New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-07-01
FIRE COMPANY EVICTED.
CITY DID NOT Pay. RENT.
MarShaPs 4ct at Coney Island Con-
demned by SturgiS.

Engine Company No. 145. including twelve men,
an engine and a hose wagon. and Battalion Chief
David kirkpatrick. who had his quarters in the
came building, evcted late yesterday after
noon from its quarters at West Eighth-st and
surf-ave. Coney Island. This unprecedented
action in hampering emergency depart
ment Of the city government taken by City
Marshal Glover on a dispossess warrant issued by
civil Justice Cornelius Ferguesonf of the Bath
Beach court The warrant issued on a claim
II non-payment Of rent made by the Coney Island
Volunteer Firemen Association, which owns the
building.
Last night the apparatus of Engine Company No.
145 and the wagon of Battalion Chief Kirkpatrick
being sheltered in a rude shed adjoining the
house OF Engine Company No. IA, West Fifteenth
st. near Surf-ave. Some of the twelve men were
bunking two IN bed. with ten companions in
Engine House No ia. while of them were re-
posing in the hose wagon. keeping eye open for
any trouble Their horses being kept in
extra stalls of the company that acting
host. The two companies go out on the same calls,
and the evcted company IS now only seven blocks
away from its old station
OLD VOLUNTEER FIREMEN's HOUSE.
The building from which the fire company
evicted formerly housed the volunteer fire COM
pany in the days when Coney Island a part Of
the village of Gravesend. 1t was rented for $500
year The rent. however. has not been paid for
seven years and Controller Grout has refused TO
pay it the ground that the rental was excessive.
Several weeks ago Henry NJ. Cummings. law
yer secured d dspossess warrant and threatened
TO evict the company if the rent was not paid at
The threat had effect and the warrant
placed in the hands of City Marshal Glover,
who started to execute it at 4 p. m. yesterday.
battalion Chief kirkpatrick said that he had
ceived orders from Manhattan not to let anybody
touch the property Of the city. Both he and Mar
shall Clover called upon Police Captain Dooley for
assistance The captain said that the law gave him
right to oppose the marshal in the performance
OF his duty and. indeed. made it necessary for him
TO render aid He called out the reserves and said
he would preserve order while the marshal and his
men evicted the engine company.
MARSHAL RAN OUT ENGINE.
There was nothing left for the fremen to do but
submit, they stood by while the marshars depu-
ties worked live beavers getting the heavy appa-
ratus into the street. The men transferred their
bedding and personal effects, but considerable of
the property OF the department is still in the build
ing. Marshal Clover said that he would allow
Of the fremen 10 stay there for it, it being
understood that in doing he acting a
civilian and not a fireman Deputy Fire Com
missioner Iaimbeer witnessed the eviction
The news that company of city firemen was
being evicted spread rapidly through the island,
and West Eighth-st damned with people who
narvelled a the extraordinary spectacle. Luckily
fires broke out while the firemen moving.
had any alarms in up to a late hour last
night Deputy Chief Murray. in charge of the
department in Brooklyn and Queens. said last
night that the company, with their temporary ar
Tangements. could probably get under way within
two three minutes OF their usual time To-day
effort will be made to a house for the
evicted company in the immediate vicinity of their
old
Fire Commissioner Sturgis said last evening: THE
Deputy Commissioner has been the ground all
day. Tie has demonstrated with the officials. he
has the counsel representing the of
the building but they have refused to delay action
for twenty-four hours although they knew
that arrangements were being made. They have
acted with the utmost harshness and with utter
disregard Of the interests of the people of Coney
Island regards the danger from fire. l think
there is no possible excuse for the abruptness of
their procedure The people suffer more than the
Fire Department OF course. the owners have the
night to eject. but under the circumstances, and
when they know that arrangements were in process
of completion they to be very severely CEN
stred.