Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-11-24


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fsh-line.
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From the Chicago Evening Journal.
Liquor-Drinking Firemen.
A Chicago correspondent. writing to the New
York Tri5use. says:
. There seems to he no question nat a IRE
department, strictly trained TO abstinence, ,Wouli 4
have saved orr city as easily on Sunday night
as on Saturday. The temptation which Sstur-
days exhaustion and Sanlsy's reet brought
worked world Of mhchiei.''
There IS much appropriateness in The above
statement, If what We learn IN regard to the
drunkenness and consequent decentralization in
the Fire Department after the fire Of Saturday
night preceding the outbreak Of the great con-
fagraiior, is even partly true. There are those
who were present al the sceEe Of the conAlgra-
ton an houT or two after its commencement,
who stoutly sssert thst drunken and stupcGs1
members O. the Fire Department were the rule
and sober ones the execution.
Ihe ttaiement is not an improbable oue
/ ChIcsg0 has not been alone in its peril from
drunkenness among freuan. Il is common
and usual custom for frenen sfjer the wo,k and
fzugue Of suppressuc fire, 70 Gil themselves
with intoxicating liquors and thus render them
selves, for the time, entirely useless TO the ser
vice, and leaving the city to the mercy Of lust
such q contagrati0a as that which devastated
Chicago on that sunday night aud Monday
siremen, or indeed any other persons, 0r classes
4 Of persons, who resort 20 stjmulauts aud int0xi-
cstng beverages Is means Of re- aiming ex-
bs1sted physicsl energy, Uake 3 very common
mistake. All tt.mu.ants. no natter how exhiil-
rating io- little time az first, have the inev.ta-
bic effect Of Supplying and weakening those
who indulge in them. An officer or a member of
Fire Department who isunde- the influence
either of s,imuisnts or their stupetacton, is not
n for the prompt and swift, decision and action
which often de7oye upon bin ia sudden parilg
and emergencies and men who resort To the
cup OF intoxlcaGon, either habiiually or under
the mistaken suppoziti0n tlat ii will restore their
exhausted physical energies, should never ic
appointed 90, or retained in. the Department.
The principal Of total c5licc1ss from iutoz-
testing liquors should be made AS much part
Of the rules and ECU siions ct a city Fire de-
partmcut as its system Of alarms alj prompt
tude, AID a violation of the priac'pie should be
followed not only ty immediate aul sure dis
ulgsSl, hu' by severe punishment This iE too
serious mat,cr TO be lightly considered or
trifai with. I.o much depends upon ,he sober
ness sct efficiency Of tlis depsrtaer, of the
public service 90 admit Of Indifference so this
one important matter
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,l;ss-a-os bs-.s.r The wise men 7rI -s. rs5.I.
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