Evening journal., 1899-10-25
POLICE AND FIRE REPORTER
DELIGHTED WITH THE EQUIP
MENTs AT THE EXPORT EXPOsI-
TION.

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MENTs AT THE EXPORT EXPOSE
TION.
From a FIRE and police standpoint,
the exposition grounds and buildings
are well equipped. There are sixty-one
guards, under command OF Captain c.
p. Hunt, who has seen twenty-five
years of military service. and fought at
Santiago These special police are di-
vided into three squads the nrst of
which, composed of thirty-three men,
gees on duty at i D. m and remains
until II o'clock. Squad No. 2, consist
ing of sixteen men. Is On duty from 10
o'clock at night until in the morning
and the third squad. consisting OF six
teen men, is on duty from o'clock in
the morning until o'clock at night.
These men are under strict military
discipline. and were chosen from a
number OF applicants. Not only is II
necessary for an exposition guard to be
man OF courage but he must also be
one who possesses an amicable disposi-
tion, as the number and character Of
questions he is called upon to answer
during the day are enough to try the
patience of a saint Captain Hunt Is
ably assisted in his duties by Lieuten-
ant w. II. Surault, who was formerly
Fairmount Park guard, but accepted a
position with Captain Hunt
Beyond a guard house, which is To-
Gated in the southern portion Of the ex-
position grounds. and which is practi-
cally nothing more than headquarters
for the police. there Is no place 10 lock
man up if arrested. When II is nee
essary to hold a man for a serious
charge, the Twenty-frst district patrol
wagon is summoned and the prisoner
conveyed to the lookup, on Woodlawn
avenue
All of the guards are dressed In a
light grey uniform, wear the regulation
full dress helmet and carry short
swords, many of which were in use at
the Worlds Fair. in Chicago, in 1898.
Not only are the exposition grounds
well provided for in thl, shape of police
but the FIRE fighting boys are also much
in evidence. There are two FIRE com
panies within the ground, known as
Exposition Fire Companies Nos. /, and
2. These companies are provided with
drst-class apparatus and are up-tO-date
In all respects. Company No. ] is To-
Gated on the Esplanade and was assign
ed to duty as a part OF Hose Company
No. "A, whose engine house is located
at Twenty-frst and Market streets. The
men, of whom there are fourteen, are
under command OF Captain w. II. Glib
son, and Assistant Daniel Marten.
Their apparatus consists OF one first
class American engine, which Is en-
tirely new. and has a capacity Of 100
gallons to the minute; one combination
chemical and hose wagon, carrying two
cylinders of thirty gallons capacity
each; $50 feet OF small hose and 1,OOC
feet of cotton hose, and a third-class
Hayes extension truck.
Fourteen men and five horses com.
lpose this company.
/ Exposition Fire Company, No ., is
/ located at the rear OF the auditorium
building and consists Of a Halloway
chemical engine. with three sixty-fv,
/ gallon tanks. Besides this the com
.lpany has twelve three-gallon extin
lguishers located in the various build
ings. About the grounds Robert Alex
lander is captain of the company. anG
is ably assisted by John Lewis. Their
'lare five men and two horses connecte,
with the company. In the grounds ar
located five Gamewell boxes, but up 4
the present time the companies hav
responded to but one call, that beinl
In On gsh barrel All water for fir
purposes is furnished from city plugs