Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-20
F|REHOUSE OPENING
Langdon, De-, Celebrates Ad-
vent of Engine Company.
SUBURB IN GALA ATTIRE
Fremen Give Exhibition of Their
Proves.
EXT1NGU1SH MIMIC BLAZE
Speeches, Music and Cheers In Ded-
icatory Cersmonies-Descr1
ton Of Apparatus

Langdon, D. c.. put ON gala attire yes
terday in connection with exercises II
celebration of the dedication OF the re
Gently completed chemical fire engine
house in that subdivision
The dedicatory ceremonies included
speechmakins in the grove near the en-
CINE house. fire extinguishing exhibition
under supervision OF Chief William T.
Belt. and music and a generous round OF
cheers for the new company. The exer-
cises were under the auspices Of the
Northeast Suburban Citizens Association
and the Rhode Island Avenue Suburban
Citizens Association. More than, 500 per-
sons attended.
List Of Speakers
The principal address was made by
Commissioner Henry b. F. Macfarland.
Others who spoke were L. H. Patterson.
president of the Northeast Suburban
Citizens Association: E. NJ. Pierce, acting
president Of the Rhode Island Avenue AS
ISOLATION; Chief Belt. H. A. Vieth, Will
liam w. Brock and A. l.. Teele. Mr..
Patterson acted as presiding officer and
made the 1ntroductions. In his opening
remarks Mr.. Patterson recalled the long
struggle to secure the engine house, and
how the citizens in the vicinity of Lang
don were aided in their efforts by Com
missioner Macfarland and Chief Belt. He
told OF the great protection the company
will be to the surrounding community and
the inducement it will be to prospective
buyers of property in that section.
Mr.. Macfarland's Remarks.
Commissioner Mcfarland was given an
ovation. After congratulating the citi-
zens of Langdon upon the new building
and upon the other District improvements
and the progress of their town Mr.. Mac
farland said:
Since 1 became Commissioner in 1900
and took supervision of the fire depart
ment. it has almost doubled in houses,
fiscal year We shall have SO houses, So
pieces of apparatus and 434 men. No bet
ter personnel Is to be found anywhere.
The officers and men we'll deserve your
difficult and dangerous work. Remember
the tiremen's relief fund and remember
the fremen's coffee and sandwich fund,
which since l established 1t has never
failed OF generous support from the pub
lie. who have thus insured the health as
well as the comfort of the men at hard
fought fires. Since 1900 we have had a
and constantly improving sys-
tenn Of inspections to prevent fires, quite
as important as the fire-fighttng work of
done. For example, we must have the
$7JOOOO high-pressure fire protection
water mains from Fort Reno. the highest
point In the District, to the heart of the
water over the highest building and en-
able US to use the engines for the out
lying sections. The interest Of the SUBJ
urban towns in this Is just as great as
when fires occur in Washington the sub
urban apparatus must be drawn to the
city. The night Of July last three fires,
occurring almost simultaneously in the
city Of Washington. drew every company |
INTO action and every piece of apparatus |
except that of Brookland. which, however,
was brought into the city for reserve. II
l fire had occurred that night at Lang
lon or any other suburb all the houses
night have burned down before any COM
oany could have been gotten out from the
lre-hghting In the city. The fire depart
nent could not have dealt with one more
Ire anywhere in the District of Columbia
hat night. Let us work together for all
he needs Of all the National capital, SO
Is to make it in all respects the best in
he world"
Will Increase Property Values.
In his address Mr. Pierce said that such
as the erection of this en-
line house should have the tendency to
Increase property values, and he declared
he property owners and citizens must not
top with the engine house, but must
ontinue their efforts in the interest of
Their public improvements. He said sewer
ABILITIES are needed; a number of roads
Mould be graded and macadamized, and
rhode Island avenue northeast must be
developed and macada miZed to the Dis
riot line
Directly after the speechmaking the fire
exhibition was given. An
larm was sounded and the apparatus ;
arted from the house. with Chief Belt ,
l his buggy in the lead. After running
breakneck speed for several hundred
ards to the north from the house, they
!rned and ran to a large bonfire. made !
I dry timber and chips. saturated with ,
IL, about LOCO yards to the south Of the ,
ouse. The time consumed in making ,
ne spectacular run and in extnguish-
lg the fire was three minutes and four t
ecohos. Inc hre-hghting crew was COM S
landed by Capt. I. ]. Brown.
Personnel of Company.
The new company includes the follow !.
lg men: Capt. Brown, j. B. Sims lieu $
'nant: Fred Koch. third in command; H.
7. Swami. fourth In command: Adam I
[innick, driver; ]. E. Altman. assistant .
river. and c. NJ. Thompson. third in '
ables, and Privates C. w. Denton, ]. E. a
ines, w. Clements aand T. E. Copeland C
Following the exhibition, which was e
lere was a public inspection of the new f
ouse. Commissioner Mcfarland, Chief d
cit and Capt. Brown were the recipients b
many congratulations. y
The following committees had charge of \
lie ceremonies: Speakers. l.. H. Patter- n
IN. E. A. NJ. Lawson and Joseph E. n
oodkey. Music-Wilton Harvey. john l,
knopp and D. d. Lore. Entertain b
ent-D. ]. Roberts. Wilton Harvey and
'hn L, Knopp. Platform-F. X. Higdon.
G. Mason and G.. W. Robinson Ladies'
uxiliary-Mrs u. J. Roberts and Mrs. G. y
:. Robinson.
The apparatus of the company consists q
modern tWo-cylinder chemical en- II
ne and hose cart. The tanks have a o.
pacity of eighty-five gallons each, and ie
e engine also has 100 feet of one-fnch :,
,se. The hose cart carries LOCO feet of =,
a-inch hose. !"
FALL CAUSES DEATH. e,