The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-12
FIRE DEPARTMENT TEST.
II IL Attended with some Exciting Hid
Issues md IL SUCCESSFUL.

II IL Attended with some Exciting side
Issues md IL Successful.
The Are department. test yesterday after
noon proved nm interesting event in many
ways. II showed tho departments to DO
prompt In answering calls and quick TO got
At work. II also resulted In the lesseninR
Of the dog population by one; II incident
ally led TO a dog fRht and an accident by
which tho triple-nozxls got away from the
hremen and caused a wild rush, In which
one of them badly out over tho eye.
Lawrence and Main streets, At tho hay
market, was selected as tho point for tho
test. Loss than two minutes after the
alarm struck the west side hose carriage
was on the ground. Right behind II was
the hook and ladder from the city hall,
which came down Main street like q streak
Of lightning. Alderman Klein, who was
seated alongside of Driver Richards, says
ware going. lie didn't even hear the
yslp Of n poor dog that got under the
wheels near Grand street and forthwith
yielded up tho ghost. Tho look n lad
the yelp did. The other apparatus,
including that from the Northern Pacific
depot, were on the scene IN remarkably short
time. All the neighboring hydrants were
brought into requisitlon and In a few min
utes several streams were flying across the
Haymarket lot, showing good direction on
the part Of the men and the great force of
the water pressure. Ladders were run mp
on the Iron Front building and a hose car
ried to tho roof, to demonstrate how suck
things could be dons and their possible Of
feet.
The crowd that collected was very large.
While IL was busy watching the actions Of
tho A. 1oIIinu fharn y UorN aAvnrnl 4 HArrQ
gruwls on Main street, nenr Lawrence. and
in an inktant two big black dogs were
rolled up in a knot, biting, swapping and
~yslping. The crowd rushed to see the
fight and the police had some difficulty
Masking . way through the mass to separate
several more little excitsmsnts. consisting
principally in sprinkling the crowd while
shifting the hose, tho triple nozzle WAS
tried. This nozzle has a two-inch dame
ter. Into it thres streams are
forced. The volume of water pro-
jscted from the nozzle is enormous
and it reaches q great distance. 1t had been
straps on the nozzle broke. Fireman Aus
tin, who had hold of it, tried to control the
nozzle without the aid Of the strap. 1t was
too much for him, however, and got away.
cutting his left leg. There was a large
crowd near by, mostly boys, and rs the
IOrC6 OF the tnfee STREAMS beug inc DIX
brass nozzle and the long line of
hose whirling and twisting like a
big boa constructor, everybody made . rush
for safety. 1t was we'll they did. as there
WAS force enough in that stream to knock
tho breath out of a man or dash his brains
out. In the rush several boys we're knocked
down but not seriously hurt. Walter DON
nelly, one of the boys, in trying to escape,
ran blindly into the wheel of one of tho
hose carriages and laid his right eyebrow
open to the bone. He was carried into the
electric motor Office and DR.. +. @. Lawyer
dressed the wound. The little fellow
showed wonderful nerve and was able to
90 homo alone, The nozzle WAS %recaptured
after a struggle.
Mayor Klsinschmidt. Aldermen Morris,
Fuller, Wilmer, Klein and other city Off
Gals Witnessed the test.