Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-26
OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.


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Inspection OF Observation-Disclosures Work
of the Steamers.
Yesterday afternoon Walter NJ. Frank
lin, esq.,, chairman of the committee on
fire engine and hose companies of city
councils, Messrs. Chas. f. Downey and
John J. Hartley, members of the CON-
mittee, and Messrs. VIM. J. Foldney. |
Frederick Arnold and Leo Jacobs, ch ef
and assistant engineers of the city
fire department made their annual
visit to the several engine houses of
the city, for the purpose of inspecting the
hose, engines and other apparatus, as re-
quired by city ordinance. DIR. John Lever
good, president Of common council, hap
pening along as the party was preparing to
start, was invited to join them, and the
INTEI.LIGENCER man met with similar
courtesy, and promptly stepped into
one of the coaches waiting to
bear the inspectors on their pill
grimage. They were soon speeding
up West King street fill, down which the
Big 6" is wont to thunder with such
amazing alacrity at the first call Of dis
tress. The engine house of the Humane
is situated on Manor street just i'll
from West King. 1t is a low, rather di-
stood the storms Of good many years, but
is kept clean and in as good order as cir
cumstances will permit. The company is
erecting new house on West King street,
Just above the Green Tree hotel, and the
visitors were invited to the site
of the new structure to see what
! is going on there. The cellar
, has been dug, foundation laid and first
floor timbers put down. The building will
, be 80 feet front by 100 feet in depth, with
, an altitude of 80 feet, and when completed
will probably be one of the handsomest ell
gine houses in the city. The ground which
, the structure is to occupy has been bought
: and paid for with sl,7OO, in addition tC
/. which 81, 200 has thus far been expended
h OH the work done. The company has Sc
cured loan of $500, and the amount
d additional necessary to complete the work
r is about 81, 700, which will be raised by
: subscription. The entire cost of thu
d new building will be something
It over $1,000. Those of our citizens wh'
may be waited on in this behalf will NJ
= doubt promptly respond to the appea
made to their liberality for they may b.
sure of .judicious expenditure of thei
contributions, and the Humane boys ar
deserving of generous aid in their effort t.
t. acquire building that will be attractiv
it in architectural design and complete in it
IS appointments.
The trim little Jones and Hayes steame
of the company with it's mOuntings shin
ing like furnishing silver, stood at the col
!: ner of West King and Charlotte streets
surrounded by large crowd of men an
80 boys, as the committee arrived on tn
9. scene. The engineer in charge of the prett
81 little machine was AlOnzO GOttschalk
66s 6s The torch was applied to the furnace G
s. the boiler, and within 9 minutes, despite
20 few unlocked for delays, the engine wa
Il working smoothly and noiselessly, throw
: ing heavy stream Of water down Cha
lotte street through 500 hundred feet
sf gum hose. The engine and fOur-whe'
"a hose carriage are in good order, and til
ten sections 600 feet) Of gum hose b'
% longing to the city is also in perfect condi
80 ton. the firemen reporting it as givin
10 10 entire satisfaction.
90 The next point visited was the Shitfle
81 No. : engine house, South Queen street
% where the handsome steamer, fourtl
81 class (3,GOO pounds) engine made b
- Cole Brothers, of Pawtucket, r. l., was
81 l II, -
81 Anderson, and his fireman, VIM. Wei
j9 ninger and Daniel Young. The engin
) was in admirable condition and got II
q steam in y minutes after applying the fir
a Mr.. Anderson took partionable degree {
y pride in explaining to his visitors the beat
7s ties of his engine, which, among many az
: mirable features, has an arrangement
s which the water may be turned off and o
~ again while the engine continues in actor
'7s and water is kept in the boiler continuous
p ly. With GO pounds of steam the engir
q can draw 100 pounds water pressure al
10 play at this rate through an inc
l6 nozzle three hours without stOl
50 ping. The engine house of til
j" the Shiffier is kept in good order, the ha
- is an airy, commodious apartment, wit
% 3 nicely frescoed walls, which are hung wit
p pictures, flags and ensigns, while the con
10 pany owns number of fine trophies in tt
e2s shape of silver fire horns, etc. There al
: also two handsome four-wheel hose ca
81 riages, and besides the 800 feet of he
- gum hose recently purchased by the cit,
2,o $50 feet Of good leather hose and sing
section of unserviceable leather hos
The plug in front of the engine hou'
leaks and should receive attention.
rt- At the engine house of the Sun No.
ek on East Vine street, George Anne, eng
neer and Benjamin Bolbach, fireman, We
iss waiting for their guests, together with
rs. number of the firemen, and the usu
ss crowd of curious spectators. The steame
No. 10 large thild-class HOupt, OF 1000 pOun'
weight. loaded and ready for use, is
re- good working condition, and raised stea
M in six minutes and a-half, executing
ID work efficiently and standing 8 as solid
S., rock" while playing heavy strean
aas through two lines of hose, in all $50 fec
an Mr.. Anne courteously answered all queri
er. of his visit RS. With twenty five pounds
lin steam, his engine draws 70 water pressur
cr. The company has one four wheel hose ca
riage, $50 feet of good gum hose, and o.
section of bad hose not in service. II