The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-17

work that was ever turned out. Chief
Mentrum and L. S. Mallory, who sold
the truck, conceived the idea that its
decorations should be in copper and
green. The manufacturers carried out
the suggestion with good effect and the
colorS that have so often flashed We
torious past the winning post are the
mascOts of the new machine. Doc
and Dutch" make up the team that
pulls the truck and the horses share the
pride of the men in the recent acquisl-
ton. The men indulge in constant lad
der practice and are developing some
fine acrobatic qualities. The extension
ladders will reach the roofs of the high
est buildings in town. The truck is
provided with all the modern aceessor-
les for fire fighting and life saving.
Jerry and spence" are now at
tached to the hose wagon The fact that
the eameris SO seldom required in this
city will make it unnecessary for the
present to purchase another team. The
water in the steamer boiler is kept hot
at all times and, in case it is found
necessary to use the machine, one of
the other teams will be sent back for
it. Jerry" the big white horse of The
hose team is versatile equine. He
will eat anything and has acquired
taste for meat that worries the dogs
and cats about the place. He also
chews tobacco and drinks beer. While
he is a splendid fire horse. 1t seems too
bad that he doesn't work for a brew
cry. There he could more easily crafty
his peculiar tastes.
AS soon as the county offices are re-
moved from the city hall. the quarters
of the fire department will be enlarged
to better accommodate the apparatus.
The addition will be made on the south
end of the hall and will provide room
for the new truck and for the chiefs
buggy and Lou" This will give the
department the room that it needs and
will greatly increase its efficiency.
The department has made an excel
lent record this year. It has had to
make some hard and stubborn fights,
but has always won out, with the ex
ception of the two big fires at the ma
! chine shops and the foundry. Both OF
these fires were outside the city limits
| and the department was not required to
respond. 1t went, however, willingly
and prevented the spread of the fire in
| each instance. Owing to the great dis
| lance from the fire house and the delay
in getting the alarm, the fire each time
had gained such Roadway that the
building in which it originated was
reached it. In their city fires, however,
the department has made an enviable
record.
One feature of the departments sys-
| tenn is the private alarm wires that rum
| to headquarters from the Montana no
| tel and the Margaret theater. These
make it possible to send in an alarm
| from either of these places in a very
! short time. Chief Nentrum has also
| supervised the training of the public
| school pupils in a fire drill. They are
| proficient now and the $40 pupils in the
big Lincoln building get out in less than
| two minutes under the hurry orders.
During the past year the department
| has responded to So calls including the
| two that We're outside the city limits.
| In the fires within the city the total loss
has been $4,000, which has been fully
! covered by Insurance.