Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-02-23
EDITION.
ASAUAL VISIT.

The Fire OO0miisos Of Ctey COun
Gil lHspsct shs FIRE Department
la.a Evening" Number Of Epk inei
Nose Carr1axes and Amount Oi
Hose.
Last evening tho Fire Committee OF CIT,
I ouncil accompanied BY President sharpe.
and other members Il Courcii, Chef Of Polc'
Maxwell and the reporters Of the city papers
made their annual tour Of Inspection OF thu
Fire Department.
The party left the city ball In coaches abou
o'clock and proceeded direct to the Friend
ship Fire Company's house, Tenth and Ship
ley s'rssts. This company provided with
the lightning trip, Of which mention was
made In the REPUBLICAN some time ago. 1r
range ments had been made with lineman
Springer to strike an alarm from the city
hall for the purpose Of showing the visitors
the working Of tho trip, and the time requlr-
cd to get In req dness to sisrt out Tho ga'
WAS turned down low, the stable doors bOlted
and everything tiXed as 1t is At night, when
the alarm was struck the INIT stroke Of which
released the trip bar. turned ny e gas and
opened the stable doors when ths hors . COX
their place at the I, ngue Of the engine, and
In four and one half seconds were hitched uI
and ready to 10 cut. This COM any repcr ed
ole second-class nre engine In good order, or q
two spIiIg hose carriage, one extra h. SC car,
rage, aud 1000 feet OF service b e hose I hey
also have go feet Of medium hose and have
they expect to receive about March /.
he visitors went from there to the rhw1ix
eng ne hOuse, and the tee ctary reported one
cam fire eng ne, ore hoe carriage recently
rebuilt, HOO fee, IF gum hose and 100 fee, Of
American Jacket all in god order. The
hitching up process was tri,d here and in b
sec0i DIS from II time the alarm was struck
tho apparatus was ready to 20 out
rte committee then wen. to the house OF
the elaHare fi-e Company, and found that
their steamer is now away be ny repaired. 4
trial was made " tn the horse belonging to
The hosf carnage, and upon the gong being
str ck, he came rushing iro II the stable. and
WAS fastened in the shafts ready to 20 out In
ten seconds, which was considered good time
considering the stance he had to co:.e. The
company did not have their rel ort ready.
The Reliance was the LeNL conn any visited
but they, like the claware, did not expect
the commi tee To- visit them for at least one
week, and had not prepared their report.
The visitors Il en- proceeded TO the hOu,c If
the Water Witch tompauy The secretary's
report shows that they nave one steam Ell
CINE, one hose carriage and 800 feet Of ser
viceable hose. The company are also build
Ing an engine house, which they will furnish
with all modern improS cment3.
The WASHINGTON cor pany was next visited
They had no report prepared, but brought
their horscs out in IL seconds after the hrM
strike of the gong.
The Wcccacoe company, next visited was
found in good workiog order, but had no ~.
port ready.
The Fame Hose tompany's house finished
the inspection, and the secretary, report
shows that they have one second. class eryl e
and one hose carriage, with 1850 feet of god
hose.
lie engine houses ware all found in good
order and ever. thing neat and cltau. Sey-
eral Of the companies have splendid patlors
and reading looms, Those not having their
reports ready last cveLlng viii present them
in few days.