Evening journal., 1907-02-27
May CONFER
WITH FIREMEN
lire Inspection Completed
and Now Council Committee
\ Will Arrange Conference

I7HThe Council inspection Of the Fire
department was completed last even
Ihg and now the fire committee Of that
bbdy will in the near future call
Meeting OF representatives OF the vari-
,Us companies in the department to
hhscuss the present system. The en-
tineers Of each company viii prob
ABLY be Invited to participate in this
fdnference. following which the FIRE
(6mmittee Of Council viii make de-
lailed report Of its findings to city
councn.
,VeI Equipped With Hose.
1.-THE companies visited last evening
We're the Fame. Water Witch, Union
Ind Weccacoe. They were found to be
kdpplied with hose as follows: Fame,
b6OO feet Of water hose and 200 feet Of
chemical hose: Water witch. 2100 feet
III water hose and 800 feet OF chemical
hhse: Union. 1000 feet Of new water
fbse and $50 feet OF chemical hose;
1900 feet Of water hose and
300 feet OF chemical hose.
The members OF the Fame Company
are satisfied with their engine. and
lain that though parts Of their ma
! hine are smaller than in other steam
3Fs tested Il was rated In the same
ISIS with them. and was expected 10
dp as much The test showed that On
4tginc made the least number of revo-
ilrions per minute Of any steamer that
Was tested. and further showed but
~. cont. slippage which Is considered
IN excellent showing.
f3ater Witch Was in Action.
f,iWhen the visitors arrived at the
bAter Witch house they found the en-
Fac OF that company throwing a
k.keam OF water in a nearby vacant lOt
MIC lust wanted 20 show you that
atsre is no lost motion In that ma
Mime iaughingly said a member OF
I'M company land from the way the
Asuine was working. there was not.
4'tisngineer Isaac s. Pierce and Fire
|hfn John Maxwell were IN charge OF
Nbh test last rAght The gauges show
Na 10 pounds OF steam and 100 pounds
20 water pressure. Following the IN
eotion the visitors were entertained
'Vt luncheon.
spnion Has Many Devices.
n MANY members Of the Union Com
'ftny we're az their engine house whei
B,ke councilmen arrived. The big Met
ArAollian engine and the magnihcen
|ilhm OF three black horses which draw
kiM machine were much admired.
q A4arrv Bickta. engineer Of the com
nv. expained an invention OF hi
heating the water in the engin
Ter bv a connection with boile
ed Tor the purpose OF heating tn
,suse The gauge on thee ngine boile
"a enved Is pounds Of steam and the de
~ was considered an ingenious one
n frhe last stop was made at the Wee
akcoe engine house. The company
III bnaratus was found 10 be I'm perfec
1lhcr and the horses in the best o
H H3ndition.
Y s1-he harness owned by the compan
las,eouipped with all-steel collars. whic
H. in general use IN nearly all pal
VI IL departments. The local compan
I ~ the only one in Wilmington tina
!, i,i>esesses such collars. Another fea
3M lte in this engine house Is an eleerl
lWl device which controls the spar
H3d lights the fre IN the engine ooile
NJ. invention Of members OF the com
AAtny. The company also heats n
.Mster IN the engine boiler by a simp
sliAice.
5kylbn Friday afternoon az I o'clock. II
iIk3eccacoe Company win give its en-
iEIhe four-hour plug test in front
~ engine house. and on Saturday a
,Akfnoon. providing the weather Is M
sfhlb cold. the steamer vii be tested
.flA fnl capacity at the Brandywii
,INee. al Tatnal street. The test "
fAk made for the satisfaction or q
y thnbers OF the company only