Evening journal., 1922-10-07
FIREMEN SCALE
CITY BUILDINGS
Will Show Fire-Fighting
Ability at dupont and
Industrial Trust
EIND RUBBISH
IN SOME CELLARS

+ While Fire Prevention Week
which has been so gen orally cele-
fbrated in this city the past six days
docs not close until Monday. the
biggest and most spectacular feature
Will take place this afternoon at
Tenth and Shipley streets. The dern-
onstration of fire apparatus and ap-
nliances and the skill and ability
ypf the members of the local depart
Iment, will very likely provide a pro-
gram of activities continuing for
nearly two hours. Both ths DUPONT
and Industrial Trust Company's
buildings will be utilized and the
wall scaling and other demonstra-
tions will be exciting enough for the
most blase.
The manner with which tho citi-
gems have co-operatsd to make Fire
served to be and has proved itself
IS very gratifying TO Fire Chief Lutz
and the other members OF the Fire
Prevention Week committee. Every
yone who was asked TO aid In bring
tng hOms 10 the people the necessity
for observing certain common sense
regulations. has complied and with
a spirit that meant more than the
actual service required.
While the celebration closes on
Monday, the work started this week
win by no means have been con-
cluded. There are the thousands OF
missionaries which the house
,holders have been asked to sign
which will be gone over TO locate
thomes, where FIRE hazards exist.
Wherever any N mace is found the
matter will be at once be taken up
with the renter or owner.
! Inspections made the last two
days have disclosed soma homes
iwhere quantities OF rubbish in the
,cellar made the basement a fire
strap. In most OF these cases they
wers homes that are rented. In
very few instances have there been
hazards found in homes occupied by
the owner. The amount of rubbish
and the number OF houses, have
been few compared with that Of a
year ago or even last spring when
Cleanup Week was on. The les
sons learned then have been applied
and have been pretty generally
lived up 20.
There are still many persons who
do not know the location OF the
nearest fire alarm box 70 thsir
home The telephone at fire head
quarters has been jangling many
times each day. the inquirers want
ing TO know whsre the nearest box
20 his or her home was. The loca-
tions OF all OF the boxes have been
published and for those who want
20 know this information they can
receive a copy OF all the locations.
which would include the ons near
est their home by calling personally
a. fire headquarters.
Members OF Engine Company No.
10 yesterday afternoon delivered the
last Of the departments messages 20 |
Mayor Harvey in relation 10 fire
hazards as they exist in this city.
This message read as follows:
"Hon. Leroy Harvey Mayor. Will |
mingon Del;
Dear Sir-The officers and mem !
bers Of Engine Company No. 10. OF /
the Bureau Of Fire, Nlis city, respect |
fully request that you call upon the |
citizens Of Wilmington 10 cease the !
practice OF huyrying along coal and I
wood fires with kerosene and gaso- !
line This is a dangerous practice. |
both TO the person committing the
offence, as we'll as to neighbors and
firemen.
People think they are never go
ing TO have a fire for the simple /
reason that they never have had ons
so far. This IS not so. One Of our
inspectors in making an investiga-
tion Of a store was told this by the
owner. In reply he stated that we
know not the time when the fire
would visit us. II might visit this
very store that night, the next night,
next week or next year. but we were
never sure of II. The next morning
at 3 o'clock the very store in ques-
tion went up in flames.
~ our citizens would only realize
the dangers which attend their care
less practices, they would soon cease
them, and endeavor to make Will
mington The First City Of the First
State in Fire Prevention"
Yours respectfully.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
SAFETY.
"Omcers and Members Of Engine
Hop,nopw No T0W