SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL, 1862
Chief Engineer’s Report, July 28, 1862
Fiscal Year July 1, 1861 – June 31, 1862
Source: San Francisco Municipal Report 1861 - 1862
Published by Order of the Board of Supervisors, Eastman and Godfrey, Printers, 415 Washington Street, San Francisco
Between July 1, 1861 and June 31, 1862 the total number of times the department was called out was 65. 23 were various alarms, 42 because of fire.
Total property loss for the fiscal year was $64,716.00 (estimated $50,000.00 due to one fire in July 1861)
OFFICERS
David SCANNELL, Chief Engineer
Edwin F. STEWART, 1st Assistant Engineer
John G. CORSON, 2nd Assistant Engineer
Frank EVANS, 3rd Assistant Engineer
BOARD OF DELEGATES
Franklin L. JONES, President
Michael LYNCH, Secretary
John STRATMAN, Treasurer
ENGINE HOUSES and LOTS
Broderick No. 1
House and Lot, south side
of Sacramento Street between Kearny and Dupont Streets
Manhattan No. 2
House and Lot, south side
of Jackson Street between Montgomery and Kearny Streets
Howard No. 3
House and Lot, south side
of California Street between Montgomery and Sansome Streets
California No. 4
House and Lot, north side
of Market Street between Sansome and Battery Streets
Knickerbocker No. 5
House and Lot, north side
of Sacramento Street between Montgomery and Sansome Streets
Monumental No. 6
House and Lot, west side
of Brenham Place between Clay and Washington Streets
Volunteer No. 7
House and Lot, north side
of Pine Street between Montgomery and Sansome Streets
Pacific No. 8
House and Lot, north side
of Jackson Street between Front and Davis Streets
Vigilant No. 9
House and Lot, west side
of Stockton Street between Broadway and Pacific Streets
Crescent No. 10
House and Lot, south side
of Stockton Street between Kearny and Montgomery Streets
Columbian No. 11
House and Lot, north side
of Bush Street between Dupont and Kearny Streets
Pennsylvania No.
12
House and Lot, north side
of Jackson Street between Dupont and Kearny Streets
Young America No. 13
House and Lot, east side
of Center Street between Mission and Valencia Streets
Tiger No. 14
House and Lot, west side
of 2nd Street between Natoma and Howard Streets
HOOK and LADDER COMPANIES
St. Francis No. 1
House and Lot, west side
of Dupont Street between Sacramento and Clay Streets
Lafayette No. 2
House and Lot, south side
of Broadway Street between Stockton and Dupont Streets
HOSE COMPANIES
Washington Hose Company
No. 1
House situated on north
side of Green Street, above Stockton Street
Liberty Hose Company No.
2
House and Lot situated on
east side of Fourth Street between Howard and Mission Streets
FOREMEN
Broderick No. 1 – Edward
B. COTTER
Manhattan No. 2 – Cornelius
MOONEY
Howard No. 3 – F.E.R. WHITNEY
California No. 4 – Charles
H. ACKERMAN
Knickerbocker No. 5 – William
B. FAIRMAN
Monumental No. 6 – John
L. DURKEE
Volunteer No. 7 – Richard
RYLAND
Pacific No. 8 – P.H. DALY
Vigilant No. 9 – Charles
D. CONNELL
Crescent No. 10 – Charles
MCCANN
Columbian No. 11 – Robert
CUSHING
Pennsylvania No. 12
– Frank G. EDWARDS
Young America No. 13 – William
SHEAR
Tiger No. 14 – John CARROLL
St. Francis No. 1 – Charles
SCHULTZ
Lafayette No. 2 -
L. PURDON
Washington Hose Company
No. 1 – (None Noted)
Liberty Hose Company No.
2 - (None Noted)
DELEGATES
Broderick No. 1 – John STRATMAN,
Thomas H. FLANAGAN
Manhattan No. 2 – John DUANE,
John BUCKLEY
Howard No. 3 – James MCGOVREN
(sic), Henry BUCHANAN
California No. 4 – Cornelius
O’CONNOR, Bern’d (sic) T. KEENAN
Knickerbocker No. 5 – P.B
QUINLAN, James DONOVAN
Monumental No. 6 – Geo.
H. HOSSEFROSS, E.T. BATTURS
Volunteer No. 7 – Charles
FIELD, George H. IRWIN
Pacific No. 8 – John DREYER,
T.B. ROBINSON
Vigilant No. 9 – John BROUGHAM,
W.R. CRUMPTON
Crescent No. 10 – Frances
ATKINSON, Joseph YEAGER
Columbian No. 11 – Cyril
V. GREY, B.C. DONNELLAN
Pennsylvania No. 12
– Franklin JONES, John H. GARDNER
Young America No. 13 – J.C.L.
WADSWORTH, M.B. REED
Tiger No. 14 – P.C. WILKINSON,
William REED
St. Francis No. 1 – C.A.
CRANE, Wm. N. STATES
Lafayette No. 2 -
Joseph HAINE, Paulin HUANT
Washington Hose Company
No. 1 – John H. BURNS
Liberty Hose Company No.
2 – Thomas SAWYER
STAFF AND MEMBERSHIP
Broderick No. 1
Edward B. COTTER, Foreman
Bernard HARLAN, Ass’t Foreman
John BRASH, Secretary
John STRATMAN, Treasurer
Number of Members: 34
Manhattan No. 2
Cornelius MOONEY, Foreman
Geo. E. BLAISDELL, 1st Ass’t
Foreman
James E. KIRBY, 2nd Ass’t
Foreman
William H. BUCKLEY, Secretary
Henry DEVINE, Treasurer
Number of Members: 46
Howard No. 3
I.E. R. WHITNEY, Foreman
J.O.B. KENNEDY, Secretary
Number of Members: 56
California No. 4
Charles H. ACKERSON, Foreman
J.J. CONLIN, 1st Ass’t
Foreman
James E. KIRBY, 2nd Ass’t
Foreman
W.H. WOOD, President
Alexander HERTZ, Secretary
C. H. WILLIAMS, Treasurer
Number of Members: 40
Knickerbocker No. 5
Wm. B. FAIRMAN, Foreman
Ja’s (sic) H. REYNOLDS,
1st Ass’t Foreman
Wm. LOWRIE, 2nd Ass’t Foreman
George H. THOMAS, Secretary
Henry R. REED, Treasurer
Number of Members: 48
Monumental No. 6
John L. DURKEE, Foreman
Walter J. BOHEN, 1st
Ass’t Foreman
Samuel BENDIT, 2nd Ass’t
Foreman
Geo. W. CORBETT, Secretary
Joshua J. CREERY, Treasurer
Number of Members: 53
Volunteer No. 7
Richard RYLAND, Foreman
John J. REGAN, 1st
Ass’t Foreman
Thomas A. MURRY, 2nd Ass’t
Foreman
Thos. J. SHIELDS, Secretary
John S. WILSON, Treasurer
Number of Members: 45
Pacific No. 8
P.H. DALY, Foreman
A. LOURS, 1st Ass’t
Foreman
J.W. SMITH, 2nd Ass’t Foreman
T.B. ROBINSON, Secretary
Henry HOLJE, Treasurer
Number of Members: 50
Vigilant No. 9
Charles D. CONNELL, Foreman
Henry D. HUDSON, 1st
Ass’t Foreman
Charles W. WHITE, 2nd Ass’t
Foreman
Geo. H. AMES, President
William J. JENKINS, Secretary
Cephus TURNER, Treasurer
Number of Members: 34
Crescent No. 10
Charles MCCANN, Foreman
Nath’l CROMER, 1st
Ass’t Foreman
James ALLEN, 2nd Ass’t Foreman
Frances ATKINSON, Secretary
Daniel GATES, Treasurer
Number of Members: 49
Columbian No. 11
Robert CUSHING, Foreman
J.D. BUTLER, 1st Ass’t
Foreman
Geo. T. BOHEN, President
Chas H. BARTLETT, Secretary
F.G.E. TITTEL, Treasurer
Number of Members: 52
Pennsylvania No.
12
Frank G. EDWARDS, Foreman
Wm. J. BELL 1st , Ass’t
Foreman
J.J. LUCAS, 2nd Ass’t Foreman
Franklin L. JONES, President
Jas. (sic) S. THOMPSON,
Secretary
Thomas TENNENT, Treasurer
Number of Members: 45
Young America No. 13
William SHEAR, Foreman
P. MCANTEL, 1st Ass’t
Foreman
L. O’ROURKE, 2nd Ass’t Foreman
Michael LYNCH, Secretary
Edward EWALD, Treasurer
Number of Members: 60
Tiger No. 14
John CARROLL, Foreman
Wm. H. PARCELLS, Assistant
Chas. L. TAYLOR, Secretary
Chas. M. PLUM, Treasurer
Number of Members: 44
St. Francis Hook and Ladder
Company No. 1
Charles SCHULTZ, Foreman
C.A. CRANE, 1st Ass’t
Foreman
Harris MARKS, 2nd Ass’t
Foreman
Henry A. CHASE, Secretary
Irving H. KNOWLES, Treasurer
Number of Members: 42
Lafayette Hook and Ladder
Company No. 2
Leon PRUDON, Foreman
Pierre AREES, 1st
Ass’t Foreman
Paulin HUANT, 2nd Ass’t
Foreman
Felix GARNIER, Secretary
Treasurer: (None noted)
Number of Members: 59
Washington Hose Company
No. 1
Thomas FINERTY, Foreman
Mather BRADY, Assistant
John F. LYONS, Secretary
John NICHOLSON, Treasurer
Number of Members: 25
Liberty Hose Company No.
2
Wm. C. COX, Foreman
John D.RICE, President
A. H. CUMMINGS, Secretary
Treasurer: (None noted)
Number of Members: 25
Exempt Fire Company (“Retired” department members)
Geo. H. HOSSEFROSS, President
Wm. S. O’BRIEN, Vice President
Geo. J. HOBE, Secretary
John S. ELLIS, Treasurer
Wm. W. HANEY, Executive
Committee
M. E. FITZLIBBON, Executive
Committee
Wm. F. CANHAM, Executive
Committee
Staff of Department Physicians
H.M. GREY, M.D. - President
Arthur B. STOUT, M.D. - Secretary
S.R. HARRIS, M.D.
Charles BERTUDY, M.D.
H.H. TOLAND, M.D.
William HAMMOND, M.D.
John HASTINGS, M.D.
Isaac ROWELL, M.D.
A.J. BOWIE, M.D.
F.H. HOLMAN, M.D.
A.F. SAWYER, M.D.
B.A. SHELDON, M.D.
C.M. Hitchcock, M.D.
Trustees of the Fire Department Charitable
Fund
William MCKIBBEN - President
Charles W. FREEMAN- Secretary
James H. CUTTER - Treasurer
Louis COHN
Marcus D. BORUCK