The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-23
INSPECTION
AND PARADE
OF the Fire Department. The
Usual Exhibitions Of Rapid
ity and Efficiency.
AV0NDALE HOSE co. VISITORS

Another Firemen's Inspection Day
has passed. The day was fair, decora-
tions were numerous and everything
passed off nicely. First there was the
inspection Of companies and houses,
after which the line was formed on
the Park and the parade moved over
the following line Of march: Through
Washington street, Atno ave-, Early
street, Speedwell avenue, along the
north side Of the Park, through Mar
ket street, Maple avenue, South street,
south side Of the Park, Morris street,
Elm street. South street to Madison
avenue, countermarch to the Park
and disband.
Following the parade there were the
usual Tests. First the Warden's wag-
on made the run from the Morristown
Inn to the corner Of Bank street in
fifty-two seconds, one horse pulling
the vehicle. Ropes were stretched to
reserve an open space for the fremen.
Then came the test Of independent
Hose. A temporary building had been
erected in front of the Bell Building
and filed With boxes and light wood,
soaked with kerosene. After this was
well on fire the team ran with the
chemical engine to the fire in forty
two seconds, and one minute and
eighteen seconds later Chief Fox de-
clared the fire out
Then the Resolutes came with the
truck, the run being made in fifty
seven seconds, and in one minute and
Itwenty-nine seconds more ladder
had been raised to the fourth story
and George Cobbett successfully made
the ascent.
Washington Engine Co., was the
next company. Their hose carriage
with team to draw it made the run
from the Morristown Inn to the hyd-
rant on the south corner Of the Park
in forty-four seconds. Three lengths
of hose were laid and water was called
in tWenty-three seconds more.
The Humane Hose wagon made the
run In f0rty-six seconds and then laid
two lines Of hose siamesed at the hyd-
rant and had water through both lines
in thirty-fiye seconds additional.
The First Ward apparatus made
the run in forty-one seconds and had
water in twenty-nine seconds more.
The last event was the showing Of
the red wagon in putting out fire.
The truck team made the run to an
other shanty opposite the Bell Build
| ing in forty-four seconds and time was
called the fire being extinguished in
one minute and thirty-nine seconds
more.
Visiting companies are not usual on
Inspection Day, but the Resolutes
had as their guests eleven members Of
the Avondale Hose Co., who, dressed
in handsome blue uniforms, marched
with the truck men. The Nutley
firemen later watched the tests and
were entered at dinner at Days. An
other visitor in line was Martin Liddy
chief of the Bernardsville Fire De
partment.
Mayor Reed and Aldermen Day
Mowery, Lippman, Rutan and Belby
rode over most of the line Of march in
carriages, then reviewed the process
sion from grand stand erected on
the east side of the Park.
In the evening the companies held
entertainments and visited each other,
The Truck Company had the most for
NAL of the entertainments in the ma
ture of a course dinner at Days.
Their guests were the members Of
Avoudale Hose, Mayor Reed, Alder
men Day, Lippman and Rutan, Post
master Clarke, Chief Engineer Fox
and Assistant Chief Tiger, Town Elec-
trician F. E. Pierson and John Sim
minis. DIR. Mills was the toastmaster
and remarks were made by Mayor
Reed, Chaplain Urmy, Chief Vesseler,
of Nutley, Chief Liddy, Of Bernards-
vile, and Alderman Mowery.
Independent Hose Company had an
informal entertainment in their
rooms on Market street. Humane
Steamer Co., had d chowder in the
fire house and later the members with
drum corps marched to the several
fire houses. The Washington Steamer
Co., and the First Ward Hose Co.,
also had collations in their houses.