Evening journal., 1902-12-04
ENDORSE CHIEF CONWAY
Weccacoe Company Adopts Resolu
tions in Defense Of That Official

WiluluBlOns Otl.s lee. L. lJU1.
At the regular stated meeting of the
Weccacoe Fire Company. held Decem-
ber /, the company appointed COM
mittee to draft resolutions condemning
the trustees of the county workhouse
for their uncomplimentary remarks
about Chief Engineer Michael n. Con-
way The committee. which was COM
posed of all the members who were
present at the fire. reported the follow
Ing resolutions. which were unam-
mously adopted:
Whereas, We have noticed that the
trustees OF the county WOrkhouse have |
condemned the chief engineers action |
and management OF the wOrkhouse fire /
to such an extent that we feel that n
great injustice has been done him, and /
that we have resolved TO take excep- |
tion TO their wholesale impertinence |
and ingratitude. We therefore wish to |
state that Michael Il. Conway, in all of |
his eighteen years OF membership and |
service in this company we have never |
known him to shirk his duty. but to |
act the full part of a fearless. full |
hedged, honorable fireman.; there, be it
Resolved, That we believe and say
that he did his full duty when he re-
fused to order any of the trucks from
the city to that fire, when there were
no lives in danger, for the trucks are
the only life-saving apparatus that we
have in the department. And if any
outsider had the audacity to disrespect
the laws of the department and order
any apparatus over the chief, but the
whole department, for which we think
be should be dealt with by City Coun-
Gil. For II the chief is ignored the de-
partment is ignored and there is no
organization.
Resolved, That we commend the
chief for his action in refusing, at the
last minute. to have the hose moved
from place to place to suit their timid
and nervous curiosity, as every move
was fatal and meant more damage. We
also agree with the chief that if the
streams had been kept in the centre Of
the building the wing containing the
wardens residence would have been
saved. And we further agree with the
chief that when he took the last stand
and refused to move his men and hose
again, and the trustees appealed to
Shief of Police BLACK to make him
move, ais they claimed the Jail would
be doomed when he manfully eXclaim-
ed: i have taken your last order, and
If the Jail burns down blame me for its
destruction. If it is saved give me the
credit. We also feel that we have a
chief second to none, but being Of hum
BILE circumstances he did not want to
Insult or abuse those of higher stand
f,- IA de-
of duty compelled him to use practical
Judgment and become boss, and we ap-
breclate his stand. We appreciate his
valor. his ability as a fireman. and we
admire him as a gentleman.
Resolved, That we censure the trus-
tees of the county workhouse for their
actions. That we censure Warden Me
serve for his false and artful story of
a prisoner in the attic. That we com
mend our chief for the stand that he
took, and should have taken it sooner
That we commend and look up to with
the greatest of respect and gratitude to
every fireman who worked so jealous
! lily and hard, and we especially COM
mend those men that stood waste deeI
I'M the lake to keep places dug for the
suctiOns. We therefore rise to eXclaim
with pride that these men are the men
who obey the chiefi These are the mer
men who take their orders from the
chief. These are the men who, at the
beczon of the chiefs finger, would have
! thrown DOWN their armsl These are
the men, we might say, martyrs. who
never think of telling the chief how tC
; manage a fire.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
published in all the daily papers of VIII.
mington, and also be entered on the
minutes of the company.
ommfttee-William NJ. Connolly,
! Edward j. McGrath. James A. Mealey
, Dennis S. Shields, William J. Bayley
Michael Maloney, Thomas f.. Kenny
James Kerrigan, William T. Lukens
Victor Dehan, John Murphy, James
lODOnnell, John "A. Connor, William
Day, John Connolly, Harry Kienle
James Quinn, Owen Houghtonb Martin
X. McGrath, Edward Mealey.