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Martin B. Carrigan, born in Pennsylvania in July 1872, was appointed to the Camden Fire Department in 1904, rose to Captain, and died in the line of duty on January 19, 1922 of injuries sustained fighting the Kaighn Avenue fire.
Notice of the February 9, 1933 election of officers of the Camden Police and Firemen's Association, with Herbert Bott unopposed for president. Russell Anderson was among ten candidates for fireman trustee.
Fire Chief John A. Stockton resigned after thirty-one years of service and City Council chose Deputy Chief Peter B. Carter as his successor, setting off a general move up in the Camden Fire Department.
Captain Peter Carter of Engine Company No. 1 was named Deputy Chief after John A. Stockton's elevation to Fire Chief, and Kim Lee was sentenced for the burglary of Sig Schoenagle's store at 424 Federal Street.
The monthly supper at Camden Fire Headquarters, Fifth and Arch streets, featured German sour krout served by Lieutenant Jim White, with Chief Charles Worthington and Assistant Chief John A. Stockton among the speakers.
Rudolph Romberg of 1316 Park Boulevard and his brother-in-law Walter Lechtner drowned in the surf at Sea Isle City, and Mrs. Romberg was closely watched by physicians and the Dominican Sisters after the tragedy.
With the Camden Fire Department spreading across the city, City Council's Fire Committee appointed additional firemen, naming one or two men from each of the twelve wards.
The Fire Committee of Camden City Council appointed a slate of new firemen — among them Martin Carrigan — ahead of the completion of the new fire house at Twelfth and Federal streets.
Meeting at the home of its ailing chairman, Dr. Frank Neall Robinson, the fire committee of Camden City Council recommended sixteen men — Martin Carrigan among them — for appointment to the Fire Department, drawn from wards throughout the city.
City Council's Fire Committee named eighteen new firemen — Martin Carrigan among them — sixteen of whom would not report for duty until the new fire house was ready the following July.
Annual Election and Feast of Fun Held Last Night Camden Courier-Post - January 12, 1904 Hospitality was rampant at the First Ward Young Republican Club last night. The occasion was the annual meeting.