The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-10-05
VOLUNTEER F|REMEN
royalty ENTERTAINED.
Union Fire Company No. I of Lebanon, Pa. the
Guests of Friendship Fire Company No. of
This City. Both Companies Entertain
ed by Lenape Co, OF New Castle.


or any other body Of men, better be-
haved, neater dressed and all round
gentlemen never entered Whining
ton than the members Of Union Fire
Company, No. l Of Lebanon, Pa
They arrived yesterday shortly after
noon and were taken in charge by
the Friendship Fire Company, No.
Of this city. The members of the
reception committee were ". p. Nor
gan, James l.. Glacken, Alfred S.
Bradford, William d. Shaw, Thomas
r. Starr, Henry Jerome, William c.
Liebrandt.
After being granted the freedom
of the city by Mayor Fisher, the WIS.,
itors were escorted to the engine
house where Caterer Zimmerman had
an up 10 date dinner aw alting them.
Chief Marshal Kleiser on the part Of
the visiting company presented the
Friendship Company with beauti.
full horn with the following inscrip.
lion engraved thereon:
"Presented to Friendship Co., No. l,
of Wilmington. Delaware,
BY Union Fire Company of Lebanon,
Pa October 4, 1901.
Chairman Morgan Of the reception
committee received the souvenir of
their guests visit in few we'll chos-
en- remarks. After the visitors had
done ample justice to the good, things
that made the tables groan under
their weight, trip was made on q
sight seeing tour OF the city and last
evening the Perseverance, band OF
Lebanon rendered excellent music.
The LEBANON FIRE DEPARTMENT..
The Union Fire Company was or.
ganized in 1850, being five years
younger than the Friendship. Pres-
dent George Spaug who for thirty.
three years vas at the head Of the
Union Company, died two weeks ago
DR.. William Huber, who was Vice
President of the Company, was call.
ed home from Philadel phia. on ac-
count ofsckness in his family. Chief
Engineer Edward o. Hartman is a
strapping fine fellow but during the
past two years has fallen away con.
siderably. lie understands lighting
fire and believes in the chemical en-
gine when the fire is enclosed. Years
of active work in the volunteer ranks
and deep study OF the chemical en-.
gine and the chemicals used in liqu d
and powder convnccs him to say
that in the course Of not mlny years
the chemical air pipes will be in use.
Lebanon has about Is. 600 inhab-
itants and seven fire companies. II
the other fire laddies are as braveand
fine looking as the Union boys then
the property in that pretty city be-
meath the shade of the Blue Ridge
mountains is safe indeed. The
chemical engines are used mos tly by
the department and in only seven
fires last year did the engines have
to go into service. Lebanon has the
record for small losses and even the
Fire UnderwriteIS have recognized
this fact. Chief Hartman has two
able and efficient assistants in the
persons of Edward CAN'T and James
Reilly.
The Fire Department OF Lebanon
does not believe in Too many active
tiremen at a fire. In case Of chem
ical engine it takes a driver, the en-
gineer, and the pipe man. In the
case Of big fire about twelve active
men are put into service and the
others are held in readiness should
their services be required. A pccu-
liar feature about the Lebanon de.
partment Is that the police up to
last Tuesday night had to be fought
as well as the fire. The disciplining
of the police after the fire OF July 3
by the Mayor has had a wholesome
effect.
TRIP To NEW CASTLE.
Early this morning after breakfast
the visitors and number OF the !