Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-19
FIRE-FIGHTERS' GOSSIP.
WHAT Is GOING On IN THE FIRE
- DEPARTMENT.

Arrangements for the Parade on the 9Th
of June-The Oemulgees to be the
Guests OF the Waivers The New Uni
forms-New Alarm Boxes and How
They Work - Prospective Improve
ments Upon the Engines.
The arrangements for the annual parade
and contest OF the Savannah Fire Depart
meut, which will take place on the 9Th Of
next month, have not been fully per
fsctcd. but IL Is understood will
be during the coming week.
During the past week the Barlow
aud the Washington steam fire engines
were tested. and Col. 4. \. Miller, super
inteudent % the water works, was Sc
lected % act as steamers judge on the
dav 0rthe uarsde. The other judges have
not been named.
A. already announced. the contests will
take place on South Broad street after
the parade, when the companies Will be
stationed as follows: The engine at the
plug on south Broad street between Bull
and Dravtou; the reel 10 start from Presi-
dent street. run up DrdytOn 10 South
Broad. attach % engine. Law out 100 feet
of hose and play water 80 feet from noZ-
Zle by steam. the IRE in the engine 70 De
lighted as soon as the signal is given for
contest no noZzle under one inch Is to be
used.
In the parade the several cOmpani
VIII meet al O'Clock D. m. on South
Broad street. in front Of Firemau's Hail.
and move OF az 2:30 sharp down south
Broad % East Broad. thence 10 Bay street,
| and q the Exchange, where the depart
ment viii be inspected by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen. After the inspection
| the line VIII form and proceed up Bay to
West Broad thence to south Broad, and
| au TO DraytOn. where halt will be ordered.
| The Werner Hook and Ladder Company
viii shortly begin practice for the con-
| test which is % take place between the
/ respective attachments. The Waivers
viii receive Ocmulgee No. , Company.
If Macon. who We're to have been their
guests last year but who were prevented
/ from coming. The Ocmulgees will BRING
I their hOse-reel and twenty men, but VIII
not participate IN any Of the contests
I'Thpre is a strong bond OF feeling between
| the Waivers and Ocmulgees- which was
/ fostered upon the occasion Of the tOurna-
ment last month, and the visitors are
| assured Of "a reception and entertainment
! befitting them. No programme has vet
been arranged, but an excursion down the
river viii probably be one Of its features
All the paid members Of the depart
ment received their new uniforms last
Saturday. II consists OF dark blue sack
coat and vest and pants Of the regulation
pattern, with cap. The cap, coat and
vest are Ornamented with gilt buttons
bearing the initials Of the department.
IS. +. D. A few DAYS ago two new fire
alarm boxes of the last improved nOn-In-
! reference patterns were located in the
Southern portion Of the city-bOx No. -,
on the corner OfMOntgomery and Duffy
streets. and No. IS. at the corner Of
Price and Huntingdon streets. Zach Of
these boxes cost $l25. The idea OF the
non-interference patent is that If an
alarm is being sounded from these boxes
no alarm from "a box bearing a different
number can be sounded until the number
from the uOn-interference box has been
fully repeated by the IRE alarm bells and
gongs. Besides. If an alarm is being
given from other boxes IN the city
neither Of the u0n-inlerIerelce
boxes can be made 70 give an alarm until
the number u the box nrst opened has
been sounded. Hence mixed alarm 5
impossible.
To-day 1000 feet Of new rubber hose viii
De placed in service. and IN a day or two
several hundred feet Of hose viii be fur
uished the Protection Hose Company. On
Henry street between Whitaker and
Bull streets. The improvements winch
have been made in the department
since Chief Fernandez assumed control.
/ in the 0verhauling of the apparatus and
the addition Of toe latest improvements
Z 10 the engine houses with the reOrgau-
I ling q the department. has made il one
Of the most effective and best directed
protective organizations in the south.
Although q great many repairs have
already been made upon the engines and
apparatus. great deal yet remains u be
done. The Waiver engine. which was re-
fitted last summer and fall, Is again in
the shop. An effort is being made 10 secure
new boilers in all Of the engines. in
I two Of them anyway. and when this is
I done their effectiveness will be increased
and the danger of a serious break, with
I possibly fatal results in event Of an e.
pl0si0u, would be avoided. Mr.. LaFrance,
II the LaFrance Fire Engine Company, Of
! Elmira. y. Y. was in the city last week
Y and made proposals for the replacing Of
[ the present boilers with new ones Of
/ superior build. The matter, il is under
stood. i under consideration by the Fire
/ Committee Of Council, and will be To-
/ ported upon al an early day.