Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-05
THE FIRE department
Fire Marshal Drsw's Report Of Its Work
Daring September.
Changes Made In the Force - The
stumph Fire Referred to-Good
Conduct OF the Men.

w. o. Drew, fire marshal of the District
of Columbia fire department, submitted the
following report to the Commissioners OF
the operations Of the fire department for the
month Of September. 1894:
There were fifteen alarms for fire during
the month. decrease Of one from the pre-.
ceding month and a decrease of four for the
same month Of the preceding year. The es-
timated losses were $50 100, covered by ar
insurance of So, 800. against a loss OF 81.
6O5, insurance $775. for the preceding month
and loss Of "a, 451 insurance s., 1856. for the
corresponding month Of the preceding year
There were also twenty-three local OF
still ala rms. the losses amounting to IS. 1855
with an insurance of $40. Private J. Cal.
lahan was tried for violation Of rule Is
found guilty, fined $40 and reprimanded
The proposal of Chas. T. Holloway to fur
nish the department with a chemical en-
CINE was accepted at a cost Of $2.lO. Ny
recommendation for the removal OF fire n.y.
drant corner of 18th and l streets was no,
approved.
Changes In the Force.
Private w. P. Cady was promoted tC
hostler September 49, vice NJ. Kane. de-
ceased. w. A. Meyers was appointed pri-
waite in the department September IS. 1894
subject to twelve months probation, vice
Cady. promoted. The probationary appoint.
ment of Fireman John O'Connor was
made permanent September D. Pp1Rte J.
J. Taylor was removed from the department
September 30. 1884, having been found
physically unable to perform fire duty
Chas. f. Beers was appointed private sub
Ject to twelve months probation, vice Tay.
lor. removed The sum Of SO was allowed
from the fireman's relief fund TO defray the
funeral expenses of NJ. Kane. and a pension
OF $50 per month was allowed the children
OF the deceased, to be paid as follows Ed
ward Kane, $40; VIM. Kane. So; Kate Kane
w. John Kane. s.. to date from September
IL. lS3i j. ID. Sullivan was appointed pri-
vate In the department September %, 1894
subject to twelve months probation, vice
I. F. Sullivan, deceased. On September &c
by order OF the honorable Commissioners
the powers were given me to employ labor.
ers to remove ruins at fires if there should
be any loss Of life The resignation Of B.
Buscher. tiiierman of the department. was
accepted September e. 1894. Private S. G.
DIXON was promoted to tillerman and Pri-
Vate c. A. Kreamer was promoted to as.
sistant foreman, to take effect October l.
1874. +. K. Pywell was appointed private in
the department September 81. 1894. subjec,
10 Twelve months probation. vice Dixon
promoted Probationary Assistant Foreman
+. w. Nicholson was made permanent as
slstant foreman september ~, 1894.
The Stumph Fire.
On Sept. II, 1884, the entire department
was called into service for fire at the Stumpb
mattress factory. The walls fell inside of
eighteen minutes after the sounding Of the
first alarm. Six people lost their lives by
being buried beneath the ruins. One killed
by jumping from roof. No. engine burst
Two sections of hose at Stumph fire. No. 1
engine burst one section of hose at StumDh
fire.
The sum of 81 was collected from yarious
sources and turned over to the collector of
taxes. TO be placed to the credit Of the
firemen's relief, fund.
The surgeon reports the following sick
list Tor the month of September, 1891:
FOREMAN 3 II. Henry, truck A; Assistant
FOREMAN Wilson, engine company No .:
aosuer Doleman, truck G; Privates Proc
tor. No. 4; Hunt. No. o; Myers, No. I: Bob
layer. No. 8; Carroll, No. %: Sullivan
truck A; Taylor. truck A.
revolutionary. Private NJ J. Barry was
charged September IA with violation of
rules ID and IL. and, upon recommendation
OF the CHIEF Of engineers. approved by the
commissioners. said Barry was fined s1O
ana reprlmanded by the chief engineer
during the month l visited and INSPECTED
tne scene OF sixteen alarms for fire which
were struck on the bells and gongs cur
failing a loss of $D.2OO, with Insurance on
the same of S32,2OO. also visited and
inspected the scene of twenty-three local or
silent alarms. for which no bells wera
sounded. causing a loss Of S. lS5 with an
insurance of $40.
The working Of the department and cor
quot or the men Is good