... first responders for their tireless efforts." The Mount Vernon Fire Department was assisted by the New Rochelle, Pelham, and Eastchester Fire Department. Over 35 firefighters responded to the scene. "This is a type of tragedy that every firefighter ...
Yesterday's article told the story of Hans Gruber, the first driver of the new "automobile fire truck" acquired by the First Fire District to serve North Pelham and Pelham Heights in 1914. See Thu., Jan. 19, 2017: Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold: Don't Mess With a Pelham Fireman .
A terrible blizzard raged across Pelham that night. The winds were blowing furiously as the brutal cold and heavy snow pounded the little town.
When the New York Athletic Club of New York City bought the island it renamed "Travers Island" in Pelham Manor, there stood on the island a beautiful old home known as the "Old Hunter House." Named after John Hunter of Hunter's Island who had remodeled and improved the home during the mid-19th century, the main portion of the home was said to have been built in 1812 for Temple Emmett, a member of the Emmett Family that long resided in the area.