The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-06
RALEIGH FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Less Than $4,000 Loss in This City
Last Year.

Less Than $4,000 Loss in This City
Last Year.
Raleigh has but volunteer fire de-
nartment, only eleven of the 100 men
in it receiving a penny; but these is not
q city in the country that has more eff
cient fire protection.
And right royal good fellows are ev-
cry one of these fire laddicS of the can't
tai city-from their gallant chief down
to the laborers on the force.
Mr.. l.. A. Mailer is chief of the de-
partment and Mr.. Walter Woo!cott. u.s.
sistant chief.
During the past year, according to
Chief Mahler's report. there were fifty
alarms. an increase of twelve over the
preceding year.
The fire losses for the year amounts
to S12.SS9. less 81 insurance paid
making Il total loss of S10,142.
The largest loss was on October DIST.
when the brick building and stock of II
Il. Yancey. on East Morgan street. was
entirely destroyed. with loss of $4,000.
The Fire Department of Raleigh con-
ssts of four companies, with an aggre-
gate membership of % men. as follows:
Hook and Ladder Company. with II
men. w. W. Parrish. foreman; A. NJ.
Smith, assistant foreman, and +. c.
Doyle, secretary.
Rescue Company. with % men. X. l..
Lumsden, foreman: w. o. Moye, assis-
tant foreman. and w. \. Faucette, see
rotary.
Capital Hose Company, with - men.
John r. Ferrall, foreman; Il. b. Balm.
assistant foreman, and Alex. Kreth,
secretary.
Victor Hose Company (colored), with
~ men. John Hardie, foreman: Will
liam II. Palmer, assistant foreman, and
s. ]. Hawkins, secretary.
or the membership of these compan-
les. only II are paid or part paid.
The equipment of the department con-
sists of three 2-horse hose wagons. each
ARRIVING 1000 feet Of rubber-lined cot
ton hose one hook and ladder truck and
eight horses all in service; one Gould
steamer and 800 feet of hose in reserve.
The equipment of the fire alarm sys-
TEN consists of % Gamewell street
boxes. one bell-striker, three gongs i'm
engine houses, one gong in pumping
station put in during the past year; one
four-circuit repeater, storage battery
complete with switch board and galvan-
ometers, twenty miles Of insulated cop
per wire and nine miles of bare iron
wire.
The entire valuation of the property of
the department is 10000, as follows:
Hook and Ladder Company, $4,000 Res
cue Company, $1,000; Capital Company.
$1,000; Victor Company. $1,000: Gould
steamer, $4,000; Chemical tank $500:
building and lot on Morgan street.
$500; building and lot on Blount street.
$1,000: extra hose, 500; fire alarm sys-
tenn. $1,000.
The expenditures for the department
during the past year have been S7.543 81.
as follows: Chief fire department. $3.50:
assistant chief, $50; engineer Rescue
steamer, 800: lineman, $3.50: drivers
and helpers, S1.6929 80; niehtman. 5000:
llnework and labor. S417.61: fire de-
partment expenses. S972.30; fire alarm
expenses, 1887: fire department perma-
nent improvements, S2.935 &c: fire
alarm, permanent improvements, S2S7.-
OF.
The water supply is from 124 public
and 10 private double-nozzle two and
one-half inch Matthews fire hydrants.
The water pressure has always been am
pfS' HdiyiHS iIoHl lilly 10 seventy
pounds tower pressure according to To-
cation. and with direct pressure from
50 to 115 pounds.
During the past year the department
suffered the loss by fire of pair of
horses and the reel of the Victor Com
pany a new and model building for
the Victor Company has just been com
pleted on Blount street. 1t is fully
equipped, and was occupied for the first
time by the company Saturday.
The building on Morgan street has
just been thoroughly overhauled and re-
paired. Some repairs are also necessary
ON the Rescue Company building and
will be made at an early date.