1800’s

1885-1915: The Horses of the Stamford Department

This article is dedicated to the numerous hard-working horses of the Stamford Fire Department. They deserve special recognition, often providing a near lifetime of service to the Citizens of Stamford. HarryHarry (2)Dick ZophGeorgeFrankHomer JimEagleBilly BoThe other unnamed Horses Stamford's first horse-drawn steam pumper arrived on February 3, 1883. But they [...]

By |2021-05-20T23:58:50-05:00April 21, 2021|Categories: 1800's, 1880-1889, 1890-1899, 1900's, featured, Horses, Timeline|Tags: |Comments Off on 1885-1915: The Horses of the Stamford Department

1899-01-04: First Baptist Church Praises Efforts of the SFD

The First Baptist Church of Stanford, Connecticut, feeling profoundly grateful to all who participated in extinguishing the fire in their house of warship on December 31, 1898, wish especially to record their high appreciation of their services rendered by the City Fire Department on that occasion and do therefore offer [...]

By |2021-05-05T11:29:47-05:00April 8, 2021|Categories: 1800's, 1890-1899, Commercial Building Fire|Tags: |Comments Off on 1899-01-04: First Baptist Church Praises Efforts of the SFD

1892: Fireman’s Entertainment & Ball Program

This is a PDF of an original program for the 1892 Firemans Entertainment and Ball. It was held on Thursday evening, January 28, 1892.

By |2021-05-03T19:26:43-05:00December 11, 2016|Categories: 1800's, 1890-1899, Historical Collection|Comments Off on 1892: Fireman’s Entertainment & Ball Program

1895: Fireman’s Entertainment & Ball Program

This is a PDF of an original program for the 1895 Firemans Entertainment and Ball. It was held on Thursday evening, January 31. You should recognize some of the names on the committee page such as George Bowman (Fire Chief) and J G Schlechtweg (FF / Engineer). His picture has [...]

By |2021-05-05T11:29:32-05:00December 11, 2016|Categories: 1800's, 1890-1899, Historical Collection|Tags: |Comments Off on 1895: Fireman’s Entertainment & Ball Program

1887-1903: Fire Chief George Bowman

b. 12 May 1852 in Fifeshire, Scotlandd. 14 September 1903 in New York StateServed as Fire Chief: 1887 - 1903 Chief George Bowman, the first Fire Chief of the Stamford Fire Department, served as Fire Chief for sixteen years. Chief Bowman, who had shown a talent for effectively managing the Fire Department, [...]

By |2021-05-05T11:30:20-05:00December 4, 2016|Categories: 1800's, 1880-1889, 1890-1899, 1900's, 1900-1909, Fire Chiefs, Timeline|Tags: |Comments Off on 1887-1903: Fire Chief George Bowman

1887: Picture of the Luther Street Fire Station and the Men of the SFD

On December 2, 2014, Deputy Chief Tim Conroy (now retired) presented me with a very old photograph of the Luther Street Fire Station and members of the SFD. As I remember it, he told me he found it in one of the closets at the Central Fire Station (Fire HQ). [...]

By |2021-05-20T23:59:43-05:00December 3, 2016|Categories: 1800's, 1880-1889, featured, Historical Collection, Timeline|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on 1887: Picture of the Luther Street Fire Station and the Men of the SFD

1892-01-27: The Venetian Bloc Is Destroyed By Fire

On January 27, 1892, the Venetian Bloc, W. H. Taylor’s building on the corner of the Canal and Pacific Streets., was destroyed by fire. On February 6, 1893, there was another fire in the same building.  We cannot find anything about these two fires in the news, but we do [...]

By |2021-05-03T19:27:46-05:00December 3, 2016|Categories: 1800's, 1890-1899|Comments Off on 1892-01-27: The Venetian Bloc Is Destroyed By Fire

1841-12-22: Fire on River Street – The Earliest Newspaper Account of a Fire in Stamford

The following newspaper article was clipped from the digital version of the  Stamford Advocate (Published as FARMER'S ADVOCATE.) on December 22, 1841, page 3.  It is the earliest newspaper clipping we have related toa fire in Stamford.  I am sure there were ones before this, but this is the first [...]

By |2021-05-03T19:28:00-05:00December 2, 2016|Categories: 1800's, 1840-1849|Tags: |Comments Off on 1841-12-22: Fire on River Street – The Earliest Newspaper Account of a Fire in Stamford

1874-12-18: Meadow Street Barn Fire

Below is an article from the December 18, 1874 Stamford Advocate that tells the story of a barn fire on Meadow Street.  Fire Apparatus from the Atlantic Hose Company needed to be hauled from the center of town to Meadow Street...twice, to roughly the area where U-Haul now stands.  There [...]

By |2021-05-03T19:28:14-05:00November 27, 2016|Categories: 1800's, 1870-1879|Tags: , , |Comments Off on 1874-12-18: Meadow Street Barn Fire
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