Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-08
DISCUSS OLD TIMES.
Proceedings at Meeting Of Veteran
Volunteer Firemen.

Members of the Veteran Volunteer Fire
mems Association met last evening In the
old Union engine house, 10th and H streets,
F. w. Kahlert, president, with ]. ]. Pea
body as secretary. The latter reported the
proceedings of the meeting Monday night to
take action on the death Of Daniel F. Per-
kins. Joseph Lewis of the Perseverance
Fire Company was reinstated member.
Mr.. Lewis enjoys the distinction of having
been the last member signing the roll of
a company before the volunteer department
was superseded. F. H. Lowe of the COM
mittee on the subject reported that it would
be impracticable to attend the convention Of
the Maryland Volunteer Ffremen at Annap-
oils June Is as an association. After dis
cussion 1t was decided that those who de-
sire may go as delegation IN uniform.
Arrangements to that end Will be completed
at the June meeting. A vote OF thanks was
rendered II. c. Thorn for procuring trunk
in which to pack the uniforms.
Secretary Peabody read extracts from
The Star Of April IL, lSo7. as to q nre on
the house Of Mrs Magruder on West street
in Georgetown, crossed over the street and
destroyed Commodore Cassin's residence.
He asked how many remembered this fre.
Several present recalled 1t.
Mr. Peabody said that his recollection
was distinct; that from some cause the
alarm reached the city companies tnr ,9
stead Of through the Union company He
ran with the Columbia, and at 9Th street
met the Perseverance, members headed Tor
Capitol Hill. He told them that the fire was
in Georgetown, and they turned about At
10th street the Franklin members were met,
and they, too, turned about when they
learned that the fire was In Georgetown,
and there was such race with the ap-
paratus Of the three companies as was
never seen before or since:
ST was with one Of the two-wheeled hose
CARTS" Mr.. Peabody explained, "and when
we reached 18th street we met number Of
business wagons, among them that of Jim
Donovan. a milk dealer. Donovan called
smallest force. Such we did, and we
started altogether against a sttn northwest
gale. Between 10Th and 10th streets the
cloud Of sand and gravel, some OF 1t as
large as hickory nuts, stopped us. When
the wind lulled. every horse was turned and
the drivers had handled them SO well none
was injured. Finally every man dlsap-
peared from our machine except the late
turns on the tongue Of the hose cart. the
others riding in Donovan's milk wagon. At
Washington Circle Henry Purdy played
out and could not climb into the milk
wagon. Donovan called to me IL could
hold out he would beat them all to George
town. I replied, Let her CO. and he drove
UP 23d street to M street, and there being
a steep hill 1t was the hardest run of my
life. We reached the fire and, as the
paper states, the aremen did well, though
Julius Strobel explained that the mayor
Of Georgetown had sent q messenger to
the Washington companies The messenger
seemed to have Forgotten his errand till he
passed the houses Of the Western Hose.
near the circle; the Union. at 18th street;
thu Franklin, at lit, street, and the Perse-
ve-ance, at the market, and gave the alarm
to the Columbia, on Capitol Hill.