The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-24
FIRE COMPANIES INSPECTED.
A Handsome Looking Lot Of
Fire Horses-The Apparatus in
the Best of Order-As Good as
ANY Paid Fire Department
Anywhere. ..A

The fire committee OF City Council, 90.
oompanied by Mayor Jefferis, City Treas
nrer Adams; President of City Council
baylis, Clerk Of Council Morrison, City
Auditor Pyle, City Auditor Clerk Bough-
man, Councilmen Stevenson, Zebley,
Fisher, Stats, Oberly, Smith, McNulty
Meaney, Leary, Watson. Bailiff Ryan,
Phiiadelphia, Chief Welde, Assistants
Skelly and Welsh and reporters of all tho
papers.
The party left the city hall promptly at
So'clock, and were driven in carriages to
all OF the nine Fire Companies compris-
ing our fire Department, one of the very
pest 10 the country not even excepting the
paid lire departments Of which we hear
now and then SO much about.
THE FAME HOSE house was the first Com
pany visited. Here the apparatus was in
| spected and the horses ran out from their
stalls In the rear and took their places
ready 70 ha7e the harness snapped upon
them ut the sound Of the gong.
| SIhey report their personal property to
| DC worth ssi,0 600, consisting Of 1000 feet of
| first class hose, 500 feet of second class hose,
! three horses, one engine and hose carriage
aud furniture and etc. The improve
ments since last inspection consist Of
hetwater heater.
The WECCACoE COMPANY situated at
second and Jackson streets was the sec
ord company OH the list. Its real estate
consists of personal property valued at sl9,-
300, real estate Sl2, 900. Personal property
is az follows; Knapp & Jones engine hose
wagon, horses, 400 feet of first class
hose, 5000 feet of medium hose. 1t has
llO active and Is honorary members.
THE WATER WITCH
Company was then inspected. 1t has real
estate valued at $4,000 and personal
property at $4,000, engine, hose carriage
and 1900 feet of good hose, three horses,
named Dec. Joe X and George, and a
membership of 237. The Baltimore &
ohio railroad Company should certainly
reimburse the Water Witch Company for
the accident on that road which wrecked
their handsome hose wagon. They also
want city council to grant them an appro.
priatlon OF $1,000, In order to purchase II
combination chemical engine and hose
cart 1t would be money we'll spent.
I'm" committee received Il royal welcome
here.
THE FRIENDSHIP COMPANY.
Situated on Delaware avenue and |
Shpley streets, was found in apple pic |
order. The real estate Is valued at 5000 |
and personal property as $1,000. 1t has |
1900 feet of good hose. two fire extinguish.
ggrs and has contracted for 800 feet OF new
hose three horses named Jerry, Tom, and
Eill. LaFrance engine, third size and
nose cart There are 40 active and As |
honorary members. Tire members have
lifted up comfortable club room on the
third floor where they have put in billiard
table, shuttle board and other fittings SO
! hat the members can while away their
leisure hours in the evening. Old jerry
Who Is "A years old is yet kept by the COM
phny rs u pensioner for the good he has
done.
THE PHOENIX COMPANY
At Twelfth and King streets, owns
$1,000 wor h of real estate and $685. worth
OF personal property Its apparatus con-
Is 5 OF Clnpp ~ Jones engine hose car
riage, three horses and 1000 feet of hose.
It's membership is 30 active and 90 honor
AIRY.
THE DELAWARE COMPANY
At Sixth and French streets, owns
truck with all necessary fire apparatus.
with 265 feet of ladders The real estate
Is valued ut $40, 0O0 and personal property
at $500
THE WASHINGTON COMPANY.
On French above Third street, has A
Chemical engine, hose carriage five
horses, Charley, Joe Frank, Tom and
gnalcy, who made II fine appearance rs
hey tr0tted out of their stalls in response
% Heshow expeditously they could gcs
. their respective places. They have
ZOO feet of first class hose and 600 feet of
Chemical hose. Real estate values at
'l5,UOO and personal property at $4,000.
THE RELIANCE COMPANY.
At Fourth and Lombard streets, has an
engine, hoe carriage. three horses 1OOO
eet of first class hose, Its real and person
Il property is valued at $?4O OO.
THE LIBERTY COMPANY
Situated over on New Castle Ayenue
md A streets, i'll South Wilmington, was
he finish up Of the inspection. Tho Com
Amy only has some twenty-five active 4
Members and have acquired property !
Alued at SlS,275, They have n LuFrapce !
r%lne, third size, hose wagon, 400 feet y
= 1"St class hose and three horses called =
u -, Doc and Role Z, tho latter horse be- l
nnmrd after Jacob Roller the baker. '
Tie Liberty engine house is the only one 9
n the department that has u trip which is :
. st That when an alarm comes into the =
nElno house it releases the horses, opens U
h" stable doors and the front doors, stops
b. clock. which tells the exact time tho =,
arm was received. 1t Is II complete ar
ngrment and reflects credit upon the
y rrprlSe OF the Liberty boys The in. p
'rlor of the engine bOu5e has been hand. IL
'mnly ircscocd, the work being done by W
lembCrs of he company c'
Every maa in this company takes q
''cial pride in identifying their engine 50
"ulr. They have driver named James "
o1!tcrty whom the horses know so we'll
lal he can guide them by lifting up his Il
anuS wit hou utering word They u
So have two coach dogs named Bryan d.
nd ~cwcll, and n cat named Snowfall &C
sub antinl luncheon was here served III
nd ample Justice done toit ~,
iho horses in every engine house vero u
out and took their places with a quick. ~
IS ia" was surprising, The horse in l.
/ volunteer department are a, fine look. y,
: lot Of Cquinines rs can be found any. -
here or in any business. They are n III
- tit TO our city and fire department.
''y are groom ID and well fed and lo,x IN
slick as moles. The total value of the u
a, and personal property of the vii. z,
Ihg'"n lire department Is two hundred hl
.unl -lnlIur. Sl