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...years in the New York fire department, Gerard W. Purcell spent as little time as possible climbing ladders and sliding down brass poles. By becoming financial secretary of the Uniformed Firemen's Association-the A.F.L. union which represents smoke eaters below the rank of lieutenant-he avoided duty, drew an extra $100 a month, and got the use of a shiny red automobile and a chauffeur. He also assumed the job of promoting the annual Firemen's Ball...
...with anticipating and preventing major conflagrations, it actually served a vastly different function. Its 60 hand-picked members, luxuriating in the regime of Mayor William O'Dwyer, were all "real pushers," who could "put the arm on anybody"; they did nothing for months but sell tickets to the Firemen's Ball...
...fireman in history. Records showed that he had helped finance a Flushing bar & grill for his brother-in-law. There were definite indications that he had been involved in promoting a housing project, a six-day bicycle race, and a scheme to sell 40,000 Christmas trees to firemen and their relatives...
When the wreckage had cooled, firemen climbed in to bring out seven bodiesfive women, two infants. One of the women was heroic Frankie Housley. She was found lying in the aisle with the body of four-month-old Brenda Joyce Smith in her arms...
Cool Head. In Forest, Ont., Harry Vinten finally got out of bed to leave his burning house, explained to firemen why he had relaxed as they smashed windows and doors to get to him: "You guys seemed to be doing all right...