New-York tribune., 1866-12-28

The AmoAeog Company and eAOg q nose ~ te
fuel Is considered TO be e best IN use IN eHouOn @ b5
er onoora,us OF the Department there are SEVERN na
d bos carriages placed in private buildings IN dhe>
er; rars of the city for the better protection oi yp on
l9 of fro one quarter Of the entire force OF e part
m nocc No The locality designaed and shoud he alarm
be repeated the number is increased 70 Vheha A6oat ~
socoRs is The time required hanessng horses ana leaving
Te is in use by the Department IS ~ feet Of hose Of
h % 900 h in good order and - 80 feet in ordinary con
lon also two 45loot ladders 42ioot ladders eighteen
36oot ladders thirteen 3Ooot ladders twelve 29oo a1ue &
Fts aot ladders twelve l5foot ladders and nine lO looI
ladders re hooks and full complement OF axes peks o
Board of Commissioners are recommended TO tarh1 d
class companies in place OF the OLD u
class machines in use by them
THE BROOKLYN DEPARTMENT .,
Johr Cunningham Chief Engineer OF the Western llsV ~ VI
Brooklyn reports his Department TO ben good
force consists Of at present. one seven 70
engine companies 400 20 hose companies and leo 20 d
ladder companies There are & gns se Se nf trucks in
use by the department Tho engines are all ID gOu 70 s, 81
hose on hand 0OOO feet are in ordinary end - 100 fees pad
Ston with The execution Of those occupied by Engine Company
No and Hose Companies Nos H. l6 and u which are moth
ing but temporary sheds and rented by the eiy A.,
m SnSf S Soyeb 9S s5 S e there had Seen BE 1
district Of which 20 were false alarmS dhe % ~ " Ian"
ary alone sustained 800 72 The expenses OF the
for the year been 7 g. Of which amount SgAo nus
been expended in salaries follows Chief Engineer S2H
eight engineers for steamers 900 each SeN hve fre
Wardens 1900 each 81 500; one clerk 70 fv 90
800 clerk TO Board oil Appeals go sh I'm o
GERS and members Of the Department for their attention 10
EASTERN DISTRICT DEPARTMENT.
Thomas NJ Doye Chief Engineer Of the Eastern District OF
Tmcn 5 6ntv s the organization is sos and their gen
ra deportment Is good II is proposed that the fund for the
support S s I e DepaG%t Of the western
The present method Of executing repairs is eop.PaoI
of AS being cumbersome diaiory and ineheient ana
Teourpg more time than necessary The apparatus OF
the District consists of steamers with tenders hane
engines hosecarts and 3 trucks Iheir cohuuon =, Is
good ordinary and bad. The hose is said 70 require
extensive additions There are IN all so iehg or
he psteDt surface order Of which there g.
and additional number asked ior IN places Wee @ 10
exist 1t deemed necessary to have more mains au
mart of The Seventeenth and Nineteenth Wards which are
being rapidly built up with frame bindings More DehIo~es
asked for number considered inslhcet
popry sound alarms The number Of fires during the year
reported be unusually large but the loss OF property com
which estimated at ti9665 The expense Of the Depart
the year has been s7se 81 OF which so u went
IHE FIRE ALARM TELBGRAPH
In the report Of Mr. Charles Chaplin Superintendent OF the
Of ntfcn in the lower part OF the city better system Of
teegrapbo machinery communicating alarms for fires than
now in He recommends the general adoption OF me ss
TEN now in the upper part Of the city together with the
system Of Street Alarm in use in many otter cities
placed Is additional engine houses and also In the hospital
stables in Chry TINS eectng cegrphie Communication
Itbs Machines for receiving alarms for fire have been
placed in the residences Of Engineers Bates and Sban2e
of the Fire Alarm Telegraph the wires connecting with
the below named stations the following number OF alarms or
the Metropolitan Police Headquarters l9 from police stations
THE FRB DEPARTMRST HORSES.
In the report submitted TO Board Of Commissioners Of the
Fire Department by Mr. William Burns Superintendent OF the
horses OF the Department st is stated that on the h OF Janu
ar the time when he entered upon the duties Of his office there
were 4 horses The number required by the engine
md truck companies l2 which left but two spare horses
The number horses belonging TO the Department is J
Of which number 26 required for the FIRE apparatus the
remaining being kept TO substitute in place OF saSh as may
sick disabled Since the appointment OF hr Burns
have received medical and surgical treatment OF
which number n cured were partially cured ana one
Crystest Ii has been in operation about months and
proved OF great benefit TO the Department The number o
horses recurring treatment averages about eight per Of the
entire number in the Department The each company
daily exercised in attaching the horses 10 the apparatus
The Superintendent congratuaes Board the possession
DIED IN SERVICE.
following members OF the Department have fallen victims
while in the discharge Of their duty during the Ibomh
Irwin OF Engine Co No Doninck Seot OF Engine Co No4
D. Waters Of Engine Co No. and T. H. Welsh Of Engine
WHERE AND wHES TIE MOST FIREs OCCUR.
The greatest number Of brcs have broken out between mid
and p 34O The least number between and o'clock
m-l0 Ward No contained the most hres-63 and ward
sroRAeE OF coMBUsTIBLR MATERIALs.
Charles T. Pohamus Attorney 10 the Metropolitan Fire
Department reports total Of 44 places in this city who're
sS%S9sos sSG2aS " %s % G9sTSqs Tie ateH
ae g aS bao, G se4e SaRgs m s@a stored IN
progress and when any persons found violating the law they are
threatened With prosecution recovery penalties and
abatement Of the violations Only penalty IN the sum Of
s has thus far been collected but proceedings have been ~
stuied and pending for the recovery penalties large
number Of There t special permits Tor the keep
1866 1t thought that this special pfecauton and the vig
exercised by the members Of the Department saved the
city any loss Of fire arising From the improper use OF FIRE
works.