The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-27

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kinds of combustibes and intiammanle
material you will realize the situation
and how handicapped we ure in getting a
fire under control. The very first thing of
Importance which distinguishes the modern
system OF fire extinguishnent from any
system that has prevailed in any age hith-
erto is the cardinal fact that modern fire
extinguishment aims at the control OF
fire The eXtnguishnent Of fire is Incl
dental to the more important object OF the
control or limitation of fire. The modern
system has for its object, and succeeds
in most instances indeed, in the greater
majority of cases. in keeping q fire within
reasonable control. Now. what do we
actually mean by control OF fire? L
define the control of a fire to be its re-
striction, a. nearly as may be possible IN
der the varying circumstances attendant
upon and surrounding each fire, to the
actual point Of origin or TO keep within
the boundary which the fire has attained
at the time Of ARRIVAL OF apparatus. IN
some Instances this means that the ire
Will be confined TO the room, or 10 the
actual incpient blaze which jEnitsd d
window curtain. In others ii would mean
the complete destruction of the huiidlns
in which the fire originated Again, III
others it may mean the ignition and also
destruction of neighboring and adjacent
bulldogs. At no time has The fireman
lost his sense of control, nor have his plans
changed except by reason Of those
changes forced upon him by tie apparent
gain of The fire over all control for the
time being. but III such cases companies
are assigned to new position. the iasSenins
points of danger abandoned. the more men
acing position strengthened, and that dis
position is made III detail that evinces the
sagacity The quick and rjpened judgment
Of thu fireman, and that throughout illus
trates the underlying object TO be achieved.
viz The control Of the fire. Against what
fearful odds the control IS often won IS
famluar 10 you all. To illustrate. | point
10 the Windsor Hotel fire. / have timed
several very serious fires, and have es-
tirlaIed that they have reached their max
in1una point in 80 to 40 minutes. After that
time the fire was receding, that is 10 say. its
control was becoming manifest. a fire one
hour after its inception that is burning as
fiercey or as dangerously, and shows no
sign OF abatement, IS most Serious IRE.
and portends great danger. OF course. |
except from this classification structures
completely isolated. such as oil fires, lun1-
her yards. etc. When we realize that me
advancement in fire eXtingu!shment mas
been made possible chiefly by The firemen
themselves, when we realize the inpof-
lance OF their work, and we consider the
experiences of lifetime are not trans
nlitted as they should be, as an heritage
to the succeeding fremen, TO be built upon
and improved upon-when think OF these
things | am sure that there can be no
question regarding the wisdom and neces-
sity Of establishing a proper school where
fire,nen can be trained to cope with the
fire clement with which they have to con-
tend with day after day"
In concluding his remarks the speaker
said that he wanted to thank the associa-
ton for the token Of friendship. and he
said he would wear it at all times.
a rising vote of thanks was extended
Capt Needham for his timely address.
The Committee on Resolutions tIen re-
ported The committee recommended
that the proceedings of the present con-
vention be incorporated in the minutes o.
the association.
NORTH Cardinals rNN1ITAET}IpN.
An invitation from a company in North
Carolina to attend the convention in North
Carolina was received and acknowledged
with thanks. and regrets that 1t would
be impossible for the association 10 attend
as a body.
Cant. r. /. Herbert. of Portsmouth,
saw no reason why the association should
not meet in North Carolina next year
He paid a high tribute to North Carolina
and urged that the convention meet there
next year He withdrew his resolution.
however. when he understood that the IN
vftation was from a single company and
not the association.
Mr. Joseph J.. Levy was introduced.
He said he would feel honored that The
association feel that anything he mad done
would redund to the credit of the city OF
which he was proud to be a citizen, and
of the association. But Capt Redwood
wanted him to present a token to the So
ciety of the association presented by
Capt. Needham. Mr.. Levy turned the
presentation speech aver to Capt Need
ham who in presenting the token to Sec
retarv Cummings made a humorous
speech, that was received with applause
Secretary Cummings replied III a most
entertaining speech,i1 accepting the token,
which proved to be a handsome LOVING
cup, with appropriate inscriptions Ills
remarks were TO the point and ne SSIiu
that while he was born in the city OF
New Gate, he was now q Nirginian and
glad of it. He spoke briefly in his thanks
IN the association and Captain Needham
TIL cammittee on officers reports re-
ported that they found the secretary and
trsasurer's report correct
TREASURER'S REPORT
The report of the treasurer showed that
for the year the fecSlP PTS wefe So -
over from last year $2233lG; total @9'4.4S-
Expenditures, $2S7.4o; cash on hahd'
S3S7.G
From the report of the treasurer 1t was
shown that the Independent Company, ni
Portsmouth, was the banner company OF
the State.
The secretary's report showed that no
suspensions had been mad3 during the
wear, and that the entire Richmond de-
partlnent was now in the Association.
This evoked applause from the conyen-
ton. But ten deaths We're reported. The
membership was stated as Loo.
A report was made from a representative
Of the Independent Company of Ports
mouth that a member Of the company,
Mr.. Jesse Nottingham, had passed away
yesterday morning.
Other reports were received and adopted.
a discussion was participated when Presi-
dent Redwood introduced the matter OF
the legislative bill that was not reported
at the last session anent an appropr.a-
ton for disabled hremen and their widows
and orphans. and the unanimous sense
of the convention was that no one not in
favor of such an appropriation would be
supported at the next session
The question of printing. the record
caused a good deal OF discussion. Some
few members wanted the number reduced
to 500 from 1000. but the question was set
tied by the passage of a resolution TO the
effect that a copy of the record be printed