Evening star., 1915-10-24
FIRE DEPARTMENT.

, Fire Marshal Nicholson last Tuesday
had members OF his force begin the an
| noai inspection of places of business
| in which explosives are stored or solo
| The license year for such business be-
| gins November 1. and there are more
than 1000 persons engaged In the sale
OF the various explosives.
| Kerosene is stored or dispensed at 900
separate places. the records show. and
there are something like l.6oo places IN
which gasoline is handled. Ammunition
's handled in less than thirty business
establishments
| Members Of the department think
they have been particularly fortunate
in recent years in preventing tho
spreading of fires. very few having
gone beyond the four walls OF the
structures in which they originated.
| And when the Are is kept within the
four rails" remarked an ofhcial OF the
department. 'it should be considered az
being fortunate. for it is an easy mat
ter for the flames to spread before the
depar tment receives a summons"
| Lieut.. Charles homas Of NO. 3 Truck
company had four days vacation the
past week. The lieutenant 10 some
| thing OF an angler, members OF ms
company say. and part Of his vacation
was spent on the river.
| Capt w. A. Dixon OF No. truck com
pany. one of the victims Of the COLI
street several months ago. is gradually
! improving. His complete recovery 10
expected
! j. B. Leavelle. another victim Of the
surgeons for the latter to determine II
| an operation will have to be. per-
| formed His head has given him con-
sidera BILE trouble since he was injured:
1 AI ~
company had a brief vacation the past
week.
| G. e. Harper, captain Of No. truck
company. was on the sick list recently;
Private George Bergman OF NO.
! truck company is on the sick list. He
has been sick for several weeks.
Angelo Schneider. member OF Capt;
Beers company. who scalded MS teee
i time ago, is still unable to walk It
probably will be some time before he
! is able to return to duty.
| w. A Nolan, private in No. Z truck
company. went to Norfolk last week
for couple Of days or
| Engineer S. B. D. Rollins of No. 26
, engine and No. truck company has
christened his new boat Sea Lion. Ac-
companied by Charles Hudson, irfena;
| he left here in his boat last week. and
will be gone about two weeks.
| Private Oscar Anderson OF No. 2e
| engine company was on the SICK list
/ last week.
Lieut.. B. F. Sullivan of No. s6 engine
company has recovered from an attack
! of illness and returned to duty.
| Private ]. M. Jameson of No. d en-
g!ne company has gone to Ohio on
Driver John Carter of No q engine
company has taken two weeks va
! cation.
c. L. satterneld. member Of Capt. Ed
wa 4 O'Connor's truck company. took
| Private George Abell Of No. 10 truck
! compan ny enjoyed short vacation the
! past week.
! Engineer George Bohlayer of No. "a
engine company is away from duty on
ten days vacation. Tuesday he ac-
/ companied Capt. w. J. Seitz on fish-
ing trip to Hunting creek.
! Capt W j. Garner Of the Tenieytown
on his annual vacation. He took his
shotgun with him. his friends say. and
expects to remain in the country until
after the opening OF the cunning
season.
| Engineer Alexander Elliott of No. 20
| engine company is spending part of
his vacation in New York.
! George Nussbaum, engineer Of No.
! engine company, is enjoying his vaca-
| tion at home.
, Private A. C. Kefauver of No. en-
| gine company failed to break the mo-
tor cycle record between this city and
z
week. He got a good start, did not get
picked up on a speeding charge and
| was ia rly well on his way 70 the Marv-
! land town when suddenly the unexpected
| happened and 1t became necessary for
vehicle and rider to return on rail-
| road train.
| E. J. Trainor, assistant driver of No.
| 3 engine company, was on duty four
days last week.
! Private Theodore Davis OF No. en-
| gine company took seventeen days
! leave. and his companions say he is at
home enjoying life with a new heir.
! A. Fl. Johnston. member of Capt c.
A. Creamer's company. had holiday last
week
Private r D. Bslrdett of No. engine
company, the banner engine company
of the department, took holiday last
week ard went to Frederick. Nd, his
fair.
! Engineer william Ricks Of No. S en-
gins company took holiday last week
ard went fishing.
Lieut. Lockwood of No. 10 engine
company enjoyed a short holiday the
past week.
Private c. y. Staples of No 13 engine
company was OF duty last week on ac-
count of illness.
G. w. Cecil, private in Capt. n. C. Eg-
lofts engine company, took four days
vacation last week.
w. H. Nash, member of Capt Car
ringtons company, has taken his an
nual leave and gone to Clifton, Va
where he expects to kill game the
opening day of the cunning season
Deputy Chief A. J. Sullivan is on the
sick list. He is nursing a sprained
ankle.
Assistant Driver A. H. Chase OF No.
Is engine company took holiday last
week and moved.
, Private j. W. 3eckert of No. II en-
sine company is enjoying his holiday
at home.
E. T. Martin. private in No. Is engine
company, is spend ng a few days In
New York.
Members of No. IS engine company
last Sunday participated In an oyster
feast. The bivaives were sent to them
by John Selby, neighbor and friend
of the company.
r. Z. Wilson, member of the force of
the Firefghter. took four days vaca-
tion the past week.
II. H. Harrison. assistant driver In
No. % engine company. took his family /
to Northumberland county, Va, last |
week for an outing.
Private c. w. Watts of No. chemical |,
company has returned from an outing !.
in Virginia. Mrs. Watts, accompanied (;
him on the trip. and the couple brought |
home supply of fruit. |
Randie Highlands chemical company, |
the past week. and attended the county |
fair.