THURSDAY S FALSE ALARM
; To the Editor Sir,— Will you kindly ailow me a short | space iv your valuable paper to express my [ feelings re the false alarm on Thursday nig tv The fire (or supposed fi.e)wasnot more than four chains from the Presbyterian Churchy from where the »larm was given. The person who rang the bell did s • presumably "jußt to see how the Brigade turned out," never thinking how far men have to run to be made fools of. Ido not think either that any person ought to be permitted to start conflagrations in the town on their own hook, without consulting the Council or the captain of the Fire Brigade. I hope that the next time a f Use alarm is sounded, the offenders will be brought to acoount for their actions, as this turning out for "fun " only tend 3 to keep the firemen back from a real outbreak, and is calculated to lead to the dispiriting of the men and loss to the town in future cases of fire. — I »m, &c.,~~ A Firemam, M.V F.B.
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Bruce Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 164, 25 August 1903, Page 5
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