The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17
THE FIRE LADDIES.
Favorable Comparison With Other
Departments.
How They are Fixed and what They
Propose to do. ~s

The Butte Fire Brigade is now com
posed OF Is members. So Of whom are
on the regular working force. The
Brigade has been organized for sew
elal years and have made it q point to
ever strive for foremost position in
the line of duty as well as business
affairs.
! The chief engineer, Mr.. Henry
McMurphy, is one Of the organizers,
and from the time of the BRIGADE
inception has taken great interest
ip every beneficial move concerning
he il terests of tire organization. Mr..
McMurphy is not alone in the mat
ter but has had and still has q corps
OF assistants vino have proved them
selves. valuable and enthusiastic
whenever occasion required whether
it has been something of q trivial or
important matter. The Brigade Of
flcers are as follows:
Chief Engineer, Henry McMurphy,
Assistant Chief, Thomas Rogan,
Foreman, Simon Hauswirth, First
Assistant Foreman, A. B. Grace,
second Assistant Foreman, Chas.
Knowles, Secretary, F. B. Thomes,
Treasurer, Fred Gilbert.
The Brigade and City Department
will have their headquarters and
general meeting room under the new
city ball. The room will be equally
shared by both organizations. The
Brigade are to have set of hunks
made for the use of members. They
have also made arrangements for
every piece of Farepharnalia, ,machin-
cry and furniture used for the ordi-
nary training Of the muscles, in fact
will have gymnasium outfit COM
plete for the members use.
The Brigade is divided into three
companies with one cart at the Pa
vilion; the second at q building in
the alley opposite and the third at
headquarters.
On Feb. End the Brigade will give
a grand ball, the proceeds Of which
will be devoted toward the purchase
of library for use of the members.
This library will te fitted up at the
general meeting room, as will also a |
neat wardrobe to hold the extra hats,
belts and uniforms.
TIE CITY DEPARTMENT.
Recognizing the fact that CITY so
large and of such vast importance as
Butte, should be thoroughly guarded
against fire, Mayor Owsley and
other prominent citizens, conceived
the idea of organizing city fire de-
partment, which should prove an ad-
ditional blessing to the people. EN-
u.ating their predecessors in the good
cause, they organized in first-ciass
order and prepared at once for work,
when it should present itself, and
their power and strength has been
felt on many occasions. There is a
spirit of generous rivalry between
the two splendidly equipped organ
izations and the strife for first place
and general precedence in case of
fire is demonstrated 50 earnestly that
praise is bestowed upon the
winners in the race.
The following officers will answer
to their names in the city depart
ment:
Fire marshal, Jerry McCarty; first
assistant, Jack Jolly !; foreman No. l,
VIM. Owsley; assist foreman, Peter
McDermott; foreman No. 2, Jim
Larkins; assistant, Jno. Buckley
foreman hook and ladder company,
Mike O'Mara secretary, Charles w.
Pope treasurer, David G. Fisher.
The department have one hose cart
mo. p in the building rear of Gen.
Eennlal Hotel, No. l at Owsley &
Cowan's stable, and the hook and
ladder truck under the City Hall, at
A city tax was levied something
ike year ago and large portion of
It expended in erecting and fitting
up the firemen's portion of the City
Hall building.
Altogether, the organizations of
Butte City will compare favorably
with any department il the West, .
n their members, their carts and
ruck, and in everything pertaining
% the safety and protection of prop
,rty. They do credit to themselves
IS firemen, and as citizens are con- ,
'idered by the residents and tax
payers as solid, true men.
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