The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-10-06
VAMPS WILL
ENTERTAIN
Program Arranged for the Fire
mems Inspection, Parade
and Exhibitions.
SPIRITED CONTESTS PROMISED

Arrangements are about complete
for Firemen's day and the Morristown
vamps will be given an opportunity
next Thursday to show their abilities
in handling the various kinds of fire
fighting apparatus. Parade, inspec-
tion by the Mayor and Board of Alder
men and exhibitions will make up the
afternoons program.
At one-thirty carriages will be at the
municipal building to convey Mayor
Bennell and the aldermen to the fire
houses on their tour OF inspection.
The city fathers will first visit the
First Ward Hose company, on Morris
street, then the two houses on Market
street will be visited, the inspection
ending at the Speedwell avenue fire
houses. Chief J. Fred Runyon and
First Assistant Chief George Cobbett
and Second Assistant Thomas f. Welsh
will escort the inspecting party
Immediately after the inspection
the parade will form along the park.
The Board of Fire Wardens will have
the right Of line, followed by the Board
of Engineers, the Morristown Band,
Independent Hose company, No. /;
Resolute Hook and Ladder company,
No. ! Washington Engine company,
No. /; the Morristown Drum corps;
Humane Engine company, No. 2. First
Ward Hose company. The line Of
march will be from the park to Wash
ington street, to Atno avenue, to Early
street, to Speedwell avenue, to the
park, to Morris street, to Elm street,
to South street, to Miss Dana school
and countermarch up South street, to
Boyken street, to Maple avenue, to
Market street, to the park and dis
band.
After the parade will come the ex-
hibitions by the several companies.
The start of each run will be at the
corner of South and Boyken streets
and will be made upon one tap of the
fire bell. The Wardens will start the
work, making run against time with
their wagon to the park and stretch
ing ropes and closing DeHart, Market,
Bank and Washington streets to traf-
fic.
The truck company will follow driv-
ing their heavy apparatus to the Webb
building raising ladder to the fifth
story and a member of the company
making thrilling rescue of a poor
fire imperilled dummy.
A shack will be built in the road
near the Webb building and this will
be set on fire after being filled with
packing cases and other imfiammable
material and saturated with kerosene.
The chemical engine operated by In
dependent Hose company will extin-
guish the blaze.
Another building of the same nature
will be provided for the truck com
pany to extinguish with the aid of the
chemical extinguishers carried on It's
"red wagon.
Next oD the program Washington
Engine company will make the run
from Boyken street with its hose car.
riage, lay three lengths of hose from
the hydrant in front of McClellan'S
store, attach the nozzle and turn on
the. water. The Humane Engine com.
pauy will repeat the performance with
its hose wagon, but laying two lines OF
hose at the same time. The First
Ward Hose company will go through
the same performance with its hose
carriage.
The exhibitions will conclude by a
contest between the /" Washes " and
the " Humanes in getting up steam
in their engines. Cold water is to be
in the boilers at the time the fire is
lighted, fifty pounds of steam secured
and maintained. The companies will
lay lines of hose in the park and en-
deavor to get first water y on the
eagle on the top OF the flag pole.