Evening star., 1914-08-01
FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Capt. A. G. Buscher. in command OF
No. "a engine company. and members
of his company made an exciting run
to Gaithersburg. Md, Monday afternoon
One dwelling was burned and two
others were damaged. but when the
firemen reached the scene there was no
need for their services.
| The mayor met the fremen, congrat-
ulated them upon having made SO
quick response and said he realized
what a great amount of good they
could have done had the fire occurred
in more densely populated part OF
the village A year ago the company
made a run to Derwood.
Mondays trip was made by order OF
Commissioner Siddons who received
the appeal for aid, and the distance
of something more than twenty miles
was made in forty-four minutes.
Bob Groom of the ST. Louis Federals
was a guest of Wilson Oliver. assist
ant engineer of No. 16 engine com
pany. few days ago. The men are
close friends and Groom is always a
welcome visitor to the home of the
engine company.
L. Valentine Seib deputy fire mar
shal, is away on a twenty-day fur
Tough, and is visiting friends in
Brooklyn, N. Y. Shortly after his re-
turn Fire Marshal Nicholson will take
his annual vacation.
II plan to take a trip to Ocean View
and Atlantic CITY," the fire marshal
stated. 'or long ocean trip
Mrs. Nicholson. who recently return
ed from an outing. will accompany
him.
| Chief Wagner has had his twenty
days leave and is back on the job the
time at Atlantic City, place that has
attracted the chief almost every sum
mer during the past twenty-five years
or more. His vacation proved bene-
| fetal he said.
| Chief Clerk George Watson is con-
| sidering the question of asking for
leave of absence of week or two
George is very modest in his vaca..
| tion demands" remarked an official of
| the department. TT has been ten
years since he has had a real vaca-
ton. but he has taken a day or two
occasionally.
staff took a days leave this week. He
laccompanied his family on an outing to
Marshall Hall.
Owen r. Moxley of Chief .wagner's
office force went to Chesapeake Beach
Monday with his family. Moxley is an
enthusiastic angler, but he was kept so
busy looking after his family that he
did not get an opportunity to wet his
lines.
E. r. Pierce. also Of the office
force, spent two days at Fairfax Court
House. Va. last week.
Second Battalion Chief s. r. Henry
has returned from his vacation He
went to Buffalo and Niagara Falls with
| his family.
| Private George E. Dant of No. truck
company surprised his friends with the
announcement of his marriage today to
Miss Garnet Edmonds. They will spend
their honeymoon at Colonial Beach.
! Capt. p. d. Martin will return to his
charge as head of No. . engine company
| the latter part of next week. He is
spending his vacation in Atlantic City.
/ Walter Reeves, a private in No. truck
fcompany, has been granted leave of
| absence of six days. He says he is 60
ing to remain at home and enjoy his va
| cation
! Residents of the vicinity of Idaho and
| Wisconsin avenues northwest will have
! increased fire protection next year, Con-
gress having provided money for the pur-
| chase of site. erection of a building
and furnishing it, 1t is probable the next
Congress will provide funds for the equip
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| Of firemen to operate it.
| Congress has made provision for
motor-pumping engine and motor hose We
| hlcle for No. 10 company. located at Ten
| leytown. Chief Wagner is anxious to
have the motor vehicles replace the horse
drawn vehicles early as possible.
Members of No ! truck company are
! anxious for their new home. Making
way for the plaza means the loss of their
present quarters on North Capitol street
near the Capitol. and Congress has ap-
| propriated money for the purchase of
| new site and construction of a building.
| 1t is probable the new building will be
| erected at a point between the Capitol
and Union station
Commissioner Siddons who has imme-
diate supervision of the fire department
and Chief Wagner regret that Congress
failed to provide funds for the employ
ment of machinists in the repair shop.
The new shop has been built and equipped
but no provision for the employment of
mechanics has been made
| Without the mechanics" said one of
the officials. the department cannot do
its own repair work.
Capt. ]. W. Covington of No 26 engine
| company has taken his family to Colonial
Beach. They went to the resort Thursday
and will remain twenty days.
| IenTy LAMBERT, assistant engineer OF
No. % engine company, has returned from
leave Of absence of twenty days.
Lieut.. Harry Raley Of No. p engine
company has returned to duty from a
short vacation.
Capt. A. c. Buscher of No "a engine
company went to Baltimore Thursday
morning for an outing. He will be on
leave all of next week.
William j. O'Neill, driver of No. % en-
gine company. is spending ten days in
the Blue Ridge mountains
Private G. r. Conley of No. % engine
company is on ten-day furlough. He
has gone to Cumberland, Md
Capt. c. f. Harper. in command Of No.
5 truck company, has gone away on his
annual leave Of absence. He will spend
| twenty days at Ocean City, Nd.