The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-05
The Philadelphia Steam Fire Engine and
Cur Etremen.

70 THE EDiTok or THE HERALD.
NY attention has esen called 10 article IN your vsQa
bio paper % osy under thu caption OF rhe Phsde
pnin Steam Fire E0sns" rejecting severely and uni asty
npon tbe conduct Ct the New York Fire Department.
generally and upon that CT the officers and members OF
sdsiatic grgno Compsny No 81 In particular. IA fore
q that cor lany respectfully esk tee privilege or
Casrsclsg several mbstsmsns In the aforesaid article
suc presenting the public through the medium the
HERALD sriAn statement OF connection with the us
tor every line OF Whom be verified BY hundreds Of
cisirtereaioa wiiressos.
Az tho Gt assertion, Jour reporter staies the Phiix
doiphans upon arriving tho ground, surprised
lind obe.aces thrown in the way prevent them froa
procuring wster." so far as Engine Company No. 81 Is
concerned positively such was not the
case the contrary, No 2ls company DESTROYS OF
having friendly trial, fully sasGed Of the superiority Of
their apparatus. Before tho steam engine arrived nj tbs
burning building We had received order from Ia
xiLSeI Jacobs to "nack down our pipe aud TAI up"
which order We had oceyed: Some time aftor "t.k'ag
Up" We obtained ernsso1 trom Engineer bsuch get
tie engine H. "osS win fipo from TIC street we wish
ed = trial with tbs steam engine
In the III place. E!nicd that The force az The
wsa. burst taer hcse ssd they were ccmpset to STOP
that ths dshetef provoked tbs oerisaon OF Of tia
Now York nremen WHO acted IN shameful casuner.
aG not aver. ihsi they burst any ncss tnoy did,
hurrshIpg ard cheering by The members u Engine
81. nos rejoicing AZ ,her bad uck' bat ., the
tact that threw tlncaor,o stysAm o. ieas.
twerty feet higher tcEn thay dic.
Agar IL Is geiG t5a. no uccerg Of tho steam engine
seemed 70 srragc The New Ycrkers, aud the
neo pipe Vi Engine 81 turned the stream Of ~asr full
ulOp the Pa!lace poans " sd Gtthis igroture seemed
az though general STACK 1aa about % be made upon
vEerr bu. through the efforts u Assistant Engineer
Bsuh the police the stranger -enon rrotec,ed
lcanl personal yioeroe.o In regard 50 this matter wilt
Only gay THAI up the ttne tho steam engine
orsng tho freron IN front OF the ire compare.
lively cry, tee stream THROWN from tbe steam engine
si-e c,ed (pheiher prrpcseiy rot the public de-
o,aey III such t5g the fui! body Of water
TIA, The III and 81 engine paaies,
1fvng G2y Il them oo their .ostiors the engines
ard completely oienuhins ali In the voDdiy.
a! his tine ! veal 30 the persou paving Charge
81 she riGe II she sasfa epgoe aud stated 70 HIM
hat he must Change i- direction OF his stream,
"a wx driving my men ttcm fta " brakes" rnis NO.
beD. drns, alter les ,1oussis | agsis went 10 HIM
ar thu reQutlI Eta yepy vas "5st he coga NO.
nop Il" Upco retrrsirg - ae engine obs rveo
ra rets,na sprre - io- take tho ppS OF No
- upon The sclcas lns pipe OF the etcsm
engine. mECc aeiy crfered the ~ stop the
lie, wn.ea YVES oone. aan pes,sc ia 40 attack war
trapsIed upoh the strpgea W spY members or hs
New York Fire Department certainly no. by any nom
of Acrstic Eogna COMPANY NO II, AZ NO were 70
instd r. victory af inaru' that .bcy hat FURNISHED
opportunity Ga0a taCAe Interested il tho matter
bend eneiaes serviceats AID available
xrgu'sning free 'nan stea erglpee The rue stsis Of
:ae .hisaok Pal -ull Oh Gg.er Mas thrown upon
Ire btc BY the g'1e. Fcfther, IN contest
sih she pAyaa through only tgalvs feet o. hose,
wh'ia To. 81 played through ooe nanared feet
Tie persona having charge OF the siesIn cnsG9 caDco
nth sny rbov justice crsrgo any mscea0qot Juror the
Hcefs i1erNbefs = Tcgita coGp2rY No. 81. II they
10 Pnafslpbs beat, certainly Is aot dscs al.
New oh Fire DeD44 tmcnt lcaEs, tsaly.
Wa BUTTON, Foreman Engine Company No. ~.
NEW YolA, tvpi. A. 1868.