New-York tribune., 1907-06-30
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH
Fire Drill MisIeGdS Citizens-Ne5o
4cGdemg "Fnepro0f."

There is q custom in the Fire Department that
has frequently caused early risers and late bed
seekers fruitless chases Acting under instructions
from the headquarters in Manhattan, every engine
company must take out its apparatus three or
four times month and test it. The test usually
occurs between and o'clock on Sunday morn
ings. whzn the weather is favorable The run
usually made by the company situated at the local
headquarters IN Jay street is a few blocks around
TO the telephone coEpany's building in Willough-
by street This is the tallest structure easily
reached away from the cars and the people, Arriv-
ing at the building the 10 work If at
real blaze. The ladders up TO their full
height and the fire towers are whiTled about. The
few people who have chased after the apparatus
are treated 10 an excellent pantomime, and about
when they ready 10 view dozen thrilling
rescues from the upper stories of the building, the
apparatus is quietly put into travelling shape and
the horses dash back to the frehouse. The tests
have been IN vogue now for five or six years, but
few people except those who live in close proxlm-
ity 10 hrehouses seem 10 be aware that they occur.
Although expert opinion holds that buildings
not be made freproof, the builders Of the
Academy Of Music say that tnev are going 10 put
il car be made Owing TO the way IN which the
former Academy was destroyed. special precau-
ttons have beer. taken in this respect The frame
OF the building Will be of steel. and the steel vii!
be protected against the possible action OF FIRE by
hollow terra Gotta blocks These blocks are not
only freproof but also good non-conductors
OF heat Il IS believed that protected the steel
work cannot be so heated by ordinary confagra-
stons TO cause II 10 give way. All the parti-
fions n the building will be made UP - the blocks
There is also 10 be a specially designed fire wall
which could be dropped automatically before the
stage IN case Of fire there behind the scenes
completely separating the stage from the audience
There was hot time III the cellar Of No 1n
Navy street the other day Bridget Hoey has
hen that lives downstairs in her coalbin In the
course OF nature and time The len showed pro-
cliv4ties 10 set and Bridge secured three eggs
from neghboTing grocer 10 ala the bird in carry
Ing out her intentions. Bridget also got soapbox
ana some rags ana made nice little nest In
corner. and put the hen and tie three eggs In the
midst OF the rags Thts happened d couple OF
weeks ago. Bridget went dowu TO look after the
hen every morning. She let the bin door unlocked
meanwhile, SO that the hen could take walks in
the back yard upon occasion and stretch her limbs
The trouble came the other morning when Bridget
made her visit TO the nest. She lifted off the
sleepy bird and put her hand down TO turn the
eggs-and the eggs were gone. In their place was
nice, warm, white doorknOb. and Bridget was
ruralistic enough TO know that three eggs could
never hatch into thal She put the hen back and
went slowly out Of the bin with blood I'm her eve
she had not walked around long when Mary Dris-
coll came down after a pail OF coal
They say that somebody's eggs have been sto-
len" remarked Mary.
With that. Bridget recalled that Mary had hoo,
entertaining friends the night before Immediatsiv
she knew TO her satisfaction where those .,,s
mao gone They had been converted into nog and
Mary friends had walked off with them What
she then said to Mary and what Mary said 70 her
and her reply etc, are another story They appoar
PSsSADS ~ the RECORDS at the Myrtle
court Mary and Bridget aired their differences
out there before Magistrate Manner later in the
Gay. he decided that II Mary had taken the eggs
after hen had been sitting on them for a week
or TWO and had partaken OF them with her friends
she had probably suffered enough for her orrsncs
and that II she was innocent, It impossible TO
tell whether she or Bridget had the better oS tbe
argument in the cellar. he sent both women
home "Oiiie"
An Italian society was incorporated in BrookIyn
q few days ago that has as its direct ohtact 49,
elimination OF the evil influence the Black Hand
me iheorporators are among the leading italians
OF the borough. The name Of the organizotIon &c
The Columbus Society. In speaking of the society
before the court when the certificate OF ncornore
ton was approved Assistant District Attorney +
j.. Corrao. who Is one OF the corporators said.
I'VE have long felt the necessity for an organiza
ton among the respectable and lawabiding mem
bers Of oar race. &c create public opinion 10 ofso+
that created by italian criminals. These crimnols
fD and ont of the Black Hand must take notice
that this society Will act a vigilance COMMITTEES
and that we will aid with all the means I'm our
power the police and the prosecuting authorities
Tho other corporators Professor Secondo
Marctisio. OF St Francis College; r. +. Ixzo Dom
lnsok Gurh and J. y. Melillo.