On June 9, 1887, the men of the Chattanooga Fire Department, Lookout Company received a call that would change their lives forever. The alarm sounded from Box 25—the new Standard Gas Machine & Economizer—adjacent to the Beehive General Store at the corner of 4th and Market Streets. Chief Whiteside was in command, and firefighters Henry Iler and William “Matt” Peak went to lay a line at the rear of the store. Moments later an explosion rained red-hot bricks on them, killing both men.
Within days, the generous city of Chattanooga had begun plans to erect a statue in their honor. A year later, a site was chosen across from the courthouse, which became "Fountain Square." Adolph Ochs, the publisher of the Chattanooga Times, had traveled to New York City and contracted with the J.L. Mott Iron Company for the fountain. It was one of the largest such companies of the day, but when they heard the purpose of the fountain, they discounted the price—from $1,800 to $1,200.
Local orator Col. Tomlinson Fort, speaking at the memorial dedication, said, “As long as this fountain shall stand, members of the Chattanooga Fire Department will be ready to risk their lives to save the lives and property of the city’s people.” Little did any of them know that all these years later, not only does the fountain still stand, it has become a place for the Chattanooga Fire Department and citizens to pay homage and respects to Chattanooga’s Bravest.
In recent years the Chattanooga Fire Department has added two new memorials. One memorial bears the names of the two firefighters in whose memory this fountain was built and the other has the names of other CFD and Hamilton County firefighters who have died in the line of duty since.
The information you need to solve this field puzzle can be found at the posted coordinates. Solve the following code listed below to find the coordinates to the final stage of this multi-cache.
N35° AB.CDE W085° FG.HIJ
A. Jeffrey A. Bowman: 2
B. W.T. Walker: 3
C. Shane Daughetee: 2
D. Carl A. Bettis, Jr.: 2
E. Paul H. Workman: 4
F. Steward Gandy: 1
G. Henry Iler: 3
H. James Thomas: 4
I. Gary Wayne Logan: 1
J. William Ridge: 3
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