The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-29

CONCERT
and BALL,

The 18th annual concert and ball of
the Providence Permanent Firemen's Re-
lief association will take place at In
fantry hall Thursday evening. Feb H.
1904
The Reeves American band and or
chestra. Bowen r. Church. leader, will
furnish the music for both concert and
dance. and have made special prepara-
ton for this event. Mr.. Fred Padley
Mr.. Archie Jalbert and Mr.. Bowen r.
Church will render solo numbers during
the concert.
beautiful exposition Of moving fire
pictures. with appropriate music, will be
the chief number prior to the dance. and
will show the following scenes:
The alarm hitch and run to the fire
Illustrating every incident that follows
the receipt of an alarm OF fire in an
American engine house: the alarm, the
turnout I'm the bunk room, down the slid
ing poles. the quick hitch. rolling out and
the run 10 the fire.
At the fre-Fire engines at work. fire
men working on the blaze. cooling off
the ruins and the walls falling into the
street.
After the fre-Firemen engaged I'm pull
ing down the walls OF a burned building.
They climb up and adjust the ropes and
pull until the tottering wall falls into
the ruins.
Fire department on runners-Sh Showing
the fire department OF a Canadian city
responding to a night alarm mounted on
runners.
Fire boats I'm action-Boston and New
York FIRE boats manoeuvreing and throw
ing their batteries OF powerful streams.
Rescues at a flre--Firemen rescuing
people from building on Are by means
OF scaling and ordinary ladders
The Berlin fire brigade az work-Ger-
man firemen responding TO an alarm OF
fire. crossing a public square In Berlin.
arriving at the fire and getting 20 work.
the use OF their smoke helmet. life net
and scaling ladders illustrated
Horseless fire engines answering an
alarm-AmeriCan steam propelled fire en-
gines rolling TO fire through the streets
of Boston.
The Juvenile fire department at work
Illustrating the interest that Young
America takes In the fire service; an
alarm summons the boys fre brigade 10
the doll house. where they make some
notable rescucs.
Much smoke and little fre-The subur-
ban hre departments famous third
alarm fire" and how they handled H.;
very amusing
The American quick hitch-Three quick
bitches made by the Kansas city nrcmen
at the Paris exposition. These hitches
were made I'm from two to three seconds,
and this was the company that won the
worlds championship at the Paris ex-
position IN 1900.
In addition 90 the above lantern views
will show the apparatus and appliances
used an the fire brigades of London.
Paris Berlin. 81. Petersburg, Vienna.
Brussels. ConstantinOple and many other
European cities.
The leading state and city officials
have accepted invitations. and Will grace
the occasion with their presence.
A very important step has been taken
by the resource committee IN the ap-
pointment OF "a special fire detail under
the Immediate charge Of Capts. Millett
and wallace. They will have n squad of
uniform firemen stationed at all the exits
and entrances and also patrolling the
building aud corridors ready az an in
stants notice 20 meet any possible emer-
gency.
The resource committee In charge of
tho entire affair Is an follows. owen Nc
Elroy. chairman; capt Fred =. Wallace.
can't. oscar r. Mlllett. John n. Murphy.
Harry Howe. Michael "a. Cavey, Clarence
&. Thomas, secretary.