The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-06-15
STUNG BY AN
AUTOMOBILE
Prince and Duke, With Old
Chemical Engine, Give
Way to Auto.
FIREMEN CELEBRATE ITS EVENT

Bearing large card on which was
printed Stung by an Automobile
Prince and Duke, the handsome team
Of grays which has pulled the chemi-
cal engine of independent Hose COM
pany to fires, paraded for the last time
with that machine Friday afternoon
After making the circuit OF the park
in front of the company the old chem
ical was reiegated to the rear and the
new American- LaFrance automobile
chemical engine took its place. With
q the new apparatus in the lead bearing
Chief Runyon, Mayor Ayers, Alder
men Revere, Arnold and Sturgis' and
Andrew Jersey, of the manufacturers,
the company paraded once more
around the park and down South
street to DeHart street, TO Maple ave-
nue., to Boyken street, to South street
and back to the park.
The new auto chemical was forRaal-
" turned over to the town by Andrew
Jersey for the manufacturers. Mayor
Ayers, who received it then passed its
custody over to Chief Engineer j..
Fred Runyon and Foreman John Van
G. Parker of the hose company. Three
cheers were given by the company for
Alderman Revere, chairman Of the
fire committee.
The old machine will be sold and SO
will Duke, who, it is reported, haas Sc
cured job on a milk wagon. Prince
has been presented to Robert D.
Foote by the company. While being
paraded for the last time Prince bore
a placard 1.-The Farm for Mine,
while Duke had one Wanted--a
Home.n On one side Of the chemical
engine was the inscription " Walked
in 1857 : Horses in 1890; Automobile
in 1909; Will Fly-;n while on the
other side of the apparatus was a card
bearing the legend In Case of Fire
Shut Off the Draft and Send for U.s.
In. the rear a large sign { For Sale
announced the fate Of the old engine.
A public demonstration was given
following the parade. The new auto
was stationed at Admiral Philip Il.
tCooper's residence, a mile away from
the green, and fire started in shack
erected in front of the Bell building.
Tnheauto made the distance, with 5.
]. Rowe of the manufacturers at the
tiller, in one minute and forty-two sec,
and in two minutes and forty-nine
seconds after being sent for, Foreman
Parker and Fred M. Day had the fire
extinguished An impromptu auto
mobile parade was then organized, the
new auto in tlae van and the members
and guests of the company following,
making tour of the town.
The Morristown band furnished ex-
cellent music for the occasion.
The machine will be driven by
George Pangborn, who for several
years has been the driver of the CONF
pany.
The new auto apparatus is equipped
with two thirty-fiye gallon tanks,
two three-gallon hand exUinguishers,
nine-inch acetyline headlight, a siren
horn, 300 feet OF chemical hose, two
pickaxes, crowbar, extension ladder,
roof ladder, two fire lanterns and other
appliances
At seven O'Clock the members of In
dependent Hose company with as
many invited guests assembled at the
house of the company and marched to
Days where a banquet was spread
OF course this was enjoyed to the ut
most after which George G. Smith, of
the committee Of arrangements well
coined the guests and acted as toast
master in his inimitable style, making
each speaker feel as uncomfortable as
possible by referring to some special
peculiarity. He first called upon
Chief Engineer Runyon, who set the
key note of the speeches by compli-
menting the fire department. in gem
eral and the Hose boys in particular,
and intimated that the summit of his
ambition was reached when he wasI
made chief of the department.. Former
Vice Chancellor Pitney was called
upon and greeted with three rousing
cheers. He gave characteristic address
full Of the old time fire and cOngratu-
lated the water company especially
over the fact that they need worry no
more over the supply of water for ex-
tinguishing fires. Witty addresses
were made by Eugene Carrell, ID. Far
rand Sturgis, Foreman Parker, DIR.
Pierson, Mayor Ayers. Alderman Stur-
gis, Judge Cutler, G. +. Wilson, andI
the baby of the company. Jos. Hinch-
man. Andrew Jersey, who sold the
machine to the town gave some satis-
factory facts in regard to it. stating
among other things that it was unique
in chat IL embraced features of local
suggestion that were peculiar to it..
s. ]. Rowe, the designer of the appar-
atus also spoke Of it. Several clergy
men were present and the toastmas-
ter had incidentally announced that
they were not to be called upon, but a
considerable number OF those present
evidently were yearning to hear them