New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-01
NEW FIRE CHIEF TODAY
Iohn KenIon Believed To Be the
Man Selected for Place.
MANY OTHER APPOINTMENTS
Thirty. three Promotions Also
Will Be Made with Special Ger
emonies at Headquarters.

new chief Of the Fire Department. 10
..oess Edward T. Croker. who resigned
..r.Iv will be announced to-day by Com
,.s.o,er Johnson, at Fire Headquarters.
s.,,ng Chief John Kenlon Is said 10 be
49,. nan whose name headed the list sent
-. .Ne Municipal Civil Service Commission
.,s Fire Commissioner. and his appoint
Ut e expected. six OF the ten deputy
go. who took the examination passed,
"a william Guerin and Joseph G. Martin
were reported as the second and third
names on the list
Ieues Creelman. president OF the Civil
s.,yiee Commission. refused 20 give out
~ ofac,al eligible list yesterday. and an
-orneed that no information would be
s,ven until the new chief was named.
rbsre was talk Of possible Injunction pro-
..ad,rgs against Chief Kenlon taking the
e. based on rumors that the questions
,,sr. largely OF a technical and engineer
a. nature. rather than questions concern
as practical FIRE fighting, and that by
,asso7 cf this Kenlon was able 10 outsuip
.,s co-npetitors, and Mr.. Creelman men
LIVED the possibility OF injunct!ons when
ss.unins 20 give out the official eligible
list.
some q the questions were:
what IS the full capacity in gallons PEI,
,,.,tyfe al maximum pressure OF eacn OF
r. high pressure systems N ManhattaI~
Frookyu and Coney Island =,
Nav .h!s capacity be exceeded IN any oi
.ba svstems2 Under what condiuons anu
. .r7 7latsly how much?
Give for each system the total nUrnocr OF
,,~esr.s that could be used II the full ca
padty Of the systems were FT9 9oa5ois-+sr.
Are+~Ovs the IRE alarm headquarters. AS
csief OF department, what orders Wou!u
70, issue 70 provide emergency nre alarm
seTs' sSo5 an accident occurred at the time
A. bqs fire and you wanted third ana
fourth alarm assignments, now WouIu you
0l zee he ADVANTAGES 10 be derived BY
,ta FIRE Department from inspections OF
A. rEief OF department what would you
,.seumerd as the most needed improve
pents 90 lessen the danger OF sSrlGIS H[es
srraq1 lvc in coneested mercantile districts
sd I'M frame residential districts
What would you recommend 70 preVent
,he i0ss of lie in such fires as the Asch
Building? This was where lb lives were
lostJ a.. .,..,,- ~, -. u,as+
SIDE lower Manhattan. Two are OF lVvV
soDare feet each and one Of 900 squar
fser How much water would be required /!
How much hy1rant pressure necessary d
F-vDIain. with al the necessary particulars,
TIE authority and rules for action or the
rira Department under the following con-
S.tfors: A great IRE on Governors lsland
IN the night time. the collapse or a oullu-
Ing In course of construction q big hre az
C0un1,,n,usw Ferry. threat ening ware
houses. shipping and many human hVes
r fire ar the refoInatory, Hart Island
Besides the appointment Of a new fire
rrisf. there viii be ceremonies attendant
upon the promotion Of thirty-three other
men IN the Fire Department and the ap-
rointuent Of seventy-hve new men Mayor
Gavror viii so 20 Fire Headquarters TINS
morning 20 take part IN the ceremony
The new deputy chiefs are 70 Re Thomas
HAYES and John +. King. George J..
Trss. IT. vs.. Reickenberg and William
n-vl,,. row foremen, will be made bat
TALON chiefs. and three new foremen. three
rev assistant fOrer1en ana twenty Two Ell
Ftreers will be named -....
{-virsriOus have been sent 70 many CITY
oA7cfsis and friends or the department
Among those asked 70 attend tne CSIt-
= gr1fes are Mayor Gavnor, Justice De
7any. Archbishop Farley ,BlsAoP G I{l
p,stop Mcdonald Of Brooklyn, Mrs. Mar
gs-a- o sage. Miss Anne Morgan. Mss
Tler a. Gould, Dr. John w. Brannan'
Tnber- w. de Forest Bridge Commissioner
OE-lfA Police Comm siouer Waldo, DOCK
Commissioner Tompkins, Egertcn Z VIM
t-rop 7r. Street Comrlisst oner EcWeIoS'
lanes cree. man. William =. WILCOX, ira
,is Whitney. William McAcOo, EDWARD +.
Croker and Herman 4. Metz