The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-06
ALL ADDITIONAL PERMANENT
F1REMEN APPOINTED.
They Were Sworn in on Saturday, as
Were Also All the Old Permanent
Men with the Exception of Six,
Who Were Dismissed - Thirteen
Bunk and Call Men Were Ap.
pointed and Enough More to AL
most Complete the List May Be
Secured This Week.

declaring 1T fiSbandcd VIII bH issued
scme time today by Director OF Public
SAFETY +. l.. Hitchcock.
On Saturday afternoon the director,
| accompanied by Recorder Moir and
Chief Zizelmann, made a tour OF the
various hose houses and swore in the
twenty-five additional men provided
for the reorganization ordinance, as
well as thirteen of the ninety-four
bunk and call men provided for in the
same measure. Twcnty-siN of the old
permanent frelnen We're re-appointed
and sworn in and six were dismissed.
In the place of these latter six new
men were appointed.
The following shows the department.
as it at present stands. the newly
appointed men being marked IN" and
the old men marked "O":
THE APPoINTEEs.
Way Aug Engine c"npany-lrlmincnt men,
Captain T.. L. Moycr. o.: II. -. Reed. o.; o..
A. Bccner, o.; T.. j. Jiifins, ": d. r..
Schoonover. n. Call man and engineer, George
suydam; bunk man. Charles White
Crystal Engine company Permanent men, Cap
tain Isaac 1icc, o.: Robert Willard. o.: e. F..
Tropp. o.; Henry Hines. n; Harry Rice, n.
Call man and engineer. G. a. Connors.
Franklin Engine company-Pertnanent men.
Captain j. K. Khuc. o.; Thomas hutchinson,
O.: Charles Knowles. ~; David Collins n.
Call man and engineer. Thciuas Allen.
Neptune Engine company-Permancnt men,
Captain VIM. Fickus o.. Charles Snyder. Nj;
Fred Boyer, N: Fred Kappel, n.
Eagle Engine company--Captain NJ. 7. Rnane,
o.: Anthony Flannery, N: James shea, n.
Bunk men. NJ. r. Gerrty, !. j. Sheridan and
David Mcdonald.
General phinney Engine CompanyPcynanent
men, Captain George f. Bailey. o.; j. II. Sc.
ward. o.; William j. Pace, ~; Fred Long. n.
Columbia Chemical company Permanent men,
Captain George Meyers. o.: L. G. Parry, ~;
Edwin Lewis, n: Andrew phalen, N: Beverly
Chase, n.
Phoenix Chemical company-Pcrnnancnt men.
Captain Thomas u. Campbell. o.; James W.
George. O.; Lincoln S. Tiliman. o.: Arthur
Z. Spencer. n. Call man. Victor Koch. air.
Relief Chemical company--Pernarcnt men.
Captain Jacob Freis, o.; Louis S. rarbcr, o. /;
Charles Raynor, o.; Christian Thaucr, y.
Century Hose company-Pcrmanent men. Cap.
tain Edward Knellcr, o.: Charles Wirtl, NJ.
Frank Dalnbachcr. n.
William Conncll Hose company-Permanon
mcn, Captain Sterling Smrell. o. William
Riley. n. Bunk men, John Murray, Walter Sim
rell and John McC;raw Cali man, David Burke
Liberty Hose company--Pcrnanent men, Cap
tain Val Birtlcy. o.: Evan Simms o.: James
JCnes, y.
Niagara Hose coTpany-Pernancnt men, Cap.
tain Grant Cutler. o.; Florence Wilcox. n:
Joseph Maloncy, y.
Excelsior Hose company-Permanen, men, Cap.
tain Michael May. o.: W. j. Walsh, y. Call
man, James May.
Cumberland Hose company Permanent men,
Captain James Hopkins, o.; Michael Culn. y.
Hook and Ladder company--Pcrmancnt men.
Captain Harry May, o.; John Lynch. o.; Rob
rrt ]. Armstrong. NJ: John j. Martin. y.
Lynch was transferred from the Eagle Engine
company.
THE MEN DROPPED.
The six permanent men who were
dismissed from the department We're
Adam Steinhauser and Thomas Con-
lin. Of the Hook and Ladder company:
John Lowry, OF the Franklins; Will
lam y. Lewis and Edward Petherick.
Of the Columbias, and Harry Hem. of
the Neptunes. Colonel Hitchcock would
not say yesterday just why these men
were dismissed.
The men designated as captain in
each company We're appointed by the
chief. and are to be held directly re-
sponsible to him for the maintenance
of order at tho fire houses, the disci-
pline Of the men ut fires and for all
city property in use at the various fire
houses.
Director Hitchcock was asked yester-
day why it was that no more bunk and
call men were appointed He replied
that il was partly because some of
those who are to be appointed We're not
on hand on Saturday and partly be-
cause a sufficient number of applica-
tiors for these places have not been
received.
Il feel confident. however" said he.
that within the next day or two we
VIII have as many applicants as we
will need from among the applicants
for permanent positions, who were not
appointed. The majority of these men
want to become permanent members of
the lii" department and when they re-
aliHe that If they desire to become such
they will first have to serve as bunk
or call men, | think We will have no
trouble in iillinS these positions"
The director expressed himself as he
lieNing that ii would not be necessary
to appoint as many bunk and cali men
as are provided for in the reorganiza-
tion ordinance. He said that he thought
a total of eight men for steamer COM
panies and six men for hose companies.
instead OF the eleven and eight respect-
lively, provided for. would be a Sutl-
"Ient number OF men to cope with any
blaze.
OUT OF ENlSTENcE.
There has been much unnecessary
misunderstanding as to the disband-
ment of the volunteer department.
Under the terms OF the reorganization
ordinance it was disbanded the very
moment the twenty-second additional
permanent man was appointed, for Sec
tion Of Article VI OF the ordinance
reads: "All volunteer firemen shall be
disbanded when the number OF perma-
nent men shall have been increased to
the number provided for in Section I,
Article VI" 1t is not absolutely nec-
eSsary Tor Director Hitchcock to issue
an order formally disbandinG the vol
but he has decided To issue
one today.
The Tribune reporter asked him yes
terday IL he thought that in The in
terim between now and the time when
enough bunk and call men have been
secured. the department would be able
to cope with blaze of any size. and
he replied that he had no fear in this |
that Chief Zizelmann had as
sured him that there was no cause for |
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