Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1907 — Fire Company is Expert. [ARTICLE]

Fire Company is Expert.

At a practice of the fire company Monday night the adeptness of the members of the company at getting the fire team hitched up was demonstrated, and two members succeeded in getting the team into harness and getting started out in just 7i seconds. Then it was decided to have a trial at how quickly the driver, Chester Zea, respond to an alarm at night. He wentT to his rooms over the engine house, undressed and went to bed and the alarm was sounded. He got up, slipped on his trouserb and boots, got down stairs, hitched up the the team and was on the seat ready to start in—now, wait a minnte, don’t call us any harsh names, the unimpeachable word of Fire Chief Montgomery is our authority—4l i seconds. The efficiency of the company should be the pride of every property owner,Tmd that their effort to excel would make them very effective in case of a bad fire is certain. It is probable no town the size of Rensselaer in the United States has so efficient a fire company.