The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-07
TO ORDER HEATERS SOON.
The Insurance Men ASK the Chief
Fireman a Good Many Questions.

The Insurance Men ASK the Chief
Fireman a Good Many Questions.
1t is understood that the fire committee
of council viii soon order fre-heaters for the
fire engines, SO that the water viii be hot
in the boiler when the engines are called
out by an alarm Of fire
The delay is explained by the statement
that il was not advisable to order them
until the most practical heater, and one best
adapted for this climate, could be deter
mined upon. Chief Fireman Puder says
that be has written 10 heater
manufacturers at Cincinnati and Cleveland,
Ohio, u the Silsby heater works Of Seneca
Falls, y. Y and to the La France engine
works at Elmira, where the new engine is
being built for the city. 1t is TO be con-
structed with heater attachments. All the
parties have not yet been heard from. The
No. l engine is the only one owned by the
city having heater attachments.
IL is claimed that the five heaters will cost
the city from $500 to $3.50 IL was thought
at one time that it would be wise 10 send
the chief and possibly ore alderman to Balti-
more for an examination Of heaters before
buying, but this it appears is not now being
pressed
Some of the adjusting agents Of the in
surance companies having losses in the
Miller block, asked great many questions
Of Chief Puder relative to the efficiency OF
the present force. A great many notes
were taken.
Among other things tho chief told them
that the department had got the water at
the fire in four minutes from the sounding
Of the alarm, and that the mayor had timed
the engine which was located at Whit
aker street, and it bad got to pump
ing water under ten minutes. Any
report that the engines were
out of repair at that time or now, he said,
is q mistake, and that the following is the
fire equipment Four steam fire engines
and the No. l engine, n reserve engine,
weighing 5000 pounds, which the chief says
should be traded for one not 50 heavy. The
new La France engine will be here about
Aug. /, as will, als), a new hose reel like
the No. hose reel. This latter is being
built by Ainsley & Bro. of Richmond, Va.
The department has six single reels, having
1900 feet Of hose each, and a double reel
with 200 feet of hose. In addition there
are 1000 feet Of new Maltese cross hose and
1000 feet of old reserve hose, about half of
which is good, making a total Of 1900 feet
Of good hose
Chief Puder was asked how many fire
boxes and how many men are connected
with the force. There are thirty-three
boxes and twenty-eight mon in permanent
service, which includes the chief and assist
ant chief, the latter being a call man;
twenty-one call men who come out on the
first alarm with the regulars, and twenty
FIVE auxiliary men who do fire duty in the
southern part of the city. and when a
second alarm is turned in must go to any
part of the city where the fire may be.
The adjusters TO assess the damages to
buildings destroyed will be here to-
morrow. 1t was the Intention Of
the city authorities to pull down
a portion of the walls of the Miller
building to lessen danger, but tho under
writers requested that this be delayed until
the adjusters reaoh here tomorrow, mean
time taking precautions to keep people from
a too close proximity TO walls. There have
been no adjustments of losses on stock so
far, but the visiting and local agents have
been busy collecting data for the final work
of adjustment this week.