Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-01-29
H{H WOMAN
/ F|REWOMAV.
AND GOES TO EVERY FIRE
WITH A COMPANY.
A Member of Greensboro Co.
she das Peel ADO ted by the
=, c. Fir mens Association.
NezV York Journal.


enlies o. t G rew woman tha
she = oul. take to fighting fire.
has come true. Here is fire
woman. She is Miss Lillian
Brown, of Greensboro, N. c.
She has been officially adopt
ell by the North Carolina State
Fircmcn's Association. Her
| favorite fathers, of which she, as
a daughter, has over a thousand
are in Greensboro, where she
was first adopted by the Eagle
Hose Company, every man OF
whom is as proud Of his adopted
daughter as if she were queen.
| Never a fire occurs without the
frcmen S daughter being on the
scene, and to see her, dressed III
her red flannel FIRE clothes, he'll
meted, and with an ak in her
dainty hands, as she urges the
"boys' on to conquer their blaz>
ing foe, is sight to remind one
Of the heroic acts of Joan ofArc.
On one occasion she actually
drove the engine to the scene OF
the fire, handling the rushing
steeds like a veteran driver.
There is a curious train OF
circumstances leading up 10 the
adoption of Miss Brown by the
fireboys. She was born IN Fair .
field, N. c. Her first appear~
ance in Greensboro was about
three and a half years ago, when
she entered the Female College
there. 1t so happened that she
was assigned to play the leading
role in the drama, 1.-The Fire
mans Heart" at the college
students annual performance.
The play was produced at Bo-
gait Opera House, and was a
tremendous success.
As Hyacinth Bradley, the pet
and "lnascot" OF The tlrenen,
Miss Brown literally captured
every heart in the audience, and
those OF the fire boys. !
Soon after this, at the regular
meeting Of the Eagle
Hose Company, Miss Brown was
formally adopted as the frernen
daughter, and her name was
placed upon the honorary roll of
the company.
The new fire girl gracefully
accepted the honor thus conferr-
ed upon her, and pledged her
self to advance the cause of tlre>
men in general, and especially
the interest of her new made
fathers the Eagles. Miss
Brown carried off the honors
with modest bearing, and her
tame spread to different parts of
the State. Town after town
wanted to have her 1or its adopt
Il daughter, and many meetings
were called to consider the subs
Jet. All difficulties were fnal~
Iy adjusted at the meeting Of the
State Firemens Association,
vIel by unanimous v,tc the
petof the Greensboro boys was
made daughter Of the State
Association.
Already the "daughter of the
company boasts two medals for
her bravery at fires, and several
resolutions have been passed by
different bodies of citizens who
owe TO her plucky work the saw
Ing of many thousand dollars.
Miss Brown takes the greatest
interest in the department. She
has a call in her house connect>
ed with the general signal sys-
tenn. It is very rare that she is
late at the scene of a blaze, for
no matter at what hour her fire
gong sound the alarm, Miss
Brown dons her clothes and
starts off to help her fathers.
Many of them have reason to
bless her for her kindly help,
after some accident,
for the little girl is ready to nurse
IL - 1 S;,,;,rad aud &c al |