New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-25
banners Inscribed With the usual compneots In passing
the CIV Hell We observed large banner inscribed


the City Hell, We osssrvsd lsrgs saaosf Inscribed
~weleons rHsssD all
Arrived A. tbs PARK they projected 20 the tent that hsd
been prepared for them and had excellent
DIsskR.
III. dinner was laid in large marquee capable Of scat
ing Two NJ 2 .,ass1,s Of Sd fs and INT b, them y
the Fire department The space Vas sid with Is iong
table, running the length Of The t.n ana one
Al the head The appearance of the Snoie ~S very e.
ftiye .ten seen before the opnsr and alter the Whole
company had seated themselves Il Vas rnos insresnee
sight beunfd supply Of ne good things ., I've ws.s
"a A D,ckerson The Mayor Common Councii and
other distinguished personase- led the gay and .esed
themselves Al the head Of the table The char gas aken
- nv W T Ensts supported by Mayor Skinner and
Judee Fosier The various Companies then came IN aaa
Sled TO the tables and not~'th.'sndns se sse
dsors above Eve hundred fremen could no nnd paSes
a, the table CrSce was said by the Rev President Asr
which the Company set TO with wlh Alter soss svss
u,,ee 10 the dinner which wss on purey 'empefsnse
nrpcinas the nrenen Get out Ia get she engn-s re<ay
"' TIC GREAT TRIAL or SKILL
THE POTS . Il.
The place assigned the trial was eaeeiensy
adapted for IL The Park the location ana ns gasss
Vas marked pole of i53 feet ia hight Al % ee' 'Io
the sround the pole hsd mug, ana 50 on - ~ ~
~ txo feet to the top. The summit OF the pole wSs
crowned with 6remsn's hat Inc competitors W.
divided into classes the trss class were me srHe
double decksd engines, the seooac were Syiea piAns
epgines The rules to pA. one minute escn 10 ro
taror tor tbs sd of pse The 9Th Of the hose $50
fee, nozzle 10 suit the parties The piano engines
he'd the adv sntsss Of cooler atmosphere 10 play through
Which may account Tor theimmens- attitude their streams
The MIA commenced y ocl'ck sod concluded al "a
pm The cav c. ud not have been inner Tue prizes tor
which the, ~ere Contend two silver goblets snd
SAVERS lhe Nes Haven authorities who brought about
ts dem" AMEN Ci sk hal "uS IN view the welfare OF
tie FIRE Department by orasiax IN competition the dn
trrut ,0npspies of the neighocring States Ahouxh
south~ark "a eiue Wa be.ttu a,ogesher une
dual match Tie southwark S,s ocit for hydran' use.
snd here she hsd e. perform suction dOty WINE n-r ovm
ue@rs we're all built fer suciioC The resaN sncn give
Of the rs is rom personal obs"rvsivn-ss l Was STA
TONED IA m. observatory vita tx judges Ih- Jddgss
were tirnh. vrh the uumber ~ escn csss who ntsnd
ed upets Bat sere entr y 'Sh"'s"' "' ue "sae'
or loo aud could see noth NJ 81 tue Proceraoss 20
low ia A.. Park ,hrr the streams ct water sen. up
As tie oisge ct The elm completely shut out the view
The fC'ios ug were The
let PHILP : GAIPiS, EsMsyo- aud IA Caet Ensnesn
DAessrr Filst sslseta and IA Chief snsHsss
Th, s.nI,n,n werr s.atva III the observatory OF the
T.uirr House and watched the 10 through telescopes,
pTs ,hr persons had e,essnts which they fixed at the
TAI highest point "i the stream snd the e,esoVpes
were brought nts r,quisi'a 10 ascertain the nun
TRIAL OF cIA,soNE
Stream No @ thrown ,, RS.tS I.1S &C. o Sssre.
dI Stream Nc Ill ~ feet thrown sou'hw.s NswYOs.
strs nv ~ feet thrown by Pee hnsns company ff''-
s%':% &c. SS Il i:' 5ss; SssSaA Hose S
stream Ne VII Isl tee', Empire Fair Haven
TRIAL OF SECOND Class ENGINES.
thrown, Close to the pole, and strong stream. ,,,
str,sm No i'll 81 iset Excelsior Brds'poH Hoe eu"t
Stream No. " III feet Nissars, New Losaoa
suesm No v, l25 feet NiagNa. Springfield - ,....
No. VI ISL feet Rehef NeS-Londo" fns"fe nut 1s
s,rs.m No VII. ias feet Nissars New Britain
Stream No. WIN, IL feet Annhl,toi Hartford
Siream No TX, IN fees, Pf@nis WsieronTy
stresm Ne. y, l29 feet, PrVteeuon Neisroary
s,r.sm No a. NS feet hose hurst CsierscL seriaea
srss@ No. XII ~ i s ,ss; f S.P,"c. s H.Rcd
stream No NV IN ee those burstl Torrent NhlcoPr'
A, the trial proceeded. draieaIns cheers me TUG nkne
. advantage which any Of the competitors mgn sSn.
At The close the judges awarded the nrs pTse 10
Con psny OF Providence the second 60 Niagara ComPS
by al New Britain.
TIE affair was one Of the most imposing KIND ana pro
bly, never before have the good citizens OF Ne~H"sn
been excited and sstonisbed that day and ven
,ure 70 saw that the Oldest nhabsnt will sonsdAy spsak
of II as The day in the history OF New Haven
II appears that through some mistake, the Chei I'm
neer caused the members OF Southwark Company 70 play
through greater length Of hose than the other CompS-
Mics did And number Of members assert thar the nose
of the Gapes Company 60 feet shorter than was 'ncr
own They say that they ceriained this from observing
the two lengths of hose they lay side by side, leading
from the tank whe nee they both obtained their water
reconsideration this and the tact that hight OF l7o iset
il no very ordinary feat for the Southwark Engine 70
throw stream, the members were somewhat dissstsnso
with the result Of their trial
The city WAS relieved OF Of its visitors in the even
Ing, although large proportion remained The New
Workers dispersed themselves through the city and amused
aware Of did they the bounds Of good order ana
decOTum
NerH0vea, July 81.