The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-05
FIRE DEPARTMENT poe.
This Dog Tells Firemen How Far
They Can Go With safety.


From the New Haven Evening Register
Hook and Ladder Company No. 2 have a
mascot and pet that has attracted no end
of attention. The mascot is a bright and
intelligent dog, a field spaniel that the
company have picked up and made pet
or
He goes TO all the fires" said one Of the
blue-coated, gilt-buttoned fire boys. as he
threw the dog a huge bone. THE COM
pany never has any luck without him."
ION July q. 1894. the company was called
out to get under control a severe fre. that
burned out the old Troy laundry. II was
hard fight, and when the men returned TO
the engine house in the gray OF the morn
ing they were thoroughly worn out almost
700 uIe9 70 40 me necessary picklhs up
In cleaning up the engine house they dis
covered their mascot in the form of a
dirty brown dog. hidden in the cellar. They
tried to throw him .out, but the mascot
gently but firmly showed his inclination to
remain. The climate seemed TO him pleas
ant, the air salutary. At last, after many
days. they gave up the attempt TO drive
the dog. away, and gradually began to
have feeling of affection for it.
The question soon arose of conflict with
the law of the state. 1t is against the law
to keep a dog or other pets in the engine
house. Special permission was actually
granted in this case by the fire marshal,
and Rover held the fort, having conquered
the entire fire department. Since~this time
he has exhibited the utmost fondness for
the marshal, often going down to his Of
THE passion of the dog is to go to all
the fires.
the same as we are, day and night" said
one of the stalwart men of the company.
LAS soon as the bell strikes he is up and
stirring around. When the truck starts he
goes with it right to the fire, and sticks
there until the fire is dead out and the de-
partment is ready to go home. And smoke.
why the dog can stand more smoke than
business.
closer to the floor than we are, and can
breathe the pure air better, the purer air
being close to the floor during a fire.
AT the severe fire over Fords a year
ago the dog rushed playfully about in the
most dangerous places, where the men
could hardly enter. Often he goes on
shaky places where the men fear to 80
on account of their greater weight. This
was the case at this fire. He also often
when they, to avoid being strangled by
the smoke. crawl on their hands and
knees. When the dog is forced by the
useless for them to try TO push on. On
several occasions the dog has been quite
a little burned. and at times his eyes have
a fire the little animal was unable to see
clearly. He, as is thus seen, frequently
who will say that he does not Believe
himself of as much use at a fire as the
regular firemen. They have almost come
to believe that 1t is so, and would be
their mascot.
when the house of Schonberger on
Davenport avenue was burned the smoke
was so thick that the fire was nearly
unapproachatle. 1t had frequently driv-
en- out of one of the rooms the whole
force of men. After a while there came
trotting out through the smoke, and
flame the Hook and Ladder Companys
dog, his eyes streaming and bleared from
the effects of the atmosphere that could
have been cut in blocks with a knife On
several occasions he has saved the lives
of men, who, overcome by smoke were
unable to find their way by feeling, out
of series of unfamiliar apartments and
who had just sense enough to allow the
dog, with his unerring sense of location,
to lead them to teh outer air The dog fol-
lows a line of hose at a fire, and in this
way ALWAYS helps with the men