The New Yorker (fireboat)
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The New Yorker was a fireboat operated by the Fire Department of New York City from 1890 to 1931.[1][2][3]
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 the 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.[4] 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.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brian J. Cudahy. Around Manhattan Island, Fordham University Press, 1997, pp. 83, 86. Retrieved on 2015-06-29.
- ↑ Clarence E. Meek (July 1954). Fireboats Through The Years. Retrieved on 2015-06-28.
- ↑ City Fireboat, 43 Years Old, To Be Aactioned Off Today, The New York Times, 1932-10-27, p. 12. Retrieved on 2018-11-25.
- ↑ LEAP FROM BATTERY TO RESCUE GIRL, The New York Times, 1909-01-18. Retrieved on 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 on 2018-11-25.
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