Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-07-09

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serve newer and larger engine. The Wa
terbury Band, of II pieces, accompanied them
TORRENT Co., No. l., of Northfeld, Capt.
G. S. Patterson 40 men, in blue shirts with
red facings, and the common broad-brimmed
fireman's hat. The members of this compa-
ny, selected, we suppose, from the Machine
shops in Northfeld, were remarkably
muscular and vigorous set OF men, We have
seldom seen a row of more brawny arms and
bigger fists than rested on the brakes and
grasped the drag-ropes of the Torrent Engine.
The machine is new one of Zimmerman s
make, and is similar to the Boxer through
out. This company had with them the
Northfeld Band
The BUCKET BOYS, of Plattsburgh, ia juve-
nile company,) Capt. F. II. Creamer; and
the IorNG AMERICA, of Burlington, Capt
Henry Mitchell, % boys, in red shirts and
white pants, dragging their engine, which
has been refttcd recently, and is really quite
a formidable little machine, brought up the
rear.
The procession extended over half mile
in length, and the sturdy march and rcsolute
look of the fremen, the numerous bands with
waving plumes and instruments glancing in
the sunlight, the bright colors of the uni
forms and the gay decorations of the Engines,
all moving to martial music, formed very
attractive and snowy spectacle.
The procession marched up College street
to William street, across to Pearl street, and
down Pearl, through Church street to the
Square.
The playing commenced at clock The
engines drew their water from the we'll
behind the Court house, the water being
supplied to the well from the nearest hydrant
and kept as near as might be at 10 feet be-
low the surface of the ground, giving
depth of about l6 feet of water. The play
ing was through 800 OF hose, and was measur-
ed upon the democratic flag pole, which had
been heightened for the occasion to 185 feet,
graduated by rings Il foot apart for the upper
hundred feet and marked by small streamers
of different colors at intervals of five feet.
The Judges were Messrs. j. NJ. KNOX of
Richmond, A. II. GRovENoR of Jonesville,
G. B. IsHAM of Shelburne. These gentlemen.
with the prudential committee of the fire
district and several gentlemen of the press,
occupied the top of the Court house, posi-
tion which gave them perfect view of the
playing and of the proceedings generally.
The order of playing, determined by lot)
with the names of the makers and the height
attained by the several engines, are given in
the following table:
THIRD PRzE, S25. Oh men on brakes
Engines. Makers. Height of stream
Waterbury, No. /. Iunneman, (Boston,) l3l it.
Troy, No. I, Joticrs 4 Co. (Pawtucket, l4O :"
Mortified, No. 2 Zimmerman, l45 g
Middlebury No, l. Button, (Waterford) lli :"
Whitehall No g. Button 1853 Z"
SECOND PRIZE, $50, (with 80 mcn.)
Montreal, No. .. A. LePage, (Montreal,) 1875 "
Troy No. = LETTERS, $50 :"
Mortified, No. 9. Zimmerman, Withdrawn.
Montreal, No, 5. a. LePage, LA "
Whitehall, No. 3. Button, lG7 "
Middlebury, Mol. " l50 "
FIRST PRIZE, 500, with 40 men.)
Troy, No. I. Jeifers & Co. l57 "
Northfeld, No, 2. Hunneman, withdrawn.
Middlebury, No. l. Button, $50 "
The first prize was accordingly awarded to
the Troy Company, and the second and third
prizes to the Whitehall Company. This last
Company, it will be noticed, threw the high
est stream ofany that entered for the trial and
had they entered for the first prize, would
Judging from the play they made for the I'd
prize,) have taken it, With two prizes and
their glory they retired in high spirits, how
ever. The Northfeld company, from which
some tall playing was expected, entered fol
all the prizes but withdrew after the first
trial owing to some misunderstanding about
the supply of water. How this misunder'
standing came to occur we cannot say, bu
we are satisfied upon inquiry, that the watel
in the well was at no time more than ter
feet below the surface of the ground, ant
that no trickery or foul play can be justl.
charged to any one concerned.
The Troy company burst their hose thre
times, and did not finally achieve as high
stream as we understand that they hav
thrown on previous trials.
After the regular trials the Burlingto
companies made exhibition of their capacity
under the same conditions with the othert
The BOXERS played first and threw $50 fee
high,--a performance not equal to some {
their past efforts, nor to what they wi
doubtless do again. We are disposed
, attribute this to the pipe through which the
played, (Which was not their own,) whic
seemed to convert the stream into spra
: almost from its start
A The Ethan Allen, No. 4, followed, an
v made fitting finale to the whole, by pc
Q suading stream to the height of ITO feet
the highest point reached by any engin
!. The beauty of their stream and the admirab
It manner in which they went through the
r performance, were matters of universal 7
l. mark.
Of The award of premiums, read by Gen Clarl
I'd followed. The multitude dispersed and t
several Engine Companies took their way
t. the cars and boats; the successful ones
pc high gee, and making the welkin ring wi
It, cheers for the Ladies of Burlington, tho ot
a er companies, themselves, and things in &c
eral.
# The whole affair was highly successf
nd The mperfections in the arrangements w
d. fewer than could have reasonably been