SEASONABLE KINDNESS APPRECIATED.
The accompanying letter to R. W. Stockley & Co., the wellknown Philadelphia manufacturers of uniforms and equipments, tells its own tale of the straits to which the firemen of San Francisco, like their neighbors, have been reduced by the fire:
“R. W. Stockley & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.:
“Kind Sirs—Your letter advising me of uniforms shipped on relief train No. 2 received. We have followed the matter from one station to another, but to no avail. They, no doubt, are doing some good, as during this calamity it mattered not whether you wore policemen, firemen or citizens’ clothes, so long as you had something on to keep out the rain and cold. I am at present stationed on the Stewart street wharf, with engine company No. 9, in tents. It is with sincere thanks that I write you these few lines for your kind remembrance of myself and members of the San Francisco fire department. We were burned out about 7 p. m. on the first evening, or, I might say, on April 18, losing all our bedding, clothing, etc., etc. So you can see not a stone was left unturned to locate the box, and how much we shall appreciate it, should it turn up in the near future. You would have heard from me before this; but I wished to be sure before waiting to you. Again thanking you for your kind remembrance of us,
“I remain, sincerely,
“D. R. SEVVELL. Captain Engine Company No. 9, Stewart street wharf, San Francisco, Cal.”
