Houston Fire Department
1908-1909
HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT - Office, Central Fire station, 519 San Jacinto;
Thomas A. O'Leary, chief;
Reginald F. Ollre, asst. chief;
Clarence r. George, electrician;
James M. Stevens, city wire inspr.
CENTRAL FIRE STATION - 519 San Jacinto, Fire phones 134, business phone SW 360.
CITY FIREMAN'S UNION NO. 9629 - Org. Mar. 5, 1902.
Mem. 70.
Meet 2d Mon. Central fire station.
Drue C. King, prest;
R. R. Glass, v. p.;
Frederick Gerdes, secy;
W. R. Franks, treasr;
Patrick Daly, segt-atarms.
NO. 1 (HOSE CO.) - House Central fire station;
Patrick Daly; capt;
Albert Hughes, lieut;
Clifton P. Brown, driver;
Hugh Cox;
J. B. Eastman,
Frank Schulze, pipemen.
Phones 134
NO. 2 (Steamer) - House Central fire station;
William H. Rittenhouse, driver;
Albert H. Roper, engr;
Oscar Phillips, stoker.
NO. 4 (Chemical Engine) - House Central fire station.
Robert R. Glass, driver;
William H. Hundt, pipeman;
James Odel (?) tankman;
Phones 134
NO. 5 (Fire Station) - Hose Co. No. 3, Steamer No. 5) - House 292 Hardy
W. E. Franks, capt;
Robert Jester, lieut;
Walter O'Leary, engr;
Philip Jay, driver steamer;
Fred C. Seibert, driver hose wagon;
Martin Crow,
Fred Harris, pipemen.
Phones 139
NO. 6 Fire Station (Hose co. No. 6. Engine Co. No. 16) House 1702 Washington
C. A. Dortie, capt;
Richard O'Rourke, engr;
Patrick O'Hara, lieut;
Thomas H. Rickard, driver of hose wagon,
Otto Kersten, driver of steamer;
Frederick Pittman,
James Fitzgibbons, pipemen.
Phones 135
NO. 7 (Engine Co.) - House se cor Milam, McIlhenny ave.
Drue C. King, capt;
Lawrence Lazzio, lieut;
Charles Kluzbach, jr., engine driver;
Edward Shea, engr;
Armand L. Rielly, hose driver;
William R. Phillips and
James Faulkner, pipemen.
Phones 124
NO. 8 (Washington) - House 1307 Crawford.
Berman Wagner, captl;
William F. Himstedt, lieut;
Henry T. Levy, engr;
Etheler E. Hughes, driver hose wagon;
Robert N. Dewer, engine driver;
Arthur McBride,
Henry Holzbeurer, pipemen.
Phones 106
NO. 9 (Hose Co.) - House co. No. 10, engine co. No. 18) - 205 Chartres.
A. J. Anderson, capt;
Edward Smith, liut;
John Ward, engr;
John Graves, engine driver;
Milton Harris, hose driver;
Louis T. Bourden,
Frederick Johansen, pipemen.
Nos. 14 and 15 (Hook and Ladder) - House Central fire station.
William P. Wells, capt;
Joseph F. Plummer, lieut and tillerman;
Charles H. Fischer, driver;
Jack Fisher
Charles Perry,
J. B. Calhoun,
Charles Thompson,
Fred Gerdes,
Louis Smith,
E. W. Riggs, laddermen;
Otto Lutz,
George Wead, utility engrs.
Phones 134