Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-07
NEWARK FIREMEN
/ HAVE HOT TIME
At HIGHLANDS
Seashore "Vamps" Resent In
reference With Traditional
PrerogatiVes.
MEN FROM THIS CITY
EXTlNGUISH TWO FIRES
In DoubIe-Quick Style, at That,
but Volunteers Didn't Fancy
the Idea.

If there is one thing that jealous
volunteer fireman will not brook with
out a strenuous kick and mighty pro
test it is interference with his rights
to extinguish a fire in his own way
and in his own time, particularly
when the fire breaks out within the
confines of his exclusive territory
And the feeling of the individual
volunteer is shed through and shared
by every member of his company, in
part or as a whole.
This incontrovertible truth was in
delibly impressed upon several New
ark iremen by an object lesson al
the Highlands Saturday night last.
They were politely, or otherwise,
told to scat" by Highland fire Tad
dies on the date in question. and, but
for wise and kindly intervention on
the part of the Highland police de-
partment, might have been compelled
to scat" beyond the fire lines at
least.
There are few spots on earth more
hallowed in the eyes of members OF
the Newark fire department than the
Highlands, down where old ocean
rolls. They go there singly, in pairs
and in family lots. Newark firemen
can always be found at the High
lands in vacation periods and on
"days off"
Ed Brown, a veteran Newark fire.
man, and who for years has been en-
neer of No. Company, in Summer
avenue, is the proud proprietor of a
canvas-roofted bungalow on Atlantic
avenue. His son, joe" of Engine
Company No. 10, and "Joes' wife,
visited Ed last Saturday to spend the
day with the genial and good-natured
''old man"
As "Old Sol" was getting ready to
retreat behind the Western horizon,
someone started to prepare the eve
ming meal and in the course OF opera
lions a gas stove located in the rear
of the Brown summer domlclle got
balky, spilled the contents of frying
pan and then there was "blazes' to
pay. A fire started and the flames
speedily ignited the canvas roof of the
Browns living quarters.
There was a hurried movement, ana
then a fire call, so sweet and so IA
miliar to firemen. From divers sec
tons in the vicinity help came on the
Newark rush order style. Battalion
Chief Herman Schweiclkhardt, swung
around one corner; George SIN
mott, of Engine Company No. IL,
came galloping from another point;
Ferdinand Stecher, driver for Bat
TALON Chief George r. Lynch, dashed
into view, and Frank Moehler, of No
S Truck Company, was on hand ready
for action. These, with the freight
ing Browns, and several more of
Newark's roll of honor men, respond
ed, and before one could say Jack
Robinson twice the fire was out. Not.
however, before Mrs. Joe" Browns
finest evening dress had been con-
sumed by the fiery elements.
While the Newarkers were con-
graduating themselves on their sue
cess and preparing rosy reports for
presentation to the Board of Fire
Commissioners, attention was drawn
to the two and a half story frame
dwelling of Captain "Bilr' Meade, a
retired New York firemen, short
distance away. The roof was afire.
A dash was made for the building
and in remarkably short space of
time the Newarkers had emptied one
eight-gallon and three four-gallon
chemical extinguishers on the blaze,
execution with a stream of water
from a line of garden hose.
Sounds of a hub-bub in the village
below were waited to the Newarkers
The local volunteer hose company
had been aroused and was on tn,
way. Advance information was t.
the effect that the "vamps" had beeeI
making good progress until the from
wheels of their hand drawn trucl
f1II NHr 4 oh al 10 ha
ing adjusted, they made fresh start
only to learn that a member of thu
company had forgotten his helmet.
Now. no self-respecting Highland
volunteer fireman would think o
going to a fire without his helmet
even IL the fire was out, as was thu
case in this instance. He got hi
helmet.
Eventually the volunteer forces ar
rived, and they were mad, red-ho
mad, to learn that strangers hat
put out the fire. The chief. or cap
tain or whateveE he was. ordered tn
Newarkers to Scat vamoose, ske
daddle and get out instanter. The,
wouldn't. Then there was some NOR
hot time.
one tom" Parker. a native, in
formed the volunteer leader that tn
Newarkers were real firemen. VIII,
received real money for putting on
fires, and declared that. instead o
being fiustered and mad. he SHOULD
be glad of assistance rendered.
This didn't fully appease the rufflet
Highlanders. The Highland polio
department. in the person Of Chic
Laurence, reached the scene abou
this time to inquire what all tn
trouble was about. He was told. II
knew the Newark firemen. havinl
met them on numerous occasions.
Tell you what, chief" said he t.
the Highland leader, you're a darl
big fool Them fellers from Newarl
Jest know how to put out fires
You'd oughter see 'em do it in New
ark. Now. I tell we to yer face,
you don't go right back to you
place with that junk aggin o
Your'n. I'll lock the whole caboodl