Evening journal., 1895-02-28
LOOKING OVER THE HOSE
The Inspection of the Local
Fire Department Concluded.
EVERYTHING IN GOOD CONDITION

A Trip which Was Heartily Eoloyed by
the CITY Councilmen-The New Chemical
an Object OF Special Interest-The Re-
ports as Handed To.
The semi annual inspection of the fire
department was completed last evening.
The party consisted OF Msssrs. Tyre,
Kirby, McNulty and Meaney, City
Solicitor Elliott and representatives Of
the local press, and the houses visited
were those east Of Market street.
Starting from the City n the carriages
containing the party were driven over
the Market street bridge to South
Wilmington. to the home OF the baby of
the department, Liberty No Q, which
although less than five years old Is very
lively aud active The house is one Of
the handiest in the city, having front
and rear doors, thus enabling the
apparatus to drive TO It's place. and doing
away with all trouble Of backing.
II has a 6ne parlor ON the second Il oor
with accommodations for half a dozen
men, and large meeting room and
dance hall occupies the third floor.
From this room the view OF the river and
city is fine one.
Ike Baby of the Department.
The value Of the real estate and per-
sonAl property Is set down aa $i7,175
The engine, La France, In A No l
order, value "a 900; hose wagon, $400;
1000 feet good hose, 5000; 500 feet nav
hose, $500, and three fne horses, $3.50.
make up the fire equipment Several
quick bitches and pole sliding ex
hibition we're given, after which the
visitors inspected a patent FIRE ex-
tlnguisher. and carriages were taken for
the next house The Liberty Company
was instituted in 1890, and incorporated
in 1891, and has forty FIVE active
members. Joshua Pyle is president Of
the company.
Nearly Century Old.
The next stop was at the home OF the
Reliance, which will, next year, celebrate
its one hundradth birthday II was
instituted in NJ arch, 1896, and has one Of
the prettiest houses in the department,
costing $4,000 The engine is Sllsby,
valued at $4 600, and the hose carriage
is worth $3.50. Three horses valued at
$3.50, one 6 fine gray which has been In
service for seven years, run the machines.
There is /, 100 feet of 6rst-clas hose In
service and 800 feet Of medium hose
The membership Is sixty-four. A Slsby
heater, costing $2l5, keeps the water in
the boiler always heated Among the
members is Abraham Rittenhouse to
whom the credit for the telescopio pipe
holder should be given One OF these
holders has been In use on the wagon for
the past three years Mr.. Rlttenhouee is
also perfecting a patent hose coupling
which will be dandy when done.
with the Fire CoDqueror.
It was At the house Of Washington, No.
q that the greatest interest was shown
The new chemical, rich with hammered
brass and copper, dazzling in It's wealth
Of silver and nickel was the centre OF
attraction. Since IL went into service
the new engine has attended four fires
and In each instance quickly extinguished
the blaze, without deluging the places with
water and destroying property. The
chemical has two tanks, in which 90
pounds of carbonate OF soda and a pint OF
sulphuric acid is used. The tanks can be
reloaded three times from material
carried on the machine, and it would be
big blaze that the stream would not
master. The men are enthusiastic over
their new acquisition and are never tired
OF explaining its workings The bill now
before the General Assembly for yearly
appropriation the same as the other com
pRnies was discussed and the wish ex
pressed by the councilmen that II should
be passed ht once.
A Fine Lot Of Apparatus.
Beside the chemical the Washy owns
real estate and personal property OF
$23 0O0i an Amosksag engine, a hand
hook and ladder truck, and a hose cart
which will carry 200 feet Of hose and
six men. There are five horses, one OF
thsm the famous grey. The engine team
is fine one, while the new chemical
team are perfect beauties The chemical
is valued at So 600. A handsome silgeF
lamp appropriately engraved, the gift OF
the makers OF the chemical to Assistant
Engineer SLsse. hung on the chemical
The new harness has also been put In
service.
The company has III active members
and has a beautiful pRrlor, filed with
valuable relies, solid silver horns and
prizes. II was instituted in 1910.
At the DeIaware's.
The next visit vas to the Delaware
house, and here ar interesting exhibit
tion of quick hitching WAS mede The
Hayes aerial truck, with its 240 feet OF
ladders, fire escapes and extinguishers,
was inspected, as WAS the stable and the
sturdy, intellig ent-looking horses there
This company was organized In 1919 aF
an engine company, and Incorporated 81
hook and ladder companyi in 1883 ElIl
has sixty active members The value oil
real and personal property Is $4,000
Guests Of tho Phoenix.
As the carriages reached the Pbmni1
house the shrill notes from the engin,
whistle greeted the visitors. The boys
are very proud Of their new heater, ant
have cause to be as by 1t fifty fv,
pounds Of steam can be kept on tn.
engine all the time. This company
unfortunately lacks room for iti
apparatus, and is much cramped II
consequence. couple of quick hltchel
were made. The real and persona
property is valued at $14 ,s25; the engine
a Clapp & Jones, capable of throwing
four streams, and with record OF twl
streams at once, over the water work.
stack, 204 feet high, is valued at 81, 500
three horses $3.50; hose carriage, / ,00l
feet Of hose, and new heater make NJ
the apparatus
After the inspection the men and thei
guests gathered in the sitting room an,