National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-29
THE BALTIMORE FIRE.
Meeting of the CITY Ce~seii-speefh Of
Mayer vsnssnt aud Resointiers Of
Thanks-A Mistake somcwhere-sttses-

Meeting Of the City Ceuseil-speefh OF
Mayer vsnssut aud Resoiuticrs Of
Thauks-A Mistake Somewhere sueses-
tion for Fircmen's Convention.
on Saturday night the Baltimore City Ctuncll
met at the Mayors once, Mayor vansant " the
chair, who opened the proceedings with q
speech, In which, after eulogizing the actin OF
the members Of the Baltimore depsrtmcst, he
paid high need Of praise to the Gre dipart-
ment OF Washington, which Responded 40
promptly and aided to check the connsgntiou
which promised to destroy large portion a the
city. 1850.
Mr.. seim, OF the committee appointed a the
meeting on Friday night, presented the ftow-
ing report aud resolutions .r lt. Il
1BE REPORT. L..
The Joint special committee appointed " the
acting mayor, at an Informal meeting the
Two branches Of the city council, In relatlln 70
those rendered destitute by the IRE OF yesterday,
met this morning at O'Clock, and discenng
cases of immediate want and actual destltQion,
proceeded at once TO AFFORD such relief ashley
deemed imperative under the Circumstance by
the disbursement Of means for their rcinf to
forty families. Your committee must express
great satisfaction at the energy Of the city rom;
buildings, aud Mr.. Colly, Of the IRE department
In removing, or causing 20 he removed, dagger
Gus walls aud the many ohsti lotions u the
streets. The health department, with rom-
mcndable' zeal, put q large force at work under
Street Superintendent, Lancaster, McNally,
Kelly and Coulter, and by this time all thcgu'
tiers ste clear OF the debris caused by the CON
Migration. This morning his Honor Mayor YAM
SAINT returned to the city, and gave to your COM
mittee the advantage OF his valuable counsel
OF aid from sister cities, The nberslity Of our
leading railways, and the cnclency OF our own
Are department are gratefully acknowledged In
the resolutions which accompany this report.
Tue thanks OF the committee are also due TO Mr..
Jesse Small for the Rfatultous use Of his once.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
HENRY sBiM, JoHN sONNERIDCK,
WILLIAM COSs, THOMAS WHITE,
HUGH Clifford. john =. FORD.
Resoired, That the thanks OF the Mayor and
Ctty Council OF Baltimore are emlnently due and
are hereby rendered TO the ere department OF
washington city Tor the very important service
| that excellent department rendered In contrib
| utlng so nsterially to extnguish the IRE which
occurred IN Baltimore on III. 25th instant, which
threatened TO destroy large portion OF the city.
Rcso red, That tho authorities OF baltimore ap-
| preciaie the tenders OF succ0r made by the au-
thoritles Of Philadelphia, York. Harrisburg and
| AleSandIii, In tho transportation Of apparatus
and the orgsulzati0ns IN thdt connection. and
which services would have been avaied Of II the
energy displayed oy the nfe department Of
nre department had not given an assurance, by
| their courage and perseverance Of their capacity
to subduc the ronffnrratton.
Company " entitled to INC thanks Of the people
Of Baltimore for the promptncss and expedi-
tion on their road In bringing 10 Baltimore, by
special express, the Washington Are apparatus
aud the members thereto attached, and also to
the Northern Central Railway Company for vok
unteerng to perform similar service over their
ToGd. -
E,Solred, That the mayor aud city council
hereby reafirln the expression Of their conf-
dcnce In the DIRE department of Baltimore, as
an institution for the protection OF the property
OF the citizens from destruction by FIRE, and
their estimation of the discipline which per-
vades the department, and constitutes the dis
tinguishng features Of It's efficiency and SUCCESS
| The resolutions were adopted unanimously.
MISTAKE SOMEWHERE.
In the Associated Press dispatches from Baltl.
more published yesterday morning 1t was stated
that one OF the members Of company No, . Dad
teen dismissed for assaulting John Wooster, a
colored pipeinan OF No. company from Wash.
ingtpn. This was certainly an error, as there Is
no snch man IN the Washington department, and
all the members Of the department, both white
and colored, who went to Baltimore state that
facts were laid before the baltimore authorizes
by Assistant chief Engineer Drew yesterday,
with a view ~ repairing any wrong which was
done the man underA certain mlsapprchcnsiUn
OF facts.
FIRE rLuGs ASp HOSE courLtNGs
one of the lessons taught by the recent disas-
trous llre In Baltimore which should not no with
out It's effect Is the necessity OF having uniform
size for the outlets Of nrc-pugs anu hose-cOup-
lings throughout the entire country. Their Is no
good reason why, In every city IN the Union,
these most important Rdjuncts should not be OF
the same size, and thus made available In cases
OF emergency IN Baltimore. As It Is now, there
! are some half dozen different styles and sizes,
and TO alter them would entail but n compare.
lively small outlay, anu the benefits would he
manifold. This Is q subject which should re-
ceive the immediate and careful consideration
Of the boards Of commissioners and chief engi.
neefs throughout the country; and In order that
an Intelligent discussion OF II and kindred meas-
ures may be hat Il would be well to call . con.
vention to meet In one Of the large c,tics, and
there arrive at dennite conclusion. There are
many points OF great practical benent which
such q meeting would certainly bring to light,
and the sooner initial steps are taken for II the
better II will be for every community.