New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-27
ROCKLAND COUNTY.
NYACK.
URGENT NEED FOR BETTER FIRE-FIGHT-
ING FACILITIES.
rrrours OF BRAVE MEN TuwARTED BY An.
TIQI ATED PPARATCS-PERSoNAL AND
SOCIAL. NOTES.

No criticism can or should be made against the
Nyack Fire Department IN reference 10 the hre In
South Nyacl in which the four Children ana prop
erty Of The Rev Ross Taylor were destroyed. WHAT
eyer crit csm is 10 be made should be against the
people who compose the governing body OF the IOWA.
For years the active. progressive citizens nave ao-
vocated a proper hre-alarm service and horses 70
mil the engines As It now Is. when fire breaks
ont In Nyack. South Nyaek or Upper Nyack' there
Is no way OF informing the Fire Department e~cep'
by running 10 the different engne-houses' or tee-
phonng If a telephone can be had. Inc hrst .h'ns
usually when fire breaks out IN NyacA - w
send some one to the place where they ring pen
ami L., off = thing called a calliope. which usually
succeela I'm waking everybody in the town Inc
nremen then run from their respective homes' OIL"
by the time they get 10 toe several ehshe-"ouseS
the fire Is well under way When they get 10 'ne
houses they usually do not KNOW where the hfe
and more time Is lost in finding IT. When they mo
II and have got their engines there they DO hoo's
and saf-sacrifclng work, but often as IN the case
NJ th. South Mack fire their efforts are In Vaih
Tie men and apparatus are all right pu' '"e i.s'
OF the system Is Grade and uncouth' anu uHMo''y
OF large town Ike Nyaek Inc ahfS Electrical
should be divided into fire districts, WIN The dis
alarms connecting with the engne-houses' me ,srr
trcts should be NUMBERED ana .le taDs in what dis
trct the fire Is. At least one engine co'npas mis-
always have 1remen in attendance ana nor IL
should be paid for by me Town. 20, y "a men They
deserve the unstned praise and support Of e ,hs
citizen and they should iD. I service Nyack
Is too large place for the primitive nre SCI ~ ,on
wears ago Let the citizens demand tnat tlu ~.
f,thers lake measures at once to improve inc
T,,nd has been started for the relief Of the Rev.
pnss FAVOR and his family 1t generally sup
uosed that the Taylors were wealthy, put "a" opm
on vas erroneous and the good people OF the town
are responding royalty the request for aid For
the present the Rey Mr. Taylor Gd0goa and MS fanny
VI" h Nv, fro 1 of the Democratic party in Rockand
county to harmony have met no ,aS shs
ticket and have formed independent club wh Rs
votes will be given for OTIS H. Eu''g The RepnS
iican party in Rockland continues to get new sup
porters. and meetings are oe'ng ng,a come from
ali sections Chauncey NJ. Depew VIII SPEAK ws at
suern on sSTT 6n in mIl he kamapo Valley viii
be on hand to hear him ON WEDNESDAY e, Wan
there will be Republican mass-'ee''"e III
the members of the Amqni Association n oi the rs
union and dinner at Fraser's tonight Inc r Som
mittee on Arrangements Is composed o, q Eie'
innis waldron Miss Edna Williamson, Mss Mss
Florence De BAUM Miss Florence Dutchsr ann viii
ha The Rosrd OF Education the teachers OF the
school and George Bauveit County scnoo' O''"'
The casino of the Nyack Country Club was filled
week with members ana tp'e nnS Witness the
rst the fan season o, F. LGS%s a asS
S Miss G Rdth Hard f carrp and Miss v WSSS
mutt George Varker and Miss Lille pikin' hris.
AIex,nder smith, jr, and Miss Gurnee, CnarIes
carscalien and Miss Lauderback: J. du Pratt rat
White and Miss Trubee F. De SteT yarn, any Pikn
A. B. Cornell and Miss Clarke F. F. suck ama
Miss Mary Woodruff. w. Eaton and MISS fdyom.
Dr. J. Polack and Miss Pltkin, Or. Z. y; , ian
Wagner and Miss Stewart. " Polhemus ana p m,Ss
SAWYER Charles = Ward and Miss Augusta brau-
ley W j. Parslow and Miss Bsr1 sS ND wx MAJ
Dirvea and Miss Duryea. J. K. Bertnoif anu MIss
\eshitt others who were there were > NJ faru.
q Crumbie and C. VI. De Wolf Inc patr9,nesses
were Mrs. John Acken. Mrs f. J. 5. van hou'en
and Mrs. Dorrance . ,,. ,,, sor,.
There will be a play at the Country cup some
pieht next week The bowling tournament at the
Rowing Association is meeting great success. ana
/ Tho connection for first honors has been Keen
Miss Edith Hard gave dove card party AT me
Uards' beautiful home In South Nyack on Tuesuay
afternoon The popularity OF these dove parties
has caused something in the nature OF Jeanousy
among The men OF the town, and there may De an
/ Investigating committee appointed by tne men 70
lind out why the young women nave become 30
evcusiye Perhaps the stag parties gwen al the
boathouse last winter account for the dove paru,es
William Gray one OF Nyacks best-known CHI
Gems has lust celebrated his eighty -fourtn ortn-
dav Every one in town congratulates MT ursy