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HISTORY OF DALLAS COUNTY.
Donald Hinckley,
Win. McKinley,
T A. Pharis,
(deceased),
J. N. Ogden,
Jas. Hardy,
A. Dysterbach,
J. H. Slaughter,
W. J. Shone,
Webb High,
T. Hinckley
(deceased),
J. C. Greer,(deceased),
W. T. Peters,
J. J. Good, Jr.,
Emille Ramour,
James Purnel,
Rano Starr,
Bailey Patton,
Jno. Thomson,
G. M. Duncan,
C. Allen,
Dan Bacon (deceased),
Will Clark,
Thos. Wilkinson.Jas. Prophet (deceased),
The condition of the fire department at
present is first-class. It consists of a force
of 44 members, inclusive of the officers.
It has several handsome buildings in different
portion of the city. The apparatus of
the department consists at present of three
second-size Ahrens steamers, two of them
new, and one in good condition; two new
and three old hose carriages; 3,000 feet of
new, 3,700 feet of good, 2,200 feet of ordinary,
and 1,700 feet of common, 2j-incl
rubber hose; one double'sixty-gallon chemical
engine, new; one hook and ladder
truck, not in service at present; one supply
wagon; one cart; one buggy for chief; and
twenty-two horses.
VALUATION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT PROPERTY.
Apparatus, horses, etc .............................. $48.000
B uildings................................................. 19.000
Real estate................................................ 25.000
Fire alarm system...................................... 19.300
Total.................................................. $111.300
The following is the list of the presentofficers and members: Thos Wilkinson,
chief; T. A. Myers, assistant chief; John M.
Oram, city electrician.
MEMBERS OF DIFFERENT COMPANIES.
Engine Company No. 1, at the corner Carondalet
and Market streets: Chas. Zumbrun,
captain; Geo. Burger, engineer; D. Rainey,
assistant engineer; H. Rawlins, engine
driver; W. Jarvis, reel driver; B. Franklin,
supply driver; E. Reeves, hoseman; H.
Millican hoseman.
Engine Company No. 2, on Commerce
street, near Hawkins street: J. Cox, captain;
F. Douglass, engineer; E. Daniels,
assistant engineer; 0. C. Crabtree, engine
driver; T. Morrison, reel driver, G. Cary,
hoseman; T. Boland, hoseman.
Engine Company No. 3, corner Gaston
and College avenues: Ralph Jackson, captain;
J. C. Rahn, engineer; A. Lott, assistant
engineer; J. Clifford, engine driver;
L. Paxton, reel driver; A. Cooper, hoseman;
R. Wilson, hoseman.
Hose Company No. 1, on Bryan street,
near Crockett street: A. E. Walbridge, captain;
R. Brady, reel driver; J. Kivlen, supply-cart
driver; J. Houston, hoseman; W.
Brice, hoseman.
Chemical Engine No. 1, at the corner of
Elm and Olivet streets: C. D. Swan, captain;
J. D. Cook, driver; T. Hurley, hoseinan; T.
Miles, hoseman.
Hook and Ladder Company No. 1, Central
Station: J. L. Marder, captain; Dennis
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Lewis Publishing Company. Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas., book, 1892; Chicago, Illinois. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth20932/m1/290/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library.