The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-09-01
1900 Doughty Smoke-Eaters
Gather in Grand Central
Palace to Swap Ideas.
TWO MECHANICS HURT.
Tire Explodes During Exhibi-
ton of Modern Life-Saving
Apparatus.

Palace. Lexington avenue ana Ferry.
seventh strs&.
Patrick Fyahsrty. Fire Chief Of Port
lard. No. claims 6rst money On THE
line.
We've aboiished fires in Portland. >"
he said to-day 30 . bunch Of chiefs -.
semblsd about IN exhibit of bright RED
hro autos. I'VE can't have any more
Urea That T. none to speak Of. How
why kesp my men four hours on
patrol duty ana four hours IN The
house. Tho result 10 the mon on the
street put all the hres out before they
start. 0uess that's bad. We've got the
bcSt f,re department on earth In Port.
land.
ALL ADMITTED THEY HAD the
OGsT.
This started . discussion In which Il
developed that Boston, New Haven,
Bradford. Pa; Lexington. KY; Kansas
City and What Cheer. Ia, each had
the best nrs department on sarth and
admitted Il without debate. New York
was nowhere
Chief II. r. aso7ss OF Dallas. Ter,
President a the association, oa,,sd the
meeting to order. II had been sxpsctsd
that Mayor 0aynor would % the honors
Tor the city. but Commissions JoespA
Johnson APPEARED In his stead and ssid
His Honor vas detained BY Illness q
81. James. t
Chief ksnlon made . few rsmasks -
emphasize Mr.. Johnson's wslcoms. nut.
ting the resources Of che department at
the disposal Of the guests. Chaplain
Handel delivered the invocation.
Among the gussts enc Of ne most
Interesting 70 A. n. Dyer. Deputy Chief
Of the London Department.
Il admire New York immensely" he
40 to reporter Of The Evsshne
Worth. but I can't say ! like your
climate, OF course. ! know your Fir,
Department BY reputation. II has. I
believe. 5000 men and loo maias Of
arpartua o.. -|
We have 1870 men and s7o piso,s.
How DO We get IN with 20 fsvf We
have fewer nrea. There Ia virtually no
wooden construction In London. Il II
all brick and stonA"
Chief Dyer u congratuisting himse,f
that No 10 alive to attend the convsn.
ton. In January as was 10 ssriouslv
Injured In = fire ~hnt for a time MI.
lie Wa dsspairsd Of. His firm physious
and natural health pulled him through.
=. q. Wallace. ''Sagh" or Chief of
the Alexandria, Egypt. department, IL
an Ensiishman. though head OF Q black
company.
.WysAf and three others sr. the
only whites In our department." he aaid.
The rest are all feilahsen. The native.
are natural born nre eaters. We nave
Iss mon ami nvs pieces OF apparatus.
There 10 no wooden construction In
Alexandria"
Use AUTO FIRE TRUCKS IN
AMerENoAM.
J. Meier. Chief Of the Amsterdam do.
partmsne said he had 900 men and all
auto apparatus with which to nght
1900 hrss . year; no wooden construc.
uoa
The prspsrations we're interrupted by
the damaging explosion Of the tire Of a
motor chemical hrs-enylns on tho main
moor seriously inJusins tive mechanics.
The men. Joseph Msngiss Of No. 9is
Eighth avenue and Joseph Davidson OF
No. i6s West F1fty-second street. both
employed by the Goodyear Rubber Com.
psny' nsd been sent to SGT . new tire
on ths LETT rear wheel OF the mschins.
Tney were nlling II from compresssd
ar cylinder when the shoe exploded.
ooth oones In the right log OF Mengeis
were hnoken and Davidson's teeth were
knocked In and his scalp was cut. Both
were attended by DR.. Rsis and DIR,
Archer. Fire Department surgeons.
What 10 called the serious business Of
the convention will DO the listening 10
technical papsra To-day and to-,nor.
row will BE- chiefly devoted to this busi.
ness Arthur Reginald Dyer Of Lond on
will read . paper on British Motor
Fire Engines" Chief II. c. Bunker
Cincinnati. "Inspection OF Buiidinss and
Contents by Uniformed Members OF ths
Fire Department." Fire Commissions,
Joseph johnson and Chief John Kenlon
on Fire Insurance and Its Relation te
lncendiarism." and Thomas J. Ahearn,
State Fire Marshal. Albany. Fire Pre-,
vsntion aad Uniform state Fire Marsha
Laws"
This 10 the day on which thirteen
companies Of old "Vsmps." voluntss.
hrsmen who. and their fathers and
Grandfather before them. have operat.
I'd In tbs Nswtown district OF Long Isl
and ever since they dug out the Eas
River. will be replaced by eight com.
paaiss Of saiarisd (iremsn OF che cit,
department..