The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-22
ONLY TWO WILL STAY
Tie Fire Corps Disorganized
by kellogg's Election.
SIX OUT or EIGHT MEN RESIGN
The Volunteer ard Paid Fsrem<n say
xkey VIII Nos serve Under nm In
csnpes~Hs Man.

Al ~ O'Clock hast sight word vas recssvess
II headquarters Of the FIRE cesaxstrrsns
irorn the council chamber that Mr. Gard
Ter Kellogg had been eleSsed chief Of the
department., and Immediately thereafter
six OUT CT the eight paid t9reaen handed
IN their designations. TO take effect Is soon
as their Successors can be appointed
These designations we're not made necessary
ay the change Of the chief al the depart
Lent. - the ordinance provides for the re-
tenfion Of al paid members o: the Old force.
The newly elected chiefs unpcpalarisy
with the old department Is claimed 10 be
the cause o. the designations Following
are tie names OF the retiring fsreEen:
W. A Perry. engineer OF engine No. /,
who has occupied that position without iss-
remission during the pas. twelve years
a- u Sia-tup. driver of engine No. 1, who
has hcld that position in the company ever
since the council firSs paid drivers. ard
who was volunteer three years before,
giving him I've years service in all: ID. Nc
inris. driver oil hose wagon Nc. since the
IRE. and who has been in the department
two years; +. Beattle, stoker OF engine No.
|, IN which capacity he has acted both IS .
volunteer and paid fireman during the past
eight years; +. L. Nunaa, foreman OF hook
and ladder company for two years and now
first assistant chief of the department
tAr. Sunan ha. been q msrabe. OF bis
company for more than seven years.;
X. ]. Johnson, driver OF Hose Company
No. 1, in North Seattle. who has been Q
member OF the department abou. three
years. ard driver Of No. since the LIST of
July.
The two paid fremen not resigning are
Oscar Drew. engineer, engine company
No. ?, and C. +. Murray, driver of the same
engine. Neither OF these gentlemen have
anything TO say and It's thought they viii
remain in the eity's employ.
Chief Engineer Mcdonald. was at the
engine house when the boys expressed
their intention OF going out with him. He
told them that he didn't want any one Of
the boys TO give up his position on hisssac-
count. He said OF course, that be regretted
his beng defeated, but as he was not de-
pendent on the city for livelihood he could
get along about as we'll out OF office as in.
The firemen are loud in their expressions
OF dissatisfaction over the election of kel-
/ logg. Although none are very friendly TO
him personally, they claim they were not
so terribly opposed TO him on that ground /;
but for the reason that he isn't compe-
tent man. One fireman claims 10 have
positive proof that out OF 400 volunteer
firemen in Seattle Kellogg is the most in
competent. They claim to have mere boys
in the department who would make q bet
ter first officer.
William Murphy, foreman of engine CON-
pany No. /, said II don't believe there is
q member in my company who will serve
under the new chief. There are seventy
Ave members in ALL and know positively.
with the exception of two or three. that
none will serve" Several members present
substantiated Murphy's remarks.
W. A. Perry, engineer Of No. !, said the
boys would not leave until their success
ors were appointed. He says they think
too much of their old company and the
welfare OF the city, 70 leave the city unpro-
teeted, and consequently Won't leave at a
jump But we are going to send i'm our
designations tomorrow, said Perry. land
We want them acted upon at once, for we
viii not. under any circumstances act IN
der Gardner Kellogg"
The entire force were getting their effects
together late last night, preparatory to
leaving as soon as their successors are APP
pointed