The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21
DEPARTMENT HISTORY.
Of Weekly Articles on the History Of Fire Organizations
in Morristown During the Past Century.
BY. AUGUSTUS w. BELL.

ExMembers- Department Inspection of 's9 Old
Goose Neck Carriage Again Damaged and New Machine
Observing independence DayMore Baseball and
Target shootThe Farrely Fire. and Long
Hours for Fremen- Notes.
short in the
ast Of the celebration the Hose a 5 n Ss august
company explained themselves
Aunty Emm and ydan Lindsey Other toasts followed
Charles offered the following resolutions behalf Of ezmeDer
Twenyone ndepen
of the members
NJ sus 49, anu a t l; ~ tha t jva Toambe
wish nothing better than
that having arrived at estate you may
ure the past by
with and by the citizens the faithfully
the Of the
pany, heartily you prosperity life
Oct TO- 1888 the order Common Council the
Department paraded inspection All the companies well represented and
We held the RIGHT Of line with Mwitb celebrated band at our
washington and High streets, spedwell avenue to Park
Washington making
rg decided purchase sugge
rmn Van Fleet appointed the following committee from company to
Smith, D.
we're carried out on thursday April 20 1851 me new carriage mace by 1ne
Falls Y arrived and in the afternoon
- the railroad station and taxing Of their abv he line
was marching up Streets around the to Hose
Market There large number friends and
awaited The all the The
of hose pounds
meeting
empowered o hay
following
The Fire Wadens MOrtown MarEwihs
Independent
MOOwn Flute and Drum Corps Washington Humane Steamer
npans.
Day September
which lasted fully hours and resulted victory for the Babes
penalty gracefully
tie Dads the their invitation, the Infants
ally do stuffed themselves with and cake at Days
Che fourth shoot took 10 New
consisted members invited
er N attached to the os5 a. M express took us TO the CITY from
s. i Yards # Emmel o. # NJ smith = can ~
Rodneyss; A. W. Bell, F. surge F. Runyon 81 E.
B. Stevens, R. Hoffman, milford Lindsey
G. T. DODbns M B. Hoffman, I; G. S Bird W. H. Becker; IT. O.
smith, u Muchmore Following guests
?. Mcclellan 9. F. Axn D. Voorhees, 0;
Hail. 81 j. W. Cliff q L. O. Stiles, o. e. Cobbett o. F. LOz 2; E.
King After the match old fashioned Rhode Island
paraken amusing
composed Of guests and Hose boys resulting defeat the former
eof17tO7. At 10 p n. we arrived home
Department place
members Of the company turned out The line of march the
1t the regular meeting April $780, the presented through Assistant
Bell to First Assistant Engineer Joseph Hoffman
hat On the back the harm shield
Engineer Morriown
Department by the Members of Independent Hose Company
that the Fary building. the that thus
Morrown AS the
stream was supplied from Washington Steamer engine stationed at the els
opposite M E. Church our old vets James r. voorhees, and Ginger Carroll
themselves with line stretched
Sunday hours From that time
past four Monday morning detail
k and F. Tnter and B. Van eeve under Assistant
o'clock Monday morning c. Cameron New
sketched excellent picture of the fire
Der Labor day. in the morning interesting exciting
company Coinsve
putting victory for the 30
slipper at Days in the evening
Fifth Page.
NOTE This series of articles covering the detailed history Of
Organizations MosOwn from 1897 present me was
hmsnced the CHRONICLE of October Ist