Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-16

inson called Il "Quinoy Hall" In honor OF
his friend John Quincy Adams.
Following the riot oil 1549, the feeling was
very bitter, General Robinson was among the
opponents ofths department then, and, want
ing 10 use the lot Oh which the Penn engine
house stood, he took advantage OF the Gre
eempaBy's dissolution 10 fepossess the lot
The newly organized company aitefwafd re.
moved 10 Bank lane Martin strest). oeeu'
pyihg u house at the foot OF Marion avenue.
The Hope engine company in later years
occupied the same house until the creation
Of The paid fire department.
AT PITTsBuRa's Bid FIRE,
In the great fire Of iBdb IN Piltrburg,
PhmniI Company, with the Penn engine,
occupied n desirable and safe position on
the corner OF Third street (avanue) and
Ferry street, whore II remained u tho tall
Gpire OF Third Presbyterian Church was out
OF danger Members OF tho congregation
unsolicited rewarded tho Penn engine com.
pRny Tor their services that day with cold
cash, which WAS invested In rebuilding the
engine nj Elehbaum n Co.'S, buying q
painting and new panels for the gallery,
with o picture OF the Third Church on fire
and the Penn engine In service. In q trial
Of the newly repaired engine on the river
bank the Penn threw water over the bell
tower OF the Penn cotton factory which was
at that time 10 or ~ feet higher than II Is
now. The Washington fire engine was
built by T. X. Liteh. OF Liteh & Cinamond,
located at the Point in Plttsburg, In 1s48-60.
When soliciting funds to build the engine,
Burgess John Morrison contributed his
years salary, $50. The members failing to
secure sufficient
MONEY BY SUBSCRIPTION
to pay for their engine, the new Council
assumed payment Of the balance due, $3.50,
and was two II not three years paying the
debt. The Warrington fire company was
largely composed of highly respectable citi-
zens and had less of that rough element De
culiar to the volunteer system, the fighting
firemen," who as rule were the best fire.
men, fighting fire as bravely as they fought
one another.
The Columbus engine was rebuilt in 1843,
and atterward known as the "Uncle SAM"
Smith q Holmes were the contractors,
Robert Mildly did the work, the con tractors
renting the ground floor of @. Reels carding
mill on the north bank of the canal for the
work. Some of the iron OF the
Columbus is still there. The Uncle Sam
was for awhile located in the town house,
and afterwards removed to house on Union
avenue near Montgomery avenue. James
Blackstock were the first officers of the
Uncle Sam.
THE FIREMEN's RIOT.
After the iremen's riots the Washington
company disbanded. Its disruption was
due to the bitterness growing out of that
famous difficulty. The money remaining in
the Washington Company's treasury was
distributed as follows: Ladies' Relief So
1etv oaA-
ington monument, SO; worthy blind man,
$50; needy member of the mpsny, $50.
The fremen's riots occurred on July 16,
1849 The City Councils did not fully
realize the value Of the fire department, and
delayed and denied necessary appropria-
tions. This irritated the volunteer COM
panies, and created feeling of hostility
among the firemen. Each company passed
resolutions "to do no service or permit en-
gines to do service until their just demands
were complied with" The Washington
company reluctantly became party to this
ill-advised stand, but it inserted in its reso-
lutions proviso, reserving the right to pro-
tect the property of any of their own men,
bers when it should be in danger.
A DEFIANT ATTITUDE.
The companies Joined in sending an inso-
lent paper to City Councils, which was
treated with contempt by that body. Coun-
ellis later on made an attempt TO compromise
The difference. but the fremen this time
failed 10 meet their propositions In proper
spirit
An alarm sounded on Monday, July 1e.
1S49, for q FIRE In the carpenter shop OF
Henry Charles, on The south side Of Gay al.
ley. The flames could have been easily con.
troled and confined 10 the east side of Arch
street, saving DR.. Bwift's church, had II not
been that the arsmen carried out their mis-.
ehisveus threats ~ TO o wholesale strike,
The Washington company answered the
alarm AID went Into service, claiming thai