Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-09-05

inch stroke.
FIFTH DIVISION.
Engineer SHEPHERD.
Aid.
Torrent, No. A, Worcester.
4-Relief No. 2, Waterfowl, Capt. Priest;
IS men. Zimmerman tub, IL inch cylinder Is
IL inch stroke.
42-Franklin, No. I, Charlestown, Capt Brin-
dali, Sc men. Thayer tub, Z inch cylinder, IL
| inch stroke
Ex-Governor Brooks, No. l, Medford, Capt.
Palmer, AZ men. Hunnewell tub 5 inch cylinder
and IA inch stroke.
Milford Brass Band
4-Torrent No. l. Marlboro, Capt Taylor,
| 40 men. Howard & Davis tub, inch cylinder,
| IA inch stroke
45-Union, No. 2, Leicester, Capt. sprague,
"A men, Zimmerman tub, inch cylinder, IA inch
stroke.
46-Chauncy, No. l, Westborough, Capt War
rem, 60 men. Zimmerman tub, inch cylinder, l6
inch stroke
47-Quinsigamond, No. /, Shrewsbury, Capt
| Maynard, 40 men. Howard q Davis tub, IL
inch cylinder, and Is ga inch stroke.
4S-Torrent, No l. birmingham, Capt. Winter,
40 men, Zimmerman tub, IL inch cylinder, l6
inch stroke.
Halls Boston Brass Band.
49-Barnicoat, No. IL, Boston, Capt. Hunting,
go men. Zimmerman tub, 8 inch cylinder, 10 inch
stroke.
5O-Niagara, No. 8, Millbury, Capt Ellis, 60
men. Thayer tub, IL inch cylinder, II inch
stroke.
Hook and Ladder Co. No. 2, Worcester
SIXTH DIVISION
Engineer HOWE.
Aid.
Tiger, No. g. Worcester.
Chieopee Cornet Band.
5l-Atlantic No. 2 Chicopee, Capt. Foss IS
men. Button tub, IL inch cylinder, inch
stroke
Germania Band
52--Union No. 2, Cambridge, Capt Copeland
50 men Howard Davis tub, inch cylinder,
I6 inch stroke.
Maiden Brass Band.
53-Howard No. 2, West Cambridge, Captain
Russell; 70 men, Howard & Davis tub, IL
inch cylinder, 6 IL inch stroke.
Washington No. l, Medford, Capt. Mason
% men. LETTERS machine, 10 inch cylinder,
inch stroke.
55-Yale No. l, South Redding, Capt. Eaton
60 men. Jeffers tub, 10 inch cylinder, 8 inch
stroke
Salem Bay State Band.
56-Fountan No. g. Lynn, Capt. Smith. Hun
neman tub, inch cylinder, Is IL inch stroke.
57-Torrent No. 6, Roxbury, Capt. Bolton 80
men. Button tub, inch cylinder, IL inch
stroke.
5S-Cataraot No. 2, Brookield, Capt. MOulton /;
on men. Button engine, inch cylinder, 8 inch
stroke.
59-Mechanic No. 2, Holyoke, Capt Bosworth !;
~ men. Howard Davis tub, IL inch cylin-
der, l6 IL inch stroke.
60-Protector No 4, Nashua, Capt. Burke 40
men. Zimmerman tub, inch cylinder, Is inch
stroke.
Eagle Hose Co. No. 8, Worcester
AT the time appointed, and not minute later
everything was in readiness for the procession to
march. which it did through the principal Streets
IN accordance with the programme published yes.
terday. Many of the engines were decorated in
tue most tasteful and gorgeous mauner with
flags, streamers, evergreens, land flowers, and many
OF the officers and members Of the companies
carried bouquets of rare and beautiful flowers,
which were showered upon them from windows
and balconies, or bestowed upon them IN propria
persona by the fair daughters of Worcester, as
the procession passed along.
The procession occupied just an hour in pass
ing any given point, and it presented truly mag
ni6cent spectacle. Seldom, if ever before have
our citizens been gratifed with a scene so beau
tiful and instructive, was presented by this i'm
mense array of manly yigor, associated and COM
bined for noble and philanthropic purposes, and
the delight which was experienced from such an
ocean of harmonies as came from the splendid
bands of music by which the various companies
were escorted, left behind impressions of pleas.
urable enthusiasm that will not soon be forgot
ten.
The Struggle for she Prize.
At precisely one o'clock, in the presence of a
large crowd of spectators, the struggle for the
prizes commenced, in the order of the numbers
which the companies drew on the previous even
ing, which was also the order in which the pro.
cession marched. There were no conditions i'm.
posed upon the companies as to the size of their
pipes, but all were required to play through four
hundred feet or hose, with a suction Of fourteen
feet.
From first to last, every company was prompt
to minute when called, and the following is the
result of the playing as decided by the judges
and announced by the Chief Engineer. We have
arranged our table in the order in which the COM
panies were called to the trial, from the official re-
port of the judges, which consisted of Messrs.
John Boyden, A. G. Goes, and Charles H. Bal
lard, all Of Worcester, who occupid the belfry of
the Old South church, as the most convenient
and eligible stand for observation.
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