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CHARLES W. KRUGER CAPT. LAD. 9 1894 1895 STEPHENSON
Capt. Kruger, Ladder 9, was awarded the 1895 Medal Day Stephenson Medal for company efficiency and discipline.
THOMAS LARKIN LT. LAD. 9 FEB. 3, 1896 1896 1897 STRONG
LT Larkin was awarded the Strong Medal in 1897 for heroic actions February 3, 1896.
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CHARLES W. KRUGER CAPT. LAD. 9 1894 1895 STEPHENSON
Capt. Kruger, Ladder 9, was awarded the 1895 Medal Day Stephenson Medal for company efficiency and discipline.
THOMAS LARKIN LT. LAD. 9 FEB. 3, 1896 1896 1897 STRONG
LT Larkin was awarded the Strong Medal in 1897 for heroic actions February 3, 1896.
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CHARLES W. RANKIN ENG. OF STEAMER ENG. 33 JAN. 9, 1912 1913 CRIMMINS
JOHN J. KELLY FOREMAN LAD. 9 1912 1913 STEPHENSON
Foreman Kelly, Ladder 9, was awarded the 1913 Medal Day Stephenson Medal for company efficiency and discipline in 1912.
ALL MEMBERS LAD. 9 JUN. 7, 1912 1913 FIRE COLLEGE
Ladder 9 members received 1913 Medal Day Fire College Medals for proficiency in drill and evolutions.
MEDAL DAY 1913
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CHARLES W. RANKIN ENG. OF STEAMER ENG. 33 JAN. 9, 1912 1913 CRIMMINS
JOHN J. KELLY FOREMAN LAD. 9 1912 1913 STEPHENSON
Foreman Kelly, Ladder 9, was awarded the 1913 Medal Day Stephenson Medal for company efficiency and discipline in 1912.
ALL MEMBERS LAD. 9 JUN. 7, 1912 1913 FIRE COLLEGE
Ladder 9 members received 1913 Medal Day Fire College Medals for proficiency in drill and evolutions.
MEDAL DAY 1913
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WILLIAM J. FEALY ENGINEER ENG. 33 MAY 28, 1914 1915 TREVOR-WARREN
Engineer of Steamer Fealy was awarded the Trevor-Warren Medal in 1915 for the rescue of Mrs. Regina Weiss at a fire at 401 St Marks Place on May 28, 1914. Fealy was detailed as Chief of Department Kenlon's chauffeur when he made the rescue.
JOHN W. DONOHUE FF. ENG. 33 JUL. 17, 1914 1915 WERTHEIM
FF Donohue was awarded the Wertheim Medal in 1915 for the rescue of Mrs. Teresa Schermer during a fire at 55 E 4th Street on July 17, 1914.
55 E 4TH STREET
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WILLIAM J. FEALY ENGINEER ENG. 33 MAY 28, 1914 1915 TREVOR-WARREN
Engineer of Steamer Fealy was awarded the Trevor-Warren Medal in 1915 for the rescue of Mrs. Regina Weiss at a fire at 401 St Marks Place on May 28, 1914. Fealy was detailed as Chief of Department Kenlon's chauffeur when he made the rescue.
JOHN W. DONOHUE FF. ENG. 33 JUL. 17, 1914 1915 WERTHEIM
FF Donohue was awarded the Wertheim Medal in 1915 for the rescue of Mrs. Teresa Schermer during a fire at 55 E 4th Street on July 17, 1914.
55 E 4TH STREET
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JOHN A. COFFEY LT. ENG. 33 MAR. 8, 1918 1919 HUGH BONNER
LT Coffee was awarded the Hugh Bonner Medal and the Department Medal for heroic action saving life at a fire at 65 E 4th Street on March 8, 1918. LT Coffee was injured while performing his duties at this fire.
March 1918 Fires Issue 3 and Volume 13. By Paul Hashagen
March 8, 1918: New York, New York: An overturned oil lamp ignited a fire on the second floor of a six-story tenement at 65 East 4th Street in Manhattan. The flames spread quickly from room to room, and soon the entire second floor was a wall of flames trapping several families on the floors above. Arriving firefighters, under the command of Battalion Chief John McLoughlin, made an aggressive attack, and several children were rescued and passed out onto the crowded fire escape. A mother and her three children were rescued from the third floor as the chief and his nozzle team pressed up the blazing stairs. Suddenly, the staircase collapsed, plunging the chief and four of his men into a pile of broken timbers and glowing embers. The men were rushed, along with several injured civilians, to a nearby hospital. Chief McLaughlin suffered several serious injuries.
65 E 4TH STREET
MEDAL DAY 1919
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JOHN A. COFFEY LT. ENG. 33 MAR. 8, 1918 1919 HUGH BONNER
LT Coffee was awarded the Hugh Bonner Medal and the Department Medal for heroic action saving life at a fire at 65 E 4th Street on March 8, 1918. LT Coffee was injured while performing his duties at this fire.
March 1918 Fires Issue 3 and Volume 13. By Paul HashagenMarch 8, 1918: New York, New York: An overturned oil lamp ignited a fire on the second floor of a six-story tenement at 65 East 4th Street in Manhattan. The flames spread quickly from room to room, and soon the entire second floor was a wall of flames trapping several families on the floors above. Arriving firefighters, under the command of Battalion Chief John McLoughlin, made an aggressive attack, and several children were rescued and passed out onto the crowded fire escape. A mother and her three children were rescued from the third floor as the chief and his nozzle team pressed up the blazing stairs. Suddenly, the staircase collapsed, plunging the chief and four of his men into a pile of broken timbers and glowing embers. The men were rushed, along with several injured civilians, to a nearby hospital. Chief McLaughlin suffered several serious injuries.
65 E 4TH STREET
MEDAL DAY 1919
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Engine 33/Ladder 9 (continued)
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CHARLES ROSENSON FF. ENG. 33 OFF-DUTY JUN. 18, 1932 1933 CRIMMINS
FF Rosenson, Engine 33, was awarded the Crimmons Medal and a Department Medal in 1933 for heroic actions on June 18, 1932.
MEDAL DAY 1933
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CHARLES ROSENSON FF. ENG. 33 OFF-DUTY JUN. 18, 1932 1933 CRIMMINS
FF Rosenson, Engine 33, was awarded the Crimmons Medal and a Department Medal in 1933 for heroic actions on June 18, 1932.
MEDAL DAY 1933
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WINFIELD A. WALSH FF. LAD. 9 DEC. 31, 1946 1947 DEPARTMENT
FF Walsh, Ladder 9, was awarded the Department Medal posthumously in 1947 for heroism at a 4 alarm Broadway fire and building collapse on December 31, 1946.
LODD JAN. 4, 1947
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WINFIELD A. WALSH FF. LAD. 9 DEC. 31, 1946 1947 DEPARTMENT
FF Walsh, Ladder 9, was awarded the Department Medal posthumously in 1947 for heroism at a 4 alarm Broadway fire and building collapse on December 31, 1946.
LODD JAN. 4, 1947
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ALBERT STREICHENWEIN FF. LAD. 9 APR. 18, 1953 1954 KENNY
FF Streichenwein, Ladder 9, was awarded the Kenny Medal in 1954 for heroism while rescuing several people trapped at a Lower East Side shelter fire at 221-223 Chrystie Street on April 18, 1953.
JAMES E. J. SHUGRUE FF. LAD. 9 APR. 18, 1953 1954 MC ELLIGOTT
FF Shugrue, Ladder 9, was awarded the McElligott Medal in 1954 for heroism while rescuing several people trapped at a Lower East Side shelter fire at 221-223 Chrystie Street on April 18, 1953.
221-223 CHRYSTIE STREET
MEDAL DAY 1954
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ALBERT STREICHENWEIN FF. LAD. 9 APR. 18, 1953 1954 KENNY
FF Streichenwein, Ladder 9, was awarded the Kenny Medal in 1954 for heroism while rescuing several people trapped at a Lower East Side shelter fire at 221-223 Chrystie Street on April 18, 1953.
JAMES E. J. SHUGRUE FF. LAD. 9 APR. 18, 1953 1954 MC ELLIGOTT
FF Shugrue, Ladder 9, was awarded the McElligott Medal in 1954 for heroism while rescuing several people trapped at a Lower East Side shelter fire at 221-223 Chrystie Street on April 18, 1953.
221-223 CHRYSTIE STREET
MEDAL DAY 1954
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JOSEPH M. RE FF. LAD. 9 MAR. 19, 1958 1959 KANE
FF Re, Ladder 9, was awarded the Kane Medal in 1959 for heroism at a 623 Broadway loft fire March 19, 1959. The fire killed 24 people.
LYMAN M. KELLEY LT. LAD. 9 MAR. 19, 1958 1959 BROOKMAN
LT Kelley, Ladder 9, was awarded the Brookman Medal in 1959 for heroism at a 623 Broadway loft fire March 19, 1959. The fire killed 24 people.
1958 BRADWAY LOFT FIRE - 24 KILLED
623 BROADWAY
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JOSEPH M. RE FF. LAD. 9 MAR. 19, 1958 1959 KANE
FF Re, Ladder 9, was awarded the Kane Medal in 1959 for heroism at a 623 Broadway loft fire March 19, 1959. The fire killed 24 people.
LYMAN M. KELLEY LT. LAD. 9 MAR. 19, 1958 1959 BROOKMAN
LT Kelley, Ladder 9, was awarded the Brookman Medal in 1959 for heroism at a 623 Broadway loft fire March 19, 1959. The fire killed 24 people.
1958 BRADWAY LOFT FIRE - 24 KILLED
623 BROADWAY
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IRVING L. BULGER, JR. FF. LAD. 9 DEC. 4, 1965 1966 TREVOR-WARREN
FRANK P. CLARK FF. LAD. 9 AUG. 3, 1973 1974 SCOTT
FF Clark was awarded the Scott Medal in 1974 for heroic action August 3, 1973 at a hotel collapse at 673 Broadway. 308 people were registered at the hotel.
1973 University Hotel Collapse
When a Hotel Collapsed onto Broadway
The Broadway Central Hotel ca. 1900. Image via NYPL.
In 1973, what was once one of the largest and most elegant hotels in the country collapsed onto Broadway, killing four and injuring many.
The eight-story, 400-room Grand Central Hotel opened in 1870 and was built in the Second Empire style by architect Henry Engelbert for carpet manufacturer Elias S. Higgins. Located at 667-77 Broadway (near Bond Street, south of West 3rd Street), it was one of the largest hotels in the United States when it was built and was lavishly furnished. In the late 19th century, the hotel with its restaurants and grand spaces became a hub of New York society.
As the 20th century progressed, the hotel’s name was changed to the Broadway Central, and its luster faded. By the 1960s and after changes in ownership, the building came to be used as a welfare hotel. Complaints from residents and neighbors about crime, drug use, and prostitution in the building, as well as deteriorating and unhygienic conditions, spurred the State to investigate and penalize the owners.
Re-branded as The University Hotel by the early 1970s, the hotel attempted to salvage its image. But by the summer of 1973 bigger problems than image would reveal themselves. Residents reported to the City that cracks had formed throughout the hotel and several structural walls had begun bowing outward. Years of neglect and un-reported interior renovation work had taken its toll on the hundred year old structure. Early on August 3rd, hotel patrons began hearing what they described as “’bongs,’ ‘tings,’ and ‘groans,’ and other noises,” and seeing falling plasterwork throughout the building. By the late afternoon most of the over 300 hotel guests had evacuated, when at about 5:10 P.M. a huge section of the building abruptly collapsed, spilling a huge pile of rubble down on to Broadway. As firemen sifted through the rubble – more than twenty feet high in some places — four bodies were found.
The remaining sections of the hotel were demolished and removed. Also lost on the Mercer Street side of the building were six popular off-Broadway theaters that composed the Mercer Arts center.
Housing for NYU Law School students was eventually built on the site and remains today.
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IRVING L. BULGER, JR. FF. LAD. 9 DEC. 4, 1965 1966 TREVOR-WARREN
FRANK P. CLARK FF. LAD. 9 AUG. 3, 1973 1974 SCOTT
FF Clark was awarded the Scott Medal in 1974 for heroic action August 3, 1973 at a hotel collapse at 673 Broadway. 308 people were registered at the hotel.
1973 University Hotel Collapse
When a Hotel Collapsed onto Broadway
The Broadway Central Hotel ca. 1900. Image via NYPL.
In 1973, what was once one of the largest and most elegant hotels in the country collapsed onto Broadway, killing four and injuring many.
The eight-story, 400-room Grand Central Hotel opened in 1870 and was built in the Second Empire style by architect Henry Engelbert for carpet manufacturer Elias S. Higgins. Located at 667-77 Broadway (near Bond Street, south of West 3rd Street), it was one of the largest hotels in the United States when it was built and was lavishly furnished. In the late 19th century, the hotel with its restaurants and grand spaces became a hub of New York society.
As the 20th century progressed, the hotel’s name was changed to the Broadway Central, and its luster faded. By the 1960s and after changes in ownership, the building came to be used as a welfare hotel. Complaints from residents and neighbors about crime, drug use, and prostitution in the building, as well as deteriorating and unhygienic conditions, spurred the State to investigate and penalize the owners.
Re-branded as The University Hotel by the early 1970s, the hotel attempted to salvage its image. But by the summer of 1973 bigger problems than image would reveal themselves. Residents reported to the City that cracks had formed throughout the hotel and several structural walls had begun bowing outward. Years of neglect and un-reported interior renovation work had taken its toll on the hundred year old structure. Early on August 3rd, hotel patrons began hearing what they described as “’bongs,’ ‘tings,’ and ‘groans,’ and other noises,” and seeing falling plasterwork throughout the building. By the late afternoon most of the over 300 hotel guests had evacuated, when at about 5:10 P.M. a huge section of the building abruptly collapsed, spilling a huge pile of rubble down on to Broadway. As firemen sifted through the rubble – more than twenty feet high in some places — four bodies were found.
The remaining sections of the hotel were demolished and removed. Also lost on the Mercer Street side of the building were six popular off-Broadway theaters that composed the Mercer Arts center.
Housing for NYU Law School students was eventually built on the site and remains today.
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THOMAS J. DOWNING FF. LAD. 9 MAR. 8, 1985 1986 LANE
FF Downing was awarded the Lane Medal for heroism during a rescue at a 199 Orchard Street fire March 8, 1985.
JOHN T. NIXON LT. LAD. 9 MAR. 8, 1985 1986 HISPANIC
LT Nixon was awarded the Hispanic Society Medal for heroism during a rescue at a 199 Orchard Street fire March 8, 1985.
GERARD F. CANAVAN FF. LAD. 9 MAR. 8, 1985 1986 STEUBEN
FF Canavan was awarded the Steuben Society Medal for heroism during a rescue at a 199 Orchard Street fire March 8, 1985.
199 Orchard Street
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THOMAS J. DOWNING FF. LAD. 9 MAR. 8, 1985 1986 LANE
FF Downing was awarded the Lane Medal for heroism during a rescue at a 199 Orchard Street fire March 8, 1985.
JOHN T. NIXON LT. LAD. 9 MAR. 8, 1985 1986 HISPANIC
LT Nixon was awarded the Hispanic Society Medal for heroism during a rescue at a 199 Orchard Street fire March 8, 1985.
GERARD F. CANAVAN FF. LAD. 9 MAR. 8, 1985 1986 STEUBEN
FF Canavan was awarded the Steuben Society Medal for heroism during a rescue at a 199 Orchard Street fire March 8, 1985.
199 Orchard Street
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ROBERT P. SCHMUCK FF. ENG. 33 NOV. 20, 1989 1990 STEUBEN
FF Schmuck was awarded the Steuben Association Medal in 1990 for bravery assisting a civilian on November 20, 1989 being robbed and attacked by knife-wielding suspects, chasing the attackers, disarming them and holding them until police arrived. The attackers were placed under arrest and one was a murder suspect. FF Schmuck was assisted by other FDNY members.
ANGELO M. FIGUEROA FF. LAD. 9 JUL. 4, 1989 1989 1990 STIEFEL
FF Figueroa was promoted to Lieutenant in 1990 after being awarded the Stiefel Medal for heroic action July 4, 1989.
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ROBERT P. SCHMUCK FF. ENG. 33 NOV. 20, 1989 1990 STEUBEN
FF Schmuck was awarded the Steuben Association Medal in 1990 for bravery assisting a civilian on November 20, 1989 being robbed and attacked by knife-wielding suspects, chasing the attackers, disarming them and holding them until police arrived. The attackers were placed under arrest and one was a murder suspect. FF Schmuck was assisted by other FDNY members.
ANGELO M. FIGUEROA FF. LAD. 9 JUL. 4, 1989 1989 1990 STIEFEL
FF Figueroa was promoted to Lieutenant in 1990 after being awarded the Stiefel Medal for heroic action July 4, 1989.
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Engine 33/Ladder 9 medals
ALL MEMBERS ENG. 33 DEC 12, 1995 1996 FF. THOMAS R. ELSASSER
ELSASSER MEDAL
Thomas Elsasser, a 19-year FDNY veteran and member of Ladder 104 in Brooklyn, died of leukemia in 1990, just three weeks after he was diagnosed. Two years after his death, the fund was created in his honor. The money raised goes to families of firefighters whose deaths were not in the line of duty, and who are not entitled to many of the benefits provided to families of firefighters who die on the job.
UFA Thomas Elsasser Fund
The Thomas R. Elsasser Fund was established in 1992 to support the families of NYC Firefighters who died Non-Line of Duty as active members of the FDNY.
With your help we can support these unfortunate families who don't have FDNY pensions or medical coverage. The funds are used to help with their medical costs, housing and repairs, and school tuitions to name a few.
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ALL MEMBERS ENG. 33 DEC 12, 1995 1996 FF. THOMAS R. ELSASSER
ELSASSER MEDAL
Thomas Elsasser, a 19-year FDNY veteran and member of Ladder 104 in Brooklyn, died of leukemia in 1990, just three weeks after he was diagnosed. Two years after his death, the fund was created in his honor. The money raised goes to families of firefighters whose deaths were not in the line of duty, and who are not entitled to many of the benefits provided to families of firefighters who die on the job.
UFA Thomas Elsasser Fund
The Thomas R. Elsasser Fund was established in 1992 to support the families of NYC Firefighters who died Non-Line of Duty as active members of the FDNY.
With your help we can support these unfortunate families who don't have FDNY pensions or medical coverage. The funds are used to help with their medical costs, housing and repairs, and school tuitions to name a few.
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