Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-06
NEW CHIEF AND
commissioners
INSPECT F|REMtN


array of complicated surgical instru-
ments.
There seem to be as many instru-
meits here" said Commissioner Burke,
''as a surgeon would have"
Yes" the veterinary laughed. we
perform elaborate operations upstairs.
For instance, here's a little apparatus
for horse tracheotomy-we insert 1t in
the horse and he breathes through it
just as a human being similarly aft
hicted."
But 1 van you gentlemen to come
upstairs interrupted Chief Sloan, ito
see the operating table"
The veterinary lead the way up a
padded incline to the floor above, and
demonstrated a heavy and elaborate
piece of apparatus which was described
as the latest Humane Equine Operat-
ing Tables"
1--WE strap a horse in here" he ex-
planned rapidly, then turn this crank
and the table turns on its side, so that
we can get around to every side OF the
animal"
ID o give an~aesthetics?" n of
the commissioners asked.
I'VE certainly do" DR.. Glennon re-
turned.
Downstairs. as they were returning
to inspect Engine Company NO. D, the
party stopped to pay compliments TO
the little bulldog that gravely blinked
his satisfaction at the conditions or the
fire-fighting force, n to stroke the
back of a diminutive kitty.
President William A. Weber said,
with pleased emphasis, to a STAR re-
porter: 1.-THE force is at the highest
point Of efficiency"
Everything Is in a very satisfac-
tory condition. added Commissioner
Thomas e. Burke. The appearance of
the men is very pleasing to us, and the
condition of the horses is exceedingly
so. All that car be said about the ap-
paratus is the need of touching 1t UP.
But both the buildings-and We have
about t%hirty-fve of them-and the APP
paratus are in good working shape.
The work of repainting and refinishing
is progressing very rapidly. too"
Praises in PROPULSION.
up to now everything is just up to
the edge exclaimed Commissioner
Matthias Stratton.
And / don't think we could find II
any better, so far" Commissioner
Frank Lagay chimed in. Everything
is in good shape. l have been looking
at the horses especially, and / find
them in remarkably good shape"
The repair department, with its staff
of five men, under Captain Charles
Clymer, Interested the inspection party.
In the workshop was a big automobile
being rebuilt for fire uses.
r-1,1 f-IIort.~ ho.sda, the ,aNItaa noy,a-
missioners. accompanied the fire COM
~missioners: Robert P. Bannach, Moses
Reichman. Alexander Archibald, John
]. Gilroy. ex-Chief Robert Kiersted,
Richard C. Jenkinson. John L. Carroll.
Bernard M. Stanley. jr, George #.
Reeve, William H. Bennett. John Erb.
Patrick j. Cunning. Fred J. Fischer,
DR.. James T. Glennon, Adam Bosch and
William J. O'Rourke.
visited Various stations.
After leaving Engine 3 the party Wis
tied Engine No. l, ten men under Cap
tain Michael j. Durkin and Lieutenant
Peter ]. McKiernan; No. Truck, nine
men under Captain Charles Storch and
Lieutenant Joseph A. Barrett: Chem
ical No. /, eight men under Captain
John Hevring and Lieutenant ]. Lewis
Wallraff, with Battalion Chief J.. J..
Towey at that house; Water Towsr
No. /, four men under Captain w
Joseph Vesey; Engine No. II. nine men
under Captain Gilbert Stimis and Lieu
tenant Christopher Devins' Engine No.
16, nine men under Captain John
cremen; Truck No. s, nine men under
Captain Dennis Giudera and Lieu
tenant Arthur Vanderstreet; No. 5 En-
CINE, nine men under Captain Thomas
Reilly and Lieutenant John Mensinger;
Truck No. 0. nine men under Captain
Frank Vopp and Lieutenant Peter /.
Norton; Department of repairs, four
men under Captain Charles Clymer;
Reserve Department, six men under
Captain I. W. Van Houten; Engine NJ.
S, with Battalion Chief Herman
Schweickhardt. nine men under Cap