[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] The last-mentioned two engines were of a kind cal-culated to give the firemen plenty of exercise, as the water had to be lifted into their tanks in buckets. * • T * • Washington Engine, No. 1, was provided with suction apparatus. All three were of the kind known as "goose necks," the attachment for the hose on the engine being of that shape, and capable of being turned in any direction. As the village of Sing Sing increased in size the public sentiment with regard to fire matters become so exacting that goose-neck engines failed to satisfy it. Accordingly, in the year 1856 the sum of two thousand dollars was raised by subscriptions of the citizens for the purpose of purchasing a new hand-engine anil a hose-carriage. A company of thirty members was formed on the 8th of September, 1856, to operate the latter, and took the name of the Ossining Hose Company. George W. Crofut was chosen foremen, David O. Miller assistant foreman, Powles D. Palmer secretary and Townsend Young treasurer. On Monday, December 15, 1856, a few days altera disastrous fire, which consumed the office of the Westchester Herald and several other buildings on Main Street, the new fire apparatus arrived. The hand-engine was turned over to the Wj shington En-gine Company, No. 1, and the Ossining Hose Com-pany took possession of the hose-carriage. Both w ere stored in a room in the old Eagle Hotel, which was located at the intersection of Main Street and the Road, overlooking Pleasant Square. Hudson Company, No.