The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-21
FAREWELL TO FIRE CHIEFS
7'HE TWENTY-FKFTH ANNUAL CON-
 GENTJON 4DJOURNS.

1HC 4 " FIN ff -fLbIh ANN C4L CON.
 HENyJON ADJOURNS.
 Chief Kennedy Elected President for the s.asuing Year-Convention will Meet in St. Louis in 1sss-Closing Work of the CanveDtion-J.isto of 0 Officers--Exhibition fiji aud Parade by Bremen and Police.
 The twenty-fifth annual convention C. the International Association of Fire Chiefs closed last evening. The mem- bers of the association are unanimous in saying that the convention just closed was the most successful ever held in the history of the organization and that New Haven has given the chiefs the most royal reception and en- tertainment ever given to them by any convention city.
 One of the most important pieces of business transacted yesterday after noon was the selection of a city in which to hold the convention next year. The race was between St. Louis and Utica, N. V, with Peoria, Ill, close third. St. Louis finally won out
 The cities bidding for the convention in 1898 were St. Louis, Utica, Peoria. Reading, Pa, Richmond Old Point Comfort, Niagara Falls, Omaha and Chattanooga On the first ballot the vote stood: St. Louis 30; Utica, 45; Peoria, 25; Reading, 15; Chattanooga. 3. After this ballot Reading and Chatta- hn J1N was decided to drop from the list those cities which had received no votes on the first ballot and that after succeed ing ballots the city receiving the lowest number of votes would be dropped from the list. On the second ballot St. Louis received A votes,' Utica A and Peoria 26. On the third and last ballot St. Louis received 61 votes and Utica 55. The southern delegates voted almost solidly for St. Louis, while the New England delegates were almost unani- mously in favor of Utica The New Jersey chiefs voted for St. Louis, while those from Pennsylvania were divided between St. Louis and Utica, as were also the chiefs from the central states. Chiefs McAfee of Baltimore and Fen nell of Winona, Mass, were appointed tellerS to count the ballots.
 The Afternoon Session.
 The afternoon and last session of the 18th annual convention of the Interna- tfonal Association of Fire Engineers was convened at ? o'clock yesterday af- ternoon. A committee on resolutions, consisting of Fire Commissioner G. w. To nf oh Va iaf H1Ir11- phrey of Pittsburg, Chief James Me- Fall of Roanoke, Va, Chief Higgins of Albany, N. Y., was appointed to report bacI to the convention before adjourn ment.
 Chief Hughes of Louisville then de- sired that the question as to how far embers and sparks were carried from fires by the wind be discussed He spoke of disastrous fire which occurr- ed in his city not long ago in which en- bers from the fire which originated in distiilery were carried several blocks and set fire to a Whiskey warehouse. Miller of Columbus, O., Capt. Damrell of Boston, Kellogg of Sioux City, and Sloan of Mobile, spoke on the question. The chiefs recited instances in which sparks and embers had been carried by the wind from three blocks to three quarters of a mile away from the scene of the fire and ignited other buildings. Chief Sloan did not think that sparks of fire can live after being blown fur ther than a quarter of mile. This dis cussion having closed Chief Humphrey of Pittsburg spoke of the carrying of sparks not of fire, but of love. He spoke in a humorous vein and made al lusions to Chief Hughes of Louisville, which raised shouts of laughter Chief Hughes responded in an equally humor- ous vein.
 Chief Roulette then offered an amendment to the new constitution adopted at the meeting Thursday even- ing. The amendment sought to provide that instead of being elected by the association the directors of the associa- tion be appointed by the president. The proposed amendment was discussed at length, Chiefs Roulette, Hickey of Scranton. and Higgins of Albany spoke in favor of the amendment and Chiefs McAfee of Baltimore and Humphrey of Pittsburg, against it. On motion of Capt. DamreL of Boston, further con- sideration of the amendment was in. definitely postponed.
 MT. J. w. Storm, president of the Gameweii Fire Alarm Telegraph conl- pany of New York, invited all those chiefs with their wives who In sheir re- turn trip home will pass through New York to visit the office of the company on Barclay street. He said that this company would take all those who de- sired to go or a trip to Manhattan 3each and would otherwise entertain them while they were in New York The invitation was accepted with the thanks of the association.
 Secretary Hills then read his report which has already been published and the report of the treasurer of the as- sccie tion, D. c. Larkln of Dayton, o. rbe treasurer's report showed that the total receipts for the year had been Si,b05.T7 ana the total disbursements ts s1,364.25, leaving balance on hand Of s140.52.
 Chief Page of Joliet. H., chairman of the committee on exhibits, then made a report for that committee. He stated that the committee had not been able to thoroughly examine all the exhibits out were prepared to issue certificates Of all which they had been enabled in the time at their disposal to look over.
 The committee on resolutions next re-