Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-06-03
The Fame Hose Engine House.

COMPLETION or THE Bu1LpISd-1rs DEDICATION
on FRIDAY NIGHr-DEsCRTPrGON OF THE NEW
BUILDING.
The Fame Hose Engine House, which has been
In process of construction for the past several
months, will be completed, to-day, ready for
occupancy. The formal occupation, however,
will not take place until Saturday but on Friday
night banquet Will be spread in the engine
room to which the members OF other companies
the Mayor and City Council and others have
been Invited.
very iue one, aud we can safely say, without
offence to the other companies. the finest in the
city. Some Of the members claim that it ranks
next after the Masonic Temple in architectural
beauty. The building, to the top of the vane, is
l07 feet inches high, and 75l3 feet long The
front IL bnilt Of iron, in the CoTiuthian style of
architecture, and makes finished and tasty ap-
peArance.
The irst or ground floor constitutes the en-
gine room, and has a stable ID XII in the rear.
The room Is 65x24feet, and tue wallis are fin
lshed in imitation OF granite blocks from the
waiuseoting, which is three feet high, to the
ceiling. This latter is IL feet high and white
coated
On the second floor are the reception and
meeting rooms. The reception room, in the
front OF the buildiIg &, is 24X32, well lighted with
five windows Of French plato glass extending
almost from the floor to the ceiling, Is feet
high. The walls and the ceiling are white-coat-
ed, aud the latter is beautifully decorated with
design which was gotten up by the plasterer,
Vim. Myers. The meeting room, Is q x30, is III
the rear OF the reception ROOM and the walls
and ceiling OF it are also whitecoatei.
The third floor is all thrown into one large
hall 22lGx6316, with IA feet ceiling, and is for
rent.
The building is surmounted by cupola So
i feet IN height, and very ornamentally finished
| The companys bell has b3en erected in this aud
/ it ID also designed to pllc9 therein clock, with
| dials on the several sides.
] Underneath tho building is fine large cellar
| IN which heater wall be placed and the entire
| building will be warmed by means of registers,
A hose tower, 81 feet high aud I feet square is
| built in the rear
Dixon y Carson, of Baltimore were the archi-
tects of the new building ). Johnson the
| carpenter and builder. The brickwork was done
| by + G Simpson the stone work by Washing
ton Cox the pasterIng by VIM. Myers, and the
painting by James Bradford The iron front
was furnished by Bartlett Robinson Il Co., oil
Baltimore. The total cost OF the building, in
cludlng the lot, was about SIS 900.
The Fame Hose was the sixth company or
ganlzed in regular succession, aud dates Its orr
giual from 1889 In lS4l it Incorporated
Since that time it has rendered good service il
the fire department Of the city, and none have
been more quick or ready to respond to cal
for assistance. The members are proud of tn,
record which they have made, and point to i
with satisfaction as guarantee Of futur,
| efficiency.
The company numbers in all about 400 mem
bers, but only 1875 of these are equipped for ac
tive service. They have one steamer of thu
Haupt pattern, hose carriage aud 900 feet ol
hose.
The officers of the Company are
President-John V. Christy.
Vice President-Martin Elliott.
6ecretary-Pusey A. Walton.
| Treasurer-James c. Aiken.
Decentralization Grimes, A, 7. Christy JEFF
ferson Butler, Robert Gamble, David omenset
ter, and John Mcclure.