, 1874-11-12

nue /; 2.story brick, . mon lA,noskoag onKnes o5o
hose, lloraos:. 1[tol,ing tine-.o men, IL voc.
ontlp :. 3 mon, horses At polo,.. az seconds
inan, u seconds. Foreman, peter echt.ur A..
s'ntans rorem'a n woin"rd Tle bitch a. s
1nente wore In good order, spacious, md covorcd
Engine Company No. it 2.story briol 0 mon,
ss!hby engine, 600 foot hoso. ana l,o1soa.
norsos at polo: 3 seconds; fnan, 121}5 seconds.
John O'Doa. ~ @s'''>''
Engine Company No. 10. corner South Doar-
born and Thirty yiifst streeta; 2.atoy brick, meu.
htlsby cnglue, $50 feot hose, horaos Hitch.
Ing tine--0 mon, 10 accouda; 8 mon. Lorsoa at
polo. s}1 seconds; man, 22b nocoi,t1s, and
Mst+ horse l,oso-cart soeondp. Foreman,
John n1 Drohor; Asuistant-Fofotnan, William
Engine Company No. II, No. 80 West Lnko;
2-story brack md towor 0 Mon, Button ongno,
1'oso 1901 sorVlcoallo hoso horaea. Ili'ching
| timo|0 mon, 2 horacs to ongino, 16 seconds; :
onds. 6olna dissatisfaction WAS cxprossad at
| the Appearance aud work OF tho mon, thoro
| soominE TO bo q laok Of spirit and enorCy Bo
necosuary IN iiroman. Foreman. r. ". Inp-
| plin.
| Engine Company No. 18, No. 4a8 Twelfth
street 2-Btory brick, silsby ongiuo mon. 1000
foot hose, and horeoa' 1litel(ug tio,o-o mon,
18 soconds; mon. horses re, At polo, : seconds;
|
Aaalstant-f foroman. F. Flanagan.
1sngino Company No. 10, Cottage Grove ago-
nio, near Thlrty.tifth atreot 2-atory frame.
men, Sllaby engine, y horaes, G50 feet hose.
horsoH at pole. seconds; man, II seconds
man. hose cart, 655{ seconds BY Cladlus Blair.
Toronnn. T!lon'aa Darry; Aasiatans~l'oroman,
George II. lden.
McHonry Fffamo building. men. 8 horsos.
| Hitching lEnc, & men, 26 seconds; 8 men,
onds: man, hoso.cart, seconds Foreman,
a. Charleston. This waa tho worst houso and
worst body OF mon Visited. Tile house looked
di!ap'datod h snd the mon' from t1or shIalty ap-
pen,r"ncet u'a nos se1'ofo sno u'ea"eno4s 6pec'
"cso'
Engine Company No II, vietori1 avenue Snn
ungt9d u!it!,avou, 6ros!s-necM a;tey"ay. ne.
Co!ored company, loeatoa in ,atnble. tl,oir now
house not Icing yot flnss!od, Brick md frame
structure; n1o4, Cole Bros. ongino. 3 horaea'
GOO foot hoao. Hltclling timc-4 mon, IL soc-
l5 aoconds; man, l-l,orso hoao-cart.,7 aeconds.
"The colorod boys did nohly," was AID. Dlxons
comment on tho operation. Foreman, D. u.
Kenyon Foreman, John =; Porter. =,
Engine company No. 22, fralno bl1tlulng 4
mon, horaos. Hitehing time men, Il aec, !;
onds mon, horsea nat1 at pole, ~ seconds
into position Of Il seconds bong 80 consumed,
1VNu. VI tlo NaAA4H&kulo1b AAoAAAAG0
Company Boston speaktng to Ar: oara in at!, o. to
the close Averages made, gave 1t aa i'ls opinlon
that fow seconds delay did not matter, al-
though 1t would DO OF consequence ~hon @ bar
rel Of powder wss going to burst. Tho men
Engine Company No. 20, corner OF Hinman
and Iaulna atreota 2~Btory brick and watch
towor, mon, Colo Bros. ongino, COZ foet hose,
) lotHns. Httching timo, mol. horaeB to on
gne. II seconds; 3 mon, horses ut polo, sec-
onds man, 49, seconda, ! man, 1-horso hose
cart. 7 heconds. Foreman, Joe fucan: Assist
nt-Foromsn' Q. Q. Douno!ly. Tho mon were
not up to tho average in physique, mud lacked
training.
Engine Company No. a, Madison street, near
Western ayen.lo men, 8 horsos. Tile engine
team, palr Of grays, surpassed any stock seel,.
Tho 'h1tchug waa dono lii 19A secondn; 8
ouda; and man hoao-cart 1oI socontls.
Engno Company No. 25, No. 1877 Canalporl
avenue 2-atory brick; men, Ahrens GU
gino (Cincnnati), horses, G50 foet hoso.
]nitching sins-All hands. Ia seconds; men
.Foroman, Christopher sclitncls; Assistant Fore.
mau, A. q. Stout lilo condition OF tho flooring
of this house was remarkably good. Il vas u
naphnlte covering, which, although little Blip.
perry, is uoyerthelcss clean aud dry ut all times,
aud preferable to woodon flooring.
Engillo Company No. II, North Wol.s aud
G1augo streets; 0 men, 8 horses. Hitehiug
Time rneu, Ii seconds q men, ~ seconds; !
| Inhus 1914 bEEQuAH. IUIGHlHut Hlltl1u1 NkH5lluf
Acknowledgements, George l.. Taylor
Hook and Ladder No. j, No. 81 Pacific ny.
onl1o; 3-atory brick, men. 3 horses. Hitch.
ing tine-4 men, 1927 seconds; 5 men, horaea nj
at pole, 31{ i; l man, 1111. Foreman, Il. q. Har.
mon Assistant Foreman, Thomas Byrnes.
Hook and Ladder No. q No. 105 JeGorHon
street; 2-story brick, mon, Han1nlis' apparatus
2 Aorses. uitching time--3 men III 211l seconds
| man In II II seconds and on second trial iu {
seconds. THIS wus tho quickest timo made dur
Ing the day, and tho name OF the man who may
enjoy tho triumph il Patrick Wall. 10 TIE
hoshes, frank nnit Johnnie, antot!igont, aoci't
creatures, 1ir: Wallis SUCCESS WAS In good part
duo.-thoy behaved 80 respectably..
Hook aud Ladder, No. s; 2-story brick, men,
horses. EYorything in slfp-aLapo style, be-
tokening dlaeiplino. Foreman, T. H. Groon.
Hook and Ladder, No. 4, WoHs Iweuty.sccond
strcot :; 3-story brick, mon, horses
hitched IN 10 scconda-yefy good time when it t IL
known that becauao Of want OF room one Of tho
horsea has to waltz around tho pole lnto position
Throo Iuen lltohed (lorsoa at pole) in sccontis
Hook and Ladder no. 2-Htory 1r!ck
mon, dapper"look1ng fellows; hosses., Hitclied