The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-26
INSPECT WHOLE
FIRE DEP ] , A A.
A Rare Sight Presented to Rich
mond Citizens This
Afternoon.
Full ORDERS IL { + ANNOUNCED NO u !:
Every Detail Of the Inspection
BY Commissioners Given
Here.
FULL ORDERS ANNOUNCED
1t a meeting of the Board of Fire Com,

At a melting of the Board Of Fire Com,
,nssioners held yesterday evening, they
decided to hold a public inspection of the
4 entire fire department this evening at 4
O'Clock in front Of the headquarters
! building On. Broad Street.
3; AL Of thss fire apparatus of the city
will there DC seen 1T toiieE lime, this being
the first OCCASION oCtfis nature since 1887.
and 1t will be years, If ever, before this
spectacle will again be given. v
+ The board requests that the Mayor ana
members Of the City Council will be pres
ent ON this occasion, and special invita-
2 tons would be sent them individually, bur
FOR lack of time. &
4 The inspection was planned for sons
future date, butfas some members Of the
: board will shortly, leave the city, It was
yesterday evening; hurried, and to-day
fixed as the date
& The following orders from the board con-
corning the inspection, have been sent to
Chief W, G. Fuller, and he will arrange
all details
lie has also issued orders for all COM
y panies to report 20 headquarters this eve
ming at O'Clock.
( Order No. !:
All Of the above apparatus Will assem-
bic at 4 O'Clock p. NJ. sharp. and take
E positions as stated below, and act in ac-
cortlance with the following instructions:
In the order named. Engine Companies,
1,F2. g. 4, Truck Company, No. ], and
4 Engine Companies and will form on the
East side of Third Street, south Of Broad.
facing Broad Street, and Engine Company
No. I, Truck Company No. 2. Engine
Companies, S, ., TO-, and Truck Company
No. 8, will form on the west side Of Third
Street, south of Broad, facing Broad
Street, and bc4sready to move on signal
from the secretary of the Fire De-
partment. They will then proceed down
the south side Of Bread Street to
Eleventh. and take positions as follows: E
Engine Companies, 1,2, 8, 4, and Truck
Y Company No.#l, on the east side of Tenth
Street between Broad and Clay Streets.
Engine Companies, s., 6, I, and Truck
Company No. 2. on the west side OF Tenth
Street, south of Broad, and on the south
side of Capitol Street. east Of Tenth
Street.
Engine Companies, Nos s, 9, 10, and
Truck Company No. 3. on the west side
Of Eeyen5h|5y Street l bbssttSydlon Broad and
o'as s: NJ t2aq saesa
rhe.'chicf @ttppgglncer first assistant en-
rneer and superintendent of fire alarms.
Broad Street, west OF Third Street, and
promptly at 4 o'clock, the chief engineer
will start down Broad Street, and order
the secretary to signal the apparatus as
above Indicated keeping each company
one square behind the one preceding.
These officers will take position on the
north side of Broad Street in front OF
headquarters building and assist the
hoard in inspecting the department.
DfaEr No. 81
Al the signal nine 90 blows. struck upon
the large bell on headquarters building.
the entire department Will come TO at
tcnt.on. and move UP promptly in front
OF headquarters FOR inspection, in answer
10 their card signals as follows: Engine
Company No. ], one blow; Engine Com
pany No Q, TWO blows; Engine Company
No. 3, three blows; Engine Company No.
4, four blows; Truck Company No. ], LIZ
blows; Engine Company No. S, five
blows; Engine Company No. 6, six blows;
Engine Company No, Z. seven blows:
Truck Company No. ., Ia blows;
Engine Company No, s. eight blows; En-
gna Company No 8, nine blows; Engine
Company No. 10. ten blows; Truck Com
puny No 3. IL blows,
After each company has been inspected,
II will return TO liz quarters, except En-
yinc Company No, 8, which is provided
for below.
Order No 4
The call men Of Engine Company No.
will remain at their quarters and respond
10 all alarms east Of Seventeenth Street.
until the return OF It's regular apparatus,
Captain j, H. Redwood to be in COM
uand
Order No. 5:
Engine Company No s. after inspection,
win repair to the southwest corner OF
Tenth and Broad Streets and await orders.
The supply wagon Will attend with the
sample Monitor nozzle.
Order No. 6:
The chief engineer will see that the
above orders are executed AZ DESIGNATED.