St. Paul daily globe., 1889-05-25
FRIDAY At SALTWATER.
The Fire Department Does Quick Work
on Inspection.
ANGUS GILLIS BADLY HURT.
The Celebrated Case Of Keator & Son
Againt Glaspie Summed
Up.

According to the opinion OF the alder
men, mayor and those witnessing the
affair, the annual inspection of the fire
department yesterday by the city c0un-
ell resulted in great credit to that branch
of the municipal administration pre-
sided over by Chief Joy. -Four tests of
the departments alacrity in response to
calls were made. In one test box
alarm was turned in when the men were
in led up stairs. The boys were out,
horses called from their stalls, hitched
to the fire apparatus, run Of 1,720 feet
made to the corner of Main and Nelson
streets, an additional run of 200 feet
made in laying hose, the suction hose
attached to the hydrant and to the
steamer and a good fire stream started,
all in two minutes and seven seconds
from the time the gong sounded and
called the men from their beds. An
element of disadvantage in the test was
the rough condition Of Myrtle street,
which has just been torn up by the
seweI-connecting force, and also the
fact that two street corners, QUE at the
foot Ofsthe hill had to- hesgturned. At
the engine house, before the run was
made, standing hitch of the horses to
the apparatus was made in three Sec
onds; the horses were brought from
their stalls, hitched to the cart and
steamer, and the men mounted in their
seats ready to go out in ten seconds; {;
and the same feat, except the mounting
to their seats by the men, was done in
eight seconds.
Angus Gillis. whose accident in fall
ing from the Snake river railroad bridge
,o1S Sr,4 W
arrived here yesterday and was re-
moved to his home on South Main street.
He is suffering from serious spinal in
juries, is paralyZed as to his legs and is
considered in critical condition. Gillis
is about thirty years of age and unmar-
ried. On the walk from Hinckley to
Mora he was accompanied by his brother
Joe and j. G. Johnson. GilliS made
misstep on the trestle and fell thirty
five feet to the ground below, striking
his back on the root of a stump in the
river bank.
Frank Temple, of the prison board of
managers, spent yesterday in that inSti-
tuition, being in consultation briefly
with his fellow committeeman, j. s.
O'Brien.
The funeral of jacob Wissler, who
died Thursday of cerebr0-Spinal paraly-
sis, Will be held to-day from the family
residence, 235 North William street.
The commissioners yesterday ap-
pointed Peter Hogstrom court house
and named Charles Hostert as agent
for the sale of school textbooks in
Woodbury..
In the contested board of education
election case of Stinson against Sar-
gent, the taking of testimony will be-
gin Monday under such circumstances
as may in the meantime be agreed upon
by the opposing counsel, Messrs. Marsh
and Searles.
The judges charge in the now cele-
brated case of KeatOr & Son against
Glaspie will be delivered to the jury at
10 o'clock this morning. Testimony
was all in by noon yesterday. ana the
afternoon was occupied in summing up
of the case by J. N. Castle and Judge
G. E. Flandrau.
L. II. Seymour was elected treasurer
of Company K. M. S. n. g., Thursday
to succeed Lieut.. Davis, resigned.
Lower Kettle river drive, containing
Croix at first lunch Thursday and. will
probably wait at the mouth of the Ket-
tie for the Eau Claire lakes drive,
which is reported as coming along with
good driving stage of water.
William Carson, the great lumber
man of Eau Claire, arrived here yester-
day on one of his frequent visits, but
thus far has not invested in the log
market.
DR.. W. L. Allen, of Davenport, the
coming president, undoubtedly, of the
reorganiZed Saltwater street railway,
accompanied by T. o. Sweeney, also of
Davenport, and w. K. Richardson, Of
Boston, were in the city yesterday look
ing up the roads right of way matters
and examining the work of construc-
company, Mr.. Richardson acting as at
tOrney.
The route of the Hal Reid company
hence is Winona, Rochester, OwatonDa,
Sioux City, Mankat0, Minneapolis, st.
Paul and Brainerd.