The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-01-10
20. .z Oh O. sian
Letter from the Officers of the Fire De
paTtmCnt.


SIR In Mr. Whitney, .. Commercial Extra. j.
s1ei GA the "lst ur, giving Of th. FIRE of
the 18th December notice that Le j. loud ~ his
praise q everybody eXcep- the members Il the Fire
department. aui whsle would not f.r mauc.r de-
tract from the well earned praise bestowed upon iuii-
vIIut.-- We DO thIHs IperaIT- wrong that a
little very little perhaps. tut s-5l IttIe praise .,
uu % --e and that i would ie well while I'm lin.
fIu.t with leuf--bur-tl Of hose coupling Sc-
aecis which. Oh trcmeu. bound @. -y are
uutrelIeut here iu any other part II the world
q bear iu remembrance Il what little department
consists and e whom IT. members comprised. We
have -o1i AMI one half ont engines. about
half supplied with hose II loo, and Ladder truck and
It- Necessary apparatus 20 man which have al f.i
about eighty reliable, active members and Of what
part tie community does IA little band u a great
measure consist who these men who freely and
Voluntarily, AMI without hope wish % reward fur
her than the approval Of their oWu con-ceuccs ami
the conviction that their services are fully Appreciated
ty grateful public. stand ready the tap o: the bell
at AL hours Of the day night 70 turn and work
for hours days necessary assist IN couquerin the
fell destroyer, Fire nine OF Of them mechanics
and JJurueymeu mechanics IT that, men who have
EothIug stake (tO Of them the destruction
one half the city would Ae private benefit whose only
means u existence drawn from their hlri earned
daily w-E-. and Vet who cheeriully sacrifice their
tme their clothing and TIsS life and limb (hrec Of
our members are NOW laid up with severe iujuric-
received IN the prosecution II their duty IN the per-
f1Tmauce Of what rieg consider a public du'v. And
what - their reward The privilege Of paying dues
and fines aui for fire uui.rIas about $50 ch per
The further privilege OF Frequently destroying
=ult % clothes. tJtigI his be-fJ fireman
not wlt o. tise IL hs % pretty 'AHE>, neither does
stop pick tine nice, ary spots which step,
rIt tHJu-tie-- Of clothing and retriesS danger,
be se- where duty calls and h- chic. orders. such.
Nr. Ei.far, tie materials aui such the men Of
which little department l. composed. and hJw III
iei lle they lIn mlterI! AMI numbers Un.y) 10
stop cJudIErliiOu-uOt such a. hare had, but /.
slcH - "e trfH h4ve-Any man Oi sense can see. We
want % .rfeia1f materials and men. We
Naut money and water from the Government and men
.rOm the public, and word for it, We Will then
Her Il nee ff as ire ma
And u-, - words s,sr ,I- assistance. rendered f., ,
Pre- Department hv outside citizens With t5e exception Cd"
lew and n5-e chiefly o the ane olas members are
y-t D gieE "1t Tie NICE Try place. elevations
j.r4.I 7,- ,i, -li 49,, --,-''rri, 'r -.
"f -eullus~v sue,-atus Inu-and tradctury orders
rendering una-srf uH''i-e a raeahr advice instns
,shy rle eg don't lie fr-ulen d. his aud 90 ,a, In
AZ ORE o. I1l. iae rai-v and W. 20 so TAR a. r1
sag tIat ~ ltH except he be- fr-ai1n ar VA p,prv IN
c-- be- There render assistance and tt- Assistance
r. r " ~ p No., .. = , /, n !, = M - & - ty, .F ,rs
have lr t -ts are ana nov ris suliu. could have been
ay-i 1t 1org uHH-ee-sf % va, ir tlt she'd or cry
H.l tl- ae-- % men a. l-f~' il-tT et', J"
a..,. . 't pa gj -, 90 ~ st t 'g M me @ st " t.T
valuable eD~i- meetin-s- and o valuable ser
Th- 60 oi s4a Francisco ha. the er ana a-,'y too Of
tive ire m tie early day Of her history t- taught her ez-'
that there no branch % as public -=ries tli much re-
'fovsuut hllutfly ~ IT, means o purchase engines
Of
tHltfy 1f r-s-- Tlll splendid a--- and 20 i-F-
and decorate t 'lr tte prl-- - s----Fls ana Keep
fflt -- 30 r-ee--iF tl ..rt=rT nrli.-
s-t tr beyond s'i ti.- '' merchant and gre nirii-
4.i aTr.--Hfe- sui Boz .et i classes VI r rli-'.s
t-sy proper pride b. t- Ere Depart
ttt ii-ir
e+f ~ 't- hl-safli.
q iHrui-tine 'i - at-tH ~
| close When ~ n-s b. 80 prHifs'ied
the night u fue sfI % may h- nrs"--
4raIy hr il- hF'Er--
fue puhlic REGARDING ihi- j. Q"
rs hereafter who
rally ll-pJ--d fHru-h -Iru rsirs-int ?"
F.reusu ~ their respective engine ffi i-N
-ugpiisd those who need % and are
tie alluded uuIy calculated o. O. % gr-tf " -
good. those received q were 'NieF
. and Had thet
fr,fE@- they dIi around The WHISKY
Iz gsud wonderful in arr--iiLs tue
a.u--. ,sDGl1 much prefer bucket uf bot r Tee
would AK Ie public pleas" bear n MIND iAi
aud U- A-taut have entire r'uif" 90
r=-pursbIe, and t1t from them Ha
,~f- -I1uafe aud all such citizens a control
Irsu-u them O. 1e scene 90 '"h'-
intention u assisting 10 rre-th- ~ if'-fr-.
rrar rH-I--lv ti- thfet Engineer 'f Que i
riirH-slyr- 1h-"if-if uu~r h CON.
fYI TIE de-rIr'n ~ i'n i-
nee b. .ug-f. O.. SIR ai-. shat Dt The r.uaee-r
yr on t. Crrauav- PREMISE 0! hl hrrm'u t"i hl
.lt~ 1Isr urt,f- NOT sfnlnafin- from 'he fs De
arrHlrIf-
z q. N.stIrs. FIr-f A--I-tau' Eu-inser,
=. J. C.ErN. Ef-HT. FoT-H.aH No ..
G.W. ErNCEST. HDDE and Ladder co.
Committee cot Honolulu FIRE Department