New-York tribune., 1913-09-02
AUTO TIRE BREAKS Up
F|REMENS' CONVENTION
Chiefs Rush Out. Thinking
Building Dynamited When
One Blows Up.
TWO WORKERS INJURED
Scores of Visitors See New York
Force at Work at Small Blaze
How Some Other Cities
Are Protected.

an exploding tire at the Grand Centrai
Palace seriously injured two persons
YESTERDAY. Women and men rushed 10
the railing Of the balcony over the OK
hibtion floor. and the convention on the
third floor broke up as seven hundred hre
chiefs dashed for the scene Of the eX-
plosion.
Joseph Mangoes and Joseph Dawson
were attaching the tire TO a wagon OF
the Westchester. Penn. department They
had filled the tire with air and were ad-
justing it TO the rim when II exploded
A fragment tore off part OF Davidson
upper lip and hurled him twenty rect
away Mangoes was struck by piece
of rubber and his right Lex broken In TWO
places. Or. Henry Archer and DR.. Her
man l.. ReisS. of the New York Fire De-
partmcnt aided the two until they were
hurried to Flower Hospital
Many fire chiefs we're watching the
method Of adjusting the tire when II
burst. and narrowly escaped being struck.
The band suddenly stopped playing
America" and the musicians fed, some
without their instruments. Old fire chiefs
in the convention hall. accustomed to the
unexpected. believed for moment that
some one had dynamtod the building.
The police soon restored order and the
convention returned 20 its labors.
real fire gave some OF the chiefs a
chance 10 put their hrehghting plans 70
practical application. Sherwood Brotwel.
OF the Raleigh. y. G.. department, was AZ
the house OF Engine 90. In Lafayette
street. last night. when an alarm rang. lie
rode with the apparatus and assisted in
cxtlnsuishing a small fire at No. Bond
street. 4 score of chiefs. living In hotel
in Broadway. around the corner ran 10
the fire. and shouted orders 10 the fremen.
Nearly $40 chiefs were At the Grand
Central Palace in the n ornins, TO attend
the opening OF the forty-trst annual con-
vention. The United States and Canada
had the largest delegations present but
other lands were represented by Arthur
Reginald Dyer assistant chief OF the Fire
Brigade Of London; j. Meier chief OF
Amsterdam. and L. g. Wallace, chief OF
Alexandria, Egypt. Many OF the visitors
are accompanied by their families, who
are being entertain ID by Mrs. John Ken
Ion. wife Of New Yorks chief. Mrs. Ken
Ion is chairman OF an auxiliary commit
tee TO look aftsr the women.
Mayor Gaynor's regrets we're presented
to the convention by Joseph Johnson.
Fire Commissioner at the opening Of the
session. The Commissioner extended TO
the visitors the freedom Of the city.
The Commissioner reminded the visitors
that New York had provided an innova-
ton at a fire fighters convention In the
exposition OF modern devices which were
exhibited not only 20 instruct FIRE chiefs.
but TO show the public what is meant by
Charles III. Henderson, chief
of Bradford. Penn. told Mr.. Johnson that
II was a great honor 10 assemble in the
and Chief Kenlon. OF New
York, By resolution. obtained honorary
in the association for the
foreign fire chiefs.
Papers on phases Of fire lighting were
read I'm the afternoon session. 4. V.
Bennett. chief OF Birmingham, Ala, pre-
sentod Motor Apparatus. It's Durability.
Efficiency and Economy Of Operation"
He impressed the necessity OF teaching
fremcn to drive fire apparatus with
speedy hut saving hand. He said that
the efficiency OF the motor trucks was
shown by the prompt response to second
alarms. especially In residential districts.