SELLECK WATERBURY served his time with Dry dock Engine No. 47. He was born in Connecticut, came to New York in 1831, and joined the Fire Department in 1836. Engine 47 was organized for the protection of the dry dock and adjacent shipping about the foot of East Tenth Street. The ground for the engine house was presented to the city by the Dry Dock Company, with the understanding that the engine should not be required to go to fires south of Grand or west of Essex Street. William H. Webb, the shipbuilder, was a member of the company. Mr. Waterbury is a life member of the Exempt firemen's Association, and is now in the wholesale business at No. 37 Warren Street.
SELLECK WATERBURY served his time with Dry dock Engine No. 47. He was born in Connecticut, came to New York in 1831, and joined the Fire Department in 1836. Engine 47 was organized for the protection of the dry dock and adjacent shipping about the foot of East Tenth Street. The ground for the engine house was presented to the city by the Dry Dock Company, with the understanding that the engine should not be required to go to fires south of Grand or west of Essex Street. William H. Webb, the shipbuilder, was a member of the company. Mr. Waterbury is a life member of the Exempt firemen's Association, and is now in the wholesale business at No. 37 Warren Street.
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