Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-24
ORGANIZATION.

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Assistant Chief. 5000
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There are also 200 volunteer fremen
APPARATUS.
The apparatus Of the department has
been Increased during the year by the
addition of one combination chemical
engine and hose wagon.
The apparatus of the department IL
classified as follows:
One aerial truck. | socond-class Snsby
engine, l fourth.clnss Slsby engine 3
hose reels, ! hose wagon. I combination
chemical engine and hose wagun-the a.
j. Chambers company No q are using
an old delivery wagon as q hose wagon
at present. ! would recommend that
they be furnished with reel or hose
wagon IN the near future.
HORSES
There arc seventeen horses IN the de
partmont as per last report. There was
purchased during the year six. Three
were exchanged aud one killed. leaving
twenty-five. distributed as follows:
For chief and assistant %.
For engines g.
For hook and ladder truck 3.
For combination wagon .,
For hose reel and wagons 10.
One extra J.
BUILDINGS.
There were built during the past year
two new cngne houses, na follows.
One two.story brick in Sixth ward and
one two-story frame I'm Third ward;
total costs of said buildings S6,2O2jO.
HOSE.
There IL 1900 feet Of . IL inch rub
Der hose in the department md 800 feet
ordered 1 would recommend that 2uO0
feet be- purchased for the ensuing year
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
This branch Of the service has given
perfect satisfaction during the past year.
under the management Of our efficient
electrician Mr. g. +. Crabtrco.
i would recommend the purchase OF
more street alarm boxes and four
circuit repeater ns this system was put
in about ten years ago and our city
has oulgrown Il cnurely. aud would
further recommend that the lire com.
mittec investigate as Go the cost of this
Improvement
FIRE ALARMS.
During the past year the department
has responded to 1876 box nlnuns, y
Nil alarms. Tho second alarm was
sounded twice and the general alarm
once.
Total number Of alarms III.
Day alarms a.
Night alarms 81
The department has Travelled Coz
miluA m answering these alarms. laid
11TOjO feet of hose, raised 1000 feet
of ladders. used sixty gallon tanks
chemical. II siNgollou eNtinguishers }
thrrc-gallon oYtinquishers. 2Tt6 hrcmpu
"a "a. 1 al
worked lO2 hours Ina oXtinguishug tue
CAUSE or ALARMS.
Electris light wire !.
Paint ON su ukestuCk /
lucpndiary 20.
Flashing red light In secret organiza-
ton l.
Unknown 10.
Defective tlue 81.
Starting fire IN stove with oil j.
Burning trash T.
Gas meter J.
Lamp explosion II.
Furnace for drying sand J.
BOYS playing with matches
Gasoline stove D.
Sparks irum locomotives ?.
Cigarettes ..
Cook range ].
Second alarn n ruins /.
False alarms ..
Trash pile ,,
Chimney /.
Furnace for heating water /.
Window curtains caught from gas !.
Sparks from smOkestack i.
Furnace for smelling Iron 1.
Ash pile L.
Second alarm ..
General alarms 1.
Total number of alarms III.
CLASS OF BUILDINGS
Onc-story frame o..
One and half story frame ..
TWo-stOry frame -.
Thrcc-siOrys frame i.
One-st0ly brick ..
Tyo-stoly brick r.
Thrpr-stUry brick ..
Two-story corrugated iron /.
Frame out houses ).
Trash piles =.
Dry goods boxes !.
Roof over water heater /.
Bales of cotton 40.
Crate Of mattresses 1.
loss BY FIRE.
Tho loss occasionod by fire the past
year, as near as could be asceFtalned' Is
on buildings 1.022.
On contents Sa6,t4O,
OF this loss S1S,O50 was caused by be-
Inc beyond the reach Of water protec-
ton.
AMOUNT OF BUILDINGS AND CON
TENTS SAVED.
On buildings SlTl,22O,
On contents Sll0,32O.
Total S20O,4AQ
This does not include n great many
adjoining buildings that were scorched,
and would have been destroyed, but TOT
the efficient work of the tiremen.
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