The Exempt Firemen of San Francisco - Their Unique and Gallant Record; Together With a Resumé of the San Francisco Fire Department and Its Personnel #272151

But in waging war against an inanimate and stupendous force as a vast burning building presents, especially during the hours of darkness, a man has more time for reflection, and consequently is not fortified by the same stimulus as the man of war. The enemy a fireman fights shows no mercy and might well.