The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08
THE FIREMEN OF HOUSTON
Talks With Some Of the Veteran Members Of
the Oldest Department in Texas
/. aoustou Gre department mas away

Ssaa'A', orsonized the FIRST company In the
Hsas'0h vas away back In 1887, and
safe w. lime to the present 1t has passed
tran .s' yarring yicissltudes, at times sink
tsi0.s' nosition where It's Distinguishing
Y !" Gas poverty and then climbing step
i'a'''e ,be pathway Of success until Il
" w A. FAR and away beyond all com
~ su mo state and neck and meek
I'.'O ~ host departments in the country
H'p ~ in convenient parts of the city
h''', mg.rspt stations form circuit oil
u ~ ,,irteen miles in length, and the
'i'sP .anorstus. formed in a single line'
o 4, o 81 space of six blocks
Z. w -ssssr can perhaps get better ac'
Is I.,,nce with the department If 1t is de.
Eva by stations, so the ten stations VIII
!, w .,s,Idered. one by one.
1911 Hussey is at the head Of the
.,..,,tneut, with J. p. Arto assistant
az - ,o,aouarters Of the departments are
=. =, central fire station. corner Prai-
,r,one and san Jacinto street. This
y ~ mo Offices of the chief and the
a' 'iscirican aud the battery and store
~ II the department. At this station
N, are sixteen men, six pieces OF ap-
~D md eight head of horses the ap-
aatus consisting OIL QUE lag 20 N''g
i'd adder one iTe'''H ,'iIse NVV -, |,
s,,a carrying 100 feet Of ladder suitable
4, fire service Que u"uu'
u,ousy chemical engine one Ais''-I"ss
si,o Ia France steamer and two
F9@V ''+S ,a4i.t,, 60 +lfs tbcrn
afis bugges' ~ ,..,--
n life net for protection IN jumping
iai,se etc The officers of this
H'I ~. yyiuion,sop cantoip.
Company are - -,
atr,e c Rafferty, lieutenant anu 'laude
..u- ,i.,l The members are r + Ollre,
AeP r.. pi,t,ord ia schultz John
! j.! Olfe' Lon -,
g,,S Paul Buttcrfrass. Albert ROPER td
WI CHARLES Fisher Herman Wagner,
A''A r,,,.,,,o, and Cborlos
hbeTt Drew 'ot
assbeskey
!. -, r,nsr mart of this building are
Ie upP' ,..,,.+,,,,,,,g ror Tho
eaimiaple sleeP'ns "P'i
=. rtabers, aud there Is snug niue gym
H naan' MOI u"u -. -,
MreDenees Which promote Tue u'"''n anu
sntort Of the treboys
s,,.oD Va is located on Fapnin street.
sa'VA ,r,..4,tz phi. c,,,i,h
I'D Is manneu oE ''p.a'u i''o'i 'i'''"'
4 a driver aud three pipemen. The men
n Iobn o'Brlen p. Hughes, j. NJ. show
- ~, Ant .t,.t,, +t,oro
aaa ana ~ brneoH' ~ 'H's s''' 'Vti
4 / bose wagon with capacity OF 100 fcet
aese, ne st',uu H. ,Ui f,,,,,.,.,'
,.,g Nv VIZ chief Y Hr.sey ' also n beautiful
4 gI,l rontrinlng the National cmhlems.
A ssA serves as a background for the elec-
4 Wal apnaratrs srch as the Indicator. tel
,rstse shain dropper. Sliding weights for
i isljpr harness and an automatic electric
! E,stp, device which Mt tho tan of the
m Eliminates the upstalrs rooms. Tins
! ytiIcn Is also provided with punching bags.
/ nm Indian elubs. dumbbeUs and other
/ kalthbuIllnc apparatus
Station No 2 locntcd on Smith street.
4 klsrep Preston ana Prairie. This was the
I abth,Ion Of the wqll.knowu Stonrwall 30.
4 IN tbe ydlunteer DAYS and coIIId fine ola
/ walls talk they could tell many an inter
/ isilng story in which the bows had a part
d IA, DAYS gone by. II Is now confined
With fne double fifty-gallon Holloway
chemical engine and IS manned by Captain
4 i v. Miller, assisted by Phil JAY and C..
station 10. 3 Is situated on Hardy street
httWhen Nance anil Iihertv rho crow
4 epsists Of Captain I'D Franks. Frank
Hayes, Fred Selbprt, Charles Johnson. Roh-
4 n lester John Donnelly and Charles Mil.
III Il is double house. containing a
io. wagon with 5000 feei or cmfl ,,,i, ruh.
Nsllntd hose and one first class third .size
a IA france engine. The house has recently
G given IfPu qatc cp an ntSstTe nS
lgrnce
hfse Company No Is located ON Wash
gsn street, near Tenth. and Is In churge
nptaln Thomas II Martin pn1 CREW.
Ntslstlng Of Otto T.utz. W Hundt and
lm Gerdes: This is q single house. con
ahAg 800 feet Of the best cotton. rubber
.a nose and has other modern equip
uN ier fighting fire. IT il one Of tie
s't,t nouses in the iepai tment. and The
~ NJ. goes some valiant service.
si vion No. I is a double house. located
MAN street between McIlhennv and
NI5SSEen. II Is modern In rnnstruc;ion
n, y Sne OF the prcttipSt houses In the
w me apparatus there consists of n
r,'.9 ~ nose wagon with 2OOO feet Of hose.
nm, hrssclass tfth.size rotary La France
fss,s :, Nsptain Wyatt Scarborough is IN
lo,,n, me station aud is assisted by w
IN, raillps Henry Farlsey and d. c.
Ss,,.. =,
,,,a w 40 IS good double house. 10.
NJ WI Ia. n Crawford street, between clsy
4, ' XIX and Is In charge a Capt0in Her.
Risen and the following crew: c.
n InSva,anan' A. Lea Charles Kinshack.
sIbsmn' H., -,-------------- and l.. G.
asn a,, ms house contains an American
laE nerss IIT : nose wagon and every.
sss,bprr '"lnlng to modern frc-frhting
~
On Keene NS Street raos single iin. house Sc
9oaSle house and will have Ts VpI FOURTH.
France steamer. Copfain Dics
{ sInan William WIZ ASSOC Isl 81 by T.;
w PanlIg. The bows have a 9 6Yed 9 ~
Y pre Y neat as Q pin ana besides tc-
Il. Z iSst P saG - + has been Of great
IN 9 = No 10 is the latcS, bniid,pg