Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-09-10

WV ""''b shNh sns OullulugS on about twen-
ty acres Of ground were burnt. If any
buildings were saved within the general
range of the fire, tho number was SMALL
1t was my opinion, on visiting the scene
aud observing the progress of the fire, that
1t the citizens had preceded il, and covered
the buildings with wet blankets or carpets.
that millions Of dollars in the value of prop.
erty would have been saved. In some of
the cities firemon are paid by the year for
their services, and il is reported the result
Is large diminution in Che aggregate loss
es Of former years.
In somo cities also, steam is used ns
motive power in working fire engines. Much
time is gained in furnishing prompt aid,
which is of great importance, whether the
building on fire, be single, or one Of block
or square. Mr.. Lieber said in 1881, the
application OF steam for the purpose men
toned, was then, recent invention. He
mentions an engine that would deliver about
5000 gallons an hour to an elevation of
30 feet, through an adjutngc of I of an inch.
They have been highly commended at Gin
elnn"Ii within the past year, and their use
and exhibitions in other cities have met
general appreciation. II you do not ap.
| ply horse power in running to the scene
OF action permit me to suggest to you that
horse be kept harncssed every night in
or near to each engine house, under the
care of an active, vigilant person, whose
duty it should be to repair to the place
with tho engine, in the least time praclica-
bic. The members should vie with each
other in being prompt upon the ground
Tho engine having been drawn to the spot
by horse, the operator, will be fresh for
the arduous work to be performed. The
tme that will bo thus saved, will enable
you to combat the element, before it has
rendered your excrtions futile. The scry-
ices Of boys, who are forward to offer their
help gratuitously, to crafty their excite.
ments will bo dispensed with. Houses in
Washington, | know were set on fire by
boys, to afford them an opportunity to run
with the engines. They had no malice
against the owners or occupants; but they
enjoyed tho excitement, tho bustle and
noise; and they probably thought tho fire
would be cxtinguished, with little injury or
loss. A horse thus kept might be used for
practical purposes in the day time, ns fires
generally occur in the night.
Firemen: Byyour voluntary associations,
to save the lives, and to protect tho proper
ty OF your fellow citizens, and Of each 9th :
er, you are exposed to casualties, to acci-
dents, and to death. The object is a noble
one, and worthy of benevolent, patriotic
nltn. When yon have arrested tho dcyour
ing element, permit me to suggest that you
cease operations, for the element of water,
may not only prove injurious, but to somo
extent destructive Of furniture, and other
articles in house. Injuries have been un-
necessarily inflicted, by testing the power
OF an engine, and the skill of the operator
after the fire, which was the occasion Of as
sembIing was cxtinguished.
Tho number Of fremen in the United
States is very large. In some of tho cities
dlsroputable collisions between companies
have occasionally taken place, by which
tho respect and confidence of tho public
have been impaired, if not withdrawn
Your rules and laws should infict the pen
atty of expulsion for neglect of duty, or for
violating the rights of others. All Fire
men should be, as / have no doubt, those
are now present, exemplary, moral men,
and commend themselves to tho public con.
fdence, by promptitudo, good jud gmcnt and
good conduct.
Fellow citizens We live in q most i'm
portant period in the history of this country
AS people, we enjoy, in profuson, the
the productions of the earth. Our "un-
alienable rights of life, liberty, and tho pur-
suit of happiness" enumerarcd and act
forth III tho Declaration Of Independence,
are secured, and preserved to us. Our dis
content arises from the abundance Of the
articles Of subsistence in all their varieties.
and from our unrestrained freedom. There
mover has been pooplo so blessed, with
health, prosperity and liberty, as the people
OF the United States. II is no wonder
that tho oppressed subjects, in the govern,
lnents of other continents seek asylums
here. The extension, of our borders. and
public domain is great. No other nation
incorporates, on footing of equality, tho
people of IN acquired territory, into the
general body polite. They are in a colonial
capacity, or vassals. Our people nre extend
ed over the breadth of this great continent
from sea to sea; and the citizen on tho con-
hnes OF Washington Territory, on the Pu-
get sound, is as secure in the enjoyment of
his unalienable rights, as ii ho wore at the
metropolis of the nation. The progress of
a few years past has been wonderful. Some
who are present, knew the site of this beau
lltul village when it was a dilapidated,
abandoned Indian town, approached with
iliiiculty by civilized men, by reason of tho
thick forests, and deep swamps. The Indi-
ans had their paths, leading to it from diff
erent directions, and it was so remote from
Tho settlements in Pennsylvania which then
oordered civilization, and so embosomed in
ho wilderness, that to tho Indians, it was
city OF refuge. For long period, they
committed depredations, east Of the ALE.
,hany and Ohio rivers, on tho lives and
property of the resolute. hardy settlers. In
ONE instances whole families were mur-
lered but most frequently, women and
hlldfen we're captured and borne off with
elerlty, to escape pursuit. If the Indians ,
offered, or were detained at, or east of the
)uyahoga river, Brady and his band were {
urs to overtake and infiict rotributiye ius- !
Ice. But when the Indians arrived with n
heir eaptivos, stolen horses and plumber at a
'ower Sandusky, they were safe. Brady's I
ourage and temerity were counselled hy r