The New Yorker was a fireboat operated by the Fire Department of New York City from 1890 to 1931.[1][2][3] She was launched on April 5, 1890 in the presence of Fire Commissioner S. Howland Robbins.[4]
_pg545_FIRE-BOAT_%27NEW-YORKER%27_AT_CASTLE-GARDEN_BULKHEAD.jpg) FDNY fireboat The New Yorker, moored at Castle-Garden
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | The New Yorker |
| Owner | New York City |
| Operator | Fire Department of New York City |
| Launched | April 5, 1890 |
| In service | 1890 |
| Out of service | 1931 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Fireboat |
Her pumps were capable of projecting 13,000 gallons per minute.[1] As the Fire Department's most powerful vessel she was considered the fleet's flagship, until her retirement in 1931, when she was replaced by John J. Harvey.
Operational career edit
On January 18, 1909, the crew of The New Yorker rescued a young woman who had slipped on the ice on the seawall near their boat, and fallen into the river.[5] Two observers had jumped in after Albertine Decquer, and the fireboat's crew rescued all three.
On June 9, 1922, The New Yorker rescued Fannie Schecht, a well-dressed young woman who was seen trying to make her way to shore, in the middle of the Hudson.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Brian J. Cudahy (1997). "Around Manhattan Island". Fordham University Press. pp. 83, 86. ISBN 9780823217618. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
- ^ Clarence E. Meek (July 1954). "Fireboats Through The Years". Retrieved 2015-06-28.
- ^ "City Fireboat, 43 Years Old, To Be Aactioned Off Today". The New York Times. 1932-10-27. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
- ^ "New York's New Fireboat". The Brooklyn Citizen. April 6, 1890.
- ^ "LEAP FROM BATTERY TO RESCUE GIRL". The New York Times. 1909-01-18. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
- ^ "RESCUED FROM THE HUDSON; Young Woman, Half Drowned, Is Saved by Fireboat New Yorker". The New York Times. 1922-06-09. Retrieved 2018-11-25.