New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-15
THE LIFE-sAvING CORPS AT WORK.

or,,o~sTP .TrNG THE USE OF HE POINTER LADDER
SCALING THE WALLS OF FRENCHs HOTEL
dozen men climbing ladder in front of
Erench's Hotel which they erected as they ascend
eli and afterwards brought down with Them at
tracted several thousand people yesterday alter
noon 1t the first public drlH OF the newly or
canized Life Saving Corps of the Fire Department.
One hundred and thirty-hve policemen upGer Capt.
lyman kept back the crowd, which illed PRINTING
Honse SGuare and extended beyond the City Hail.
The mtnparticipating in the driil have oseh pndef
the instructions of Christopher Hoeil, OF ST. LOUIS,
for the last six weeks: There are thirty men rom
the Department taking lessons, twelve OF whom
were selected to show the simplicity and EMERGENCY
of the 'Pompler Life-Savlng Apparatus'' Inc lad
der consists of q single pole about n1teeh 1eet III
ienoth to which short rungs are fastened. An iron
l,ar three feet long, notched and having nook az
Tie extreme end Is fastened 10 the ladder Inc
mole and rungs are of hickory and are stouty
braced with steel plates. The whole ladder weighs
about twenty five pounds. Each fireman yester-
day wore a strong canvas belt TO which were
attached a hatchet aud large snap hook. The
windows of the hotel were opened. but the lad
der Is 50 formed that H fireman oo5 can G bng
If necessary. Placing ladder against the hrst
story of the building Mr. Hoell placed the bar on
fhe window-sil and climbed nearly TO The top where
he fastened himself 10 the ladder by the nook In
his belt A similar ladder was then handed MN
from the ground which ne placed IN t the See0 r
man Re placing him on the hrst ladder successive
ladders and firemen appeared on the b!nd-
crowd erS below, Mr.. HoelI stepped INTO
the seventh-story window and was followed Dy
the six tiremen. Id, ,o..-, .,o
ladders as they had erected them. The time Occu-
pied in reaching the top oor was four minutes, Dut
the men came down in three minutes. go
Several other experiments were shown, one OF the
most interesting being that of man taxing a
single short ladder and ascending 10 he reoi WIN
ont any assistance He would go TO the INST WIN
dow raise the ladder TO the second, cilmD to IN ~
floor and standing . On the WHOM dGoV, , sill
tie ladder IN tnS wndC cEeerSG Two
OF the fremen carried light ropes which they threw
from the top floor, and Others assembled upon them
first alone and then carrying other nrehien. me
Fire Commissioners expressed themselves as entirely
pleased with the drill. Commissioners Van Con- sald
that in a wear he thought that there would b. at
least 800 firemen thoroughly drilled III tbs CORPS
and that ladders of the KIND shown Yesterday "ould
be placed on every engine IN the Department.
FUNERAL OF FREDERIC II. WOLCOTT.
The funeral of Frederic II. WOlcott was held
Yesterday morning at the Fifth Avenue Prcsny-
terrain Church. of which he was member. l ne
assisted by the Rev. DR.. Mclean, aud the
Reg DR. Gilman. DR.. HalPs remarks were con
fined TO tue lessons to be drawn from the life OF Mr.
Wolcott. with men OF his tone he sand hls
character and dignity society wli be kept pure
and there need be no Tears for the lnsttutohs o
the country Mrs W0lcott, The widow OF the dead
pan: Mrs Stephen l.. Merchant his daughter /
Stephen L. Merchant, Miss Aice Wolcott, ana
Frederic H. Waloctt jr. with otner relatives aud
several old family servants, accompanied tie re-
mains into the church. The pail hearers we're the
nephews Of the deceased man Roger " oicotl' Of
Boston: IDeDdOf6 ffOIulIIEhIif VI
Scbnyler B. Jackson, Of Newark; kufus w.
Ieayitt and William Edgar Leavitt, oil Rushing
Pohert / RANKIN. of Newburg; Henry NOlc0tt,
Of Fishklll, and Joseph C.. Jac kson, Of ,, thi,
CITY. The directors of the American Bible
Society many old business associates. ana mem
bers OF the Law and Order Soclesy of Long Island
CITY attended the services. Among others VINO
were present were Theodore Schultz. Mayor retry
OF Long Island City; Charles Benner the Key. Dr'
Taylor of Newark: DR.. Charles smith Dr. Task
Ezra White John III. Mortimer and u. q. H0"llnd.
The body was taken to Greenwood Cemetery Tor
burial