Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-15
OUR FIRE LADIES.
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III.
Fire company No. 2 consists OF the fol-
lowing force:
Foreman-Charles Frauciscus
Driver of Hose Cart--Edwnrd Pitt.
Diver Of Engine David kltch, jr.
Engineer-llarry Shaub
Hosemen--John Potts, Joseph Forrest
Elmer Sing and john Boyle.
The company occupies what was
formerly the SINNER hose house on
: nth Queeu street, a building elgibly
located and admirably arranged for
n fire house. The company took
| possession of 1t only q few weeks ago.
Several valuable additions have been made
to it since 1t was occupied by the Shiinsr
volunteer fire. company. two story
brick stable, 20 by 90 feet, has been
annexed to the rear Of the main hall which
is 4S feet long aud 20 feet vide. The first
| floor of this addition is divided into three
stalls for the horses, and gangway for
the feed chests, etc, the second story
being for the storage OF hay aud straw.
| A ventilator which can be opened or closed
at pleasure extends from the horse stalls to
the roof, thus auordlnS plenty OF fresh air
for the horses aud keeping their stalls
fresh and at a proper temperature.
setter sleepiug Accommodate Jps Neeued
A new iron stairway has been bull, from
the engine room To the hall above IL, which
is now used as sleeping apartment for the
men. And we may say right here that
the sleeping accommodations are miserable
-nothlng but little canvas cots without
bed or mattress--cold. comfortless aud
uuheothful during the bitter winter
weather we have bal. Some two months
ago councils ordered beds to be procured
for all the hrcmen IN the city, but up to
the present time none OF them have come
to hand. We would make fuss about
it " were We not assured that tho beds
will be along next week.
Ipgerious U,uIriSauces.
The stairway, which used TO bs at the
rear end of the engiue room, has been torn
away and in its stead has been erected at
small expense hose tower, with rollers
at the top, on which eau be hung 500 feet
or more of hose. Tao company has now
in the tower 500 feet OF new Eureka cotton
hose tha; has never been used This mode
Of hanging the hose is much preferable to
placing IL on horiZ luta al racks "a 1t is more
easily handled, is kept perfectly dry and
has the advantage of constant ventilation.
Hanging harness, similar TO that used
: by companies and 4, heretofore describ-
ed is used, together with Josselyn'f
patent bits and Huide's hinged collar
! snaps. These patent appliances have been
: purchased by the tiremen out of their owl
private purses. The JoSselyn bits aud the
D Huide snaps we believe, cost sl0 each
600 for al-which IL rather a heavy pull
. on the slender salaries of the hremen
. Company No. 2 also purchased the patent
appliances at their own expense, and com
. pany No. 1, which manufactured hanging
y bits of their own, are threatened with
j lawsuit for infringing on Josselyn's patent
We mention the circumstance merely I,
: call the attention OF the fire committee o
l council TO IL as It seems no more than fai
that the city and not the tiremen should
, pay for these useful appliances which 81
b. greatly shorten the time necessary TO hitcl
y up the horses.
,. An Electric Alarm Attachment
!. Engineer Shlub, who is a practical ma
4 chinist, has constructed q very ingenious
= attachment to the electric alarm, 80 ar
4 ranged as to turn up the gas all over tht
house at the first stroke of the alarm boil
= | and open the stall door OF "Charle," tn,
= hose cart horse, who, without furthe
= orders, runs between the shafts OF the car
y and Is harnessed in few secouds. tn
4 driver from his seat pulls a rope, whG
; opens the front door OF the engine house
y and away he goes to the fire. Five second
!. after Charles" door is opened the sam
!, automatic arrangement opens tho sta
a doors Of " Kate" aud Jim," the eugiu
:, horses, and they take their places besid
4 the pole OF the engine and the haugin
4 harness drops upon their backs, aud i
much less time than 1t takes to tell II, the,
y are galloping after the cart, tho fire in tn
= engine In the meantime having been light
n sd by heavy jet OF gas thrown into th
furnace by the pressure OF tho engin
wheel on gas stop, which automtcall
: ! closes as soOn as the wheel has passed owe
1t.
other IDtsrssung Facts.
:, Among a number OF other convenience
, in tho hose house may bs mentioned
y hydrant in the stable, permanent wash
v. stand 10 the hall, aud a blackboard o
: which to record the day aud hour Of eac
alarm OF fire, the box from which tb
y alarm was struck, the location Of th
building on fire aud tho purpose for whic
= = it was occupied
The engine used by company No. Q
the Haupt engine. formerly used by th
Sun company, No. /. 1t has th
disadvantage OF being very hesv
(weight nearly 1000 pounds) and +,
quires heavy pulling to get to a fir,
but when It gets there it does efflcien
d service. With a pressure OF 80 pounds {
= steam it will discharge 400 gallons of watt
!, per minute aud throw it to an immeps
distance. The boys are, naturally, prou
% OF their engine and the clock attached I
}. it, which keeps excellent time whether
It the engine room or on the run and unde
,. all conditions Of heat or cold TO which 1t
% exposed. They have not yet had time
y fix up the grounds In the rear OF the
o engine house. but will do so as soon Q
spring opens.