The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-02
FIRE ITEMS.

Things are very quiet throughout the
department.
Mike Reardon, of engine One, is the
dude ''buffalo"
Slatcher o'Neil, of engine One, has a
touch of the syatics.
Three engines new foreman will spell
his name Meyers.
Hogan, of Eight engine, is the most pop
ular fireman on the Hill.
James Doyle. of engine One, is always
the same old Father Doyle.
When anyone mentions Warren street to
Hayes, of Two engine. he gets clean off.
The Jersey City Fire Department is the
poorest paid department in the country.
Mullikin, of hook and ladder Two. has
the garden looking fine. Good boy, Chin
The annual inspection of the Paterson
Fire Department will be heldin September
Smith, of hook and ladder Two. SAYS that
he will cut the figure eight on next Satur-
day.
Hayes, of One engine, says: sAh, there!l
we get up at five o'clock in the morning,
now"
Gardner, of hook and ladder One, says
that Railroad avenue is the boss avenue to
live in.
While Rooney was getting out to box &c
last week he fell on a tomato and scratched
his jaw.
Howe, of One engine, hasn't been seen
in two weeks. He must be milking
hydrants.
Hayes, of One engine. is about to go on
his vacation. We hope he won't lose his
elephant.
The draping on the house of One truck
reflects great credit on the members Of
that company.
Covert, the department carpenter,
actually fell asleep while saving board in
half, last week.
Dan Oman, of Three engine, has new
instrument which he calls ''Sywett.
What is it, Dan?
Haley, of engine Two, says there is no
more fresh eggs since he left Warren street.
Hatched them, Mike?
William Sutton, of engine One, is great
bicycle rider. He rode on One engines
wheel on the Fourth.
John Costigan aud S. Wright, of hook and
ladder One, were doing great execution in
Henderson street last week.
Lippie, of Three engine, was seen going
down Grove street for box 25 with rubber
boots and fire hat and coat on.
Quinn, of One truck, had no use for hot
weather during the hot spell. He slept in
the bath tub i'll the truck house.
Dan Morrow feels very bad because he
did not catch the foremanship of engine
Three Move out of the district, Dan.
The election Tor new foreman for en-
CINE company Three will be held at the
house of that company tomorrow evening.
The new steamer should be built by the
Amoskeag Works. There are enough
''Peter Funks" engines in the department..
We understand that 'sbuffalo," attached
to Three engine, resigned recently on ac-
count of his religion. This is hard on the
department.
John Barry, of engine One, has a placard
in an auction store on Montgomery street
to auction "Silence" off. What will
ssSilence" do now2
The 2. Il. r. Fire Department, under
Commissioner Brennan, did great work at
the fire which broke out on the Adams
Express dock last week.
A despatch from Tom Dillon, of Three
engine, who is now in Canada, states that
he is the guest of Chief Farley, of the
Montreal Fire Department
John Costigan, of hook and ladder One,
can be seen every Sunday afternoon with
his white duck vest and high hat on Van
Worst street. Better stop, John.
Mike Whalen, of engine Six, has got
cat which he is going to train. The cat
made a leap the other evening and scratch
ed Tom Keho's eyes. Look out, Kehoe for
the cat.
Mr.. A. J. Fallon, of this city, spent last
Sunday inspecting the workings of the
Hasbrouck Fire Department, under the
guidance of Fire Trustee Edgar Cleveland,
Of that place, and party of friends.
1t is a wonder that the Commissioner
can not fnd some man in his companies
who is qualified TO Ill the vacancy of fore
man of engine Three out of hIs district,
without going out of the First district for
foreman.