Early Firemen

The Fire Department. [1855-56]

The following is a complete and correct list of the members of the Fire Department entitled to vote at the ensuing election for Chief and Assistants of the Department, compiled from the Register of the Secretary of the same. The total number being 940 men. Last year there were 861 votes polled; this year the aggregate vote will probably not reach over 800 votes , if as many. We call the particular attention of the community to the names of those composing the Department of this city, embracing men of every trade, profession and calling, and we challenge the world to produce a list combining as much respectability in any similar organization.

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Knickerbocker Engine Co. No. 5.

Located on Sacramento street, near Sansome, SAN FRANCISCO

Angell J

Buckingham C E

Broadhurst Wm

Bilis H C

Brazanovich M

Bryan B

Backus W R

Berdan J H

Boothby W L

Breck C E

Bonnard C

Butler W C

Carter C D

Carpenter M B

Chesovich M

Corrigan Jno P

De Groot Augustus

Del Vecchio C

Donovan Jas

Durio Wm

Fairman W B

Giannini P

Hall William

Hughes J W

Hodgkins J D

Johnson G M

King Stephen T

Kent J Horace

Kelly J J

Kenard Geo

Lincoln G W

Lambert V

Marion Samuel

Moore J W

Mestayer A

McKenzie J W

Marconey P

McCready F

Mills S C

Nuttman J E

Nixon W

Newcomb G

Pomeroy F C

Reed Henry R

Robertson J H

Rapp Julius

Stivers Lafayette

Spear Edward S

Seaman F C

Smith W N

Sanborn J D

Searing M J

Slicer A E

Talmage W H

Titcomb A H

Torrence John

Townsend L R

Van Praag M S

Vreeland E B

Van Antwerp C H

Vosburgh A J

Wheeler Hy

Waldron F

Willis Wm

Wollweber T

Total—65 men.