The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-20
TRIP TO The
CONVENTION
SCRANTON FIREMEN HAD AN
INTERESTING JOURNEY.
They Went to the State Convention
at New Castle by way Of Buffalo.
The Convention Was a Very Inter-
esting and Profitable Affair and
tho Visitors Were Well Taken
Care Of There--Made Tour Of the
Hose Houses Of Buffalo.

At 12 o'clock on Monday morn.
October 8. the following MEM
bers of the Scranton Fire De-
partment boarded the Lackawanna
train enroute for New Castle,
via Buffalo: ]. w. Hall. Zeno Derby.
Dan ]. Newman, Adam Steinhauser.
Henry Hines, John Demuth, John Hart
man, Peter Robling. jr., and Edward
Simrell. They arrived at Buffalo at
7.45 p. M, and after a good breakfast
the party made a trip to the Pan
American exposition grounds and while
there made call on the branch Ere
department, stationed there, inspecting
the apparatus and houses.
After a pleasant visit tAwith the bows
the party returned to the central city
and after dinner took trip to the
famous Niagara Falls, calling at the
department headquarters and being
entertained by the chief Of the fire de-
partment and others. A pleasant after
noon was spent visiting the different
points Of interest in and about the
Falls. Return to Buffalo was made by
trolley, a pleasant ride Of twenty-five
miles. In the evening taking in the
Sights UL tHc CIty OCCupiSu Tic thAo
until II p. M. when a start was made
on the N. Y. & w. p. railroad for New
Castle, passing through the towns of
Dunkirk, Cory, Titusville and taking
in all manner Of smells from oil wells,
natural gas. soft coal, ETC.. etc, arriv-
ing at Oil City at 4 a. m. Here stop
Of three hours was made, the party
taking in the town by gas light. They
were again on the road soon and at
ter ride Of three hours landed in
New Castle at 10 o'clock.
THE CONVENTION.
They We're assigned to different
boarding houses by the committee, and
then got down to the business OF the
convention. which convened at p. m.
Tuesday and lasted until Wednesday
evening. The sessions were very profit
able to those who attended. A great
many good resolutions were offered
and acted upon by the six hundred
delegates, the reports from the officers
showing good work done and the as
sociation getting ahead financially.
Too much credit cannot be given the
chief engineer Of New Castle, James H.
Brown, for his earnest efforts in put
ting every one at ease and making
them feel at home. The banquet at
Cascade park on Tuesday evening, pre-
ceded by a trolley ride around the city,
was one Of the finest conducted affairs
that the delegates were ever treated to,
and every one voted 1t the best that
was ever rendered the members of the
association. This park Is beauty, and
the fact that it Is about three miles
from the center Of the city makes it
more reserved and free from rowdyism
on occasions of this kind.
The business of the convention being
over, the party left New Castle on
Thursday noon, arriving at Buffalo in
time for supper, after which arrange
ments were made for calling upon the
different fire houses and,~getting ac-
quainted' with the officials. On Friday
morning the party were the guests of
Assistant Chief Murphy, who being a
hale fellow. we'll met. took them
through the headquarters. machine
shops. stables and reserve quarters,
showing the different kinds of appar-
atus in use by their department, and
explaining the workings of their tele-
graphic department, fire alarm station,