The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-16
The Fire Department and the Officers
in Command.

At the meeting of the delegates of
fire companies held last night at de-
partment headquarters, Mr.. Clarence
Smith was elected Chief Of the Fire
Department, MIR. w. p. Nicholson was
elected Assistant Chief and Mr.. Nc
David Horton Department Secretary
and Treasurer.
The Fire Department is in excellent
shape and is giving regular paid fire
department service.
The city sometime ago had part of
the second story Of the City Hail cut
up and converted into sleeping quar-
ters for fiIemen, and this gives dozen
men me ready for service at any hour of
the nj ght. Brass rods will be placed
in position SO the men can slide down
to the different fire apparatuses from
their beds, thereby giving quicker SER
vice.
The Pioneer Hoes Wagon Company
is under Capt. John Gaillard and the
driver is Sir. Isom Kay, who stays on
the lines over Mack and Jehn--the
noble pair OF horses %hc have been do
ing noble service for several years and
who are just as good today as the first
day the fire gong sounded behind
them.
The Hook g. Lad der Fire Company is
| under Capt. Victor B. Cheshire. This
company was originally an indepen-
dent company and was organized come
twenty-five yeare ago by seven young
men and were known as "the little
seven" The seven was composed of
William Wilson. Dick Seligman, F. A.
Spellman, A. ". Todd. e. M. Tolly,
John Arnold and A. G. Pinkind. The
next man to join was G.. F. Bigby.
! with credit to k!:c.s-ss anl the depart
ment, and the only one of the original
! organizers who is still member Of the
company.
| The big heavy truck is now drawn
| by magnificent pair of horses-Frank
and Dick k-and the driver, Mr.. Wiley
Driskell, has had great deal Of ex-
| horses we'll trained The big gray,
Frank, is admired by every body who
sees him, and has been doing fire SER
| vice for six years.
| Earle Greene and Ernest Brown
have just been added to the sle5ring
force at the hall.
The Rough and Ready Fire Company
with Peter Lee as the diver Of Black
] Patti, the big black mare which draws
the hose cart. The ROughs give good
service and do not mind going into
| dangerous places when necessity de-
mands: The City Council has just do
mated 5000 with which to purchase q
| new hose wagon for the company.
The one now in use by this company
was the first horse hose cart used by
the department and was bought about
| twenty years ago. -
Each Fire Company has twenty five
members and this gives the city sew
enty five men in all.
Chief Smith states that he will at
once inaugnrate several changes
needed in, the fire department. and
| give strict rules as to the management
of the different fire teams. This has
been greatly needed and the new set
of rules to be issued by the new chief
will be welcomed by the fire drivers as
| we'll as by all the fremen.
| Those who know the new chief best
state that he will put new life into the
department..
Chief Smith will probably order an
| annual inspection for the 25th of Au-
gust. 1t has been several years since
| an inspection has been held and one
now would not be out of place, and it
| would draw o large crowd to the
| city