Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-08-17
VALLEY FIREMEA UNITE
important Meeting Held in Cham
bersburg Last Night,
FOR MUTUAL PROTECTION
firemen Of All Towns in the Valley There
Eight Thread 10 the Web Coupling
Adopted and All Towns Re-
quested 10 Procure Il.

quested 10 Procure II.
Chambersburg, Pa, Aug IA. I'm
the parlors of the Junior hose and
truck company on Tuesday evening
| the official heals and firemen OF the
Cumberland Valley towns gathered
work of fighting fires when companies
of one town are called TO the relief Of
another. The matter uppermost in
the minds of those present was the
adoption of uniform hose coupling
in all of the towns and it was the
conclusion of a committee of which
Chief Engineer George w. Lutz OF
the Harrisburg fire department was
chairman. that the three-inch coup
ling, with an eight thread to the iuch
and l-2 inch hose be adopted.
/ 1t seemed natural that this conclu-
sion be reached for the reason that the
majority of the towns represented re
are SO equipped. 1t developed that
all the towns represented had screw
MOBILES with the exception of Mer-
cersburg which has the Jones clamp,
Carlisle and Greencastle have the nine
thread, Shippensburg aud Martinsburg
the SIX. Hagerstown and the Scotland
school, the seven and Neville,
Chambersburg, Wavnesboro. Harris
burg fredericksburg and Winchester,
| the eight thread. The committee of
which Chief Lutz is the chairman
concluded also that reducers be pro-
cured in the towns not having the
eight thread
| The condi ton of the apparatus in
the different towns was Immediately
brought up for discussion, addresses
made by Chief Lutz, OF Harrisburg.
and Chief Engineer s. M. Wagner,
Of the Merchandising department.
The result of the discussion was
the appointment of a committee to
gather statistics for heenlightenment
of the officials of the different towns,
the following committee being APP
pointed with Burgess Hamilton an
ex-officio member: George w. Lutz,
Harrisburg. S. M. Wagner, Me-
chanicsburg p. w Morris, Carlisle !;
j. M. Reed, OF MELVILLE; @. r. Fen
Schumacher, of Shippensburg w III.
| Stewart, of Scotland III. q. Funk, of
Waynesboro: William Richter, Cham
bersburg; John PhIel, Mercersburg !;
r. T. Dawson, Greencastle A. Spang-
+, Ter, Hagerstown; w. X. Kline, Mar
tinsburg,W w. Va, James Haymaker.
Winchester, Va.
following the appointment of the
committee the discussion was renewed
this time touching the facilities given
by the Cumberland Valley railroad
company, which was represented at
the meeting by General Su perinten-
dent Boyd, The main purpose of this
committee was to adopt plan viii CHI
would be satisfactory to the towns
along the valley and the railroad
company. The membership of the
committee is as follows:
General j. +. Boyd, Chambersburg
George w. Lutz, Harrisburg 9. A.
Spangler, Hagerstown; Robert l..
GRAY, Winchester, Va.
The committees met at the conclu-
ion of the meeting and discussed the
matters assigned them. Before the
adjournment motion was mate by
Burgess j. o. Saxton. of Mechanics
burg, that thanks of the meeting be
rendered the burgess, the town OF
Chambersburg and the Cumberland
Valley railroad company 1t was
carried by a rising vote.
A motion was also made that the
organization be permanent one and
that the officers of the meeting he the
permanent officers. A motion was
also made By Marion verbeke, OF the
Friendship fire company of Harris
burg who is prominent candidate
for the office of secretary of the State
Firemen' S Association, that the Cum
berand Valley Firemens Association
be formed The motion was referred
TO the committee of whlchChief Lutz
is the chairman and which is TO re
port at future meeting to be called
by Pesident Hamilton. The visitors
were met by Burgess Hamilton, Chief
EngineerHenninger and William Rich
ctr and were entertained at Hotel
Washington as the guests OF the
borough. The following is list OF
those present;