The morning news., 1897-08-27
TIE FIRE CHIEFS STORY.
continued fr,m Eighth Page)

--,,srv Company fire. The map was
raat into reqVsition and from it
..,- insight gainb of the chiefs mean
HE said that Foreman Murphy had
me .I him and ted him that the fire was
i -.r5sr .ontul. but that the flames climb
~ MO the spiritsroom once showed that
i : vas not
4 Tbs Panets ric, mill map was brought
4 al. and chat tire explained. The chied said
~ had arrived on the scene
glsn the smoke was bursting
4 "5m al the windows as the
alarm bad hsen delayed. He at once
,5oueat that there was no chance OF
sgv3ng tha tJildng and turned his atten-
ron 10 he surrounding property. The
feasibility pf saving this was slight, as the
se,t was treat and the proximity of the
Ln15ings igainst theirs not taking fire.
'Sorrugatetiron being used in the con-
Is,rgcJi5u / the eranary and sheds made
saving Jhh the more impossible.
Chief MFuire then took up the Hull
FIRE The lcident of Henderson's suspen-
sion was rferred to the chief saying that
t5e later td said, by God, l viii come
IdoVn. HheIhe ordered him 10 do SOL was
for this lanAage to a superior officer more
|tban HendeSons 5 not going into the build
pr. which de chief admitted would have
I besn daneerds, that induced him to sus-
mend Henderbn. There was no profanity
|used. the chid said, when he told Fireman
fNcKay 20 soln a window.
4 The cranky toshaeh saddle, ar invention
Of Foreman TShach and the chief, al the
NHuu ire was kplained. The chief said the
mechanism of the affair was known best
ty Foreman bshacb and himself, and
*,bat it was for this reason he went up to
IA lust it, He III l0t think he could have
&beca so foolish le said as to call to Assist
AMI Foreman Flrnan to Break the id
Nthas
OF the Kuklatd building fire, the chief
Esal it wou "a haze been dangerous for him
&to have eHowed Kiernan to put a ladder
#asanst ne wall b reach window, as the
Rals ere unsaf( and threatened to fall.
First in Christ church after the alarm
F bad cen sounded, the chief said was him
4 self He located tle blaze in the organ
Eol'. The fire cou4 not have been fought
. I, ON the gallery at the heat was too in
4 2nse. and from the floor it was impossi-
ole TO fight it. not 50 much on account Of
the hea, as the thick smoke. 1t could not
|h8ve been fought frbm the roof, as there
was nothing for it hut to fight the flames
I trom the outside.
None of the men named in the charges
2had been let off from their
i work. the chiel said, by his
direction. He said he had not recommend
B ed Fireman Sydney Ililienthal TO the COM
mission for a position either on account
s of a personal or political obligation. Fire
S Sman Lilienthals foreman reports, he said,
+ had shown that his duties had been faith
&fuly performed. Foreman f. j. Strob-
A art and Foreman w Campos, the chief
said were not recommended for appoint
ment over the head of Assistant Foreman
Il A
4 he had never spoken to any man In the
service TO induce him to vote for any
.party, and that he had never tried to fur
4 her any ones political interests through
.his office. Nor had he ever used his po-
'2tion to show any i'll feeling to-
.Nad members of the department
.Nhose political sympathies were
not as his own, but, on the contrary, had
been careful to avoid such thing.
A denial of the charges of his having
been drunk on several specified occasions
was then made. He said that John Kava-
4 |naugh had not heard him say to Fireman
.Lilienthal "Old boy, l will have you on
4 the force inside Of a month";" as he had
bot said it, The charges that he had
had anything to do with the First precinct
4 on election day was denied.
/. The chief stated that he had become
Emember Of the Waiver fire company in
4 IlS9 and had been elected its secretary
Ein 1854. For three years after that time
4 he was actively engaged in fireman's
Iwork. Then with Chief Puder he had Sc
|cmed considerable experience in the
\ management of fires.
H The most interesting part of the chiefs
Fiestlmony followed Mr.. Adams asking a
Flew question on that given. His first in
|ierrosatory was to find out when Fireman
10
.ond was referred to for
'hls Information, and it was found to be
WITHIN a month after the alleged remarks
jle chief about Lilienthal's getting a
place. The chief told Mr.. Adams that
e mad recommended sydney Lilienthal to
he commission because he thought him
good man for the place. He knew him
be a brave man. and it is that kind,
SAID II they have other qualifications,
aat are wanted in the fire department.
Hends Of Lilienthal had asked the chief
recommend him, but he had not said
would or would not get him on the
Eorce There was no conversation at ali.
ae chief said between Lilienthal aud
"aei ne night before the Hull fire.
e met li.ienthal at Lanes bar, which
os me tard he had visited that night,
~ Hdd taken only two beers. Two
os We're mad at Lanes and a hack was
hen ordered.
an ADAMS wanted to know why this
4 avn was taken. when the chief explained
Fay a., II was a hobby of his companion. f.
N"ihpos 10 always get a hack when
Nau money to pay for it. The hack
4 Hol gotten because the chief was i'm
condition as to make It necessary
"itl tl TO ride in order to get home.
yN'eI SAID that Lilienthal followed
ooi .rpos ana himself from the bar
nm e. ana got into the hack
4 s@ H5Aa' At Schroder's place the chief
~. ue haa another beer and cigar.
n VA was made Of his having been
rs,., "aNe oarroom, corner of OgIethorpe
h ana houston street the day before
lou election His presence there.
ad ~, was on personal business. he
IN Hl' Adams asked what the nature
a eIlas BUSINESS had been, but the chief
~. 70 state, saying that he had been
m "elore ON the same errand. bur did
4 frequent the place.
'"s eh4ef stated that II was q, tho Goo
orl 'liel that he had done election dav
a Nh ra5 d director for the Citizens club
B3o', I'm irendible, he said. had not
a r1,.aMnat NAY ne was talking about and
i M 7''t ne was just testifylng TO what
r,. wanted him TO say. The chief
n ''Hiil over the railing at the Hui
'aiu put had tried TO do so. as
'eseaied by the smoke after hav-
us-. INTO the building.
'ae never been anv NEGLECT ~