The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-19
Shown to Have Existed at tho
Eighth Ward Engine House,
FOREMAN ROSES REMOVAL UPHELD
ny tho Committee last Night, and
George Butler's appointment Con.
Observation-Disclosures, Incillclcncy.
Disorder nnd Vic Language Al.
legged TO have boon Customary at
tho liouse-rotal Lack OF Dlsoi.
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order was tho inquiry into tho 70.
moval by Chief licaly, OF tho fro do.
partment, OF Tom Rose as foreman OF
tho Eighth ward onSino, and tho mp.
pointment OF George Butler to tho va.
cancy. Before this matter camo up.
however, Capt Otto callod attention to
tho rotor condition OF tho floor OF tho
Figllant engine house. All agreed that
it was In bud aud dangerous condition,
and that tho ventilation OF the house
was also bad. Mr.. Wa,ethoulo moved
the appointment OF subcommittee Of
three to have tho floor repaired at once,
the pay TO come out OF tho coming no.
preparation. Tho committee is com.
posed OF Mcssrs. Warehouse, Otto and
wicker. They were instructed also TO
look into tho matter OF ventilation.
This matter being disposed Of, Mr..
Rose was Icalled in. Ho madc n state.
ment that tho chief had called for his
resignation, saying 1t was demanded by
several Republican councilman. lilo
explained tho circumstances out OF
which no supposed the complaints
grew. Ha denied that men won't into
saloons whiie on duty. In answer to
questions he also explained a case
when he had trouble with tho engineer
on the occasion OF still alarm from a
fire at Mrs. Hahne's, the latter being lato
in arrival and Safeguarding the witness
when no did arrive. Tho driver, he
said, had not had much experience, and
he told OF several fires. concerning
which there had been criticism Of the
Eighth ward ougire's service, and mar
rated the unfavorablo circumstances
under which these iires happened-no.
tably the tea.storG and old Holiday
planning mill blazes.
Tho general discipline at the house.
he said, mad been pretty Mixed" Tor
tho reason that there was set OF men
employed there who could neither agree
between themselves nor with him. He
told OF one dispute he had with the pipo
man, and this brought out some very
interesting questions and answers as to
who was responsible for the lack Of dis
cipiine.
Rose told oil several times he had re-
ported infractions OF the rules. Two OF
these reports led to the removal OF two
men, one Of whom. George Butler, was
appointed again when Rose was re-
moved.
During the late city campaign. he
said. one OF the men Understood TO be
Henry Frohmel had been off several
days, and was taking very deep inter-
-, Nh, alanftnn IL AH hv thu
chiefs permission. and there was no
substitute on in his place. Butler, the
witness said, was the best driver there
was ever in the house. and good fire.
fighter. There were people. however,
in the force who were no more fit TO be
firemen than was spittoon.
A great deal OF personality was in
GuIced in while Rose was on the stand,
and he was followed by DR.. J. W. Nc
Coy, late city health officer.
The doctor said he thought all tho
men in the engine house, without e1.
eeption, drank too much. He had never
seen Rose intoxicated. and he was steady
and faithful in his attention to his du-
ties during his hours. The witness had,
as ueiShbor Of the house, telt security
from the fact tina. Tom Rose Was there;
lie WAS valuable man in any depart
ment, and the doctor considered him
the best man, and said all the residents
OF the ward considered him the best
man, by al! odds, that eve. was in the
house.
DR.. J. Fl. Pipes aad he had observed
the engine house service. He thought
there WAS too much drinking among all
Of the men. He paid Rose high COM
pliment, sayin. lie was always at his
post, and no looked upon him rs one o!
the best firemen that was ever in the
ward. He said that George Butler.
sober. was first class man, and hall
drunk was the best driver ever en-
ployed in the house. Since tho reap
pointment OF Butler he has been as
sober rs judge, and doesn't look like
the same man. The doctor thought il
one saloon could secure all the t:ade OF
the Ere department in the Eighth ward
1t would got pretty good business,
without any other source OF revenue.
Harry Stewart, an Eighth ward drug.
gis., praised Roses promptncas and elii-
cheney. They were always ringing the
bell Tor other attaches, but not for Rose.
IL ulu AtNGl dtGu lNbdt vi oht Ha4
seen all the men go into saloons. There
had been good deal OF complaint
about noise and disorder abou. tho
house and especially go on Sunday. lie
considered George Butler rs fine a
driver rs he ever knew, and since Butler
went IN the last timo there had been no
noige. He heard Butler had ordered
man out for swearing in tho house,
which was something that would sur.
prise the natives.
Chief Hcaly-l assure you profanity
will be stopped there.
Nr. Scybold, n painlcr who lives Just
next door TO tho engine house, said
there had been too much noise and
swearing .herc. Blu. THAT he he'd feared
TO make enemies. he would have report.
ed the matter. Ills wife and children
had several times To 70 out Of their
yard and shut Themselves in tho house
( TO keep from hearing the vile language
used. Sometimes people gathered in
crowd clear across tho street, attracted
by quarreling. which ii it had occurred
on the street would have caused tho
arrest OF the mon. Rose, no said, had
always been on hand to answer 10
alarmsi sometimes the other mon wore
not. This witness gave both Rose and
Butler good rcpute as firoinen.
Charles Bryson, who lives just across
from tho hose house. said the dis.
clpiiue there had not been good; thoro
was drinking, swearing and fighting, In
Z tho house mud outside in front. Butler
was tho boat driver in the department
Iar uf1lar nd ,pl t,nl de- I.