The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-07
GOOD FOR WICHITA
Al BrowneWell to Be Member
of AII-American Fire Team.
AT ST. LOUIS FAIR
This City CompIimented for
Efficient Fire Department.

Al. BrowneweIl, assistant chief of the
Wichita fire department. will leave Sun
day evening for Kansas City, where he
will join the All American fire team
which will give exhibitions daily and
protect the St Louis fair from fires.
The All American fire team is picked
crew of thirty men taken from the best
fire companies OF the United States. and
Wichita should feel justly proud of her
fire department, as the commission in
charge Of fire protection asked Chief
Walden TO name q member of the Wich-
tia department to become a member Of
this team Of the finest hremen OF the
world.
Every piece Of apparatus known 70
modern fire fighters with al Of the latest
appliances, will be furnished this COM
pany and the bravest, quickest and
sharpest men of the country were chosen
TO man it. Chief Hale is at the head
of the commission 10 protect the fair
and will drill the team. The men Sc
lected are one or two from departments
throughout the country. and Chief Wal
another town of the population of Wich-
tia that received the compliment of hav-
ing a member of her fire department ap-
pointed TO a position with this All Amer
lean team of firemen. The appointment
speaks well for the efficiency of Wich-
ita's fire companies and shows how II is
ranked with the departments OF other
cities by men who knew. Many towns OF
three times the population of Wichita
have not the fire department like Wich-
tia, as they did not get member of the
team. The appointment was made on
merit and efficiency. The request that
Chief Walden appoint a member of the
big team came as surprise. All Wich-
itans know that the fire department of
this city is as we'll trained and efficieut
as any department in the country. When
a fire bell rings the people know that
the fire will be handled with the mini
mum loss and every confidence is
placed in the four companies which pro-
tect the city night and day. with only
one really disastrous fire recorded against
them In five years-the burning of the
Dold packing house-and the department
did all they could to save this plant but
could not get the water. Wichita is bet
ter equipped now than ever for a big
fire, as the new engine with double the
capacity OF the former one, is ready for
business at any moment.
AL Brownewell Is one of the oldest
members of the fire department. in this
city He is little past IS years Of age
and was a member OF Wichita's fire fight
ers when it was volunteer company.
He joined the department In 1856 when IL
became paid protection and has worked
many years lighting fires in this city.
and a few years ago was. made assistant
chief. He has been the engineer of the
department for years, operating the en-
CINE whenever there was a big fire.
He will reach Kansas City Monday
morning and will go to St. Louis Wednes-
day, where the company will begin
drilling and be ready for fires while the
buildings are in course of construction
and the exhibits are being put in place
before the fair opens. Mr.. Brownewen
will be the engineer OF the All American
fire team and will operate the big metro
politan engine for the team.
During the fair the team will do fire
duty and will also give two exhibitions
daily to show Americans and foreigners
how fire fighters work with the finest
apparatus in the world.