
ordinary. Doing duty with a
second-class engine, in ordinary
condition, formerly used by
Engine Company No. 5.
East River engine, No. 17:
Foreman, P.T. Russell. Located 7
Goerck street; performs duty in
the fifth and sixth districts.
House in good order, engine
second class, Shanghai style, 8
1/2 inch cylinders, 9-inch
stroke, in good condition; built
in 1857, by W. H. Torboss;
present number of men, 36; 400
feet of hose, in ordinary
condition, and 300 feet in bad
condition; hose tender,
ordinary.
Union engine, No. 18:
Foreman, George Smith. Located
78 West Fortieth street;
performs duty in the first and
second districts. House in good
condition; engine third class,
skeleton style, four 7-inch
cylinders, 6-inch stroke, patent
capstan; built in 1858, by
Charles E. Hartshorn; in good
condition; present number of
men, 41; 400 feet of hose,
ordinary, and 200 feet bad.
Lafayette engine, No. 19:
Foreman Jas. G.W. Brinkman.
Located 199 Chrystie street;
performs duty in the fifth and
sixth districts. House in good
order; engine first class,
Jeffers' style, double
crane-neck, 10-inch cylinder,
changeable stroke, built in
1860, by Wm. Jeffers & Co.,
Pawtucket, R.I.; in good
condition; present number of
men, 46; 400 feet of hose, in
ordinary condition, and 200 feet
bad; also a hose tender, in
ordinary condition.
Washington engine, No. 20:
Foreman, J. Kennefick. Located
100 Cedar street; performs duty
in the seventh and eighth
districts. New house; engine
first class, Shanghai style,
9-inch cylinders, 9-inch stroke,
in good condition; built in
1859, by A. Van Ness & Co.;
formerly used by Engine Company
No. 9. No. 20 have applied for a
new engine, petition granted;
present number of men, 50; 400
feet of hose, in ordinary
condition, and 200 feet bad.
Fulton engine, No. 21:
Foreman, Michael Fitzgerald: No
location; performs duty in the
seventh and eighth districts. At
present out of service. Steam
engine building b y Messrs. Lee
& Larned; present number of men,
50.
Protector engine, No. 22:
Foreman, John Drought. Located
at the corner of Chambers and
Centre streets; performs duty in
the seventh and eighth
districts. House in good order;
engine, second class,
crane-neck, piano style, 8-inch
cylinders, 9-inch stroke, in
ordinary condition; built in
1856, by Torboss & Co. The
company have applied for a steam
engine; petition granted;
present number of men, 50; 450
feet of hose, in good condition.
United States engine, No. 23:
Foreman, John J. Shannon.
Located 53 East Twelfth street;
performs duty in the fourth and
fifth districts. House in bad
condition; have applied for a
new house; petition granted;
engine third class, piano style,
7-inch cylinders, 9-inch stroke;
in good condition, built in
1853, by James Smith, rebuilt by
the same, 1860; present number
of men, 48; 400 feet of hose,
all of which is good.
Jackson engine, No. 24:
Freeman George Henderson.
Located 279 West Seventeenth
street; performs duty in the
third and fourth districts.
House in bad condition; have
applied for a new house;
petition granted; engine second
class, piano style, 8 1/2 inch
cylinders, 8-inch stroke, in
good condition; built in 1856,
by James Smtih. This company
have applied for a steam engine
petition granted; present number
of men, 36; 500 feet of hose,
ordinary, and 300 feet bad;
also, a hose tender in bad
condition.
Cataract engine, No. 25:
Foreman, Henry Philips. Located
1146 Broadway; performs duty in
the second and fourth districts.
House new; engine second class,
piano style, 8-inch cylinders,
9-inch stroke, in good
condition; built in 1857, by
J.H. Sickles; present number of
men, 44; 400 feet of hose,
ordinary, and 300 feet bad;
also, a hose tender, in good
condition.
Jefferson engine, No. 26:
Foreman, Richard M.J. Ellis.
Located 148 Fifth street;
performs duty in the fifth and
sixth districts. House in good
order; steam engine, third
class, 4-inch pump, 8 1/2 inch
steam cylinder, 9-inch stroke,
in good condition; built in
1861, by the Portland Company,
Portland, Maine; present number
of men, 35; 500 feet of rubber
hose, and 150 feet of Boyd's
hose, in good condition; new
fuel and hose tender.
Fort Washington engine, No.
27:
Foreman, Richard B. Roche.
Located at Carmansville, between
154th and 155th streets, in
Tenth avenue; performs duty in
Carmansville and vicinity. House
rebuilding; engine, third class,
piano, new style; four 7-inch
cylinders, 4 1/2-inch stroke,
patent capstan, in bad
condition. Built in 1855, by
Pine & Hartshorn; present number
of men, 38; 300 feet of hose, in
good condition, and 300 feet
bad; hose tender, in ordinary
condition.