The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-10-13
.FIREMENS
GALA DAY
Inspection and Parade Of De-
partment Held on Wednesday.

partment Held on Wednesday.
CreditabIe Appearance of the Fire.
men--Exhibitions We're Better
Than Ever Before-Time Made
by Various Companies Informal
Entertainments I'm the Evening.
/ A day more perfect than Wednesday
could not have been desired for the
annual inspection and parade of the
Morrristown Fire Department, and
the occasion was successful beyond
expectations The various companies
were we'll represented in the parade,
the exhibitions were better than ever
before and on the whole, the program
of the day conveyed a fair idea of
the efficiency of the local frefighters.
About 1000 persons witnessed the
parade from the park. Among the
visitors were Chief Charles f. Hopkins
and Assistants John E. Dunn and
William Brown, of Boonton Chief
William Perry, of Madison; Asst
Chief Tilton of Summit and Chief
Mulford of State Hospital Fire Bri-
gade.
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen
made an inspection of the houses
early in the afternoon and found
everything in satisfactory condition.
After the parade the exhibitions were
given.
Chemical engine extinguished the
dummy house in front of the Becker
Building in the usual quick order.
In fact the run was made from the
house, Market street, around the park
in 561a seconds; the fire was under
control in 80 seconds and extinguished
in 314 minutes from time of signal to
start.
The second test was a run by the
Wardens wagon from Armstrong IS
stable on Bank street to the burning
building, which was done in 4615
seconds.
Resolute Hook & Ladder Company
made run from its house to the Bab-
bitt Building and raised an extension
ladder to the fifth story of that struc-
ture. The time of run from house tC
building was 331a seconds and ladder
was raised in | u minutes. DeWayne
al hn6 1oI
seconds
The fourth exhibition was by Wash.
inghton Steamer which company rar
from DeHart street to fire plug op-
posite the First National Bank. The
run was made in 2115 seconds; at
tachment to plug and laying of 15O
feet of hose breaking coupling and
getting stream in 40 seconds.
Humane Steamer made the run
from its house to the plug in 43 Sec
onds and 451 seconds later had water,
The First Ward Hose Company
made the best record of the day in
getting water, their time from De
Hart street being 80 seconds; and in
getting water 81 seconds.
Resolute's Company's hurry wagon
was run from the house to fire at
the head of South street in 43 seconds.
The blaze was extinguished in 36
seconds Harry Sullivan was timer.
The usefulness of the Board of Fire
Wardens was clearly demonstrated on
Wednesday. The streets We're kept
clear and accidents avoided and the
program thus permitted to be executed
just as had been planned.
In the evening general social time
was enjoyed at the different COM
pany houses. Late in the evening
Resolute Hook &5 and Ladder Com
pany to the number of forty five, led
by music, marched to Washington
Engine House, where music and
speech making was enjoyed. HUI
name Engine Company visited the
First Ward Hose boys and We're en-
tertained with music and refresh
ments. At Washington Engine House
ex-F Foreman John Denman, who has
been in the department for thirty
three years, was resented with a
handsome gold medal.
Below will be found complete list
Of the fire companies.
BOARD OF ENGINEERS.
D. L. Fox, chief engineer; ]. H.
Ambrose, 1st assistant; Cornelius
Tiger, End assistant.
BOARD OF FIRE WARDENS.
e. A. Quayle, president; W. t.
Coghlan, foreman; Edward Howell,
LIST assistant; V. E. Boell, End assis-
tant; j. S.. Post, secretary and treas
urer; Harrie Wellbanks, steward: J.
J. A. Owens, W. H. Sullivan, H. L.
Mills, d. S. Voorhees,, Karl Kersting,
H. 9. Pitney, Jr., H. @. Roy, E. R.
Armstrong, o. F. Lozier, D. p. Nc
Clellan, John 7. Little, Thomas
Malley, James Donnelly, G. E.
Schmidt, S. M. Toms, f. W. Schmidt,
L. 7. Hutton, H. p Rodermond, E. S.
Burke, W. F. VanPelt, A. H. Lynch,
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