Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-01-02


is maintained by discipline.
Il congratulate both sides that the
Incidents that have taken place are by
cones. and that we will think only OF
Wilmington during the war"
IN regards 20 the ordinance OF stis-
pending a Gre company FOR disobeylng
the orders OF the chief, Chancellor Cur
Ills said Il was an unusual ordinance
and should be amended. a company
should be penalized with a lne in his
opinion
The Chancellor urged that the chief
and the company get together and set
Tie the matter. Tie said that Chief
Golden was the power 81 the Gre de-
partment and that his authority as
puld bo recognized by the IRE
companies.
ga declared that this Is no time for
controversies 10 the IRE department as
\ ar conditions will intensity, gather
than relieve, the need Of ilre fighting
tciAice.
Chancery Court room was Oiled when
the hearing was resumed.
Tho Fame Fire Company was suspend
cd by Fire Chief Golden following Ito
sending apparatus 10 the Bethlehem
steel Company on December ~ after be
had refused the fire company permits
sion TO 50 90 the IRE. The application
for q preliminary injunction md re-
SCANNING order against Chs Golden was
obtained on December "a by Daniel o.
/ Hastings, representing The famo Com
pany, and samuel 4. McDlniel. q
citizen.
City Solicitor Bayard and Robert C.
Hartman represented the frc chief. and
Daniel o. Hastings appeared Tor the
taus Company.
James Y. Campbell. chief Of the New
Castle Fire Depa tment. was the q. st
witness called by Mr. Hastings toby
Mr.. Campbell was questioned in re-
gAds 10 cue seriousness Of the Ore at
The Bethlehem Steel Company plant, be-
low New Castle, on December ~. The
/ IRE was such as % cause alarm In and
near New Castle, witness said
/ While the New Castle fremen hesi-
tated In battling the fire because OF
the exploding shells. this was not the
cause Of their not going into service
az the fire. Mr.. Campbell said, the
superintendent OF ilie steel plant hav-
ing told them 10 go into the IRE, az
he expected TO have the company 1re
force Tight the flames.
The Fame Company did not arrive al
the plant, Mr.. Campbell sad, until the
ire was practically over. and gave nc
assistance. but their services could
have been essential he'd the companies
gone into service, the Fame Company
having a "reducer' for hose which
would have been Of great assistance
Mr.. Campbell said the Fame Com.
pany also had plentiful supply Of
hose. tie had heard the company car.
ried about 1900 or 1900 feet. but did
not know to his own knowledge how
much hose the company carried on thai
day
Chief OF Police George Black told OF
being called by the telephone exchange
and asked how aid OF q local fire com.
panv could be secured for the New
Castle fire. ~ then called CHIEF
Golden on the telephone, asking him ia
send aid The fire chief said that Do
had heard nothing o. the nrc ant
while the chief did not definitely sa.
that he would not send aid. Chief BlscA
said DE talked as If he had O. grievance
and was not willing 20 detail nrc com
pany 10 New Castle.
I'm The man 90 be consulted CHE
Golden told Chief Black.
Chief Black sold the plant explosions
which could be heard here, connrme
his belief OF a big fire, and DE imme
diately got into communication VIII
Mayor Lawson and with other pole
officers and later went 10 the IRE.
Chef Black said he also sent the new
patrol, which can readily be used as az
ambulance. 20 the Ore, expecting tha
the fire would be a repetition OF th
Eddystone disaster.
William j. Luiz, president and fore
man OF the Fame Fire Company, testi
fed that when word OF the IRE wai
heard here and when his company wa'
preparing 20 90 10 tho scene, Chie
Golden ordered him not 90 send Tho OPP
paratus 10 New Castle
Don't 60; I'm the chief OF this de-
partment and I'm 10 be recognized,
Golden declared 90 him. To H.
with Johnson and the IRE committee
I'm the chief" Luiz said Golden re.
marked.
Mr.. Lutz said that the Fame apparat
us carried at least 1900 feet OF hose
lie said that IL has been the praciic'
Of The fire companies 10 go outside Oh,
city limits.
When Mr. Bayard questioned the wit
ness in regard 10 obtaining the chief
permission TO perform tine service out
side The city, Mr.. Lun indirectly an
swered:
we plead guilty 70 violating th'
law
Mr.. Hastings endeavored 20 have ih'
answer stricken out on the ground:
that Il was not direct answer. The
motion. however. was ovcrruled by On,
chancellor
Mr.. Lutz said the Fame Compan,