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Show Volunteer firefighters were distinguished for bravery By TOM McHOES The Daily Herald It was called Provo Volunteer Mine and Engine Company Number One and its members were distinguished lor their bravery during a time when spraying water from a hose wasn't so automatic. The company of volunteers was Proxo's first fire department and it was established on Mar. 13. 1890. According to a collaborative booklet compiled by Assistant Provo Fire Chief Bert L. Kirkwood and written by Ephraim H. Davis, the FOOD: (Continued from Page 138) soon discovered that the soil and climate provided the right conditions for the spring vegetable. "Soon severl families were plantipatches of asparagus and it to selling grocery store and fruit and vegetable peddlers in Ogden. Today asparagus is grown in several large open fields." The contributor of Bertha's Raisin Cream Pie noted, "This was a favorite pie of my dad, who always said that anything tastes good with enough sugar and cream, even ng small need for the citv's first fire depart ment arose after a large fire heaxiK damaged a section of the Brighum Vmng Acadeim building. On a cold January evenim: in 1884. the Lewis Building where acadeim classes were taught, caudii tire and began binning at such an alarming rate that adjoining edifices were torn down to keep the fire from spreading. A bucket brigade was formed b the town's citiens in the weather but it was not enough to completely prevent the large blaze sub-zer- o from doing its damage. As a result of the fire, one man lost his life after tailing ill with pneunonua because of the conditions in which the blae were fought. As a result of that fire, plans were set forth by Provo Max or W ilson Dusenburx for the establishment of a xolunteer fire department. These plans were carried out by Max or John Booth si xears later. The cit'x spent S4.000 for a La France horse-draw- n steam fire d engine, a second-hanhose cart w hich thev purchased form d man-pulle- Some of the contributors gave Julander, who is a health care away their best secrets. provider, said food today is lighter. The Rhubarb Custard Pie contrib"What we attribute that to, 1 think, utor xvrote: "In grandmother's day is we don't need that type of calories rhubarb was considered a 'spring anymore because we don't work on tonic' Although it is technically a the farm and we don't work in minvegetable, it is usually used as a fruit. ing and we certainly don't drive "To get it growing early in the handcarts across the plains and the spring, one of my friends covers it mountains," she explained. with a cardboard box. She always "All of the recipes were sent to us says that rhubarb is like love: the as being foods typical of the more you give away, the more you have. Rhubarb grows best when regions," Julander noted. "Each chapter has a history of the region picked often." "The comments are authentic," and where the foods come from. Julander noted. "People sent them to "Some of the foods they found I us. actually telling us of the history of were right there in their region that particular food." never knew we had pomegranates in As for differences between food St. George until wrote this book," back then and food of today. she said, laughing. the city of Ogden. a team of horses and other fire fighting equipment. With new firefighting equipment in hand, firefighters would be able to battle blazes with much more efficiency than that of the old bucket brigade. When the new engine was tested, fire officials discovered that 80 pounds of steam could be generated in six and a half minutes (much faster than passing buckets), hurling water into the air 30 feet higher than the East Co-o- p building - one of Provo's tallest. But with all the equipment and technology, there was still one problem for the newly created department. Because the city had no waterworks, the w ater had to be taken from a box placed in ditches located along the Tabernacle Block which is now known as University Avenue. Such a time element problem would be critical in the area's first fire following the creation of the department. In July of 1890, a citizen's barn caught fire and the team was dispatched by the sound of the fire bell w hich hung over the Old Tabernacle. That summer was a particularly hot one and that would not bode well for the barn's owner or the firefighters. The engine had to be transferred 1 tnifhi lTtll CtalCVkcn (See FIRE, Pagel40) - Our idea of progress is making things as good as we always have... with the very best employees in the business! ISfMestie Nestle Frozen Food Company 139 |