The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-28
CROWD TO Be BIG
Heavy Sale for the Firemen's
Benefit Tonight.
An Excellent Programme Has
Been Prepared.

There has been an immense advance
sale of seats for the F'iremen's benefit
this evening, and the chances are that
the big Auditorium will be crowded.
We've had good sale" said Chief
Wilmarth today. but I guess there will
be room for more. I don't expect to see
the building entirely full"
The lantern and equipment is expected
to arrive from Chicago this afternoon,
together with the man who will deliver
the lecture, or explanation Of the varl-
Gus pictures.
Steinberg's orchestra will furnish mu-
sic the orchestral effects in connection
with the views being very important 1t
is the cIatter of the horses hoofS, the
rumble of the fire engines and the clans
of the bells which lends excitement to
the moving pictures Of the hghhng OF
WIN Badders. who is well known in
Topeka as a former resident here, viii
manage the moving picture lantern Tor
the show. Mr.. Badders has been IN the
moving picture business for some years
since leaving Topeka, and owns several
valuable stereopticons and polyscopes.
OF course the big feature of the even
ing viii be the pictures Of the runs
made by the Topeka fire department.
The following views have been made OF
the Topeka department, and will be e1-
hibited tonight:
Hose wagon and chemical engine leav-
ing station No. I. North Topeka.
Quick hitch by the fire boys at sta~
Hook and ladder truck making its
getaway from station No. g.
Hose chemical engine and aerial
truck coming out OF department head
quarters.
Grand exhibition run by all the an
paratus IN Topeka The run was made
on Quincy street. the equipment turning
int ha from Sixth and Seventh
The camera was placed at Eighth.
Returning from the fire" Parade of
all the apparatus before the camera
Exhibition drill by aerial truck COM
pany: raising the ladder. and throwing
a stream of water
SHOW A REAL RUNAWAY.
It is probable that the last picture
of the aerial truck drill VIII show some
thing which was not on the programme
1t will show a real little runaway of the
hose wagon from North Topeka
The runaway was seen by great
many people, and it looked for a few
minutes IS if it might be serious. The
hose wagon brought a line Of hose from
/ the kydrant at Seventh and Quincy
while the aerial truck was being RAISED
/ in front Of the moving picture camera.
After the hose had been pulled off ths
wagon, and was being carried up on tbs
aerial the team hitched to the hose
! wagon started to run away. No one
was watching It. The team made {
+ sharp curve. yanked the wagon up onto
4 the sidewalk in front of the Auditorium
and executed complete turn on tbs
sidewalk, without anyone to direct tht
move Three or four fremen rushed II
front of them, and stopped the trouble
/ but it is believed that the whole thing
viii appear in the moving pictures t.
be shown tonight.
Besides the pictures Of the Topeka
fire department. there viii be pictures
of many of the leading fire department:
all over the country, making exhibition
runs and fighting fires. There will b.
pictures of moving railway trains, ans
d few comic views to break the monot
ony of the strenuous life. The whole en-
tertainment win last from two hours t
two hours and a half.