The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-09
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- s1eisl ladder truck, and I'd
Csslson, second driver, were
RI d blame by the board Of IRE
lo1ice commissioners. IN ses-
Wednesday night, for the coi-
17ln between the aerial ladder
I and the big pump truck It
n ~ eafly Monday morning.
- ! result Of the decision the
aremen will be deprived Of the
- fourth day of for the period
- month. Stephens was but
1otly promoted to . captaincy.
m board, composed OF John
Il ar, Fred Mueller and Edward
nfsfeld. heard the stories Of SIX
zen. Adolph Cawi. tiller on
I II aerial, was held blameless,
= h vas perched at the rear end
r ~ truck as stearer Of tho rear
yheelA
August Brandt, driver Of the COM
1hstion pump and hose truck. and
Yary Ullemeyer and Thomas
ana riding the rear Of the pump
srck. were also held blameless.
~ latter two men said that they
yojced . warning Of the impending
eoIlision before jumping to safety.
Rnudt as driver Of the pump
ruck, was held blameless. as he
IA the right of way in backing
lypm the scene Of the fire, $50 feet
~ Of the corner of Fifth avenue
I'd Twenty-fifth street, back to
&e IRE hydrant.
Aerial in Wrong Position.
4 was set forth that the unwrit-
IA law Of fire departments is that
lore and pump trucks have the
rsht Of way, and that all other
equipment must take up positions
d the opposite side of the street
fum them. This is done to allow
hes access in making hose con-
nsctions with hydrants.
Il was decided in the case at
.hsaring that Captain Ben Stephens
md Assistant Driver Edward Carl
pon we're in the wrong in driving
De aerial ladder truck in a posi-
ton on the same side Of the street
q the hydrant and directly in
'front.' Of the fire hydrant. 1t was
also held that they should have
wicked away from the wrongfully
hken position when they saw the
Jump truck being backed into DO
tdon for a hose connection. The
bcsrd held that the evidence show
n that the truck was allowed to
remain in its position while the
Jump truck backed up about one
hundred feet, crashing into the
aefial ladder truck. The radiator
g the aerial truck was ruined and
he body on the pump truck was
boeened from the frame and
suckled The damage Is said to
amount to several hundred dollars.
Lay Down Regulations.
AZ : further result OF the acct
mt written regulations have been
~ down in the handling OF the
tHeks. These rules were compiled
y Mayor Harry N. Schriver, Com
9isaioner William H. Fitzsimmons
"a Fire Chief August Schmidt.
commissioner Ftzsimmons said
this morning that the rules are no
more than what he has been telling
me nremen from time to time, but
which he now believes should be
lud down in writing and strictly
enforced.
Against Full Speed Runs.
the rules laid down, which set q
need limit and make other restric-
tons, follow:
Ffst-All trucks when respond
ms 70 an alarm shall not exceed
twenty-five (25) miles per hour,
0cepting the aerial truck.
second-When responding to an
lAfm, the aerial truck shall not
exceed fifteen u.s. miles per hour
Third-All drivers must have
ueir cars in full control when
Nearing a street car crossing OF
lrve
fourth-Upon arriving at a fire
NO aerial truck shall take a posi-
uon on the opposite side Of the
sueet and remain there until or.
se9M 70 move.
.Hth-upon arriving at a IRE
us aerial truck shall not stop near
s1re hydrant.
sixth-All men on the rear step
= nre trucks when the car is back.
e up, shall be ready to give warn
ls wnen In danger Of running into
n obstruction.
Seventh-The man riding on the
~ with the driver when respond.
e 10 an alarm. must keep the 81
~ gong. and at all times must as
~ and advise the driver in case
q Necessity.
0ehth-All trucks when return.