The Washington herald., 1907-10-10
NOTES OF THE CONVENTION.

William Metz. OF Waua WaIla. Wash.
/ Is another newcomer from the great
/ Northwest.
John f. Keyes. Of Gait, Ontario, is one
/ OF the new members Of the association
hailing from north Of the line
Chief EDWARD T. Croker. of New York.
arrived yesterday. after leaving the big
FIRE IN his city early I'm the morning.
William J. Black. head Of Atlantic City's
hremen, was long ago a member Of a
volunteer company in Philadelphia
Chiefs Charles T. Vail. Of Salt Lake.
and r. J. Pain. OF Ogden. Utah. are two
/ far Western delegates who arrived yes
terday
Chief Karl Harrison. ot Evanston. H..
comes OF q race 0f fromen. His father
was for twenty-five years head OF the de-
p1rtmcnt over which he now has super
| vision
| r. c. Hanley. Of ST. Louis. who adj
/ dressed the convention last night. is re-
/ garded among the delegates as one Of the
I best-posted fire inspectors in the United
I States
Chief C. f. Beatty, OF Colorado Springs.
| Colo, served in the Spanish war I'm the
volunteer army. both in the Philippines
and In Cuba. He was captain in
corps Of sappers and miners
Charles Z. Foster. Of Astoria. Greg. is
one Of the new members Of the ass0cia-
tion who registered yesterday. Mr. Fos-
/ ter comes from the Oldest town on the
/ Pacific Coast north Of California
From San Francisco. Capt W. J..
| KineaIly, Of Company s. comes 10 the
convention. Capt Kineally was in the
/ big fire OF April year ago. and fought
/ for many hours without rest or food.
/ EX-chief Jules Pcarse. OF Denver. Colo.
was one Of the late arrivals. Mr.. Pearse
| was for many years the active head OF
Denvar's s. FIRE fighters and scl takes a
great interest IN the proceedings of the
/ conventions
! Chief George W. Horton. Of Baltimore.
/ who was In charge when the great fire
ragged in that city. came down Yesterday
[ 10 look over the convention. Chief Horton
fought the fire IN Baltimore for more than
eighty hours without intermission.
Niagara Falls joined the race for the
next convention yesterday, when Com
missioner y. lsaacs, Of that city. reached
Washington with pockets fun Of informa-
nation. Chief I. Utz accompanied him.
and is also roofing for the New York
! city
Chief J. /. Templeton. OF Nuscogea.
| Ind. T., who for many years was chief of
the Council Bluffs iowa fire depart-
ment, came in yesterday. He SAYS that
he has boy who can equal any hunter
/ In the country, not excluding some we'll
/ known In Washington
Chief Walter IIpps. Of Los Angeles.
Cal, informed Secretary NcFaU yes
terday that he would be unable 10 AZ
tend this convention Four hundred and
fifty dollars was appropriated TO send
the Los Angeles chief 20 Washington b1It
because he feared that impending citv
legislation would suffer II he left tho
West, he decided that the $50 must De
returned
The Seattle spirit came into evidence
last night when a communication from
! Chief Harry W Binghurst. of thar citv-
expressing regret az his inability 10 at
tend. and asking that the convention of
1903 be held IN Seattle. was read 10 the
association. Chief Bringhurst said that
the Pacific Coast Firemen's Association
extends this invitation, and desires the
main body to be in Seattle during the
Alaska Yukon-Pacifc Exposition.
The demonstrations of fire apparatus
called forth much approval from the
crowds. The Gibbs fire escape. attached
TO the side Of the Central Mission Build
ing, showed how quickly a man could be
taken from an upper story 10 the ground
in perfect safety. Hose was hoisted in
fifteen seconds, while it took a man
twenty-one seconds. In descending, it
took just twelve seconds to make the
sixty-one feet. J. w. Gesyford played the
part Of the hero.
John T. Ruane, of Minneapolis, was
elected president, while Frank p Whit
more, of St Paul, was elected as secre-
tary Of the Firemen'S Insurance Patrol, al
meeting held yesterday morning in the
Ebbitt House. The other members Of this
association, which is affiliated with the
main association, are: II. r. Williamson.
Worcester, Mass; John J. Cashman.
Brooklyn; Fred s. Grove, New York; Henry
r. Martin, Newark, n. J; George r. Still
man, Philadelphia; James NJ Walsh. New
Orleans; b. Duffy Louisville. and John
0. Glanville, ST Louis.