Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25
FIRE DEPARTMENT.

FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Members of the fire department are
earnestly praying for rain.
IF we don't soon have a heavy down.
pour" commented one Of the officials
Of the department, many of the COM
panies will be tired out
The official had reference to tho nu-
merous so-called forest fires that have
claimed the attention Of the depart
fires occurred between Saturday after
noon and Monday at shutdown.
Fire Marshal Nicholson says 1t is
impossible to determine the origin of
some are started as a result of the
careless dropping of matches by smok-
ers. some by sparks from railroad en-
gines and others are purposely started.
such fires" he said. lis that so many
Of them happen on Sundays and holi-
Gays, when boys are out of school. al
though the lads are not to blame for
anything like all OF them"
Several Of the companies were kept
BUSY practically all day Sunday, the
fire marshal stated. and the men hard
ly had time to eat their dinners.
One good RAIN" he said, would put
temporary stop to the trouble
Members Of No. l engine company,
winners Of the mcfarland trophy last
year, were tho happy recipients Of a
bronze tablet and purse Of gold, Gift Of
residents Of the northwest section at the
presentation by Commissioner Brownlow
Monday night
winning Of the trophy that the presenta-
tlon was made, 1t is stated. as it was a
recognition of the faithful services per-
formed by the company in the matter Of
protecting property.
Much good work has been performed by
NO. 1 company, 1T is stated, and residents
OF the section In which the COMPANY is To-
Gated felt that they wanted to show their
appreciation In substantial manner
Ba nquets are enjoyed by the flremen. I"
said one of the persons interested in the
affair. but even then there is the pos
siblllty OF an alarm being sounded in
time to upset such pleasantly, and it was
thought that the men could employ the
to please their families, and they seemed
to be fully appreciative.'
Capt. Thomas O'Connor. on behalf of
the company. accepted the handsome
token, the amount Of his gift being $50
Those who received $35 each were F. D.
Gibbs. lieutenant; ]. W. Allen, driver:
J. M. Wooster. engineer; Paul Steiuman
acting assistant engineer: R. E Harrison,
assistant driver. and Privates R. c. An
derson. ]. A. Smith. J. H. Marti. j. w
Spangler.
Twenty-eight candidates for positions
in the department were given a mental
examination by the board of educa
tion last week. They had previously
passed the physical examination before
the board of police surgeons. There are
only three names on the eligible list
and no vacancies
Driver Wallace Reeves of No. 2 truck
company took one day off last week
and went fishing. Other members of
the company expected he would re-
member them with a string of Ash, but
Reeves experienced such poor luck that
his friends were disappointed.
Private B. A. Swami of No. truck
company Is still on the sick list
Four days OF absence were enough to
satisfy Private J. E. Sullivan's desire
for recreation the past week. He is
member of No. truck company.
No. truck. which was demolished at
Pennsylvania avenue and 9Th street
northwest several weeks ago, when it
was struck by a taxicab, has been re-
built and restored to the service Two
runs were made shortly after 1t was
returned to its quarters. and it is stated
1t responded as well as 1T did before
1t was smashed.
Private G. E. Dant of No. 3 truck
company enjoyed short vacation the
past week.
James Ke1iher. first battalion chief
was accommodating enough last week
to dig a can of worms for Private Carl
Lewis.
And he blistered his hands," was
what one Of his men said about him
Carl took ten days of leave, and car
ried away enough bait to last him part
of his vacation
Lieut. J. r. Steele of No. truck
company took four days of vacation the
past week.
Private F. NJ. Dyer of No truck
company was on the sick list last week
Private G. C. Bergman of No. truck
company was sick enough the past
week to remain off duty.
Assistant Driver William Lyons OF
No. 6 truck company has taken ten
days of leave and has gone with his
family to enjoy an outing in Charles
county, Md.
Lieut. E. l.. Moffett of No. 25 engine
company is taking couple of weeks
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tains.
Capt Edward OConnor of No. 10
truck company has returned from his
vacation.
Capt. W. J. Seitz Of No. % engine and
No. IL truck company is enjoying his
days off," The captain ranks among
the best anglers in the department, and
he says he catches more fish than any
of his companions.
II made a good catch Of the first run
of perch" he said. landing a string OF
fine ones.
And" he added, I'm going to catch
more"
Private Frederick Edwards of No. 20
engine company Is enjoying his an
nual vacation Of twenty days at War
renton, Va.
Lieut. F. D. Gibbs of No l engine
company. the leading piscatorial artist
of the company. was granted leave of
absence of four days the past week
The lieutenant took his vacation in
order to catch some of the early run
of perch.
c. W. Gill. member of No engine
company and president of the Fire
mems Association, had holiday We'd
nesday.
E. j. Ruffner, driver of No. 2 engine
company, has taken his family to Vir-
ginia for a short vacation.