The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-01-18
FIRE ITEMS

Newark's new repeater is now ready for business.
The new chemical engine will be stationed on
the Hill.
Jim" Doyle. of One Engine keeps his team look
ing sleek.
Two Engine covers the sugar house district in
fine style.
"Dan" Oman, stoker Of Three Engine, is a fine
banjo player.
Charlie Young, Of Four Truck, is always on the
lookout for fire.
Tom Dillon. of Three Engine, is quiet and
effective worker.
Peter Firth has been elected Chief Of the Bayonne
Fire Department
George Quinn driver Of One Truck, is the jolIiest
man in the department.
Old Ten Engine has been sold to the county and
will do duty at Snake Eill
Six new fire alarm boxes are to be purchased. at
st a cost not to exceed $780,
The Brooklyn Fire Department has discontinued
ringing the alarms from the bell towers.
Bayonne's new steamer was tested last week and
was found satisfactory. 1t was built by Clapp &
Jones.
Chief Farrier reports twenty-five fires for the
month of December, of which eight were bell
alarms.
The fremen of Plainheld are going to have
roller skating match for gold medals offered by the
residents of that city.
A correspondent wants us to ask 'swho was the
fireman that was married last Sunpay EVENING"
We give it up. Perhaps some Of the fire ladies
can tell.
Three Engine, manned as she is by George Ding
Ter. engineer; Dan Dinner stoker; Tom Dillon.
driver of the engine; J. gilbert driver of the hose
cart, and Dan Morrow can not be beat.
The Board has been notified that the parties to
whom the contract has been awarded to supply the
hose have infringed on a patent belonging to the
Allen Company, and that if the hose was accepted
a suit would follow.
The Boston fire alarm system has been so perfect
ed that when alarm is struck that is not on the
'wlndin" circuit of the several stations only the
large gong will strike. The testing OF boxes has
also been relieved from the "windin' Taper. This
saves many unnecessa blows on the several
gongs.
Joe Rooney, of One Truck, was told on New Years
day that there was heavy working fire at Ten En-
CINE House. He was surprised to see about twenty
streams at work a well loaded table. Joe wanted
to send out general alarm, but was told that she
had seen hit of. Joe saw the joke, and was given
'hand grenade" and told to help himself in look
ing around Joes eye Lit on handsome cake. He
made connection on a piece and began to work on
it. All of a sudden Joe jumped up and said there
she goes Box 8 |" and went out on a rush. The
cake he had been working was composed Of
sawdust and dough. Joe admits the joke and
laughs it of.
The New York volunteer iremen numbering 400.
will attend the Inauguration at Washington. They
will be accompanied by Cappo's Seventh Regiment
Band of sixty pieces. Their uniform will consist
of blue pilot cloth coat and pants and red shirt.
They go to Baltimore. Md, March 3, where they
will be received by the Mayor and Common Coun-
Gil and escorted to Barnum's City Hotel Henry
Howard has been invited to marshal the process
SION After the inaugural ceremonies the delega-
ton will return as far Philadelphia, where the
Mayor aud Councils will receive them. An old
time double deck fire engine will be presented to
the fire laddies by Mr.. Muller the sugar reiner of
Philadelphia.