THE LATE BATTALION CHIEF BYRNE.
The death is announced of Joseph P. Byrne, chief of the Tenth battalion of the fire department of New York. The deceased chief, who bad been sick for five weeks, died at his own home, 26 Charles street, Manhattan, and leaves two married daughters. He was fifty-eight years of age and came to this city from Ireland while he was quite a boy. When he was twenty-three years of age he joined the fire department as a fireman on October 1, 1871. Ten years afterwards he became foreman, and on December 24, 1895, was promoted chief of battalion. During that year he was awarded the Stephenson medal for being the best disciplinarian in the department. Ten years ago Chief Byrne was thrown from a fire engine while going to a fire and received injuries which confined him to his bed for three months.
Chief Byrne was prominent in Masonic circles, and on Thursday evening a Masonic funeral service was held in Masonic Hall, Twenty-third street and Sixth avenue, under the auspices of Puritan lodge No. 339.
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