Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-04
Sparks From All Sources.

JERSEY CITY asks for proposals to furnish a
second-class steam fire engine.
ONE of the handsomest hose wagons ever
built was recently sent from Newark, N. J., to
the Atlanta, Ca, department.
HARRISBURG will erect new stations for the
Shamrock Hose, the Susquehanna Hose and
the Friendship Engine Companies.
THE Hope and Reilly Hose Companies. of
Harrisburg, we're the guests of the United
States Company, OF Atlantic City, one day the
past week.
THE Baltimore Fire Board has ordered that
hereafter all candidates must undergo a thor
ough physical examination before becoming
members.
LOCK HAVEN will have the State Firemens'
Convention next year and a great time they
propose to make of it. Its central location
will bring delegates from all sections.
HARRISBURG is endeavoring to establish a
paid fire department in place of its present VOL
unteer force. IL Is claimed that at least 81, 600
per annum can be saved with paid force.
BosToNs new fire boat constant thorn
in the Fire Commissions side. 1t is a costly
failure. and the press are constantly reminding
the Commissioners and citizens of that fact
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. will hereafter use
one-inch rubber hose connected by reducing
for all small fires. Springfield, Mass, has used
this for several years.
CHIEF w. A. HUGHES, of Cincinnati, O.,
has ordered the discontinuance of striking gen.
eral alarms on the tower bells. The first alarm
will be struck as heretofore. This will be
given a 30 days trial
PALMYRA, N. Y, will hold firemen's car
nival at the Agricultural buildings from the
18th to the 18th of this month"; which promises
to be the greatest hremens event in that
State during the season.
THE Kendall Borough Fire Department
hold grand uniform ball at the Opera House
Thursday evening" October 8. Every ticket
holder Will be entitled to chance in hand
some silver freman's trumpet.
THE Johnson Hose Company. of Bradford,
have concluded their series Of entertainments
Orpheus Hall. The results are very satisfac-
tory to the company and their friends.
SECRETARY H. A. HILLS, of the National
Association, has sent the proceedings of the re-
cent convention at Detroit to the printer to be
published in pamphlet form. copies of which
may be had gratis by all chiefs by addressing
Mr.. Hills at CINCINNATI, o.
THE HuntIy Hose Company. of Huron, Sd,
claim to be the worlds champion hose racing
team. They make this claim on the record they
made at Pierre recently, when they ran 200
Yards to hydrant, laid 800 feet of hose. broke
coupling, attached pipe ready for water in 3S
seconds.
DELEGATE hhAHf, OIL Tie nope Ire
Company, and o. A Oakes of the Dicks Com
pany, of Meadville, give glowing accounts of
their doings and what they saw at the recent
State Firemen's Convention in the Republican
of that place. H. G. Cornfield and l.. J. Smith,
of the Hope Company, accompanied the dele
gates.
CHIEF HUGH BONNER, of New York City.
has ordered that the theater aisles and lobbys
behind the seats usually occupied by ISLANDERS
on admission tickets, be kept open and free for
immediate egress in case of emergency. A
wise idea. There has long been law in that
city to that effect but it has never been en-
forced.
THE Friendship Hose Company. of Collins
ville has reorganized for the ensuing year with
the following officers: Captain George Brasil
ear: First Lieute nant, Thomas Courtney; Sec
ond Lieutenant, Anthony King; President, ].
r. Kennedy; Secretary, William Wallace;
Treasurer, Jesse Percy. This organization is
now in most flourishing condition and is one
of the best duty companies in the State.
MAJOR ED HUGHES, Chief of the Louisville,
KY, fire department.. is one of the most popu-
lar and best known chiefs in the county. He
is famous as sporting man as well as a fire.
man, and was one of John l.. Sullivan's back
Ell IN his fight with Kilrain in Louisiana some
time ago. The Major Chief is well fixed as far
as this worlds goods are concerned, aud a
happier go-lucky sort of person never ex-
listed.
COLLECTIONS Of old fire service relics are
now popular fad especially among the vet
erau associations, nearly all of them having
collection. The largest individual collection in
the country and perhaps the very largest of
all collections, is that of William T. King, of
engine 8, Cambridge, Mass. which consists of
over 1000 pieces. including 900 hat fronts, 200
belts and one or more pieces of almost every
conceivable article ever connected with the
fire service. His collection of photographs of
different builds of steam fire engines, 81 in
number, has no equal.