The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-20
THE FIRE COMPANY.
1t will take frequent drills this
summer and will be in
fine shape.

Would have been out before this but
| for the mud-The hose will be attach
ed to the plugs and the latter kept
carefully open and In the best Of
working order-The men win be
shown the best places to fight fire all
over town the Company will soon be
the best In the state-Addition fire
protection badly needed-the upper
end Of the town is at the mercy Of the
fire In that section-the University In
danger-What is needed TO meet the
emergencies-the Council should at
tend to this at once.
The fire department will meet for
frequent drills just as soon as the
streets get in good condition. They
intended to be out this week but
the rain and mud will prevent them
doing as they wished. They will
go to every plug in the town and
will throw water at short intervals
all summer or until the men get
thoroughly acquainted with the du-
ties of their several positions. This
system of drills will also keep the
plugs open and there can be no fur
ther complaint of the condition of
the plugs in time of fire
The men are very anxious to have
everything in the right shape for
fighting fire and will see to it that
the plugs are freed from the mud and
other things that collect in them
when they are not opened for months
as some of them have not been. The
practice in laying the hose will be
an excellent one and it will show
the men the very best places to put
the various lines of hose so as to
use the water to the best advantage
in case of fire.
The company is in excellent shape
and they will be one of the very best
in the country after short time
spent in practice. They would have
been out before this but the streets
forbade such move.
This information was given rep
resentative of this paper by Chief
Christy few nights ago. He stated
the fire apparatus was in good shape
but that there were not plugs
enough over town to fight fires as
they should be fought. There is
but one plug north of Wiley street.
There ought to be several more and |
these should be put in right away |
A fire in that section of town would |
be very hard to fight if not impossi-
BILE to cope with. Additional plugs
are needed in the business part of
town as we'll but those first men
toned are needed the worst
The University is in very danger
GUS position. They have no ade-
quate protection from fire and in
case it should break out there the
institution would be greatly damag-
ed before we could get there They
ought to have several .qore plugs
there and hose cart. BY the time
we would haul our carts up the hill
the fire would have a tremendous
of us and we would have
a very hard time to do anything with
it.
These suggestions and criticisms
of the chief are entitled to great
deal of consideration and the condi-
ton of affairs that he points out
should be attended to. The town
cannot afford to allow a part of its
territory to remain lnadequately
protected and the attention of coun-
Gil is respectfully called to fact
which all the members know and
that is that they should at once or
der some plugs put in in the upper
end of the town. A hose house and
a reel in that section would be a
very good thing to have and will be-
'ore long be badly needed. We hope
hat the need for it may not be en-
ohasized by disastrous fire.
Don't be Afraid.