The evening world., 1904-07-22

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2 Fire box No. 343 Is at westervelt road
and Hamilton Highway, at the extreme
eastern end Of the district which takes
IN the First and Third Wards Of Rich.
nonf Borough. Two thousand volun-
tssr fremen stole silently from their
homes at u.T o'clock last night when
an alarm OF FIRE was sent In from this
crossroads. and the remaining 1900 res
dents arose and watched the parade
Of the companies to the fire. which was
70 test the proves Of either Donovan
o. Mckay.
For days North Shore people waited
for the test OF chiefs. and with cheers
sach company was greeted as 1t lin
bored out OF Its particular tire-houss
and dashed In the direction OF the
Lutheran Church. There were Dcno'
van rooters and Mckay shouters, and
net since a local brewery took nrst
priss at the Chicago Worlds Fair has
there been greater excitement.
With that old sea captain, Lew 81.
yohp. riding the spotless apparatus OF
the Aauehons9, Hook and Ladder
Company. the boys OF Mariners Har-
Dor hurried along. In their path skim
med the llsht-runIlnx cart OF the Ae-
tive Hose Company. Mariners Harbor
had its own candidate. n Jones, for
ohisf. and thus far has not sided with
sithsr OF the opposing chiefs,
Heavy-weisht Driver.
Elmer Hunt, Of the Aetves, Just
hdtohsd up for his daily trip to the city
With Q load OF garden truck, sprnhs
% his place with the cry: Gosh all
hsmlock. Mariners are neutral, but
we're going to side after tonight"
Over In Castleton Corsers the Nc
xsyites OF the Defender Hook and Lad.
Der Company rolled out from the thick
woods e~nveiopins that hamlet with
ChsrIsy Ikisr. weight 2S7 pounds, on the
front seat. Here the fire lads wear
their rubber boots summer and winter,
and u goes on the North Shore that
0ey sleep In them. Shouting Justify
~ Mckay they stirred the hearts OF
tAs window sassrs
p eheir ranks ran Billy Esslsson.
dsgk IN the New Brighton Post-of.
~ apl Plumber Missal. who kicked
. Donovan because one month LIST
ysar hs failed 10 include in his re.
psrt . Ars which gave fame 10 the
Corners.
Hurreh for .Llnoleumyillel Donovan
ttss TO . man. they started In from the
most remote western corne Of the dis
u4et, and although the trolleys have
not yet come down from Bulls Head
they retain all heir former spirit. Cried
Foreman Alex. Glenn, as the Oceanic
truck sped toward the church;
Give US Donovan. aud wen walt
another ten years for the trollsys!"
OF the same political faith are the
Rocky and Steady Stream hose CON-
panles, which numbered In from Elm
Park
Joe McGeo was the hero Of the Don
oyan faction. as he stood out with them
against all OF the McKayites In thu
Alert Hose Company. Of New Bright
on. The Chemicals, OF the same place,
. out TO the fire fifteen for Dono'
van and ten for Mckay. II was
rough ride they had. and the spill, IL
sentiment was the cause Of much seri
monious dispute.
Rsn to False Alarm.
And so they few through the dust,
roads, over the plains Of the Nortf
ehore. The Medora truck. the Wyan
dotte cart and the Castleton Are patrol
ali Of west New Brighton. with Ina
rock ribbed Tammany Of the FIRE com
panies, Union Hose Company. with "
large and alleged padded membership
roll for Donovan. were features. The'
there was the star Hose Company, o
West New Brighton, and the Zephyr
4A4 <*ts a Ghtiho Nhh'tIhi1s avn
Richmond. with Donovan's own, tn
Cataract Engine Company; and Nc
Kaye own. the Tompkins Hose-alto
sether q long line that choked th
Soads. and woke up every dog wilht
3 radius Of twenty miles.
hut the nre-now surrounded BY al
~ apparatus siistenins In the moon
1asi u PROVED 10 b . false alarm.
mt Chief Donovan-just his luck I
5gsr \ Manhattan.
Wa Chief Mckay In charged
1s1Iy. chucf Mckay was spendln
eekn1ae with sons relative q
~ Shore went back to slee
l1n1dsnt that the tug-of
~ would surely come 4