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Alburgh 10, Sept. 1858.

The ALBANY MusTER.-The Firemen's S
Muster at Albany, on Wednesday and Thurs
day, was grand affair. 1t was participated
in by over fifty Companies, including Com
panies from Detroit, Buff,lo, Providence,
New Haven, Brooklyn, and eight Companies
from New York
The first day was occupied with Grand
Parade, which was q splendid display-each
Company having a fine Band and looking
its best; one Of the New York Companies
was accompanied by Dodworth full band Of
81 pieces, including the celebrated Drum
Corps of the 9TH Regiment.
On thursday the trials came off. The ar
rangements were excellent, and all things
went of in good order. Each Engine drew
it's own water, and threw through 800 feet
OF hose against pole 200 feet high. The
highest play made was by the Whitehall
Company, No. l, which won such laurels at
the muster here in July last. Their little
tub marked l67 feet, (tho same height they
reached here). The playing generally was
no: equal to the plying here or at Worcester.
The feat performed by the Adriatic, No. 81,
of New York, which burst and renewed its
hose flee times in its ten minutes, was us re-
markabc as any incident OF tho occasion.
We find the name of no Zimmerman machine
in the list of competing cngines,-l fact due,
ND, IN rnl ll hn Il Al
which placed them all, owing to the small
diameter of their cylinders, in the third class
We condense, from the Troy Why, the
following account of the Playing.
A few minutes before ten o'clock the first
engine of the first class, who had drawn that
position, commenced playing. 1t was United
States Engine Co., No. 4, of Brooklyn-a
Smith Engine. One minute was allowed tC
each Company after the word, and No. Al
stream attained the height of l07 feet.
Adriatic 81, of New York, was next in
order. Great things were expected from this
Company, as it is large Jeffers two-decker
and considered the champion of the New York
Department. 1t burst the hose six severa
times, and only escaped being ruled out from
the agility of the members in replacing tht
bursted hose with new lengths. No. 81
threw only l2S feet.
No. 6, of Detroit, with an engine fresf
from the shop of Button & Blake, threw los
feet when the axle broke.
Ocean, No. 3, OF Springfield, a Jefer
engine, threw l3l feet.
| No. 5, of Utica. Button engine, threw
120 feet, and burst the hose.
One of our own Companies, Niagara 7
l III .l. 4 Al.1TI
on the ground became intense. No. wa
assisted by several men Of Neptune Co. 2, ant
under the direction of Foreman James KeenaI
was most admirably worked. No. threw
l44 feet.
No. 2 of Stamford, Button, followed No.
and did very we'll, throwing l49 feet.
Washington 4, of Lansingburgh, Button
burst the air chamber of their large and fin
engine. at the critical moment. 1t mad
1876 feet.
Of the remaining lst class engines, No.
of Lee, threw l3O feet. Franklin of Brook
lin, a Jefers engine, did nobly, throwing
I52 feet. Washington 5 Of Buffalo, threy
lat feet, when the hose burst and they wer
not smart enough to renew it in time. Gen
Herkimer 8, of Little Falls, closed the Is
class exercises and accomplished l20 feet
oLSONb SLaSo
Protection 5, of Hartford, Van Ness en-
CINE, threw l34 feet. Union, 5, of Brooklyn
Jeffers engine, threw l56 feet. Phoenix
of Hartford, Waterman, l42 feet. Rip Va
Winkle, /, of West Troy, Button, $50 feet
Knickerbocker /, of Waterford "a Button tub
l57 feet. Ocean 8, of Greenbush, foun
that one of the pumps of their engine ha
been filled with stones, rags and sand. Tn
engine used only one pump, but attaine
1873 feet. Torrent !. Of Whitehall, a smal
Button machine, threw l67 feet, the bes
yet. Eagle 2, of Waterford, Button, thre'
iil feet Forest /, of Lee, Mass, Button
1856 feet. Empire State, 5, OF Troy, burs
their hose on the first trial on the secon
they attained loo feet, but as they starte
before the word ego" was given, this tris
was ruled ont, and on third attempt the
attained l43 feet.
Chatham 10 of New York, l47 feet
Smith machine
Lexington 7, of New York, met with
mishap to their machine that prevente
their reaching the 100 mark. Their suctio
dropped in the reservoir, and the stream wa
not measured
Eagle X, of Troy, l4l feet: =,
No. 81 of NewYork threw 1855 feet: No.
of Yonkers 100 feet and No. ] of Williams
burSb ~ Gel.
This concluded the second c'ass engin
throwing, which, in point of dis anc +, it wi
be seen, was considerably in ad, snc, of the
first class rivals.
THIRD CLASS ENGINIS.
Premier Engine Co. No. /, of Troy, thre
l42 feet, No. of New Haven l54 feet n,
7 of Providence l4l feet. No. ! of Morrisiar