The Fire Department of New York operated a fireboat named William J. Gaynor from 1914 to 1961. Construction began in March 1913. Her cost was projected...
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William Jay Gaynor was a mayor of New York City. William Gaynor may also refer to: William J. Gaynor (fireboat), a New York Fire Department fireboat William...
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factor. Gaynor is interred at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. The Fire Department of New York operated a fireboat named William J. Gaynor from...
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holds. John Purroy Mitchel assisted William J. Gaynor, which was the first fireboat on scene. The two fireboats pumped water into the burning hold, and...
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19th and early 20th century, New York City maintained a fleet of ten fireboats. In recent decades technology has improved to where smaller boats can...
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elevator car and made it impossible for Zito to make another attempt. William Gunn Shepherd, a reporter at the tragedy, would say, "I learned a new sound...
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casualty incidents (MCI's) in New York City. EMS Operations Chief - Michael J. Fields. (EMS Operations Center) EMS Assistant Chief - Cesar A. Escobar. (EMS...
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successor, William Jay Gaynor, was opposed to what he saw as a hasty purchase of the 39th Street line. Upon becoming mayor in 1910, Gaynor communicated...
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tugboats and fireboats to assist her. The naval wireless station at The Battery received Byron's signal. The fireboat William J. Gaynor came alongside...
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served as acting mayor for a six-week period in 1910, after incumbent William Jay Gaynor was shot. His biggest accomplishment during his short tenure was the...
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International Women's Day held. 1910 August 9, 1910 – Reformist Mayor William Jay Gaynor is shot in Hoboken, New Jersey by former city employee James Gallagher...
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Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. The Brooklyn Fire Department operated a fireboat named Seth Low from 1885 to 1917. In the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn...
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the Nebraska were able to escape to safety by jumping to the FDNY fireboat Gaynor that had come to the rescue. Born: Serik Akhmetov, Prime Minister of...
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