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Show Millionaire Fire Chief The chlet of tho Lnrchmont (N. Y.) tiro department. Just elected, Is May- MAYHEW DItONSON. Isrw Dromon, a millionaire, a society man and a gentleman, who makes at- tondanco at fires his bobby, says Los-He's Los-He's Weekly. Ho has taken a particular partic-ular courso of instruction In tho work of the fire depsrtment, Including the scaling of bars walls, tho running of ladders to housetops and so on. It Is Bald that be has attended 200 fires In New York city during the past year. Ills fstber, Theodore Hronson, made a fortune In Wall street, which May-hew May-hew Inherited All the money that tho new chief has earned was 1 received re-ceived for Jury duty, and ho has it framed and hung up In his spacious home In this city. Ho was tho gratuitous gratu-itous Instructor ot the Lsrohmont fire department for somo time and himself purchased tho new uniforms for his men. They are dtllghted with his promotion to the position of chief of their volunteer fire brigade. Mr. IJronson Is a member of the New York Athletic club, la prominent In yachting circles, and Is welt educated, having spent eomo yoars at tbo famous University Uni-versity ot Heidelberg, Germany. |