The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-24
AMONG THE FIREMEN.
Pertinent Paragraphs Relating to Mem
bers OF the Department.


bers OF the Department..
Clptain i. +. Harrington OF Hose CON-
pany No. II. returned from his vacation
last Friduy evening. Mr.. Harrington
has Within short time visited New
York. Brooklyn. Boston. Portland. Hart
ford, Newark. Jersey City. Lynn,
Lowell, Norwich. New London and other
cities in quest Of information aud ideas
pertaining TO the iighting OF nres,
and in no place has he found the DEPART
ments TO be IN any better condition than
here. More particularly in New York,
where he spent last week, he iinds that
the houses, horses, harnesses aud appa-
ratus Of Prov den,e are far ahead or that
OF the metropolis. The force there IL some
what better. a. there are no old men In
the department.. which Is due to the iact
tnnt the old men are retired and cared Tor
and a pension il granted all who are
injured The hose wagons OF this city
IRE far in advance OF those in New York.
The wagons in use In tilis city are so con-
stituted tn t there is "a centre aisle run
ning the length o. the wagon, which
affords the men ample room TO pre-
pare themselves for duty while enroute
To fire This is one OF he many
ractical ideas of Chief Steere. New
York pays more attention to It's men,
they receive much larger salary, ana
pre allowed one day off tach week from
ii chief down. This condition of affairs
i'm our city is i'm "A arge measure due to
the efforts OF the chairman Of the com
mittee, Ira Winsor. who Is a fir eman
from boyhood.
The New Water Tower.
A picture of the new champion"
water tower Is on exhibition in the win
dow of the business Office OF The News.
No. 7 Weybosset street. The tower will
be n great acquisition to the department
and is constructed so as to be used In
large cities when the trolley system OF
81, ctric cars il in operation. 1t can
he raised to the height of sevent y five feet
and will throw two-inch stream 300
feet i'm any direction, and at any angle,
aud can be banded with ease. 1t can also
lie used for life saving purp oses as 1t Is so
quickly and easily manipulated. l.
vill arrive in this city about tue first OF
mouse of the Three Ones on Exchange
place. It WAS the intention of the
aepartment to have 1t at the Mill STREET
house. but 1t was found that The house
was not convenient. An addition will
be put on the house OF the Three Ones
unless there Is some other provision
made for the chief and deputy chiefs
horses aud carriages.
Points and Personals.
Hose man Frank L. Thomas of Hose
No. 13 is seriously i'll with typhoid fever.
Charles o. Messenger OF Hook and
Ladder No. 2 is spending his vacation In
The New York Trainiig school closed
SATURDAY., July Is. and Will be opened
Friday. Sept. l, Battalion Chief McAaams
deeming it unwise to place men at such
height during the hot Weather.
Hoseman John Little OF No.. 13, will
und rgo another surgical operation next
Wednesday morning.
The happiest man in the department at
the present time is Driver John Worth
of steamer No. III. Committeeman L. K.
Davis has procured a noble pair OF grays
for John and he is now looking for the
eIeyens for brush, and will go a
months salary that they wont beat him
captain Beehler is hobbling around
the hoe pital as happy as can be expected
under the circumstances.
Every city in the United States with
the exception of Hartford has discarded
the self-propelling steam engine. There is
nut one In use in that city.
Captain Charles j. Connors was among
the many tina. went down the river Sun
day.
Il is rumored that the headquarters OF
the superintendent OF fire alarm Is to be
removed TO the old house Of steamer No.
on South Main street.
Councillor John Kendrick has just
returned from Chicago. While there
he saw the department respond TO u
numher OF alarms, and says that Chicago
a es not compare with this city In auy
part Of its system OF fire fighting.
The bill ia relation TO fire commission
ers comes up for action this evening In
the council.
Alfred Allhouse, who resigned from
hook and ladde No. last April and
went to California for his health. has re-
turned fully recovered, aud is now cou-
nected with the Butler asylum as q
keeper.
The committee that was appointed
some time ago by the OLD association, >
met the past week for the purpose OF de-
vising some method OF Increasing the
amount OF cash on hand. The committt Q
arrived at no definite conclusion, aud 10
is somewhat doubtful whosh-r they ever
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