Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-21
FIRE DEPARTMENT.

sending of almost an entire new force
to the attra ctive quarters on Lanier
place, where tennis courts and pool
tables furnish sport and exercise for
| the men. 1t is stated THAT members of
the company were unable to get along
together, however, and two Of them
were cited to appear before the trial
board to answer 4 charge of having
engaged in a personal combat. Charges
and denials were heard. and the board
has the matter under Amusement.
No. II company has been in a tur-
MOL on other occa sions, it is stated,
and last week Chief Wagner concluded
that transfers would have to be made
in order to straighten out ma tiers and
get the best work from the men.
Forty members of the force We're at
fected by the transfer order. Chief
Wagner finding it necessary to do
! considerable shifting to get the mem
bers of y company reparated II was
a case of the innocent suffering with
the guilty, it was stated. but it was
| Impossible to make wholesale shift
without sending members of other
companies from place to place to make
room for those of II.
-Four captains, four lieutenants and
thlrty-three engineers. assistant en-
gineers and privates were affected by
the transfer. Capt. Edward O'Connor of
Il engine company was sent to take COM
mand of No. 10 truck company. while
Lieut.. j. b. Lyon, next in command of
81. is now duty at No. 10. Capt
J. b. Watt of No 10 truck company
was sent to No. 8 truck company: Capt
=. J. Sullivan, No truck company. to
No - engine company. and Capt. w. A.
Clark. No. % engine company to No
u engine company.
Lieut.. q. w. Smith of No. . engine
company takes the place made vacant
by the transfer of Lieut.. Lyon. and
Lieut.. G. Leaman of No . truck COM
II. beavers of No. 10 engine company
was sent to No. truck company
Others affected by the transfer orders
are Engineers NJ. j. Barry and J. Daly.
Assistant Engineers S n. Rollins and
W II. MsAchoir and Privates H. A.
Chapman. }. 3. Klein, G. r. Brown, C.
", W. Staples. +. Fl. Weaver. w w
Spangler. W. r. Cralle. f. c. Mover. G.
S. Bishop. A. G. kefauver. A. J. Iipske.
J. NJ. Jameson. w. Trent. G. f. Dant,
r. NJ Edwards. {. NJ. White. J. f. Suit,
i: : aber. Il: l.. Clark. f. S. Reed. w.
". lmboden. G. J. Specht, T. r. Best q
K Balderson, c. II. Bray. J. II. Nolan.
NJ L. Woolard and II. T Davis.
1t is frequently remarked by mem
bers of the department that very few
tried and convicted, although a nurn-
heF OF 1ncendlary and suspicious fires
occur during the course of the year.
arson, remarked a fire department
can recall several fires in recent
years IN which it was practically GER
tam that an incendiary had been at
work, but in almost every instance
there was missing link
IN some Instances fires were started
i'm several places, the property was in
sured and everything tended to show
that lncendiar;es had been on hand. but
only IN very few cases was it pos
SINE to BRING the suspects to Justice
o fJTpa
annual report of Chief Wagner men
non was made of forty-two Suspicious
hreS. investigations were made and
number of arrests resulted Two
"hite boys and one colored boy were
convicted and sentenced to the reform
school
owen l.. Moxley of Chief Wagner's
once force is keeping up his good
record on the pool table at No Is en-
~ine conlpany's quarters
Tie would have been ruled off as a
professional had he not dropped a game
I" John Sheahan, was remarked by d
member of the company But it's A
long lane that has no turn and when
the turn is reached the crash will be
severe
Moxley. spurred on by his successes
OF u week ago. was on hand the past
week. He beat Lieut.. l.. l.. Woolard
ana Grover Cleveland Monkey. his
brother. but when he tackled Sheahan
Il different story WAS told.
Because of decided change in the
weather early last week, Capt Schrom
ana members of his command No /
truck company, decided to abandon a
proposed oyster roast that was sched-
uled for this month and substitute a
ba rhecuc.
"A roast pig seems to appeal to the
men. said a member of the company
ana when properly cooked and served
with sweet potatoes. it ought to salts
" the inner man"
The roast will be in the omen and
later pianked-shad feast will be en-
joyed
Private H. O. Turner of No. truck
company went fishing last week,
Because man goes fishing" said a
member of the company, "it does not
follow thai he must use a hook and
line. 1t was rather early for hook and
line fishing. and Turner went after
them with 4 net.
Turner's friends are now anxious for
hum to take another trip. He brought
home a big fat shad for each man in
the company and few extras ones for
himself.
Private j. s. Cox of No. truck
company was on the sick list the past
week. He hopes to recover i'll time to
enjoy the companys barbecue the
coming week.
Members of No. . truck company
who We're on the sick list the past
week were Capt p. D. Martin, Driver
Michael Gallagher, Assistant Driver
Walter I. Reeves and Private Frank
MarkWard.
Private r. W. Slime of No 3 truck
company was off duty last week on ac-
count of sickness.
d. f. Berkeley, private in No. truck
company, enjoyed three days vacation
last week. He visited friends in
Charles county. Nd.
Private c. S. Lewis of No. 4 truck
company spent two days vacation at
the home of his father. Cherrydale,
Va, last week.
Lieut. William O'Connor of No. 5
truck company took three days holt
day the past week to go fishing.
Privates B. w. Reid and J. Fl. Bur-
roughs of No. % engine company are
participating in a championship game
of pool. AT the end of the sixth game
the score was a tie
THE contest probably will not close
until next week.. remarked Capt.
Coughlan, land the winner will partlc-
mate in a contest with member of
any company or man at headquarters
The captain says he is satisfied that
the champion pool player in the de-
ma rtment is a member of his compa ny.
Private w H. Richards of No. Z
tr,.l, ,onpany was off two DAYS the