Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
BOUND BROOK
WAS EXCITED.
We're Out in Force Sun.
day Night to Put Out a Blaze
"A Biz Time.

ORANGE, May 29.-The Bound
Brook iremen shook the dust from
their glossy fire truck Sunday night,
when they were called to %extinguish a
slight blaze caused by a defective
electric light wire at the home of
Leigh Bache. Everybody came
around to see the firemen turnout.
Smokes comm somewheres up
Beachwood avenue!' exclaimed the
man who was working Bound Brooks
wireless fire alarm; soon as l seen
1t rung the bell"
Come on! What's the matter, you
~fellers! Want the town to burn up?"
yelled a hatless man, running up to
the headquarters of Eureka Hose
Company, No. 1. tits Leigh Bache's
house burnin', come on!" Then the
volunteer firemen began to arrive.
"Hustle!" cried the chief. Here,
you," to a red headed man, why
don't you grab the roper"
Some ones got my helmet" OBJ
jected the auburn locked one. Il amt
goin' t. run with no machine less'n
l git my helmet"
"Drat your helmet" yelled the
chief.
After some excitement a dozen
vamps grabbed the rope of the hose
cart, and, cheered by the populace,
rushed toward the confiagration.
With a rattle and bang and a great
changing of the bell the hosecart was
pulled on. 1t was hard work, and
the machine was heavy. The pace
became slower. Finally, in East
streets, the cart got stuck in the mud.
Just then Earl Englesbe, of Bound
Brook. and his friend, John j.. Camp
bell, of No. ~ Bloomfield n
Newark, came past in a big automo-
bile.
Want a lift?" asked Englesbe.
Sure" replied the chief.
Campbell, in the rear seat, took
hold of the tow rope and Englesbe
handled the automobile.
Here we go!" shouted Englesbe,
and he turned on the power.
The hose cart rose out of the mud
bank like a skyrocket and sailed
through the air for a couple of hun
dred feet before it touched ground.
About fifteen feet of rope had been
paid out, and the apparatus swung
back and forth over the entire road.
nearly upsetting several times. Rub
Der coats, helmets, axes, and lanterns
fell off and the trailing flremen had to
stop and pick them up.
Don't stop!" yelled the chief.
Round corners the automobile pro-
increasing every minute.
Come on, boys, it's quite a blaze!"
yelled the chief, as he saw a little
smoke over the trees.
Crossing the bridge in Union ave-
nue. the cart swerved to one side and
just missed Crashing through the
guard rail and over into the water.
The firemen held their breath until
the danger passed and ran on pant
ingly, though they were far in the
rear. Another lamp fell off, but no
one stopped to pick it up. More rub
Der coats and helmets were scattered
over the road.
At last the automobile brought the
hosecart close to a hydrant near the
fire. Englesbe and Campbell having
done all they could, left the cart and
started to get nearer the fire. They
have not proceeded far before one of
the vamps came chasing after him.
"Hey!" he cried.
whats the matter?" asked
Campbell.
"Lost-wrench! Can't-turn-hy-
drant on" sputtered the fireman.
will
your"
Rummaging in the automobile, En-
glesbe found a spanner. The fireman
rushed back with it. The hose was
unreeled, attached to the hydrant,
and the water vas about to be turned
on.
Hold up" cried the chief.
whats the matter?" asked the
vamp with the wrench.
Fires out" replied the chief.
sThey doused it with a garden hose
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