Show Many Citizens Visit Exhibit at Fire H Headquarters Intricacies of Equipment Explained by Experts Many residents of the tho city are availing avail all in jog ing themselves os toda today of the tha opportunity opportunity afforded thorn them by br the fire department department depart depart- ment to stud study the tho development of that protective institution from the tho days day of tho the pioneers to the present tim time and andare are arc visiting fire headquarters in East Enst First South street in large numbers The Tho exhibit of ancient firo fire fighting ng apparatus beside the powerful modern modem engines shows a long lon step in advancement advance mont moat and development de Prom From tho the old copper an and brass rass buckets of tho original original inal bucket brigade and tho first hand band power pump rump to the time powerful steamers an arid and aerial trucks truck in use today todar is i a n long step and its importance seems to be fully appreciated by tho the visitors Uniformed firemen are aro on duty to conduct visitors through the tho department depart depart- department ment mont and explain tb the intricacies of or the machinery and aumi equipment Interest is shown in tho the signal nal apparatus in tho the office offic where Fred re Gul- Gul on signal officer and Charles Heading department electrician are aro rc on on- duh dut serving as lecturers l Firemen from all stations t gave o a aNew aNew New Years Year's home party part at tars tora Wednesday night which continued until 1 I 0 o'clock clocK this mornin morning Firemen with their wives and families a assembled assem asom- em bled early earh in tho the e evening and passed the bours bours- until after midnight ht danciu dancing The Tho orchestra was stationed in tho the gymnasium anti and the tho floor was crowded Supper was Vas served lIen in Dormitory No 1 throughout the evening c At a general alarm was WaR turned in m to all nIl companies to the electric light company com corn pany pan tho telephone company and tho the wat waterworks department tAt t that in- in slant stanl a pandemonium of or sound was generated on the tho equipment floor as aB cr c every noisemaking instrument of the department was sas thrown into service b by tho the pressing of a button Gouge whis whis- tJ antI and on the motor equipment shrieked anti and roared makin mak mak- in log ing an almost unprecedented volume of sound I. Fire Chief William II It B made madea a talk to the tho firemen them a prosperous wife safe antI ami successful ul year rear At its conclusion II Uncle Reuben Simpson lire fire engineer ma made e a eh in in h he lie expressed 1 tho the good will of ot th the bo boys s 8 for Chief Bywater r and on behalf of every overy member of the department depart depart- mont meat presented tho the chief with a n set of diamond mounted cuff links Jinks |