Among the buffs
BUFFS—and not a few firemen— in the area of Redwood City, Calif., are looking forward to the eentury celebration of the Redwood Fire Department starting September 19. Captain Alfred Hund, Fire Department Headquarters, 1044 Middlefield Rd., Redwood City, tips us off that a feature of the celebration will be the display of a piano-style rig acquired by the department in 1862, which we Civil War buffs know is a heap of time ago. The rig, to those of us still young enough not to have seen horse-drawn apparatus —much less hand-drawn equipment— was a hand pumper built by Cowing and Co., Seneca Falls, N. Y.
The enjine was paid for by monthly dues, contributions, and the proceeds of the first annual ball, says Captain Hund, and Redwood citizenry took pride in their galloping ghost made of mahogany and trimmed in “shining brass. The piano pride arrived in San Francisco on September 13, 1862, and was delivered in Redwood City on September 22, 1862. The century mark in Redwood City will be celebrated with dedication of the Fireboat Richard Drivon, dinners, demonstrations, and parades.
虽然我们在主题的同时，我提醒Noce Grove，N. J.的E. Stokes Fire Company，第3号出版了全面的公司历史。Fire Company的William N.Schwartz，P. O. Box 104，从1886年到1961年讲述了“Stokes的故事”。
一些摘录：“在1886年11月27日在公司第二次会议上，成员投票禁止在俱乐部室或在服务中酗酒或醉酒。...... 1887年1月，Stokes公司投票赞成该公司的会议室的任何时候不应使用烟草。这是为了与这个时期社区的长老领导人的想法保持一致。“（关于助理编辑Frank Hanifin的说明：不是在消防工程的“老人领导人”不介意：1。你的管道;和2.你的塞加尔斯？）188金宝搏是正规吗
该报告讲述了Stokes Stalwarts无法找到一匹马来拖到火灾的马，因此在20分钟的记录时间内跑起来。另一个时间（毫无疑问，早期的疲惫经验）Stokes消防夫人将钻井平台抓到了一辆小车车，将设备拖到贝尔马尔的火灾中。在那之场之后，他们被称为“D”车线的丁东达迪迪。
Things finally reached the point where the board of fire commissioners augustly voted to pay $3 to the owner of the first team of horses arriving at the engine house to drag the chemical engine to the fire. You never saw so many horses outside a rodeo after that. A pretty horsey set, those Stokes pokes. Brer Schwartz says he’ll send copies of the history to all who send him 50 cents to cover the cost of mailing and handling.
Call it the devious means by which reporters get their news, but the following bit about New York comes to Los Angeles by way of San Francisco, courtesy of Irving “Doc” Levin, editor of the Phoenix Society’s Phoenician News. At the 22nd Annual Dinner of the New York Fire Bell Club, the Bureau of Fire Communications under Assistant Chief Tom O’Brien cut in a local via ’phone pair from die Manhattan Fire Alarm office. Thus were the buffs provided with tapper service during the course of the dinner. P.S.: Only three boxes hammered in.
如果您不认为Buff是一组木制人，那么就没有进一步阅读。现在出现了这一专栏的精力充沛的记者，杰夫施瓦茨，1032个Wavely Avenue，芝加哥13，生病了，报告了全国初级消防粉丝协会的形成。
“既然我是一个年轻的粉丝之一，1对几年的初级火式协会的想法感兴趣，”杰夫写道。“但是，直到我收到伯明翰的鲍勃萨姆·萨姆斯的消防副本通讯，直到伯明翰·萨姆，这给了我决定采取行动的其他年轻光伏的名字。”
That Jeff took immediate action is shown by the fact that he has a roster of members “between the ages of 12 and 31 from all over the country.” Officers are: Jeff, president; Joe Pitzer, 933 Coolidge Street, Westfield, N. J., first vice president; Jim Burrows, Box 224, Kennebunkport, Me., second vice president; Jim Regan, 94 Greenwood Street, Law’rence, Mass., secretary, eastern division; and Arthur Behan, 2009 Angelrodt Street, St. Louis, Mo., secretary, western division. Jeff will be happy to send all interested buffs an application blank. No dues.
直到我下个月挂起了我的钢琴式打字机到Stokes Trolley，我将期待您的新闻注释和报告。地址：相同。4234唐暗黑破坏神博士，洛杉矶8.对不起，但除了通过这一列不能回答字母。□□
