The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-13
AMONG LOCAL F|RENEN.
Rule Compelling Drivers to Trot
Horses Not Generally Favored.
PROMPT ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE
or = Fire Often Permits tho Saving of
Lifc and Property That Otherwise
Mould Be Destroyed - Hoseman
Little Recovering Notes.
PROMPT ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE

trot their horses In responding 10 alarms
OF fire is not very satisfactory. One OF
the most experienced and active members
said, in speaking OF this matter, that the
department is equipped with
the very best OF appliances To
make quick time and has always
had tie reputation for promptness
In res onding to alarms second to none in
the c. untry. 1t is due to this prompti-
tude, he contends, that so few fires OF
serious nature have occurred during re-
cent years.
Most Of the horses In the department
can run. but few can make very good
time by trottilg. 1t Is "A well-known
fact that heavy load can be
dawn much easier at rapid
pace than slow one. and when pair Of
horses are hitched to a load OF about four
tons they should be driven to the best
advantage. Some restrictions might be
made where there are two or more com
panits in one house or driving
through the principal streets This all
might be left to the judgment of the
captain. Two examples have been give
the pas5 week, where "A life might have
been saved and number OF horses res
cued.
In the first case, the first piece of ap-
paratus to arrive at tie burning building
vas hose wagon, and the company WAS
informed that there was woman
in danger. A ladder was called
for bat none could be obtained,
as the hook aud ladder carria o was com.
ing along as a trot. The horses could run
with the heavy load. hut could not tr,t.
AS soon as 1t arrived n ladder was ut in
positit and when the frenen enter d
the window they found the woman
dead, aud it was evideat
il the company had made its usual time
size would have been taken out ot the
building alive, at least. The firemen
claimed also that In n later fire, In which
several orses were burned to death,
s,ne OF the animals might have
been s,ved but for the observance
OF this rule about driving. The members
OF the department are proud OF It, and do
not want to bs hampersd with rules hat
will in anyway hinder them from rsnder-
ing prompt aud efficient service.
Hoseman Little Recovering.
The many friends OF Hoseman John c.
Little Of Hose company No. l3, will be
pleased to learn that he Is on the road tc
rcovery and that during all of his
suffering he has not for a
r oment lost courage. Yesterday
morning he was infor ned that there was
good sized blaze on Prairie avenue,
and he asked il it could be
seen from the hospital He
was told it could. One of the attendants
"JacA" was comfortably seated in au easy
H.. n
p eased to see any of his old friends at
any time.
Notcs OF the Department.
Captain Cutler Of steamer No. enjoyed
his day g fl yesterday.
Matt Neil has been returned to duty.
The firemen are happy now that Colonel
Frank +. OlneY has been nominated FOR
mayor.
George Capron is doing duty at Hose
Co. No 13 In place Of assistant foreman
Nicholas Waterman, who is on the sick
list. .4-s.-l----4------
The repairs on the house Of Hose Co.
No. 4 are nearly completed.
The members of the dep irtment are
looking forward with much interest to
tho date when Chief Steere Is to order the
inspection and patrol orders.
A new box, No. $50. has been placed mt
tile corner OF Vermont and Virginia
avenues.
The rom in tie second story of the old
house OF Steamer 2 OF s ,uth Mliutstreet
will 10 the future be used as ward room,
lis the one over hook aud ladder No
and hose company IL is to be fitted mp for
sleeping rooms for the fremen,
The room in the house OF S.eaner 8 on
Harrison street will he used rs ward
room forthe last time nj the coming elec.
ton as IL Is also TO be put in he hands o.
workmen tn turn IL into u dormatory.
Andrew Vaughan Of Hose co apany 10.
who returned to duty short time ago,
after having broke one OF his fagors is
now suffering with typhoia fever.