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'T was on our precinct they relied to ilict Duggan ; f ' r the Dutch was sthrong down be th ' thrack , an ' Schwartzmeister had a band out playin ' ` Th ' Watch on th ' Rhine . ' Well , sir , we opened th ' polls at six o'clock , an ' there was tin Schwartzmeister men there to protect his intherests . At sivin o'clock there was only three , an ' wan iv thim was goin ' up th ' sthreet with Hinnissy kickin ' at him . At eight o'clock , be dad , ' there was on ' y wan ; an ' he was sittin ' on th ' roof iv Gavin 's blacksmith shop , an ' th ' la-ads was thryin ' to borrow a laddher fr 'm th ' injine-house f ' r to get at him . 'T was thruck eighteen ; an ' Hogan , that was captain , wudde n't let thim have it . Not ye'er Hogan , Jawn , but th ' meanest fireman in Bridgeport . He got kilt aftherwards .