FIREMAN'S FUNERAL.— We notice this morning that the flags on the engine houses belonging to the Fire Department, were half masted as a token of respect to the memory of Mr. Benjamin Grenup, who came to his death by the accident on Monday night last. Mr. Grenup was a young gentleman who was highly esteemed by a very large circle of acquaintances in Washington He was a member of the Columbia Fire Company.
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Fireman's Funeral, The Washington Evening Star, May 7, 1856. Page 3. (PDF)
In the next column on the same page we find: Died: Benj. C. Grenup, The Washington Evening Star, May 7, 1856. Page 3. (PDF)