Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-19
STATE FIR EMEN,s ASSOCIATION.

STATE FIR EMEN'S ASSOCIATION. Chief A. c. HeRdrIck, or this City, is
 Elected Presfdent Of the Association
 By n Unanimous Vote-The BenevO-
 lent Work of the OrganizatiOn-An
 Exhibition.
 Yesterday morning at half past ten o'clock in St. Johns hall, Bridgeport, began the second days session of the State Firemens association. An animated discussion of over an hours duration took place as to whether, according to the bylaws, donations from the benefit fund should be given to the destitute widow and child of an active fireman of Bridgeport. It was finally decided that it would not be right for the association to be- stow such benefit as the husband had not met his death by injuries or illness contracted while attending 8 fire. Senator Staub, of New Milford, said that the committee had waited upon the legislature and it had agreed to give from the State funds $5, 900 to the State Firemens association, who was to deal it out to the widows and children of fremen whose death should be caused by attending fire. Chief Gerdenier said that the Bridge port fire department would see that the widow did not suffer.
 The election of officers was the next busi- ness and ninety-eight ballots were cast for president, of which Chief A. c. Hendrick, of this city, received sixty-two, and he was declared elected president, and it was after wards made unanimous. The others who received votes were: J. B. Hyatt Of Merl- den, IS; J. M. Whitlock of West Ansonia, 4; N. Staub of New Milford, 6; c. A. Ger denier of Bridgeport l, and J. 5. Provost l.
 Vice presidents were then elected in the following order: Chef Hyatt of Meriden, Nicholas Staub of New Milford, A. J. Ken of (fr1T-r far. of walk, Chief Eaton of Hartford, w. B. Thom- as of New London, c. Daniels of Williman- tic, Chief Wiley of Middletown, Chief Pro- wit of Norwalk, Chief Whitlock of Ansonia, John s. Jones of Westport. $. c. Snagg, of Waterbury, was then elected treasurer.
 On motion of Secretary Jones the conven- ton voted to join the National association of Fire Engineers. MT. Fitch, of Norwalk, nominated Senator Staub as delegate to that convention which opens in Providence, Au- gust 24. Senator Staub amended by nomi- hating Chief Gerdinier. MT. Gerdinier was elected. Chief Hyatt, in behalf of the Meri- den fire department, invited the convention to meet there next year. The invitation was accepted. The report of Secretary J. $. Jones, of Westport, showed that the receipts for the year had been $561. Treasurer Snagg reported that the receipts from the State fund amounted to 5000, making the total receipts $6.130. The total expendi- ture for the year has been $4, 323.02. The balance on hand August IT is s4. .s74.21. It was voted to pay the family of Captain Davis, of New Haven, $500, although the family is not strictly entitled to it under the rules.
 The convention closed at o'clock in the afternoon.
 The exhibition of the Silsby engine, which was brought from Seneca Falls, N. Y., then followed at the corner of Broad and Cannon streets. It took just seven minutes to start a stream of water through the hose, and in nine minutes the stream was thrown at full length, which was considerably over two hundred feet. The water was also directed upward and went up, it is estimated about the same distance, un der pressure of 120 pounds of steam and 1S0 pounds of water. The boiler of the en- zine is 36 inches in diameter, inches larger than any of those in this city. The steamer was under the supervision of Mir. Daney, agent, who had an engineer and fireman in charge of the machine. The banquet began in lower St. John Hall at o'clock and was a very enjoyable affair.