It's more than just a fireboat
The other day, I went down to take some photos of the Elk Street Terminal apartments. While I was down there I decided to visit a place that my Dad used to take me all the time when I was little. I guess that this visit was inspired by a previous post on this site by the gray geek that asked our readers to recount some childhood memories. Believe it or not, visiting the old Buffalo fireboat is one of my clearest memories as a child. My dad used to drive me down to the old boat and we would spend the afternoon talking about her colorful history on Lake Erie. Like most young boys, I was fascinated by all sorts of rescue vehicles. Put a spinning light on a vehicle, add a siren, and I would just about go nuts. Then you take that spinning light and that siren, add fire hoses that look like artillery guns, throw in some life-rings and slap it in the water... well as a boy it doesn't get any better than that. What was especially nice about these childhood visits was the fact that my dad enjoyed seeing her out on the water as much as I did. So this post is for all you dads out there. If you have not taken your kids down to see the Edward M. Cotter, I promise you that it is worth the trip. If you want to get the kids excited before you go, here is a quick slideshow.
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Chris Kroschel
My grandmother said her father was a fireboat captain. I did find his occupation listed as "pilot" in the 1910 census in Buffalo. His name was Thomas Hyland(t) and was from Ireland. To save money he smoked his cigar butts in a pipe. You have any links so I could find some records of the fireboat?
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