The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-12
MORE GOOD FIREMEN.
Additional Men for the Paid
Department.
COMPANIES NEARLY ALL FILLED.
william T. Rogers Made Assistant Chief
-"Three's'' Move Into the Main
Street House.


"Three's' Move Into the Main
Street House.
Chief Kellogg yesterday completed his
list of recommend atoms of men 10 fill the
positions in the fire department, made
necessary by the addition of new COM
panies to occupy the new engine-houses
just completed. He also recommended
the appointment of a successor to Assist
ant Chief Bassler. resigned, and he also
promoted and changed the positions Of
several of the old firemen.
The report submitted to the council at its
meeting last evening by the chief was as
follows:
uN SEATTLE. July II, 1890
Hon. Mayor and City Council: At request of
your committee on tire and water, have at
tended to the matter of lighting in the new
engine-houses and inclose bids from the seattle
Gas Company, and from the Pacific Electric
Light Company. I Am informed by the super
intendent of the Seattle Electric Light Com
pany, that ct this time they can only light the
Main street house. This they can do immedi-
ately. The Seattle Electric Light Company
charge $50 per light with Is per cent of and
charge Of 81 for each light for wiring aud in
sulation. The bids from the gas and electric
light companies please find Enclosed.
also submit for your approval the following
names to complete the organization OF Engine
Company No. H. and for the company to be To-
Gated at the Main street station and the truck
company at the Battery street station. This
1dmber will put in service all the apparatus
dow available. When repairs to No 2 are COM
pleted company will have TO be formed for
that engine, which cannot be done until the
Pine street station 10 completed and engine No.
is ready for service Very RESPECTFULLY.
GARDNER KELLOGG.
Chief Fire Department
The names which the chief submitted are
as follows:
William T. Rogers, first assistant chief;
Paul ]. Breasted, H. J. Malone, William
Hearn, Henry Hale, Michael Breslin,
Michael Mayonck, NJ. F. Kelleher, Thomas
ellis. Charles Magll, Fred Wilbur, Harry
Jones, Charles Haight. J. L. Nelson,
Charles Murray, Richard Doubledee. James
Latham and James J. Lynch. These
nominations we're confirmed by the coun-
Gil last night.
Almost without exception the new fire.
men are old hands and veterans at the
business, and many of them have held
high and responsible positions in other paid
and volunteer departments in the East.
Michael BreslIn. who formerly belonged to
the st. Louis department, has national
reputation among fremen as the best and
most daring truckman in the United States.
He has saved scores of lives. and is said to
not know what fear is. NJ. F. Kelleher was
nine years in the department of st. Paul,
five Of which he was assistant chief. Paul
Breasted belonged to the paid depar tment
in Chicago, II. J. Malone, Thomas ellis,
Harry Jones, Charles Murray and William
Hearn were volunteers in the old No. in
Seattle. Henry Hale is also well known in
Seattle as an old volunteer. Michae
Mayonck came from Dakota department,
Charles Magill from Troy, N. Y, Joseph
Latham and James Lynch from the Phila-
deiphia department, and ]. L. Nelson was
a sailor. and is an agile ladder climber.
The old central station on University
street was very much in confusion all day
yesterday. New men were coming in and
the old ones were gathering up their pos
sessions and getting ready to move to the
new engine-houses.
Lieutenant Wallace, of the hook and lad
der company, who has been acting captain
for the past ten days. was made captain of
No. 3 engine company, and he assumed his
new duties at the Main street house last
night. He will have seven of the new men
in his company.
Captain Hunt, of No. l, will for the pres
ent stay at central with hose company,
and his engine will go to No. A, on Battery
street.
Captain Clark will stay at headquarters
with No. 2.
Captain Allen will be at No. 4 with No.
l engine. until the old No. Gould engine
now in the shop is repaired.
NJ. ,. Kelleher will be captain of Hook
and Ladder Company No. 2. stationed at
headquarters.
Thomas Gallaher will be captain of No.
l hook and ladder at Battery street.
The fire department of Seattle now con-
sists of forty-nine men. divided as follows:
Engine Companp No. /, men: Engine
Company No. 2. 8 men; Engine Company
No. 3. 8 men; Engine Company No. 4, s
men; Hook and Ladder Company No. 1. s
men; Hook end Ladder Company No. 2, s
men; Chemical No. l, men; the chief
the assistant chief and the superintendent
OF the fire alarm system. As soon as the
Pine street engine-house is compile ted four
more men will be required, and this will
equip all of the apparatus belonging to the
department.
''If the old Gould engine was DONE"
said Chief Kellogg yesterday, (which
has been at the shops now for six
weeks receiving little repairing, we could
turn out the four engines at once-some-
thing we have never before been able to do.
l hope that the engine will be soon re-
paired, for we need it very much now that
our reserve engine here has to go to No.4.n
Assistant Chief Bassler stepped down
and out yesterday noon, ana was succeeded
by Mr.. Rogers. Mr.. Bassler had a hard
time getting away from 1.-The boys" and
in the universal Misunderstanding and the
good wishes exchanged between the ex-
officer and his men, more than one tear
stole out over the Drowned cheeks of the
firemen. As Chief Kellogg bid Mr.. Bassler
good by, he handed him a letter which
read as follows:
OFFICE OF
CHEF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SEATTLE, July IL, 1890
To whom it may concern:-The bearer. Carl z.
Bsssler was associated with me in the volup.
teer IRE department of this city for more than
hve years During that time he was one of the
most active and Efficient men on the force On
the organization OF the paid department. he was
selected as my first assistant chief. He has
iuliy luehhed every confidence have ALWAYS
had In him. As practical fireman and as an
organizer, he has no superior in the depart.
ment.