Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-30
August necring of Honolulu, and c
e. Wcidman Of Panama.

August necring of Honolulu, and G
e. Wcidman of Panama.
The convention will have its forma
opening at the Grand Central Palace
On Monday. Mayor Gaynor will vel
come the visitors. At this and the
subsequent business sessions a mum
Der Of papers will be presented. Fire
! Commissioner Johnson and Chief
KcnlOn of the New York department
will discuss Fire Insurance and Its
Relation to lncendiarism." Chief
Henry G.. Bunker and William Clark,
director Of public sacitv of Cincin-
natl, will talk on 1.-THE Inspection Of
Buildings and Contents by Members
of II Uniformed Force" Other papers
will be read by Chief A. V. Brunnett
of birmingham, Ala, on "Motor Fire
Apparatus" and by Charles S. De-
morest of the New York fire depart
ment. on "The Gasoline Motor Pump
ing Engine"
Wednesday there will be. scien-
tifc tests of various kinds of appara-
tus at the pier at the, foot of West
Fifty-fourth street. Here a grand
stand has been erected from which
the visiting firemen can watch opera
lions. A motor engine and a steam
pump will be placed side by side on
the pier. In the first test the motor
will be run for six successive hours
with 100 pounds pressure at the
pump, the test requiring a certain
NUMBER of gallons to be delivered at
the nozzle each minute. For six hours
more $50 pounds pressure will be ear.
ried, and the engine will be run
steadily with an increasing pressure
of fifty pounds every six hours until
a maximum pressure of 300 pounds
has been reached. Comparison will
be made with the time consumed by
the steam pump in delivering the
same amount of water at the nozzle.
Friday will be the day of the big
parade. More than 1900 members OF
part. There will be apparatus repre-
senting $50 companies and $3.50 uni.
formed volunteers and members of
paid departments outside of this city.
The parade will. in a way, portray
the history of organized fire fighting,
for every sort of fire fighting appa-
ratus will be shown. There will be
examples of the old hand apparatus.
Horse drawn engines will be in line,
and as a climax will be seen the
modern motor driven engines and
carts. '.
At the conclusion OF the parade the
firemen will make their way to River
side Drive for the declaration of the
fireman's monument erected there.
tn" late Bishop Potter suggested the
construction of the monument fol-
lowing the death Of Deputy Chief
Kruger of the New York department
in 1907.
The week will see some thrilling
scenes on Riverside Drive during the
speed tests. The great motor driven
engines Of the local department will
be sent down /. the emu at their
highest speed. Another exhibition
which will be unusual will be a hill
CilillDlIS COIleSI Ul Tic SlcSp Hill VII
Washington Heights.
A fund of $25. 900 has been sub.
scribed for the entertainment of the
visiting tiremen during the week that
theT will be the guests of the city
Tleater parties. %luncheons and 4 ban.
nuct at the Hotel Astor will be given
for the visiting chiefs and automobile
rides for the ladies who accompany
them. During the week there will
be a baseball contest between teams
representing the New York, Phila-
delphia and Chicago fire departments.
, The convention will conclude its
work Saturday with the election of
officers for the ensuing year. The
present officers of the association,
who will have charge of the owen
ton. are: President, H. F. Magee,
Dallas, Texas; first vice president,
Thomas w. Haney. Jacksonville, Fla;
second vice president. Hugo r. Delfs,
Lansing, Mich: secretary, James Nc
Fall, Roanoke, Va; treasurer, George
Knofflock, Mansfield. Ohio; trustees,
A. B. Ten Eyck, Hamilton, Ont, w.
r. Cummins. Atlanta, Ca, and F. J.
Wagner, Washington, D. c..