Transcriber’s Note:

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THE THIRD ALARM

‘“Well my boy,” said the chief of battalion, “what can I do for you?”’—Frontispiece.

THE
THIRD ALARM
A Story of the New York Fire Department

BY

JAMES L. FORD

Author of “Hypnotic Tales,” “Dr. Dodd’s School,” etc.

New York

BRENTANO’S

Chicago      Paris      Washington

Copyright, 1893,

BY

BRENTANO’S.

Is Dedicated by Its Author

TO

A NEW YORK FIREMAN,

JOHN J. BRESNAN,

Chief of Sixth Battalion, N. Y. F. D.