Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-26
COMPANY DISBANDED
OFFICIAL REPORT MADE By FIRE
DEPARTMENT CHIEF.
Officers and Members Of Company
Which Succeeds One Put Out
Of Commission.

Chief Engineer VIM. T. Belt Of the fire
department today reported to the Commits
sioners that he has disbanded chemical en-
gine company No. 1. and organized engine
company No. 10, which Is to be located In
the former quarters of the old chemical
company on D street near 18th street north
west. The officers and members OF the new
engine company are as follows:
Capt c. e. Harper OF chemical engine
company No. I, captain; Lieut.. N. g. Metz
Of chemical engine company No. 1, lieuten-
ant: Engineer G. F. Burga of engine COM
pany No. 6, engineer; Extra Assistant En-
gineer F. w. Brown of engine company
No. 8, assistant engineer; Driver F. p. Ja-
cobs of engine company No. IA, driver; f. E.
Padgett of chemical eigine company No. l,
assistant driver, and the following Drivates:
F. r. Brill, who will act as third man on en-
CINE; ]. Altman and ]. T. Bolger of chemi-
cal engine company No. 1. and Privates J.
pany c.
Advantages Secured.
Chief Belt. in his report, comments on
the advantages secured by this change In
the following language:
by changing the chemical company into
an engine company 1t will be the means
in the congested portions of the city bound
ed by Az 18th. B and G streets northwest.
On account of the location of engine COM
pany No. 2. located on D street near 14th
engine company No. 49, located on D street
near 18th, and engine company No. IA,
located on Sth street between D and E,
the department will be able to have one,
two or three engine companies to any box
sounded in the area named above in not
less than one and one1half minutes.
1T Is the intention of the department to
place the chemical engine for the pres
ent at chemical engine house No. 5, Con-
gresS Heights, on account of there being
no water convenient in that locality to
recharge the chemical tanks of the en-
gines and in case that company responds
to an alarm of fire the chemical engine
now stationed there shall respond to the
scene of the fire and the driver shall i'm
mediately unlock the horses upon his
arrival and return to the chemical house
and respond to the fire with the extra
engine. This will practically afford dou-
BILE service.
Proved to Be Inadequate.
During the long time that chemical
engine company No has been in service
at its old quarters, which is very i'm
portant one, there have been many times
1t has responded to alarms and was found
inadequate to subdue the fire. In such
cases the captain of the company would
have to turn in an alarm and wait for the
other engines to arrive and extingufsh
the flames. During the time lost in turn
ing in the alarm thousands of dollars of
loss could be sustained. The department
has also recently purchased three COM
Dlnatlon engine and hose wagons of sew
enty gallons of chemical capacity each,
making total of 210 gallons, and placed
them in service in companies that cover
practically the same district as No. 1
chemical company. 1 consider the chemi
cal on the wagons sufficient to meet the
demand.
Deputy Chief Engineer F. J. Wagner.
who was quartered at No. l chemical en-
CINE company. has been transferred to
No. IA engine house, where suitable quar-
tiers have been prepared for his horses
and wagon and he will in the future re-
spond to fires from that house"