Daily Republican., 1884-03-01

torches burning, all ready for service
it was rup out on the straet, and . ~
|given Of the time taken 70 hitch th
|horsss to the engine.
Tho horses Aro new, and have neve
been practiced, and In addition TO tha
the stairway u In the way, conseq uent
liz "a seconds elapsed from the ume th
gong sounded until the driver WAS II
Els seat. Under tho circumstanc ,thi
was considered excellent. The parlo
! ON the second floor 10 furnished In hand
some style, and is equsl to that Of any
|of the companies visited.
The Reliance reported . two.story
building 18 fest 8 inches by u feet
inches, Q Silsby engine, . Sibby four
wheeled horse hose carriage, whicl
cost e750, and 10 capable Of carrying
900 feet of hose and six mon, bosidel
|gum coats, etc. Q set Of Berry's paten
swinging harness, three horses, 1,35l
feet OF frst. class hose, 200 feet o
medium, aud 81 equipped men. Th,
company makes . strong appeal for I
fire. alarm indicator, such IS the Della
ware has, and reports that the company
il better equipped than sverbefore. NJ
estimate IL placed on the value Of th,
property. .,a .-..
The party were next taken TO th,
Washington engine house, and found
many improvements since the inspec.
ton one year ago. The stables are 30
ARRANGED that they are much more
c0nvenient than formerly. and the
horses now have but "a feet from the
stable door TO the end Of the pole Of the
engine.
Three tests were made, the time be.
ing 80 seconds on tho first, and n 10.
c,nds each on the last two. The driver
struck the alarm, and hitched bis horses
, ,unaided, and In each instance was In
his seat in the time mentioned, from the
striking Of the goug. The last time the
horses were hitched up they were driv-
on around the square bounded by King,
French, Third and Fourth streets, and
made the time in 60 seconds, or one
minute and n seconds from the time
til" gong was struck.
The second floor IL fitted up ~ q gym.
nasium and Is used by the Warren club,
composed of members of the company
and their friends. John Crow and Will
liam Baker put on gloves and gave an
OK Exhibition a Ia Sullivan. Both young
men showed considerable proficiency
in the manly srt.
The meeting room on the third floor
WAS also found W be In an excellent
condition, and we'll adapted for the pur.
pose for which 1t Is used.
The secretary. reported the engine
house In good condition and . steam fire
engine, hose carriage, truck, 1,400 feet
Of rubber hose and y pair Of horses In
good condition. 1t has ITO members
aud 73 badges out. No values are re-
ported.
The house and apparatus Of the Fame
Fire Company were found in first class
order. The lights were turned down,
and when the alarm was struck the
movement turned up the gas and opened
the stable doors. Two trials were given,
the irst taking 40 seconds and the last
81 seconds in hitching up.
The meeting room and parlors on the
third floor we're visited, and the hand
somo manner in which the last named
Is furnished was the subject of favor
able conf ment by the visitors.
The Fame reports . three-stOry house,
23A65 feet, valued At $4,000, Gould
engine, hose carriage carrying 700 feet
of hose, 1000 feet Of good hose, pair
of horses and o fire alarm bell. The
value Of personal property is estimated
at $1,000, making the Total valuation
81, 900. 1t reports LAT members.
The WecCacOe Fire Company was the
last visited. The house IL in bad con-
dition, the ceilings falling down, and
everything showing that it Is rapidly
going to decay, AMI some measures
should be taken to provide the company
with new and commodious building.
Two trials in hitching up were made
with the now hose cart, two men being
en- plOy ed, AZ one IL required to attend
10 the shafts the first test was accom-.
plisbed in Is seconds from the time the
gong WAS struck, and the second in l3H
seconds. The runs from the engine
house at Second street to Front street
and back to the engine house, were
made in 81 and 80 seconds respectively
from the zine the gong was struck. 1t
is but fair to state that on the last trial
one of the catches became entangled,
and caused loss of fully one second.
The Weccacoe reported o two story
house 16x45 feet, with stable adjoining
l6xl2 feet, valued at 81 500, a Clapp X
Jones engine worth $500, a two.
wheel hose cart carrying 1000 feet of
hose at $780, 1900 feet Of hose worth
81, lao, three horses worth $500, and
building lot at Second and jackson
streets valued at 81, 500 The total value
of the property is estimated at $3.50.
The mum ber OF mem bers holding badges
IL "a.
All the companies were in the high.
est state of efficiency, and q generous
rivalry seems To exist, AZ to which OF
them can respond to an alarm the
quickest and prove the most effective
in subduing contlagration. The Fire
Committee and invited guests were
much pleased with the inspection, and
Mr.. johnson, on behalf OF the commit
tee, returned thanks 10 each OF the COM
panies, and complimented them highly
on the excellent condition in which all
the houses and apparatus were found.
| As soon as the inspection was com.
pleted, the party resumed their PAGES
in the carriages, and were rapidly
driven to Fullmer's restaurant No. WS
Market street, where splendid oyster
supper was served In the handsome
private dining room on the second floor.
The delicious bivalves were furnished
In all styles, commencing with raw land
finishing with them brOiled on toast.
This was supplemented with chicken
salad, in the preparation of which Full
ner stands unrivaled.
The party, whose appetites had been
sharpened by the long drive In the
bracing air, did fall justice to the many
good things, but finally had 70 fall back
and cry quits.
Mr.. Johnson, acting AZ toast master,
then proposed "The City Of Whining
ton," which was responded to by
Wayor Wales, who, while he praised
the Fire Department, and said it was
not excelled by any in the United
States, expressed the opinion that the
men should be paid f,r their services,