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New-York tribune., 1905-07-23

pa"ies whlch were sent to Baltimore at the time
OF IT'S disastrous confagration ON his return 10
NeW-fork Mr.. Hastings made the boast that he
hau taken the longest ride made on fire
engine ana when questioned he explained that
"hIe the tired out laddies had been sIumbering in
tue sleeper of the train he had been seated on an
engine on one Of the aatcars and in this way made
the trip from Baltimore to Jersey City While
passing through towns. he said. he rang the bell
with all his might, to tel them all along the
way that the fire was out
MI hastings lives in FIatbush. but he goes to
any big night fire. though it, is far UP in The
Bronx. travelling thither with his camera, in an
automobile or on a motorcycle.
some "bufs.' even after they leave this city. still
hoid on to New-YOrS. J. F. Mears, who was once
a familiar figure at all the Brooklyn fires and is
now hVlng in Chicago. is continually writing let
ters here advising changes in the administration
or New-Yorks Fire Department. so that it will
keep ahead of Chicagos. Only the other day
Joseph j. OPely. editor of The Chief" received
a bundle of indexed cards. showing how Chicago
uses the card system to keep tabs it's men, their
rank. ages. salary etc. New York keeps such data
IN books, method which, Mr.. Mears said should
De changed to that in use in the Windy City
New-York tribune., 1905-07-23
They Are Called Bluffs Because They First Organized
to Aid the Firernen in the City OF Buffalo.

doing IL all at their expense and at the risk
of their lives. The money spent by the Hos
letters in this way in all these years would amount
to a considerable fortune and name is spoken
OF with greater respect in the fire houses of the
city than theirs. Nevertheless, OF the fremen
feel that with the wages paid in the depart
ment they should pay for their coffee milk
themselves
coffee wagon has of late been made part OF
the Brooklyn Fire Department and at the fires in
that borough it ministers their wants whenever
needed In Manhattan the Womans Christian
Temperance Union has a coffee wagon, which is
driven 10 some fires by chaplain. Yet most Of
the fremen say they do not want to take any
longer of charity. but do this work themselves.
They estimate that at the expense of 10 cents
year for each fireman in Manhattan and The Bronx
they would be able to provide themselves with
coffee wagon, which would supply whatever
fTeshments they needed. And this end a paper
IS being sent around and contributions solicited.
The agitation for department coffee wagon west
OF the East River. however does not perturb the
Hostetters. They are responding to the alarms Just
the same. Austin o. Hostetter. of tn sons,
goes TO every fire. whether it be a false alarm or a
hot chimney" while Edwin A. his brother and
the father. Adolph G., turn out only at the bigger
fires In spite of his seventy years. the father shows
not the least decrease Of enthusiasm and he would
dash out eveI:- time he heard tha bells unless one
Of his sons restrained him until the news came that
It was a blaze worth going 10. The Hostetters
have factory right opposite Hook and Ladder
Company 3. at No 1O8 East 13th-st and for
the last twenty-five years the elder Hostetter has
never spent day under its roof without listening
for the gong os the frehouse. And at night he has
been just alert In his house in East 1Sth-st
there is telephone connected with the factory, so
that when alarm IS sounded the watchman at
the factory can take down the number and i'm
mediateiy ring Up his employer.
1t would seem, however, that the Hostetters
would respond to a fire. though there were
no Waterman to rouse them or bells to sound the
New-York tribune., 1905-07-23

applauded whenever he went TO the theatres.
and was received with a veritabIe ovation at the
opera. 1t is singular that this brave corsair.
who has given such solid proof of courage and
determination. should also be a of the
world OF the most polished manners and refine
ment. and that he should be a poet whose
verses are characterized by delicate sensibiIity
and grace. He excels in writing elegies aud
eclogues. The Lodge of the Nine Sisters. of which
he is member has engaged Houdon to make
his bust. The portrait is a new masterpiece
worthy OF the chiseI that seems destined to con-
secrate to Immortality illustrious men of every
description
This bust in plaster. executed I'm May 1880
figured in the Salon of 1871. together with a
number Of works by the master, including
statues in marble of Marshal de Tourville. Vol
taiTe and the Due dc PrasIin. II was also at the
Lodge Of the Nine Sisters that HOudon met
benjamin Franklin. HOudon became an inti-
mate friend of Franklin. and the admirable bust
that he made of him exhibited in the
Salon of 1919, Houdon and his conrade. Greuze.
the painter. gave q private exhibition of their
works in the Lodge of the Nine Sisters. and
among those who frequented this delightful little
art club Franklin. who was one of the half
dozen ''venerables': Crcuze vernet. MonEett
Godffroy Piccini Chamfort. Parny. Florian and
Fontanes, Under these circumstances it was
only natural that Franklin. when. in pursuance
of an act passed by the Legislature OF the State
OF Virginia together with jefferson. then United
States Minister in Paris. was consulted as TO
the choice OF 4 sculptor TO execute the statue OF
Washington. should have suggested his friend
antoine HOUdon. The enactment OF the Virginia
Legislature was dated January -, 1854 and au-
thorized the Executive 20 take measures for
procuring statue of General Washington. to be
OF the finest marble ana the best workmanship.
with the following inscription or it's PEDESTAL:
New-York tribune., 1905-07-23

"Men himmel! Wy, VIII whole potsfuls cah-
boiler and to work The coffee heing
distributed among the fremen only few moments
later. The woman refused any money. but. never
the!ess, the next morning mail brought her a
check for S25.
Another kind Of buff is DR.. Harry NJ. Archer.
injured In his home. at No. - West S2d-st.. a
regular alarm apparatus is installed. which permits
him TO start out for fire quickly the men
Of the hrehouses. He has automobile equipped
like a hospital ambulance and in this he may be
seen speeding off to Il fire, by day night 1t
makes difference to him whether the conflagra-
tion be only block away the other end of
muneration rom the city. yet he does the work of
a regular Fire Department surgeon. He an
Official badge. and is an honorary member OF the
medical board of the Fire Department.
\ At the Park Avenue Hotel fire DR.. Archer's SER
Vices of especial merit lie arrived on the
ing along with him Deputy Police Commissioner
ThurStOn. who is one of his most intimate friends
Deputy ThurstOn at once took charge OF the po-
lice. and Dr. Archer OF those fremen who had been
overcome injured.
OF all the 'buffs' none. however can boast OF
the performance of T. X. Hastings. achieved soon
after the Baltimore fire. Mr. Hastings goes 10
the flames. and he went with the New-York COM
New-York tribune., 1905-07-23

ceremony of removing Paul Joness bod~to An
napolis. The original terra Gotta bust of Paul
Jones purchased by Il dealer from the Marquis
de Biron for $4,000, and subsequently bought
by ]. PierpOnt Morgan for. it is said. $4,000. is
regarded by French critics the finest work OF
the kind executed by Houdon NJ AndTe Michel
says that this "eff1gy OF such extraordinary in
dividuality, and so full OF life and movement
seems to be the first outline OF the type of the
race crystalIized in the American OF to-day"
Mr. Morgan has not yet permitted the bust to
be photographed. but it is said good author
ity that this masterpiece OF Houdon will be
given to the New-YorS Metropolitan Museum
1t is interesting to note that year ago D.
Millet, American artist, presented to the
New-York tribune., 1905-07-23
Go YqYTHs
Sg1 Fascination Seeing Fires Has for Some Men. 24

enthusiastic at the present time. He never goes
out in evening dress without taking along a rubber
coat pair OF ''turnouts" consisting of a pair Of
rubber boots into which pair of trousers are
tucked such as the iremen use. all ready to jump
into, and old slouch hat. These he carries in a
suit case, and should he go to the theatre he al
ways leaves the case in the box office. At the
time he tells the watchman at the factory
just where he IS, that he be reached by
telephone 1t thus happened week ago that
young Hostetter took a young woman to see a
certain drama in which the heroine refuses to
marry with money and runs away with 4
poor soldier. The play had just reached this crisis
when messenger boy dashed down the aisle and
whispered In young Hostetter's ear:
Say. dere's q fire: No 224:'
Hostetter jumped If a hrecracker had been ex-
ploded under him. pulled out roll of money.
peeled off a bill. threw it in the young woman $
lap. shouted Get carriage" and dashed out OF
the house In the box office he jumped into his
fire clothes, and a moment later was in full fight
for the fire. 1t was not until considerably later
that the young woman realized that the money
given her to pay for the carriage to take her
home after the play
More than once the Hostetters have come close
to losing their lives in the performance of what
they regard as their duty At FIRE in building in
West 24th-st. three years ago Austin was helping
the fremen pull a hose up a stairway when the
steps under him gave way and he fell to the floor
below. His foot badly injured that he was
laid un for several weeks.
In the winter the Hostetters procure hot coffee
for the firemen by going to restaurant by
and buying it by the pail. AS all have fire badges,
they permitted to so where they please. and
they often may be seen cropping about in the smoke
of upper story. with coffee pail in hand
and cup in the other. held out to some half-ex-
hausted fireman. When fremen are overcome by
smoke or fumes the HOstetters also hand
with hot milk and settler bring them to. At
the Casino Theatre fire Austin thus helped to re-
suscitate half dozen men Sometimes it happens
that no restaurant is near, and in such instances
the Hostetters have to rely on their resourceful-
ness. A. fire in a cigar factory at S1st-st and
1st-ave. recently. finding restaurant. they
went through tenement house. getting coffee
from various housewives at last they found an
cid German woman. who greeted them by saying:
New-York tribune., 1905-07-23

For some men q FIRE has a peculiar l"s04i
Unlike most citizens. the charm OF ruihiiis - -
confederation does not for them ole a"@'
youth hut becomes stronger the older they grow.
They respond 10 alarm with the ai"eli's -
ra,,,lsr 6reunen and by day night summer OF
winter they may frequently be seen dasiiiile
through the streets at the pace that ram 0 'is"
ztruck when the witches were after MN 9'iie
Of the enthusiasts in New-York nave an alarm oi
paratus right by their beds just over their OF
Zee desks so that they may get to IRE at the
earliest possible moment. Others are known never
TO leave town. for the that by so doing they
might miss a big blaze
To the nremen themselves these volunteers are
known as bluffs" a name imported from the city
OF Buffalo for II was there that private citizens
first attracted public attention by lending aid Of
their OWE VIII and without remuneration TO the
regular Fire Department. 1t at time when
Buffalo was threatened by many coufagrations
that the fire laddies were compelled to work day
and night without rest or food. A few citizens ac
cordingly rallied themselves together into
emergency committee, distributed sandwiches and
broth among the hremen. and even donned rubber
coats and helmets TO fight the flames. that the
more exhausted hremen might get little sleep
Ask buff" why he takes such an unusual in
terest IN fires. and he will answer the question in
various ways. One for instance, viii tell you that
be hss such a great sympathy for the fremen that
he always wants to be near to look out for their
comfort. When it is cold accordingly. he buys hot
coffee for them. and in hot weather he treats them
10 cold milk. Another buff viii say that he is
afraid the fremen viii hurt themselves at their
work and so goes with a Red Cross kit to minister
10 the injured a third has a mania for taking
pictures OF the frsmen in action and appears night
and DAY 10 catch a Photographic representation OF
some wild scene. : fourth takes an inordnate de-
light in simply getting fire that he can
feel the heat, and in order gratify this sort OF
moth instinct he VIII drag hose. go for coal and
Go Ehateyc& else he can TO help the firemen. Still
New-York tribune., 1905-07-23

ington gave up his voyage 70 Russia ana tust
as he was TO sail for Philadelphia he was taken
ILL., The journey thus delayed few months
but on July 22 HOudOn and Franklin embarked
in the same ship at HavTe and after touching
at Plymouth arrived at Philadelphia on Septem-
Der IA after a rather stormy passage OF forty
eight days On Sunday evening. October >. 1855.
HoudOn arrived at Mount Vernon, where he was
most cordially welcomed by Washington. Some
days were lost in procuring ScUlptor's tools. for
those belonging to BOudon had been forgotten
at Havre by Michel. his assistant
HOudOn, according to agreement made By
Jefferson. was to receive 24OO0 francs for the
statue. and his expenses and those of his two
sistantS were to be betrayed, and in case OF his
death IN America the sum of 10000 francs
(S2OOO was TO be paid over to his family as -
indemnity. Jefferson in letter to Washington
ana 70 several members or Congress. dated July
II 1875. stated that one of the reasons that had
induced HOudon TO undertake the voyage was
the secret hope of obtaining fom Congress al
order fOr second statue OF WashngtO on
horseback and IN brcnze. This project. so fonCIv
cherished by HoUGon, in spite ~ the earnest
efforts of jefferson and OF FrNuSlip. was neve-
realized According to tac diary Of Houdon's
son-in-Iaw. RaOuI ROchstte. Washington was an
ideal host and showed the sculptor every imagi-
nable attention.
pleasant recollectiOns Of his visit. For a fort
night HOudCn lived at Mount Vernon on the
most intimate terms WITH NasGsnSton During
this time Washington lent himself with the ut
most good hunOr 10 all the measurements and
castings REQUIRED by the sculptor When he re-
turned 10 France IIOuGOn carried with MIN all
a rough plaster bust was exhibited I'm the Salon
OF 1871. with this euticn: lie General Wash
ingtOr, fait par FaUteUr dams la teFTe de ce
general Cn Nirgiute y great number OF rep
licas OF this bust exist both IN plaster and In
terra Gotta, bat most or them are OF little ar
tistic value because the iunumerable castings
from castings have Obterated the vigOr OF the
masters Impress. Moreover. IL Is evident that
Washington did not seem 70 inspire HOudon IN
the same degree as did Franklin Paul Jones.
Perhaps-as suggested by Eochette-he was 'in-
tlnlidated by his hero" II is singular TO ind
that when BCudOn was working az the Washing
ton bust in 17S6 the young sculptOrs the art
critics and the men OF taste" OF Paris con-
stantiv urged him 20 make his statue OF Wash
Ineton In the "uu heroique'-he heroic naked
ness-that Canova some years afterward inn
posed upon Napoleon
NJ Andre Michel concludes his paper on "FTor-
don in America" with the appropriate remark.
In the friendship between the United States
and France French art has important place
and function. and am sure that our represer-
tative In Washington, NJ. JUsserand. at once a
delicate artist and man or letters, win aGmit
that OF all the diplOmatists art Is tho most
wholesome and the most effieacioua"
c. h
New-York tribune., 1905-07-23
Vest 11uenty-fhlrd Street,

TrocadAro Museum in Paris plaster cast that
he made from the original terra Gotta bust Of
Paul Jones in the New-York Academy. During
the recent Paul Jones ceremonies, the two busts
of Paul Jones' the original terra Gotta bust be-
longing to Mr.. Morgan, and the plaster cast OF
the bust in America, both by Houdon were
placed near each other in the reception rooms OF
Ambassador Mccormick Mr.. Morgan's bust
was executed by HoudOn three years later than
the New-York bust. and is entirely different
from it In conception and pose.
Grimm. the historian wrote as follows IN his
diary in May, 1880: THE intrepid Paul Jones
has been in Paris for some weeks He was pre-
sented to the King. He was enthusiastically
New-York tribune., 1905-07-23

1t was James Madison who drew up the text
OF the inscription which, in spite of the reuon-
strances of Houdon that it was much too long
was finally placed upon the PEDESTAL Jefferson
tried to persuade HOudon to make a statue OF
Washington from a portrait that had been sent
him by Governor Harrison. Roudon absolutely
declined to 90 this. saying that he had executed
a statue OF Moliere from portraits. but that so
long as the model was living it would be m
worthy Of the iHuStrjCus statesman as we'll as
of posterity. to commit such "a crime agains+
art" HoUdOn said. The statue must be made
from the living model or not at ALL The Eu-
press Catherine of Russia had already sent for
the sculptor to come TO her at ST. Petersburg to
make her statue
Houdon. who was a great admirer OF Wash
New-York tribune., 1905-07-23

aHoJner conresses that he goes simply TO hear the
crackle Of the flames. vraich To his Is sweeter
than the most meodio3s music
At the present time the bluffs have again been
brought 10 public notice 5ecaEse OF a movement
which will Incidentally dispense with the services
OF three Of the faithful Of them. These three
all belong 10 family father and sons,
who are fanliliarly known the hremen the
Hostettert' For more than = quarter OF a
tury Hostetter has been at every fire of-any i'm
portance that has occurred in this city. and when
ever necessary the family has provided coffee
milk for the hremen, carrying refreshments 10
them even 10 the tops Of burning buildings. and
New-York tribune., 1905-07-23

alarm. It was said at one time that they could
tell instnctlvey that a fire had broken out even
before an alarm was sent in, and story is still
told substantiate this belief. One night the
father had gone to bed earlier than usual, having
run several fires in the course of the day, when
he awoke with the exclamation:
Boys. a hotel is burning up; let's run for IT."
AS the old acted in a sort of dazed way the
rest Of the family thought he had had bad
dream, and urged him to go baci; 10 bed But he
refused. and had just started TO dress himself
when the watchnan sent in an alarm that
Broadway hotel ablaze.
OF all the Hostetters the son Austin is the most
New-York tribune., 1905-07-23
BUSTSCF JOHN PAUL JONES
I7oo Made by Houdon, the Famous
French Sculptor.
Paris. Julv H..

fdTIS July IT.
NJ. Andre Michel. one of the curators of the Ma
tonal Museums of France and professor at the
Ecole du Louvre, has compiled from the archives
of the Louvre and of the National Library an
interesting paper concerning the visit made by
Houdon the sculptor to the United States III
1loo to make a statue Of George Washington.
The journal des Debats' to-day publishes a
summary of the researches made by NJ. Andre
Michel, which have just now special interest to
Americans. owing to the two admirable busts
by HOudon of John Paul Jones, which ELECTED
public attention here the occasion of the
New-York tribune., 1905-07-23

The general Assembly CT the Com
nnenmsaIth OF Virginia have caused his
statue 10 be ereotsd as = monument of
Affection and grasisuds 70 general
Washington: who, nnisi-g TO the en-
doWn.ents Of the Hero tl;e virtues OF
the Patriot and exertinr both in estas-
fishing the Liocrties o. rais Country,
has rendered his Name doSr 70 his fell
low Citizens and given the World an
immortal Exsgaple of true glory.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-05
Lion Fought With Hunter r

other ball in its place. He had just
a quarter of a second to club his rife.
The first blow as club proved the
theory that the modern rifle is too
dinky put up for clubbing hard-lifed
cat. for the stock broke clean off.
Then Jake and the panther waltzed
around the tree twice, Jake caressed
the giant cat with the barrel of the
gun and once the cat tried to hug him.
Jake squirmed free of the lions hug
and hit it hard enough to bend the
gun barrel little. That ended the
dance The lion measured nine feet
from nose to foot of tail.
For lion to fight as this one did is
most uncommon thing. Ordinarily
a miserable flee dog can run a big tom
up a tree, where he stays snarling
and splitting until man comes close
to dispatch him. sometimes with only
20 caliber rifle, If aimed true be-
tween the eyes.-Arizona Republican.