The evening world., 1913-09-04
F|REMEN FR|VOL,
DOING CONEY TILL
WEE SMA' HOURS
Visiting Chiefs, Families and
Friends See Boats Throw
Streams in Upper Bay.

This. the fourth lay Of tins fire chiefs
convention. is being devoted almost
wholly to frivolling. An hour to the
agreeable business Of inspecting the
fire fleet at Battery Park and watch
ing picturesque demonstration Of
their spouting qualities A. they parahed
up and down the lower bay. and the
delegates went out to sea IN the direc-
ton Of Coney Island. Among the pure
delights OF that resort they are ex-
pected to remain until midnight
Pretty near the whole posse of dele
gates. 100 In number. together with
their wives and the friends Of their
wives. were at Battery Park at half
past II o'clock. sweltering In the humid
sun and taking peeks at the fire fleet
moorei in the municipal basin
Acting Chief Worth and . corps OF
assistants chaperoned the visitors
aboard the Thomas willets and James
Duane newest Of the craft, and showed
them through the engine and pump
rooms and, II they chose. through the
improvised commlssary departments.
INSPECT FIRE FLEET FROM
GRAND REPUBLIC DECKS.
When all the visitors had been sent
ashore and escorted aboard the Grand
Republic. tied up at Pier l. the fireboats
cut loose from their moorings and de-
ployed into the upper bay. the Willets
and Duane leading and tie little Seth
Low at the foot OF the class. The ten
boats were cleverly handled and made a
brave show as they passed the Grand
Republic and proceeded up the North
River as far as the foot Of Cortlandt
street
At this point they turned and came
water from each OF their ten noxzles
and winning many an admiring oh"
trom t.,e delegates aboard the Grand
Republic. which by this time had cut
loose from her moorinss and moved out
into midstream, showing a heavy aist
to starboard al her passengers crowded
the rail- to stare 1t the moving crowds
Of mist.
The fireboats passed the Battery stu
spouting giant streams Of salt water.
and came to anchor down the Bay.
| where they came to a stop while the
| Grand Republic passed on her way to
| the Narrows. Here is a complete list Of
the hreboats: New Yorker. Abram g.
| Hewitt, William l.. Strong. Thomas
| W!llets. James Duane, Zophar Mills.
David A. Body. q. Il. Mcclellan, Cor
nelius W. Lawrence, Seth Low.
THEN ALL HAD GOOD TIME Ar
COMFY.
Tho visitors spent an arduous day In
Surf avenue and the abutting thorough
fares OF the Coney paradise, To many
Of them Coney. tho beach, the whole
water show. were complete novelty.
| and they enjoyed 1t as only novices
| can.
They had a shore dinner at Reisen-
| webers Casino In Brighton Beach and
spent part OF the afternoon trying to
guess what It was they had eaten. At
| II o'clock p. NJ. the Grand Republic 10
| scheduled to start on her return trip
with her cargo Of tired and presumably
happy humanity.
Tomorrow the convention shifts once
mere to the minor chord. The chief
| event OF the day will be the unwilling
OF the fremen's memorial at One Hun
| dredth street and Riverside Drive. The
procession will form at Fifty-seventh
| street and Fifth avenue. the band of
tho Portland Oregon Fire Department
| oco upying place OF honor. In the
evening there will be doings on the
| New York Theatre roof for the enter
ta!nment OF the visitors.