Salem Engine Company No. 3
(Salem Fire Department)
Salem Engine Company No. 3 was created on March 28th, 1883 with the following charter members:
- F. J. Babcock
- J. C. Byrd
- Clark Churchill
- W. D. Claggett
- A. M. Clough
- S. D. Cole
- Joseph Cook
- D. B. Cooley
- George Devol
- J. C. Devol
- D. J. Dinsmore
- C. P. Ferrell
- J. R. Gilmore
- B. J. Gloyd
- Alex Grant
- J. H. Haas
- E. A. Kaiser
- C. A. McClain
- L. E. Pratt
- B. F. Sanders
- T. C. Shaw
- John Smith
- W. L. Wade
- D. F. Wagner
- G. P. Wagner
Equipped with the Hunneman hand pumper from Tiger Engine Company No. 2 and a hose cart, Salem Engine Company No. 3 was the only Salem engine company not to convert to a steam fire engine prior to the formation of the paid fire department in 1893.
The following members Salem Engine Company No. 3 appear on the roll of membership:
- C. H. Gilmore
- E. Ryder
- C. H. Shehrwood
- H. Croft
- T. J. Lousignot
- W. F. Brown
- Fisher Boise
- Oscar Neil
- Clark Bowman
- Herbert Rossiter
- Richard Carlson
- Bert Lynch
- Louis Pickins
- W. H. Clark
- Chas. Eiders
- Alvice McCormick
- James McClane
- George Harvey
- W. M. Kaiser
- Granville Wagner
- A. B. Muir
- L. H. McMahan
- James Ferrell
- L. S. Winters
- J. C. Reed
- George Neal
- Frank Farrell
- T. P. Welch
- Robert Rossiter
- John Lemon
Bibliography:
Salem Fire Department 1857-1904, Published in the interest of The Relief Fund, Statesman Job Office
History of the Salem, Oregon Fire Department: the volunteer era 1857 to 1893, Wilkerson
This article originally appeared on the original Salem Online History site and has not been updated since 2006.
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