The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-11
A Slippery New Yorker Who Tried
to Raise the Wind.
WANTED A TEMPORARY LOAN
To Enable Him to Reach Boston Whore
He Was to Exhibit Apparatus-One
Captain Asked for Day on Hut
Didn't Take IL.

walked into one OF the engine houses OF
the city aud represented hi uself to be
member Of the New York department say
ing he was connected with Hose company
No. Of New York He told such
plausible story that he won the favor OF
the captain of the Providence con pany.
who at once began to entertain him. The
first thing The couple did was to visit a
saloon in the vicinity, where refr 'shments
were served. The story that the chap
told was this: He and three other fire.
men from the metropolis were on their
way 10 Boston. where they were to give
an exhibition of some !, new piece Of
apparatus, and would the captain be one
of the party? Well, he would see. He
telephoned to Chief Steere for permission
to be absent. The chief granted the re-
quest. The party were TO 20 Tuesday
morning about o'clock, and Mr.. Fireman
was to see that the captain was well cared
for during the day. But. There's
many slip 'twixt the cup and the lip,"
for about 1890 on Mon ay evening the
fire laddies from New York came to the
house OF the genial captain and
he found them all retired for the night,
but an alarm on the door soon brought n
head to one of the windows from the
who's there" the New Yorker said ''i'ts I,
and want to see the captain" So the
captain got up and babe his late caller
good evening and the events of the next
day were the subject OF discussion. The
Providence fireman had all Of the conf
dence in the world in the lad
from New York, all on account
of the straight story he told.
Wanted n Small Loan.
But just before the New Yorker re-
tired he wanted to borrow $40 from the
captain. saying that his wife
New York by the way of Fall
sum Of Sl20 In Uncle Sans good money.
Now there are no fles on the captain,
and be looked at the New Yorker and he
(the captain) came 10 the conclusion that
he did not have $40 worth of confidence
in the New York boy, but at the same
time believed the story about the trip to
Boston. He would not lend him the
'tenner" but he would see that he had
place to sleep and plenty to eat and
would pay his fare to Boston but
that was the extent. But his newly-fou
friend must have the cash. but he did not
get it and took his departure with the
und erstanding that he would call at z
O'Clock in the morning. At that hour
the Providence boy was up, had
on c.ssn shirt aud was other
wise fixed up for the trip to Boston but 1t
was like the much talked OF missive. "the
stranger never came on Wednesday," The
same chan called at the house at No. Z
Richmond street aud told a long story
about the captain, saying that he was in
Boston, aud had performed some of the
most wonderful feats with the apparatus
in question.
Caught In n Lie.
Some one in the company told him that
he must be mistaken. as he was positive
that the captain in question had not been
out of town, but the stranger vas a
smooth-tongued orator aud he finally
made every member Of the c5mpa ny be-
lieve his story. and he wound up
his ecil alton by asking Assistant
Foreman Thomas Mclean for
snail loan, but Tom was just as slick as
the stranger and Tom has got the $40
yet, and the visitor took his departure
from the house Of No I. Here the tele-
phone was brought into use, and the boys
OF No. z asked IL the captain Of a
certain company had been in Boston.
Word was sent back that he was at sup.
per just ut that moment, but that II he
had been In Boston it. was not known to
any member Of the company. When the
captain returned he answered for himself
stating that he had not been outside OF
the city since his vacation, aud was not
likely to be for some time. The New
Yorker was 10 return to No. rs house in
the evening, but he did not aud i: is well
for him that he did not for the
boys had reception arr tnged r him
that would necessitate his removal to rhs
hospital. The only me nber of the de-
partment that is ''out" to any great ex-
tent is Thomas. better known as "Davy"
Crockett, who is stationed at the Three
Ones "Davy" saw that tn: New York er
had the best of everything to eat, and q
generous supply tof C oice havanas to
smoke during his stay Ia the city aud the
boys iu his company have been busy
brushing flies off Davy ever since.
During the absence OF Superinte dent
OF Fire Alarm CIoudman the department
IS ia charge of Arthur Saywari.
Personal and General Notes.
Captain George Church of Hose II has
returned from his trip to Chicago. and
the members Of his company rs well as
tie usual callers at the house have heard
so mucn Of the fair that they have no de-
sire To 10 to see It,
There will be no alterations made In any
OF the houses until after the aanutl ap.
preparations are made
; ould the water tower arrive befor
the house is ready for it it will b. ssorel
at the house OF No. on Mill street.
The members OF No are anxiously
waiting to have the alterations made
in their house which is 10
be built out TO the street.
At the present time the comptny are
working at u dissdvantag &c in hitching up,
as both horses are stationed On one side
of the wagon AID the pole has TO be
placed in position after the horses have
come out.
The heating apparatus In the many 5 a
tiuns have been put H. condition fer the
winter.
IL IL rumored that Captain Joseph
Penno of steamer No. Will visit Boston
f.r a, a lfral fr.attu.rlf.