The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-06
INGRATITUDE OF A NATION

! lNGRA | UDE OF A MA ION,
Washington January ao-lStaa coyyssDondeqee.j-
whose sense of humor burted by the deadly monotony
OF the routine of official life in Washington may frequently
enjoy hearty laugh the which
stanty being brought the surface Such thing deye
oped in the shape of long communication which has just
reached the house and which tells story in which there
a very decided vein Of humor
The communication in question accompanied by letter
from the secretary OF and according official dsig-
nation 1t relates to the sn appropriation the
reimbursement Of the Honolulu fire department. The tale
quite complicated and it will probably be better
OF the beginning attempting One chapter 5f
the Communication tells how the local government Homo
lula saved the United States government 100000 by
not charging our transports Tor puotase ali
other vessels charged Then Is another chapter
which relates how the great and good government OF
United states reeiproeated this tatoror rather failed so
recprooate it-by running 700 hose belonging To the
Honolulu fire department. and then Ealing and refusing for
nearly two long remhurse aforesaid depart.
ment for the aforesaid hose Then here is third chapter
the burden Of which is that the ircnhaore mentioned hose
may be replaced without the government being COMPROMISED
in amy way In other words this las. chapter embraces a
petition to congress for appropraou cover the loss of
that 700 feet OF hose;
Stripped OF technical phrases and useless verbasc the
story proceeds something like ths November s. 1000,
spontaneous combustion occurred pile of coal ON the
wharyes at Honolulu. The coal belonged TO the United
states gvenment The fire observed by some Of the
med in ri the fire.
department responded promptly Tia, principal piece OF lp
paratus hand engine was brn,,bt ,,f, action s,d ~
Of turned the burning coal But as Banquos
ghost would nor down co +tie rl,.l.,r, Ere ,,l 49,,
For several days the gallant Ere addcs as they are s
ally described directed that streo, lf water o ,-,
coal rl. 1,h g. - ~. W., GOV us
II refused 70 h. ev,inai'Ssd ''' ''e ''-'''
Inst a. The members ~ -. 6. r..,-,,., . ...
ready to ouit the iob in bigb lisg,st Some Ii; -
who must he unkpovn 10 fa,c- sine. the o. re- t.t
/ ma mt DIV
that the United States shin Ir,opois ,birb u,s i ~
harbor might he used to a5ysrt,ee !, Tho fr. f,,; |
| Thu. s,.yges,io,, yyas ;,ro4;,..t,. fo,tI IN
Of the Honolulu FIRE dcosr.r.nt cor,,a,4aI '
equally or rnore 81, gallant commemorate, ,ei, 30 ~,
7,ois The resuIt y,s. t,,r,,hI. rLa t... ,.
from the hand engine and attached to ,be noyf,r -;
OF the shin After this the,e was ro,bir 5i . -
land fire ladies The bg sbi, l;d al ~. ,,rs i
than three da,s' fine ,tc era. IN ,b. ;I f .f ,
quenched.
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But in the doing of Al, the work the bi, shin ,,;5
little hand engine They we're so much stronger that ,ts
caused that 700 feet OF hose 10 beat itself IN and % w
the ground until by the time the flames were e;hI
the hose was little more than mass Of ruins On Noyr1
gallant FIRE laddes sorrowfully undid their hose from the
gines of the Iroouos and carted it home The enrt l
not saw so but there ancesrs "a he reason 90 hi;o ,ts
hev regarded themselves -, yjts 81 isnis 80 ''''
II was at this ;,,,,r-, 49, ,ho ,.i,.
commenced to nrsnare M yo,rno,s 5.. ''l' DC
lust now reached CONGRESS The 6rst b,rt, ,s ai,a I
Cantaip A slaker l. ( IN d,ty n, T4on,i, w
6eial cbsrpc ~ the nil. Of I ui , , y; t as ~ W.
of , let,er >, 7 t,r, ti.f - ,t If,.i.1 - ,
In which the work NJ b. ,,,,,,t ,,s c ~, q
thank. Of everybody concerned was extended ~ s Wv
his me-, "
Then IN. chic. ,ro.. o., -. ..,,,i. .L,.,:-- ~.
ti. ,h,.. - -. w. s 'S "." ''r
hose belonging 10 m, 5.o3-,., 5a5 hen r,. ~. 81