Friends of Coleman-Leigh-Warren Cemetery
Augusta fire fighters
Hand drawn manual fire engine*. Built by
Simpson of Pimlico, London. Used in
England ca. 1820. Photo from Museum of
Firefighting
Hand drawn and carried manual fire
engine* ca. 1760 by Newsham. Used in
England. Photo from Museum of Firefighting
Hand drawn manual rotary fire engine*. Built by American
Hydraulic Company ca. 1825. Uses vane style pump. Photo from
Museum of Firefighting
Walter Leigh founding member of
The Augusta Fire Company
Following a December 29, 1795 Act of the Georgia Legislature,
The Augusta Fire Company was constituted on June 20, 1796.
Fifty men from Augusta agreed to adopt, "the Rules for the
regulation of said Company." Thomas Cumming and Walter
Leigh were the first two of fifty names to appear on the list as
members of the newly formed company. The full list of fifty
names is a Who's Who from Augusta's rich history including:
Isaac Herbert, Joseph Hutchinson, William Longstreet, Benjamin
Sims, Richard Tubman et al.
Lindsay Coleman served as Captain of
The Augusta Fire Company
The Augusta Chronicle announced Friday, March 5, 1813, "The
Augusta Fire Company ARE ordered to assemble at the
city-hotel on Saturday the 6th inst. at 3 o'clock P.M. of which
they will be reminded by the ringing of the bell."
LINDSAY COLEMAN, Captain
*The photos on this page are representations of what some of the equipment might have looked like in
Augusta during the era in which Mr. Coleman and Mr. Leigh served The Augusta Fire Company.
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