. Unsere Feuerwehrleute. Eine Geschichte der New Yorker Feuerwehr, ehrenamtlich und bezahlt ... 650 Stiche; 350 Biographien. . New York, 7. Mai 1836. Hejoined Croton Hose Company No. 6 Juli 10, 1857, und diente seine volle Zeit mit dieser Firma. Am 3,1860. Januar war der Schlauchwagen für Reparaturen aufgelegt worden; es war eine bitterkalte Nacht, und Herr Gillin hatte das Haus für den Zweck des Seins bereit besucht, Aufladung einer Partei der Arbeiter früh in themorning zu nehmen. Er schlief auf einem Stuhl bei 3 A. M., als es ein scharfes Klopfen an der Tür und dann ein Feuerschrei kam. Der Schläfer war in einem Augenblick an der Tür.

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. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . New York, May 7, 1836. Hejoined Croton Hose Company No. 6 July 10, 1857, and served his full timewith that company. On January 3, 1860, the hose carriage had been laid up forrepairs ; it was a bitterly cold night, and Mr. Gillin had visited the house forthe purpose of being ready to take charge of a party of workmen early in themorning. He was sleeping on a chair at 3 A. M., when there came a sharpknock at the door and then a cry of fire. The sleeper was at the door in aninstant. Fire in Division Street near Clinton ! was shouted. Mr. Gillinstarted, and was the first one at the scene. It was an old-fashioned dwellingwith a camphene store on the ground floor. The flames spread with marvelousrapidity ; the narrow staircase was ablaze. Fifteen human beings were inthe upper part of the house. A few persons had gathered in front of the burningbuilding. Mr. Gillin clambered over the top of the store window, and enteredthe second story. The smoke was dense and suffocating, and the heat over-. JERF.MIAH F. GILLIN. 492 <) i; It F I K K .M K N. powering. He stumbled against a woman with a child in tier arms, both over-come by the smoke. He hurriedly, but carefully, carried the child to the*window, and dropped it tenderly into the arms of those below, and returning tothe mother performed the same act for her. Mr. Gillin then went to the rearof the building and rescued a hoy thirteen years of age. While carrying theboy he heard cries from a rear room. He t ried the door—it was locked— burst itopen, and saved a family of four persons—grandmother, mother, and two chil-dren. It was now time for the rescuer to think of his own safety. He staggeredtoward the window, now a mass of flames. As he crossed the floor his footstruck against the body of an old man. He dragged him to the window, where friendly hands were ready to receive him. After this elfort Mr. Gilli

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