Word: pumpers
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Fire Chief Henry A. Kilfoyle received numerous requests for the rides which he had offered to students from the Midwest. He regretted having to turn them down, but he said that "I have to protect the taxpayers and not take any chances of getting the old pumper stolen." The engine went to Kenosha for repairs...
Lynch isn't quite sure that the engine will make it all the way to Kenosha on the first try, but he vowed that "we'll send the rescue squad after the old pumper if she breaks down, and another engine to get the kids to Kenosha. It's Wisconsin or bust on this trip...
Crane expects the fire departments of cities en route to "give the pumper the old visiting fireman treatment, brass bands and all. During night stopovers, the engine will be parked in local firehouses, ready for anything...
...pumper's cab, made of heavy armor plate, can seat nine people. Kilfoyle said that "we're willing to fill her up with college kids, if we can help them by getting them home for Christmas." He emphasized that there would be no discrimination on account of sex in choosing the riders...
Fire department personnel guarding the damaged engine said that they anticipated a Lampoon attempt to sabotage the trip, and had been warned to "keep all Harvard students away from the pumper." Police officials guarding the engine said that the fire department had requested police protection because it could not cope with the situation any longer...