The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23
NEW FIRE TRUCK :. FOR ENSLEYS Little Hope for Aged Mine Worker Injured Friday SPECIAL SERVICE s Barton Residence Badly Damaged by
 Fire-Call Meeting of Masonic Lodge-Other Fraternal
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SPECIAL SERVICE ES

Ensley's new 140-horsepower Sea | grave fire truck was brought out to i the local fire department yesterday aft ernoon and left at the station. but will not be put into operation for several days. The Ensley truck has been passed on by the underwriters asso- citation but the two new trucks for | Birmingham stations No 1 and No have not been passed on and 1t has 1 been decided to install the the three new machines at the same time. The new fire truck is very modern and up-to-date in every respect and much favorable comment has been made about the machine by the citizens of Ensley, who are pleased that the new 1 machine will be kept at the Ensley sta | ton.
 The new seagrave is triple com | bination truck, with self-starter. electric lights, a 40-gallon chemical tank, 200 feet of chemical hose, puRp with capacity of pumping 750 gall Ions of water per minute, 1900 feet of hose, three suction tubes. one 2S-foot ladder and a small 12foot ladder. an automatic door opener large search light. a big siren fire horn and also a large bell. Besides this the truck has tools of every description. chains. | axes, suction tube screens and every | other device needed in the fire depart ment. The truck has solid rubber tires and weighs five and a quarter tons when empty. The new truck Is hand | somely built and Is a very attractive ] machine.
 The Ensley fire department on q number of occasions has been serious 1 ly handicapped owing to the low wa l ter pressure, but when the new ma chine is installed with its 750-ga1lon I~. remedied. The fire truck that is being used by the local department will be l transferred to the Vivian fire depart ment to take the place of the horses that are being used now.
 The condition of H. T. Gearhart, who was seriously injured at No. 3 mines late Friday afternoon by being struck by string of cars. is still very se rious and little hope is held out for his recovery. It Is stated that MT. | Gearhart stepped in front of a string of cars down in No. 3 mines which injured him internally and also broke his arm. He was rushed to the emer- gency hospital and was later removed to the T. c. I. infirmary, where he is doing as well as could be expected MT. Gearhart is 70 years of age.
 A very interesting programme has been arranged for the special song service which will be conducted at the Ensley Highland Presbyterian church this evening beginning at o'clock. The programme is as follows: Anthem, "The Lord Is King" by J. Chapple; ; solo, '"The Day Is Ended" by J. c. Bart lett male quartet Give Me Thine Heart" by D. B. Lowner; anthem. "Glory Be to God in the Highest" by Will L. Thompson duet, "The Bird Has a Broken Pinion," by e. S. Colburn; mixed quartet, Abide With Me- by E. L. Cranmer; anthem. He Shall Come Down Like Rain," by M. L. Nc
 Phail; anthem, Rocked in the Cradle of the Deed" by Fred A. Fillmore: male quartet, That Beautiful Land." by Mark M. Jones; anthem, There Arose Great Storm" by J B. Herbert. The public is cordially invited
 The residence of I. M. Barton, at I'll Seventeenth street. was badly dam aged by fire yesterday afternoon about 5:20 o'clock, which originated from an unknown cause. The Ensley and Fair view fire departments answered the alarm and did good work in getting the fire under control, which had gained good start. The fire origi- mated in the attic and had burned sometime before it broke through the rain soaked roof. The damage by fire and water is estimated to be about s700, which is covered by insurance. In going to the fire the Ensley fire department was forced to stop their machine owing to Avenue E being blocked completely by wagons and au | tomobiles and a street car.
 The two fire departments were called to the residence of P. Austin, at 2223 Avenue E. yesterday morning about g o'clock, which caught on fire from an overloaded stove pipe. The fire was quickly extinguished with small dam ages.
 There will be special call meeting of Globe lodge No. 7S1 A. F. and A. M. on Wednesday night at the Ensley Ma sonic temple on Avenue E. Several can didates will be given the master de- gree and all members are requested to be present.
 Rev L. E. Brubaker, pastor of the Ensley Highland Presbyterian church, left last night for Lake Geneva, Wis to attend the Christian Endeavor camp which is being held there. Rev. Bru
 baker stated last night that he had q treat for his congregation at the morn ing service at II o'clock today, but de- clined to state who would occupy the pulpit A special song service will take the place of the evening service. The Mark Master degree will be con- ferred upon several candidates at the regular meeting of the Ensley chapter No 120, Royal Arch Masons, which will be held Monday night in the Ensley Masonic temple. Several other matters will be taken up and all members are requested to be present.
 A social meeting for members only will be held Tuesday night by the members of the Steel City lodge No. 190, Knights of Pythias, in their hall on Avenue E. Several speakers will be on hand and all members are re . Quested to attend.
 Yesterday morning in the Ensley po- lice court, Willie Avery, negro wom- an, was fined $50 and costs by Judge J. T. Lowry on a charge of violating the prohibition law The woman claimed that she was unable to care for herself and children by washing and such } work as she could get to do. and was , selling the liquor as a means of sup , port.
 The regular meeting of the Steel City lodge No 156, Woodmen of the World. will be held Monday night in their hall !; on Avenue E. Besides the regular routine business several candidates will be initiated and all members are re- quested to be present.