The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-10-25
FIRE CHIEFS
APPLAUD VAMPS
Visiting Smoke-Eaters From
Other Cities View Local
Firernen's Exhibitions.
The INSPECTION AND PARADE

SV"h nlO uEpdi bHeLD pledSeu Jle nun
dreds of spectators who witnessed the
parade and exhibitions of the firemen
en- Wednesday afternoon. The visit
Ing fire officials we're particularly in
terested in the automobile chemical
engine as were the Morristonians and
the three horses running with the
hook and ladder truck received lot
Of applause and as one Of the visiting
chiefs remarked, These automobiles
are all right, but do like to see the
horses run, so 1t was with the specta-
tors.
Immediately after lunch the tiremen
were inspected by the mayor and board
OF aldermen, the fire houses looked
over and the machines scrutinlzed.
Everything was found in the usual
apple.pie order and the appearance Of
the department evoked many favora-
BILE comments from the officials. The
party was conveyed In carriages under
the leadership Of Chief Engineer j.
Fred Runyon.
Immediately after this ceremony
the firemen paraded through the prin-
ciple streets. At the head Of the line
was the board Of fire wardens, Fore
man Daniel C. Brennan, and fourteen
men. The Morris Plains band of sew
enteen pieces preceded Chief Engineer
J. Fred Runyon, First Assistant Will
bur + Day, jr., ana Second Assistant
Robert q. Mack. Independent Hose
company, Foreman William HI. Erap-
we'll, and twenty men were next. The
automobile chemical engine did not
have a place in line but trayersed the
route OF the parade several times dur
ing the afternoon, it being impracti-
cable to run the machine at the slow
speed required for parade purposes.
Resolute Hook and Ladder company
presented a fine appearance executing
many drills during the parade under
the direction OF Drillmaster Frederick
A. Trowbrldge. Three horses. driven
by William Ridge, including the old
team Tom and Jerry, pulled the big
truck and the company also had in
| line its still alarm wagon. Twenty
men turned out under Foreman David
F. williamson Next Ia line was tbs
Morristown band, twenty pieces.
Washington Engine company, Fores
man Thomas +. Dempsey, with its big
steamer and new hose wagon, had
twenLy-nine men in line. A pair Of
grays drew the engine and John Dem
man, probably the oldest active fire.
man in the state, handled the reins
over the fine pair of blacks that drew
the hose wagon. Foreman Augustus
Tiger and the twenty men in Humane
Engine followed. They had their
steamer, drawn by their own team of
big blacks, Tom and Frank, driven by
Driver Harry Dunlap, and their hose
wagon with Charles McCollum's team
of blacks in harness.
| The Morristown Flute and Drum
band, twelve pieces, marched ahead of
the First Ward Hose company, Fore
man Joseph F, Vorholz, sixteen men
and hose carriage with James Riley
plotting his team of grays. The ma
yor, aldermen and guests, riding in
carriages, brought uD the rear.
The parade proceeded from the
forming point at Park place to WASH
ington street, Atno avenue, Early
street to Speedwell avenue, thence
down Morris street to Elm, and down
South street to Madison avenue and
countermarch to James street, thence
to Maple avenue, DeHart street to
South street, past the reviewing stand
on Park place and disbanded.
After the parade series of ofexhibi-
tions we're given by the various COM
panies. Start was made at the Ly-
ceum theatre building. Henry ARM
strong made the run with the war
den's wagon and driving one of his
speedy equines in forty-nine seconds.
The special officers stretched their
ropes and assisted Chief Holloway and
the regular police in handling the
crowds. With three horses pulling
the huge machine the hook and lad
der truck made the run in thirty
/ three. seconds, had ladder up TO the
fourth story of the Babbitt building
in fifty seconds and fifteen seconds
later a tiremen entered the winnow
A lively fire was started in shack
built in the road and when the build
ing was all ablaze an alarm brought
the automobile chemical engine. The
run was made in thirty-two seconds
and in thirty-nine seconds the fire was
Iextinguished.
/ Ahose laying contest between the
Washington, Humane and First Ward
companies followed The Washes
made the run in forty-one seconds and
had water through the hose in eigh-
teen seconds Humanes' time for the
run was forty-tive seconds and got wa
ter fh thirteen seconds. The First
Wards made the run in forty-one
seconds and had water in twenty-two
seconds.
Another shack was set afire and the
Resolute Hook and Ladder c0mpany'S
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