The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-07-15
[ LooiIm5ta-Hi,to,y Continued ]

the committee was ordered to purchase the
bell from Bancroft 6 Co., Of Philadelphia
who were agents for the McShane Bell
Foundry OF Baltimore, Md, which was
done, the bell costing alone S555. So The
bell Is sill on service in the tower of the
Borough building, where the Columbia
Hose Company has its headquarters, and
bears the following inscription on one side :
| columbia Hose and steam Fire Engine
Co., No. I,
Organized July 1ith 1870.
Richard Amour Il. w. Amour, T. b.
Ficlders, Committee.
On the other side
"Vigiance.
VI am Always Ready.
l was cast December 20th, 1875"
The bell was received in time to be
hoisted upon the hose house and tempor-
ary structure was made by which the bell
could be rung until the Borough Council
could build a suitable tower. The bell was
| first used to ring in the Centennial year
1879 The officers for that year were
leoted February Sth They were Presi-
dent, Thomas B Fielders Vice President,
William James Secretary, Richard
Amour; Financial Secretary, Edward w.
Amour; Treasurer John Oliver, Jr;
Foreman, William Owens; Assistant Fore
man, Richard Amour; Chief Engineer
William Hilton Death visited the COM
| pany for the second time by the drowning
| of Foreman William Owens, while he
was bathing in No. 8 dam on June 1lth,
1866 The officers of the company for the
| next term were President, O. ID. Amour;
Vice President, Anthony Guy Secretary,
| Richard Amour; Financial Secretary, E.
w. Amour; Treasurer, John Oliver
| Foreman Louis Lehe Assistant Foreman,
! NJ, Laubach; Ohiet Engineer, Thomas M.
| Greenwood The officers elected February
llth, 1873, were; President, O. d. Amour;
Vice President, John Allen; Secretary,
Richard Amour; Financial Secretary, E.
| W. Amour; Treasurer, David Powell :
Foreman, Louis Lehe Assistant Foreman
| Richard Amour; Chief Engineer, Thomas
| NJ. Greenwood. AT the same meeting a
| dreman's overeoat was presented by the
company to Louis Lehe, as - mark of
respect and as an aclxnowl Judgement of his
past services in the company. After two
years work, the committee on new engine,
consisting of Z. j. Foster, Richard Amour
| and Joseph DusLo, was enabled to report
on March 9th, 1878, that Mr.. Button had
company on February 8th, 1878, and was
accepted by the Borough Council after a
| special election had been held to increase
the borough debt. The engine was then
placed in the caro- of the company and was
christened Shenandoah" by Miss Annie
johnson, assisted by other young
ladies. On July 2ud, 1878, committee
of five, consisting of Louis Lohe,
Alex, Jones, A. Guy, D. Powell
and I. NJ. Greenwood was appointed a
committee to secure site for picnic
ground The committee, with the aid of
Jonathan Wasley, Esq Superintendent of
Kelley Run colliery, secured the park now
owned by the company and which will be
abandoned at the close of the present sea-
son, owing to the coal being mined under
it, The first picnic was held in the park
by the Rescue Hook & Ladder Company
on Saturday of the September following
the acquisition of the site. The officers of
the company elected February llth, 1879,
we're: President, John Bartsch; Vice
President, Thomas W. Powell; Secretary,
Richard Amour; Financial Secretary, e.
W. Amour; Treasurer, W. f. Goho; Fore
man, Richard Amour; Assistant Foreman,
Thomas w. Powell; Chief Engineer,
Joseph Dusto. The first engine bought by
the company having become defective, a
committee was appointed to get the engine
rebuilt by L. Button s. Son, of Waterford,
N. Y, and the engine was shipped there
on Friday, January 9th, 1880 On Feb
ruary 10, 1880, the following officers we're
elected President, John Bartsch; Vice
President, Frank Lewis; Secretary, Rich
ard Amour; Financial Secretary, e. W.
Amour; Foreman, Richard Amour; As
sistant f reman, 4. w. Amour; Chief
Engineer, O. ID. Amour; Treasurer John
o. Glover. On May IS, 1880, tho steamer
committee received 5000 from the Philadel-
phia & Reading Coal 81 Iron Company as
donation towards paying for the rebuild
ing Of the engine, on condition that the
fire company would respond to all fire
alarms from their collieries in the district
The donation was accepted on the con-
dtions named. The engine came back to
town on June 20lh, 1880, was tested and
found satisfactory. On February 1lth,
1 1881, d. j. Connor was elected President;
Edmund Williams Vice President; Richard
Amour Secretaryi E. w. Amour Financial
Secretaryi P } Ferguson Treasurer N
Beacher, Foremani Jere O'Neil Assis ant