The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-09
IMPROVEMENTS AT NO. ).
The New Chemical Stationed There.
A New Fire Bell.

New Improvements are being made stead
lily in the fire department. Quarters for
chemical engine No. 2, which was recently
purchased from Waycross, are being fitted
up at No. engine house on Henry street,
and inside of ten days probably the new
chemical will be installed there.
This means the addition of a new COM
pany to the fire department The same
complement OF men will probably be given
the new. chemical company as the old one
at headquarters, a driver, operator and
three assistants.
No. engine house is also being fitted
up with a first-class striking alarm for the
benefit Of the people in that section of
the city. The old striking apparatus,
formerly in use at the city exchange, has
been taken out and is now being put
up at No. 5. The bell which will be used is
the bell of the old Waiver company, one
OF the Oldest fire alarm bells in the coun-
try. being probably forty years of age.
1t was laid aside for a long time on ac-
count of bad crack, but this has been
remedied by Engineer Remington by saw
ing out piece of the crack. The old bell
will soon be sounding the alarms from the
tower of No. 3.
Chemical No. is doing service now at
headquarters, while chemical No. l is
being overhauled by the firemen there.
Fireman z. V. Pacetti has just completed
the work Of repainting the iron work of
the engine, and it now looks as pretty
as a girl with new spring dress.
Two large box stalls are being built
at the house of hose company No l on
Waldburg street. 1t is intended to make
this the veterinary hospital of the depart
ment. These improvements, as well as
the addition of the new chemical company
to the service, will be made without any
Increase from council in the appropriation
allowed the department in the yearly bud
get, Chairman Grayson informed Morn
ing News reporter
Chief Mcguire was asked yesterday
about a report to the effect that steam is
no longer kept in the engines at the houses
and that the engines have to get up steam
after arriving at fires. The chief replied
that there is no truth in the report. The
only foundation he knew for Il was the
fact that on the occasion of the Carroll
fire in Yamacraw, the engine from No 2
arrived at the fire without steam. This
having been sent to Brunswick that day.
The steam connections of the reserve en-
CINE being different from those of No. 2
engine, steam could not be kept up with
the apparatus of the regular engine
Steam is not only kept up in the engines.
all the time, but the furnaces are kept
charged with inflammable material and
soft coal, and before starting to the fire
the engineer. sets the match to the ma
terial, starting the fire at once, so that
the steam is on the increase on the way to
the fire. The engineers are also required
in their reports to state the amount of
steam registered at the time of arrival at
after the Collat FIRE showed the foiIowing
amounts of steam registered at the time
OF their arrival: No. l. % pounds:
so pounds; No. 5. 20 pounds. Chief Ma,
guire considers this a sufficient answer to
the statement that the engines were slow
in getting up steam at the Collat fire.
Chief Mcguire said there is an
evident deficiency in the ladder
work of the fireTnen at this fire. The fire
men nave had but little practice In this
work He proposes to remedy this de-
ficiency by having regular ladder drills
of the department this summer The drills
Will be held at O'Clock in the morning.
The hre commission will have
meeting one day this week to
near charges against seven mem
bers OF the department, who have not
ges are for drunkenness, failure to re-
port for duty at the proper time being
absent without leave, and insubordina-
ton. Some heads are likely to go off, it