The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-16
VETERAN FIRE
. FIGHTER REIIREs
Assistant Chief o'Neil Quits After
40 Years Service; W. H. Harris
Succeeds Him-0ther Changes.

succeeds nlm-OlncL NnnhSCS.
The Are commissioners, in n meet
ing. Monday afternoon, promoted VIII
liam II. Harris, chief OF the FIRST bat
TALON. to the post OF assistant chief
of the department In succession To
John O'Neii. retired on account OF
ill-healih. after 40 years of service.
boosts were also given Capts. r. n.
Meginnity and James Shea, the for
mer becoming chief of the NTH bat
TALON and Shea chief OF the six bat
TALON. other promotions were made
IA follows: Iieutenants J. brennan,
of engine 2. and II. Konen, of engine
10. captains; privates p. G. McGloin
of ladder-house and Thomas Ken
nedy or engine-house IL. lieutenants;
Iadderman A. Raetz. OF ladder-house
10, lieutenant of engine %; Lieut.. r.
Schoor OF hose company ,, captain or
engine z: A. Groesbeck, ladderman,
ladder No. s. lieutenant OF engine 20;
Ladderman c. Virgin Of ladder-house
10. lieutenant OF engine 2, and pipe
man ]. B. Opfer, of engine %, lieuten-
ant OF engine q.
Just where Capts. brennan and ko-
men and Lieuts. McGloin and Kennedy
are 10 be stationed has not yet been
determined.
There will be a re-arrangement OF
the battalion chiefs later to select
two for the posts left vacant by the
uromotion OF Chief Harris and the
death of Chief Mathewson OF the third
battalion.
Other changes and transfers we're
made as follows: Lieut. Seibert, en-
CINE % to engine 3: c. w. Scott, pipe
man engine TO ladderman ladder 10;
". J. Shepherd. alderman ladder o
ITO pIpeman engine z: II. y. Lorenz, ca
def engine 80 TO ladderman ladder 8:
IF. G.. Law now sub. 10 be trial cadet
engine 80; F. j. Gordon. pipeman en-
cine 2 TO ladderman ladder 4; K. c.
sDreaver, cadet engine % 10 pipeman
engine q: r. A. Williams, now sub. 10
trial cadet engine 90; F. c. Dettmer,
now sub TO trial cadet engine "a; K.
i. blanchard, cadet engine "a, TO trial
cadet engine II; D. Longley, cadet en-
CINE 20, TO trial cadet ladder z; F.
GuiIloz, now sub. to trial cadet en-
CINE 20; W. Plat, captain ladder 2, to
captain engine "a; j. Hopkins, cap
tain engine z, 10 captain ladder ?; !.
Welsh, lieutenant engine 2, tn lieuten-
ant hose 2: G. II. Morowsky, pipe
man engine 10 ladderman ladder 10:
]. L. Relying, cadet ladder I. IN pipe
man engine Z; ". f. Moloney. now
sub. TO trial cadet ladder 4; ". VII
kins, lieutenant engine, 20. 10 lieu
tenant engine "a; B. Cronin, lieuten-
ant engine s, TO lieutenant engine 30;
w. Ciliax, lieutenant engine 20. 10
lieut.. 8; o. c. Vahibusch. cadet ladder
8, to ladderman ladder s; S. j. Sova,
now sub to trial cadet ladder 3; NJ.
Dryer, pipeman engine so, 10 pipe
man engine "a: r. Karbovski. pipe
man engine Is, to pipeman engine %;
j. Ranisevski, pipeman engine u, TO
pipeman engine 10; c. W. Keller. ca
dc. engine 16, to pipeman engine "a;
EE Theel, now sub, 10 trial cadet en-
CINE Is; A. Cockburn, pipeman en-
CINE 80 TO pipeman engine "a;
p. c. McGloin. alderman ladder s, TO
pipeman engine 80; F. j. Trenkel. ca
Diet engine 10, to ladderman ladder s.:
A. w. Saul. now sub, to trial cadet
engine 10; ]. ]. Driscoll, pipeman en-
CINE 80, TO pfpeman engine "a: T.
Kennedy. pipeman engine IS. to pipe
man engine 80; l. ]. Murphy, cadet
engine %, TO pipeman engine Is; A.
J.. Mahlmeister, now sub, 20 trial cadet
engine %; G. Staub, pipeman engine
30, to pipeman engine. "a; T. Gilleran.
pipeman engine q, TO pipeman en-
CINE 30; A. Welland, cadet engine 1,
to pipeman engine 81; R Arnold, now
sub. TO trial cadet engine l; J. Uhlik,
pipeman engine 80. l. pipeman en-
gine "a; NJ. Weitzel, pipeman engine
IS. TO pipeman engine 30: A. Hollow
ski, pipeman engine %, TO pipeman en-
CINE %: ]. G. Evans, cadet ladder ..
TO ptpeman engine %; ]. Rourke, now
sub, to trial cadet ladder 2; II. Bal
lantfne, pipeman engine 80 70 pipeman
engine "a; E. z. Lightle. pipeman en-
Hfne d, to pipeman engine 80; +. A..
Harrington. cadet engine 3, 70 pipe
man engine Is: G. A. Bell. now sub TO
trial cadet engine 8.
The board decided 10 open the new
automobile station on Alexandrine-
ave, near Cass-ave., at 5 o. m. on We'd
nesday. The auto machine will be
manned by Il men under William ri.
Plat.
The IRE commissioners object 10
the use of steam whistles en- private
automobiles. and are directing a
communication to owners OF machines
equipped with whistles. asking them
TO discontinue the use OF such alarms.
The commissioners point out that the
steam whistle has been a distinctive
signal Of the fire engine since the de-
partment was organized in 1867. and
that the public mas become familiar
with its sound, being able to protect
itself and clear the way when The
alarm is heard. Should the communi.
cation fail TO have the desired effect
the commissioners say they will take
more drastic measures. There is an
ordinance against the use OF steam
whistle on private autos in the city,
the commissioners point out.
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