The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-14
VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT TO
BE READY FOR EMERGENCY
with HHey
nigh h

| organized.
T.. some weeks ago The News Scimita
| N several stories coming from the fire
fin fTi,en told the public plainly what tn
tthheilen We're contempla ting and pu
me public on notice. Nothing was don,
az the time except for other pubiica
ss IONS 10 follow the articles with inspiret
stuiIs sturtes ridfculing the prospect Of ;
In. addition to the list of res,ena linn.
handed in by the grievance committae i
Eh6sr E|hbsar mas received designations from
IIharIes u. Nunnery, M G. Schaedle
Sonh r, g: Spellings and n. G.. Bradley
my hst OF names OF those purported
fo,,anaye 70 nave resigned are appended to the
10 the Honorable Mayor and Commits
M SMtnhers OF the City of Memphis:
we, the undersigned members OF the
memphis fire department. composing
d dtle entire fire fighting force, and alarm
thop spatchers, have reached conclusion
.nat We can no longer exist on our
present wage scale. and are compelled
70 seek other employment.
we, therefore. through our commit
see, tender you our designations, to take
1SteeL 1tte ~ Clock, noon, sharp on the
iStn day OF July 1920, or sooner.
company i, A and B Shifts-Capt.
Bradford Thos, J. sisley, W. A. Crab
Iree, Ar Ravenall, Dan Floyd. ed DOYLE.
Joseph II. Baker, Robert Boyd, Cant
e. n. t1tzsimmons. J. A. Camp, julius
Schmaltz L. NJ. McGnl, c. A. RoweI,
Geo Walsh, Tom Collins.
Bonner, Pat Silvers, Thos. sauerman, n
A. 4. j. Cotton, Harry P. Kelly, j. E.
Patton, John D. Strader, Charlie White
N. kallaher, John Fravega, Charlie
SSagie. Sa Jesse S. Collier, Claud Weaver,
:, Company 3, A and B shlfts-Capt.
Henry Bremen, +. A. Conser, Joe
Miley, J. A. Burks, A. Donohue. Jas. e.
Callahan, Capt Mike Highland, s. r,
Baker, G. C. Columbus. Henry Kressen-
nesrg, Perry Huggins, Cary A. Ken
Company 4, A and shifts--Capt.
l. H. McDugle, capt. Al Smith, V M L.
Sadler. Fl. H. Tucker, James S. White,
]. D. Quianthy.
John kehoe, John II. smddy, Jno. T.
Kelly, A. F. Arnoult, J. J. Larkin, Owen
Patton, W. A. Tennison, Frank j. Gov
olo, Capt f. Williams, E. CayaEnaro
K. R. Bloodworth, Ross Nagle, John
I. Foley, A., J. schaefer. J. z. Small,
Company 9, A and B Shlfts-Capt.
Atwell, r. D. Hull, N. l.. Thoms, Chas.
Romaine. Capt. John Carroll. w. Il.
Cox, Thos. e. Ryan, James Doyle, JOS.
j. Giar6ina T. NJ. McBroom.,
Company. 7, A and B shifts-Capt,
Lundy, John Butler, John Foley, Jr.,
Capt. Ed Callahan, John Miskel, Vim
cent ]. Ryan, Thomas e. Burke, Rich
ard Kelly, Vincent Glass, w. II. Bailey.
Company s, A and b Shifts--Capt. j.
@. Kitchen, J, W. Coleman, Ed Mcn-
vain, j. s, Collins. Steve Duffy. z. F
Wick, j. Lenow, r. F. Barrow. ]. P.
H. II. Gibson.
Company 8, A and b Shifts--Capt.
R. T. Westbrook, F, r, Sturgeon, Joe
Smith, Jno, ]. Castelrecchi. James Lut-
:. Ebert, NJ. D. o'Leary, Jno. Doyle,
Samuel Corey. J., Haggerty, Jerome
Baker, J. D. Bloodworth, L. urbancic,
Company TO- A and B Shifts-Capt.
mo. A. Sullivan, Louis Gaio, Vic Reis-
ser. T. II. Johnson, r. ]. Beardeau,
Frank Smith, Frank Keely, Capt, John
Walsh; " Il; ,;,II a MusgTToye' ?: e; P1arkeg'
Company II, Truck-Capt. John
Curry, r. J. Larkin, T, NJ. Davidson
ieo. O'Hearn, r. NJ. CamplIn. H. Kahr-
teld, r. A. Sadler. C, e. Kaufman, w
1. McKentt, Sam Fontaine, r. j. Lem
I'm, R. s. Vance, Capt. Gabe Sales,
". r. Pfemfort, Joe Sullivan, j. c.
Terrell, K. f. lowers, " f. Browning,
Frank w. Yeargin, Angelo Bursi. ].
J. ~. King, Frank Limit, A. V. Jones,
c Company nj Il. A and B shifts-Capt,
Zee Johnson, NJ. L. Gardner, j. J. Den
oay, Capt. A. v. Keech Fred e, Merkt, |
". L. Newton, j, w. Barnett. John |
4ackett, Chas. W. Bell, John A. Snow
Company IA and 8 Truck--Capt. Chas
Knapp S. A. Harville r. ], Farrell,
v L. Sumpter, c, E, McEwen, w. NJ.
Brown ]. H. Powers, J. F. Baker, A.
:. Richardson, j, e. wilson A. Kin
ane, M. l.. Collier, Capt. j. Dugan,
has. Townsey, John Harris, L. K.
ant apt PI j. Jennings. Peter B, car
erry, e. c. Bryant, Otto Nelson, B. B.
'almer, B. Lindermann,
Truck Capt. II. Daley, r: A. Bur
ows, B. P. Radford, Leon Foltz. {. 0.
ullivan. D, Il; Achard' lsnaot;a Paul Gavnar'
'ne 'iIert Ed I'd. Nef}, Henry Rider, L. Van
Truck capt. Jas. O'Neil, Sam r,
Iolt. Walter Reisser, Frank Milazzo,
/. r. Kenney, p. L. Smith, J. $. Kyle,
apt. Gus Wesche, G. F. LeClerc,, b.
Chemical Capt. Louis Cuneo. Syl-
ester Haggerty, Andrew Hazen, Capt.
A. Haggerty, Thos. O'Neil. Lawrence
ernell.
water Tower-Capt. Frank Wigal, +.
Simmons, e. f. Hatley, VIM. Mo-
uRhney, Bennie Rosenstein.
Alarm Dlspatchers-M Schadel Chas.
unnery, Alex. Lingua.
presented by the fire fighters duly
ected committee Chas. Knapp, lrby
linck, John Curry, Jas, O'Neil. John
Smiddy, A. T. Schaefer.