The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-12-14
FIRE DEPARTMENT GIVES
REPORT OF CALLS MADE
One-Third Due To Flue Fires;
Little Damage During Year

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With one-third of the fires occurring
in Oakland and vicinity during 1888
being fue fires, Edward A. Shaffer, as
president of the Oakland Fire Depart.
ment, urges all residents to be careful
in the firing of their stoves and heat
ing plants of their homes and places
of business during the winter months
Mr. Shaffer made his annual report
at the last meeting Of the department
on December 6, showing a total of 81
calls made and answered-twenty-six
of them for fires and others for cases
of drowning, collapse of building, etc.
The fire damage during 1889 was COM
paratively slight.
At the meeting on December Mr..
Shaffer was reelected president of the
department. Others chosen included
A. G. Gortner, vice-president; James
Hart, secretary; Walter w. Dawson
treasurer; Emroy Bolden, chief; G. C.
Stemple, first assistant; James Lewis,
second assistant; Robert Stanton, cap
tain; E. A. Shaffer, A. G. Gortner,
w. W. Dawson, G. C. Stemple, H. P
Stuck, L, NJ. Fraley and Emroy Bolden
were named on the standing commit
tee.
Mr.. Shaffer's report of calls from
December 1, 1888, to December 1, 1889,
included the following:
1888.
Dec. 81, 7:30 a. m.-Fire at Vindex.
Turned back before arrival at Vindex.
Dec. 26, 80 a. m.-Julius Walter;
fue fire; slight damage.
1889.
Jan. 2, 200 p. m.-John Shaffer,
Gortner; flue fire; no damage.
Jan. 8, 6:10 p. m.-John Laurey,
Loeb Lynn; flue fire; no damage.
Jan. 9, 7:55 p. m.-Grammar school,
Oakland-Fordson tractor on fire;
slight damage.
Jan. 10, 5:45 p. m.-John Michael
home; fiue fire; no damage.
Jan. IA, 7:45 a. m.-Miss Beulah
Loughridge home; fiue fire; no dam
age.
Jan. IA, 10:45 a. m.-David Glaze's
home; Mason street; fue fire; no dam
age.
Jan. IA, 1915 p. m.-Shaffer's store
at Mt. Storm; building destroyed; bad
roads; equipment not taken; other de-
partments at scene.
Jan. IS, 200 p. m.-F. A. Smouse
store, Second street; short circuit;
slight damage.
Jan. %, 2:40 p. NC. Spiker; fue
fire; no damage.
Feb. %, 11:5O a. m.-Truck on fire;
East End Garage; slight damage.
March A, $40 a. m.-Teets' Garage;
gasoline fire; slight damage.
March A, AS p. m.-Grass fire, Gro
yer Browning; no damage.
March 6, Ais p. m.-State Road tar
pot on fire; no damage.
March %, 1856 p. m.-Andrew Hell
big small tenant house; damage esti-
mated at $3.50.
May 3, 7:40 a. m.-George Hipsley
residence, Mountain Lake Park; fue
fire; no damage.
May 7, 2:10 p. MN. Cover home;
Liberty street; estimated damage,
$3.50.
June 6, 1;25 p. m-Frantz Hotel,
Railroad street, collapsed; no one in
jured.
June IA, 200 p. m.-Call to Silver
Lake; drowning; Edward Blizzard; ar
rived too late to render assistance in
resuScitation.
June %, $3.50 a. m.-Call to Crellin;
Charles Wilson; near drowning; rem
dered first aid; boy recovered.
June "a, 11:20 a. m.-Leighton's
Garage; Third street; no damage.
July 5, 500 a. m.-Jamison house
on Green street; estimated damage,
$10O.
July 80, $3.50 p. m.-Call to Deep
Creek Lake; Clark boy drowning.
August II, Ills a. m.-Fire at Deer
Park; McNemar dwelling; destroyed;
estimated loss $1100.
Aug. Is, 2:20 a. m.-Truck on fire at
creamery; Third street; slight dam
age.
Sept. 2, 500 p. m.-Beeghley's barn
near Sunnyside; building destroyed.
Sept. 81, lilo a. m.-Town tar pct
on fire; no damage.
Oct. Is, 1850 a. m.-Straw rick at
Wensel farm on fire; building adjoin-
ing saved
Nov. 7, 6:35 a. m.-Charles Wilson
house, Crellin; fiue fire; no damage.
Nov. %, 1890 a. m.-Chas. Harvey,
Loeb Lynn, small work shop destroy
ed; estimated damage 500; other
buildings saved.