St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-14
THE FIGHTERS OF FIRE.
News Notes and Gossip From Among the
Minneapolis Battalion OF
Firemen.
Incidents and Personals Picked Up Around
the Different Engine
Houses.
Movements of the Men--Chat Tha
FnIivens the Long Hours Be-
tween Fires.

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CHIEF STETSON AND TIE FIRE FIEND'
ats an old story, know" remarked
fireman, as he picked up the engine-house
dog and began to caress him." but it VIII
do TO tell. You know Chief StetsOn is
somewhat rapid driver and afraid of moth
ing when going to fire. Well, III tell
YOU an incident about his driving. A long
time ago one of the newspaper reporters
thought it would be fine thing to ride with
the chief some time and as he was at the
engine house one day when an alarm came
i'm. he climbed into the buggy with f. l..
Away they went, faster, perhaps, than the
repOrter had ever gone before in MS life. A
small ditch showed up ahead but the horse
did not slacken his speed. When the front
wheels struck the opposite bank it seemed
10 me that the reporter bounced about four
feet from the street. l met him the next
day and he informed me, on the quiet, You
know. that while he liked Mr.. StetSon, and
considered him a gentleman, he did not
think much of his style of driving. He
also told me that he was not going to SIT
down to his meals for at least week"
Some one on the East side, living near
the corner of Main street and Central ave-
nue. owns big black dog which has mani
tested a strange liking for the fire engines.
When the bell rings the dog rushes out into
the street, waits until an engine comes
tearing along, and then squares away
few feet in front of the horses until they
stop at the burning building. Years ago
there used to be two dogs at headquarters
which always accompanied the engine no
matter where it went. AS it left the mouse
the dogs would jump into place. one ahead
of each horse, about thirty feet in front.
This position they would maintain, and woe
to any other dog which tried to dispute
their right to run with the maSheen."
The new hose company, No. II, on the
corner of Sumner and jackson streets, is
Differed as follows: Nick Manager. captain;
L. d. Smith, lieutenant: Patrick Quinn,
first pipeman; John Benolkin. second pipe
man; S. Ii. Cyrier. third pipeman. Nick
Manager was formerly lieutenant OF old
Hose Company No. 2, and by trade is
blacksmith and carpenter; Smith is one OF
the old volunteers of the old Cataract COM
pany, and is a carpenter; Quinn was a
member of the old volunteer Hook and
ladder No 1, and was for time manager
IF the fire apparatus in the PillSbury A mill;
6enolkin is boilermaker, and Cyrier
nachiniSt.
p j. Hurley. formerly a member of the
police force, is driver. The house is one of
the incest in the city, heated by steam, with
hot and cold water, and has all the modern
convenienceS. There is now there 1,500
feet of hose, all ready for use.
Dan Doyle, of No. 1, is laid up with a
broken rib. He was driving one of the
wagons Friday morning, when he slipped
and fell, striking on his side. He will not
be on active duty for some time to come.
Lieut.. Gilman, of Chemical No. 2. is still
in bed nursing his broken foot, received
some two weeks ago
The wife of Samuel Lockhart, of Hose
No. 3. is still very low. and considerable
anxiety is felt about her recovery.
Chief Stetson, Prof. Andrew Bradley,
Supt of Water Works Henion, and num-
DER of commissioners went out to the end of
the water main on Lakewood avenue yes
terday morning and tested the lines. The
pressure was found to be all right.
Persons who were on the street Friday
morning early might have witnessed pleas
ing sight when the alarm was turned in
from Box %. This box is at the PaliSade
mill and is considered a dangerous one.
There are thirteen pieces OF apparatus
which go there at the first alarm; two OF
these pieces have four horses, and two
three horses. Those who saw the depart
menJ going to the fire say the whole thing
seemed fairly to fly.
Pipeman Davidson. Of No. 6, is still in
bed with typhoid fever.
Dan Noonan, of No. Hook and Ladder,
SAYS he tries to do what is right. but that
he can just walk all over the fellow who
keeps giving him away.
Supt OF Fire Alarm Morrison has strung
wire for seventeen new boxes to 90 in soon.
Eight of these boxes are on the East side,
four in South Minneapolis and the rest
scattered around.
TOoker keyleSS boxes are Nos. s, u. 25,
Is, rs and 121. The boxes are quite SINH
lar to the Others only there is no key
needed to open them. In opening the door
turn the crank to the right. This will start
a local alarm and attract attention from all
persons inside of block. This will pre-
vent the turning in of false alarms. After
opening the door pull down the
hook the same as in other boxes. Since
the new boxes have been put in one alarm
has been turned in, and that was from the
Palisade mill.
Engine House No. Is, on Seventeenth
avenue. between Twenty-ffth and Twenty
sixth streets sonth. which was to have been
finished last week, will not be ready for oc-
cupancy for about two weeks. This house
will be counterpart of No. -.
Deputy Sheriff Baxter was once fire.
man-when Winn Bracket was chief
and a good one he was. If he was not
married George might go back to the en-
CINE house and dance around in mid winter
with a hose nozzle in his hands.
Out at No. 10 painting is going on all
over the house. and the steamer is being
painted under the charge of Mr.. Rich.
There are now three first-class engines
and one second-class engine in the central
part of the city which respond to first
alarms.
The engine now at the house in the Eighth
ward will remain there until the new one is
sent out.
Brig Young. formerly engineer of No.
2. returned this week from an extended
visit to Canada, Chicago and New York.
Mrs. Young accompanied him on his trip.
Charley Merritt dropped in on the boys
Thursday. and spent the day in relating old
experiences. Charley wears big diamond
OH his shirt front now, but can't get over
the habit of jumping when an alarm is
turned in as he did when he was driving
Chemical No. 2.
SANDY" Hamilton says he don't care
what it costs, but he is going to gain a
reputation as bag FOUNDER.
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