The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-10-24

The Annual Inspection Of Nor
riStown Fire Department
Held on Wednesday.
A FINE DAY AND FINE PARADE


The annual inspection of the local
fire department. passed off successfully
on We nesday. The morning was
stormy, but the afternoon proved clear
and except for the mud In the streets
and the hot weather, the event was
successful. Promptly at one O'Clock
the Mayor and aldermen started on
the tour Of inspection. visiting each
house and inspecting the members,
who were lined up to receive the city
fathers.
Chief Fox formed the procession
around the park and it, then marched
through DeHart street, Maple avenue,
Market street, Park place, Washing
ton street, High street. Speedwell
avenue, Park place, Morris street. Elm
street, South street to the Seminary,
then countermarch and directly up
South street past the reviewing stand,
around the Park and disbanded
At two O'Clock the line Of march
was taken up. The Wardens were at
the head of the procession, twenty-one
sqrong with their wagon. The Nor
ristown Flute and Drum Corps we're
next with eighteen pieces, followed by
Chief David L. Fox and Assistants
Ambrose and Tiger and Chief Martin
Liddy of the Bernardsville Depart
ment. The Bernardsville Chemical
Engine Company marched with the
Independent Hose Com pany and
turned out with twenty-three men
and their brand new LeFrance chem
ical engine, drawn by handsome
team Of greys. The Independents fol-
lowed with twenty-four men and the
chemical engine. Resolute Hook and
Ladder Company with twenty-seven
men was applauded for the fine APP
pearance Of their three-horse team
drawing the truck, the animals being
very finely matched. The truck boys
had their red wagon with them also.
Halpin's band of fourteen pieces fur
nished music for the second division.
Washington Engine Company twenty |
one members and their steamer and
hose carriage was at the head and
were followed by Humane Engine
Company with steamer and their new
hose wagon. The Humanes were the
largest company in line. having thirty /
men in line. The youngest company
The First Ward Hose, came next with
their hose carriage Mayor Reed and |
Aldermen Belbey, Tompkins, Day,
Lippman and Karn brought up the
rear In carriages.
After the parade the tiremen gave
exhibitions of practical work The
Warden's wagon ran from the Lyceum
to the park in thirty-four seconds and
ropes we're stretched along the park.
Flames were discovered issuing from
window in the Rabbit building and
an alarm was turned in from box
forty-seven. Chief Fox. behind one of |
A. Nj. Guerin's fast horses, the truck |
and the chemical engine responded,
starting from DeHart street. A lad
der was raised to the window and the
hose carried UP. The time
was 1.5O for the run from start to
building and LOG for raising the lad
der and carrying up the hose.
Washington Engine ran from the
Lyceum toa plug opposite McClellan's,
laid three lengths of hose and at
tached nozzle. Time, run to plug,
fifty-four seconds water twenty sec
onds. The Humanes doing the same
work made the rum in fifty-three sec
onds and got water through hose in
nineteen seconds The First Wards
followed, their time from Lyceum to
plug being forty-eigth seconds and got
water thirty1five seconds after.
The next exhibition was by the
chemical engine. A fire was started
In a shack in the road in frOAt of the
Bell building, and the alarm given.
In thirty-seven and one-half seconds
the engine was,at the fire and in fifty
nine seconds it was extinguished.
Another shack was fired and in
thirty and three-fourths seconds the
Truck company's red wagon was at
the blaze and it was extinguished one
minute and forty-three seconds later,
only two extingulshers being used.
The Bernandsville company made
the run from DeIkart street, doing it'll
iii twenty-eighG seconds and extin-
gushing the blaze in one minute and
five seconds.
Humane engine was attached TO the
plug opposite the post Office and three
lines Of hose were laid from il Into che
park, two OF the lines being from
Siamese connection A plug stream
was also laid by the Company. Wash
ington engine was worked from The
plug opposite McClellan's, two streams
being used but had to shut down ow-
ing TO lealxy boiler tubes. The First
Wards had a plug stream from OPP
posite the NJ. K. parsonage. The
water seemed to hold good and no
complaints were heard regarding the
supply.
Although the tests on Wednesday
afternoon We're supposed TO demon
lstrate the value 0fthe new large mains
laid around the Park, there was not
an attachment made to plug con-
nected with the new main, all the con-
nections being made from the old