The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-15

the fire department houses OF the CT n
tral city, West Side and South Sitle
In the party were Mayor James u
Bailey, Chief of the Fire Department 4
J. Hickey, City Treasurer, @. Z. 80
land, Street Commissioner a. Is. Dun-
ming, Building Inspector Nelson FREQ
Durr chairman of the fire department.
committee of select council; l'orehz r.
Zeidler chairman of the fire depart
ment of the common council; select
Councilman M. j. Burns and Common
Councilmen John ]. Flanaghan, Et
ward Wenzel, Simon Thomas and p.
F. Gordon.
The quarters of Crystal Hose COM
pany on Linden street were first WIS.,
tied. The building is rented from the
Blair estate and though old Is quite
well adapted to the needs of the COM
pany. 1t was the concensus of opin-
ion of the inspectors, however, that
the city cannot erect a house for the
Crystals any too soon. The company
has two permanent men, Isaac Tice and
Charles Tropp, and four horses, two
for the hose wagon and two for the
steamer. The permanent men gave an
exhibition of the rapidity with which
they can respond to an alarm. They
got the hose wagon with the two horses
hitched to it out of the building in
twenty seconds after the time the
alarm was sounded. They got the
steamer out in eighteen seconds.
THE NEW ENGINE HOUSE.
The handsome new brick and stone
building erected by the city for the
Nay Aug Engine company was next
visited. The permanent men there are
Eugene Meyer and Henry Brown, col
cred, and they have three horses to
care for, one for the hose reel and two
for the steamer Both were out of the
building in thirty one and one-half
seconds after the alarm was sounded.
In the cellar of the building is a water
back stove by means of which the
water in the boiler of the fire engine
Is always kept warm, the guage usual
ly registering five pounds of steam An
automatic acting torch under the boil
| er lights the engine fire the minute the
engineer jumps or the engine. 1t is
| estimated that ten minutes is saved
| by these contrivances in raising the
| forty pounds of steam necessary to run
| the engine.
The Nay Aug's building Is well ar
ranged throughout. There are tub and
shower baths, and a dormitory on tht
| second floor with six cots. Three slid
| ing poles lead from that room to the
engine room below. On the top flool
is the gymnasium which, as yet, Is
not supplied very extensively with
apparatus.
The first stop on the West Side was
made at the Hook and Ladder house
which is rented from Philip Schnell
by the city for SIS per month. The
company has two permanent men
Henry Steinhouser and Thomas Con.
lin, and two horses. They are endeavor.
ing to secure another horse for it il
too much for two horses to pull the
truck, which weighs 1900 pounds with
two men on 1t up any kind of a stiff
grade. An additional horse could bt
purchased and the necessary change!
made in the harness so that three
horses could be hitched abreast fol
about $4O0, Chief Hickey said.
MADE FAST TINE.
The Hook and Ladder company hav,
q lively and exceedingly well trained
team of horses. After the alarm wa
sounded they got the truck out Of tn
house in twenty-five seconds. Th'
next stop was at the Franklins house
on North Hyde Park avenue. 1t 1
owned by the city. and is In charg
of Permanent Men ]. r. Kline an,
John Lowry. The former is a mechan
ical genius and has arranged a mum
Der of unique and valuable device
about the house. One is a water motto
for running fans to keep the engin
room COOL and another is device 70
lifting the covering over the slidin
pole hole. Mr.. Lowry has also don
his share to add to the beauty an
comfort of the house, which is one @
the most neatly arranged in the de
partment. The company has on it
rolls the oldest fireman in the city /
point of service. He is Il H. Aler
the engineer.
On the exhibition test, the hos
wagon, which is drawn by one hors,
got out of the house in twenty -eigh
seconds, and the steamer. with tw
horses attached, got out in thirty-fou
and one-half seconds. One of the er
gine horses has only been in the de
partment a short time or the tim
would have been several seconds less
5 The building occupied by the Colum
! bia company, on Division street, is ais
; owned by the city. 1t has one perm
anent man, G.. w. Myers, and two
the finest horses in the department
Mr.. Myers got the horses and wago
out of the house in twenty-one an
: one-half seconds. The hose wagon
in need of repairs and In August or
of the combined hose wagons an
chemical engines will be substitute
| w ha
be overhauled and given to the Ma
Y Augs or. Eagles. The Columbia's hous
was found in first-class shape through
, out
SIXTH WARD COMPANY.
} The officials, after leaving the Co
umbia quarters, crossed over to Belle
. vue and inspected Eagle Engine hous
which is rented from Patrick Goldo
by the city The house was in chars
of Joseph Heitman, the department e1
ira man. James Ruane. the recent
elected Permanent man, was also prei
ent. The fire department committe,
men recommended the placing of ga
in the house and also noted some otl
er improvements. The company
sorely in need of a hose wagon. Q
the test Heitman got the team ar
hose reel out of the house in twent!
: two seconds. There is three hunks
the dormitory, on the second floor
: the building.
The William Connell Engine hous
on Pittston avenue, South Side, WI
the first South Side company visite
The company is comfortably housed
a brick building owned by Villa
Connell. Sterling Simren is the perm