New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-18

,,.o-,, ersrouse Of the greater city fourteen
standard textbooks. the works actuaHH
o,,red ~, the men I'm studying for me
ri,-r service examinations. upon WAlch an
,ronotion In the department is nase'. ID.
.,hiocts covered include hrdrau'lc9'
nbvsics engineering. automobile 'on7'' ''
ton and driving. United states n'S''
civics the dictionary. etc. Nihin d '''oN''
o,,oo+ these civil service lbrarles VIII
-, ;rs..ued wish to say ] KNOW 'L "'
ono, bodv Of men anywhere than the ihe"'-
hers of the New York Fire Depar ~
7-;.i+i,, them in their drehouses as ~
ra,rla-Iv I notice an exceptionally "i0"
,,,o-,1o and a freedom from vicious wa
ices and grating tendencies. Ih' DooN'
49,, olive them will help them TO i'lp'
,,,s,eelves still further. not only ie"e' '''7
49, ,,o,oton, and tedium ~ station AMY
t,,. also enabling the men to qnahi3 '''
--,.-,otion with all that promotion He",
g., ,bo ua, Of Increased pay. higher ram
etc" ,b, 'front.'
So, was the naive tribute paid 10 "9
,a.iai, the other dav by q hgh pilN"'D
r. darartment. who wasn't strong ~"
-, learning probably. but VINO l""s
sas-,5 that chaplains merit "a a reS'"N
- rather Thomas r. McGronen' oi
r-.,,,,,., vas tho chaplain referred TO- ~
- 49,, roman Catholic incumbent Tot '''"'
-, and Queens. while the Rev. 'e.'''
A Handel looks after 'he
mon in the same territory ,.--..
-. a.. asserted by McGronen. admir-
~. bo knows every member oil t'e
,,-.ol,,,.r department by name ne L. ~"
-, haze and d welcome figure IS ,i'
good priest too. because IN SUi''' ',d
= his gbostlv Office ne IS secretary anu
.raas,,rer Of the men coIee lNAu
and sovereign distributor OF the ho' -
a., brown LIQUID In wild weather o. am"
IA uork. IL matters not when OF "Heie g
ra,bar NcGronen is always mlnlste'Hs
,be men and wherever his post OF u"'y
r,s,. he the coffee wagon VIII DE louii'
cIose by. with the priest hus'hhs 'ne
...r,.,co along. and when occasion requires
,i.crina IN and waiting on the blue-shll leu
brigade himself
TIC department is equally proud and ionu
~ The Rev Mr. Handel, who came OUT Oh
Tho woollv West a few years ago TO se'ue
I'm as a Protestant Episcopal clergyman
q, ,be stald city of Churches. He Drought
the tang Of tho range. the wide OUTLOOK oi
,,e nralrie. with him When be became az
cached 10 the Fire Department the men
o,,,clslv found that here was an uncOnVeh-
,ionaI interesting personality. They tell or
,ts cowboy stories. Of his church IN the
yVeet which he built partly with his own
hands. OF his acquaintance with Roosevelt
and of his love Of craftsmanship and dogs.
Among Handels best treasured possessions
is The bull terrier that was given to him
nv The late DEPUTY Chief Michael Graham.
who was killed in the Standard oil fire.
The sport-loving parson is also a capital
cook Up In his apartment at Jefferson and
Franklin avenues be keeps bachelors hall
Many a fireman viii testify that no paid
chef could excel him in excellence Of viands
and no rich man 5 hall could outdo his gen
erous hospitality
VV.se the chaplains adequately paid they
could devote their entire time 10 the fire.
men. But a thousand dollars won't 90
very far in New York. and so each Of the
chaplains IS a busy parish worker as well.
eking out an income by holding two spir-
itual jobs Father Smith was one Of the
Fathers Of Mercy attached to the Church
Of ST Vincent De Pau. IN West I'D street
Mr.. Knapp helps Or Grosvcnor at the
Church of the Incarnation Father No
Gronon is connected with 81 Ambrose
Roman Cdtholc Church. in Brooklyn while
na parish ~ tho Eastern District
Father Smith died az the age Of fifty
| two. re vas born IN Ottawa. Quebec and
| was vi FrenfA'C anadian and EHsLiab (og