The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-09-21

larger, the citizens thought that one
large engine was not sufficient, and a
committee was appointed to raise the
necessary funds with which to pro-
cure new ore. In the report of the
committee entitled the s'Valuation OF
Buildings in Salem August, 1881, pre-
paratory to an assessment for raising
funds for fire engine and hose we
find the number of buildings assessed
was seventy-five. their valuation was
one hundred and three thousand
dollars.
Early in the spring of 1892 the new
engine arrived. It was a five-inch
double pump capable of throwing
two hundred gallons per minute, and
was made in Philadelphia 10y Merrick
& Agnew and cost four hundred dol
lars. The two hundred feet of two
inch leather hose purchased at the
same time cost fifty cents per foot.
The whole of the apparatus delivered
in Salem amounted to five hundred
and ninety-fve dollars. This little
engine continued in service fifty-two
town of Bethania. In order to ill is
trate the manner In which the church
controlled the fire company I will
read the appointments for the year
1872. AS they were written in Ger
man, the following is a translation:
THE FIRE DIRECTORS.
John Vogler, Henry Lineback and
the warden. TO them was committed
the power to make necessary arrange
ments for the extinguishment of fires.
THE NEW FIRE ENGINE
will be in charge of the organized
company and operated by them, viz:
Jacob Siewers captain, Trangott
Lineback and Nath Vogler, engineers,
and the following members: 1, Adam
Butner; 2, Henry Reede; 3, Henry
Winkler; 4, William Winkler: 5, Thos
Boner: 6, John Friebele; 7, Augustus
Fogle; s, Sol Mickey; 9, Chas Reich; 10,
j Henry Shultz; IL, John Siewers; II,
Samuel Shultz; ID, Nath Byhan: IA,
Ephraim BreitZ; Is, Floridore Keehln;
l6, Phillip Reich; II. Jacob Reich; Is,
Theo Keehlu; 10, Trangott Crist; 20,
William Peterson: %, John Heisler;
A. Levi Blum; %, Emil Reich; 26,
Christian Ruede; 81, Evan Boner; %.
Alex Alderman; %, Allen Alderman;
80, Edwin Bethel; 81, Constantine
Herbst: b, Julius Steiner; 33, Naaman
Reich; "a. David Cook; 35, Thomas
Fetter: 36, Sanford Waggoman; 81,
Carlos Strupe; 80, Alanson Welfare;
80, Edward Spach; 40, Hubert Ebert;
Il, Theophilus Hege, AZ, Trangott,
Chitty.
THE OLD LARGE ENGINE.
Francis Fries, captain, Edward
Belo and Constantine Banner. en-
gineers. Mr.. Banner will bring with
him all the male operatives at the fac
tory to work the engine. and if posi-
bic the female help to assist in hand
ling buckets. Besides these the fol-
lowing will help at this engine: l,
Theo Pfohl; 2, David Clewell; 3,
Lewis Belo: 4, Jacob Fulkerson; 5,
Ephraim Conrad; 6, @ S Sussdorf; Z,
Henry Shaffner; 8, Henry Fries; 49,,
Alex Giersh; 10, Peter Fetter; IL, San
ford Shultz; II, Robert Waggoman; 13,
Edward Reich; IA, Van Blum; 10,
Levin Belo; 16, William Hauser; IL,
10, Rudolph Crist; 20, John Davis; q,
Theophilus Vierling; p, Henry
Stoltz: %, Edmund Blum; "a, Aug
Fetter: Is, Lewis Winkler: 20, John
Hine; p, Christian Ebert, %, Henry
Friebele: %, Henry Meinung; 30, JON
athad Miller.
THE SMALL FIRE ENGINE.
Elias Vogler, captain, assisted by
Alex Hauser, Mr.. Shouse at Jacob
Reich's, and the negroes, Harry Vog-
Ter and Albert Shober.
HoSEMEN.
l, Chas Cooper, foreman; 2, Alex
Blum; 3, Philip Laugenour; 4, Got
tlieb Byhan; 5, Karsten Peterson; 6,
Christian Blum; 7, John Hollands; s,
Henry Senseman; 9, Timothy Vogler.
LADDERS AND HOOKS.
r -
Stauber; 3, James Hall; 4, Ernest
Vierling; 5, Henry Blum; 6, John Ack-
erman; I, Zacharias Rights; s, William
Alderman: 9, Mr.. Stoltz at Eber-
harris, and 10, the negro David Shob-
or, aud also the negroes belonging to
Francis Fries.
FOR PUMPING AND DRAWING WATER
AT CIsTERNs AND WELLS.
George Foltz and William Boner,
foremen; and the following named ne
groes: l. jeremiah Fishel; 2, Adam,
ard 3, Tom at the tavern; 4, Lewis
FoltZ; 5. Jim Brietz; 6, Stephen But
ner, Lewis Butner and other negro
men living in town not named before.
FOR EMPTYING THE BUCKETS INTO THE
ENGINES.
/. Aug Zeverly: 2, Benz Warner; 3.
Albert Butner; 4, William Meinung;
5, Edward Lineback.
FOR FORMING THE ROWS FOR HAND
LING BUCKETS.
Isaac Boner, Emil Shober and Fred
erick Meinung, organizers, assisted
by William Gott and visitors and also
Edwin Senseman with the school boys
and Dr. Keehln with the sisters. All
citizens of the town not heretofore
named are to Ike their places in the
row. Sister Hueffel is requested to
place the sisters in the proper
positions.
THE CARE AND REMOVAL OF THE
ARCHIRLES, &C.
will be attended to by the Brethren
Fl Van Week, Theodore ShultZ, @ A
Black. NJ iIulthin, Conrad Kreaser,
and DIR. Shumdn
FOR PROTECTING AND GUARDING RE
MOVED PROPERTY.
Charles Brcitz and Abraham
THE WATER SUPPLY
will be under the control of John
Gritty.
THE FIRE ALARM
will be given by the bell in the
steeple The church keys are to be
found at the warden's, with the night
Waterman, at Brethren Van Weeks,
Theo Shultz's, Jacobson's, Clau der's
and Samuel ShultZ's.
Every householder is expected to
bring with him his fire buckets, OF
which one dt least should be found in
every dwelling.
By the laws of North Carolina al
able bodied men between the ages Of
Is and IS years were enrolled in the
State militia and were required tt
drill at least four times year with