The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-03
KELLOGG HEADMAN.
NARROW Is Elected Assistant
Fire Chief.
PiPEMAk CLARK DISCHARGED.


Pssifioa-IAs Chiefs Report On
March Fires.
Atthe meeting Of the Gre commissioners
last night Captain George NARROW. of
chemical engine No. l, was appointed to
the position Of assistant chief of the fire
department, in which capacity he has
been serving since the resignation of w.
I. Rogers. No other nominations were
made and Faegre, Kahaley and Foster
voted for NARROW. Neither Mayor White
nor Commissioner Clark were present,
Mr.. kahaley acting as chairman of the
meeting.
Chief Kellogg submitted his report for
the month Of March, which read as fol-
lows.
Herewith submit my report for the month of
March The department has answered seven
calls Tor the month. none having been attended
WIN serious loss OF property. On the lid inst.
FIRE ON Depot and Fourth caused the loss of
one life and badly Burning another. The ire
was caused By lighting DIRE In the stove with
can OF coal oil. The total loss by ire for the
month Is $5,6o5, on which there was an insur-
ance OF $4,000. OF which amount 4,se5 has been
paid For full details as to fires and losses ref
In compliance with your orde. made At the
LAST meeting that the chief appoint temporarily
from the members of this department an as
sisfant chief, to act until q permanent appoint
ment was made by your honorable board. have
appointed Captain George NARROW, formerly cap
tain OF chemical I, who has acted IN the capac-
ity OF assistant chief since the 18th inst By
reason Of the admission Of 90 many new mem
bers into the department il has necessitafed
changes In company organization Captain
Keueher having been assigned To the firshoat,
Captain r. A. Miller, lieutenant of Company /,
was assigned to company , ~ captain, and Pipe
man j. Farr was promoted TO lieutenant of COM
pany l. Lieutenant J. Sullivan, of chemical I,
has been transferred to chemical 2, a. captain.
The promotion of Captain NARROW as assistant
chief made vacancy in the captnincy of chem
zeal I, and Lieutenant Gillian has been PRO-
NOTED to captain and Pipemau Ed Coffee pro-
noted to the lieufenancy.
The new men have been assigned to the sew
eral companies as best to promote the efficiency
OF the department.
Acid bottles for chemical No. > are looked for
every day and When they arrive this company
will Immediately be formed. James Wallace,
OF company 4, formerly captain of engine ), has
been selected to act as its captain, ii no objee-
tioa Is urged by your honorable board.
portion OF the 1000 feet of cotton hose
ordered has arrived and been placed in the
different enginerhouses, and is ready to go into
service.
enclose for your consideration communies-
ton from Pipemau Jsmes E. Clark, OF engine
company No. l. I cannot attribute any other
motive than characterization to the present
chief and officers of the department, and have
suspended him from further duty, referring him
to your honorable body for his justification
Respectfully, &. KELLOGG,
Chief Fire Department.
The form attached to the report showed
the following data concerning the fires of
the month:
March q. ITO a. m. box2I-Lil1y & Bogardus'
iron warehouse, West and University streets:
loss, $3,2m; insurance, 5000; insurance paid,
$3.50; los by fire, $2o: loss on contents, $780,
loss on building, $50; cause unknown.
March y, $50 .. M, teIephone-Two- story
frame, Fourth and Depot: loss, -; insurance.
II go; insurance paid, $780, loss by fire, SO; loss
ON contents, SIS; loss on building, SIS; cause,
coal oil explosion.
March ., In q M, telephone Owner, D. n.
Baxter; two-stoFy frame, Temperance and Val
ley; Insurance, $500. cause, fire in ash pit.
March 81, 40 q m, teiephone-Owner, d. N.
Baxter: two-story frame; loss, SIS; Insurance,
1850; insurance paid, S15: loss by fire, SIS; loss
on building, SIS; cauze, fire In ash pit
March -. n m, teIephone-Owne-, d. KEEL
lcgx; two-story frame. Fifth and Madison; loss,
BY fire, 40; loss on building, so; cause, sparks
from chimney.
March a, Il m, box 5i-Owner, c. L. Kelley;
three-story frame, Third and Wall; loss, E. 100;
insurance, g 800; insurance paid, II 600; loss by
dre, $1,000; loss on contents, II 100; loss on build
ing, $60e; cause, coal oil.
March 25, 11:0 p. m, box 62-Owner, c. /.
Kelley; two-story frame, Ninth and Dearborn;
loss, 800; insurance, $1,000, insurance paid,
SIZE, loss by fire, $40; loss eontents $40; loss
on building, SO; cause unknown.
Total less, Cos; insurance, $4,000; insurance
paid, 81 EOS; loss by fire, s. Io5. loss on contents,
1855. loss on buildings. $3.50
Chief Kellogg stated to the board that
the communication of Fireman Clark, re-
ferTed to in his report, was of such ma
ture that it showed a spirit of insubordina-
ton and an intention to hamper the work
ings of the department. He had accord
ingiy suspended him indefinitely and re-
ferred him to the board Of fire commits
sioners if he wished to be reinstated. The
board confirmed the action of Chief Kel-
logg. and instructed the clerk to notify
Clark of his suspension until he shall APP
pear before the board and explain his con-
duct.
The communication of Clark to Chief
Kellogg was long, involved document
full of attempted rhetorical fourishes and
conveyed no clear idea of its meaning, but
seemed to show q feeling of hostility to the
Chief
The resignation of W. F. Lewis was ac-
cepted and the name of W. ]. Jenkins was
stricken from the roll of the department..
o. Vitzthun and Charles Hansen were APP
pointed substitutes.
4 proposition from the Ahrers Manu-
featuring Company of Cincinnati to fur
nish engines to the department was re-
ferred TO the board Of public works A
number of bids for lots for engine-houses
were placed on file. The board took re-
cess until Thursday, April Ii.
He Set Seattle on Fire.
J. W. Tallman was arrested by Officer
F. E. Sims yesterday on suspicion of steal
ing some carpenters tools. The officer
says if he cannot prove the larceny case
ON his prisoner he viii prosecute him on
charge of vagraney. Tallman Is . carpen-
ter, and the officer says he Is the man who
set fire to the town June 8. 1889, by upset
ting glue pot in pile Of shavings while
at work IN carpenter shop.
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