Davis, in answering an alarm, was hurt when he slid down a pole his
injuries consist of a bruised arm, head abrasions and a rupture. He
will, be confined to the hospital for several days.
The same company, together with engine 4 and truck 2, made a run to
the Jackman home, 589 Alta Vista Street, shortly before 2 o’clock
in the morning. Fire in a quantity of rubbish in a barrel, resulted
in light damage.
March 26, 1936
Four grass fires, a roof blaze and a dump fire kept
Dubuque firemen on the move late Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Brooms were used to extinguish grass fires in Cleveland
Park, in the 500 block on West Thirty-second Street, on the Mt.
Carmel road and in the 1800 block on Seminary Street.
Sparks from a chimney are believed to have been
responsible for a roof fire which caused slight damage at the William
Schuster home, 1531 Maple Street, shortly after 5 o’clock in
the afternoon. Engines 1 and 3 and Truck 2 responded.
Engine 5 handled a dump fire on East Fourth Street.
LOCALS
A smoke scare at the F. B. Nesler home, 1034 Julien
avenue, brought out Engine companies 3, 4, 5 and Truck 2 at 1:42 o’clock
Thursday afternoon.
Wednesday April 1, 1936
Five companies of firemen rushed to Eleventh and Elm streets, in the
factory district, shortly after 9 o'clock Wednesday morning only to
find that the blaze was in a small home. Wood exposed to a chimney was
responsible. The damage was slight. Engines 1, 4 and 5, Hose 2 and Truck
2 responded.
A shanty built by boys in the rear of 25 Bluff street was destroyed
by fire at 5:30 o'clock Wednesday morning. Engines 1, 3 and 5 and
Truck 2 responded. "No damage" was written across the report sheet
at fire headquarters, indicating that firemen apparently have no sense
of values.
Wednesday May 6, 1936
The first fire alarm in three days came
into headquarters at 9:30 o'clock Wednesday morning. Three fire companies
sped to the William Smith home, 183 Kaufmann avenue, where a painter's
torch was blamed for a small blaze on a porch. The damage was slight.
Firemen got quite a thrill out of the fact that on arrival they discovered
the fire was due to the paint removing activities of two former members
of the fire department, "Bill" Smith and Joseph Connolly. Engines
1 and 3 and Truck 2 responded.
March
12, 1936
