Worcester daily spy., 1859-09-15
Firemcn's Muster at Manchester. n. HI


at Manchester, N. H., began yesterday in ear
nest. Companies from a distance went in the
early trains and extra trains in the afternoon
carried crowds. The streets presented lively
appearance. Most of the componies were
there last evening, although few will go this
morning. The influx of strangers had taxed
public houses and private hospitality quite ex'
tensively.
The first arrival yesterday was Tiger No. 6,
of this city, which proceeded to Manchester
by the first train, accompanied by Fiske's Cor
net Band. They have for their quarters a
spacious room in the third story of the Mer-
chants Exchange building.
Fify-three companies, in all, had entered for
the prizes, yesterday, at noon, when the time
was up for making entries. AT three O'Clock
P. NJ. lots were drawn in the City Hall for the
order of the playing today Whom the last
downward train left, the twentyfour first in or
der had been reported as follows 3
l. Washington No. of Worcester.
2. Alert No. of Winchendon.
8. Penuacook No. of Concord, N. H.
4. Tiger No. of Dover N. II.
g. Mugford No. 4 of Marblehead.
6. G. w. Lee No of Haverhill.
T. fremont No. II of Boston.
s. Dirigo Fire Association Portland, Me.
8. Merrimack No. 8 of Codcord, N. H.
10. Triton No. of West Newton.
II. Relief No. 2 of Watertown.
u. Tiger No of Worcester.
13. Atlantic No. of Portsmouth, n. II.
IA. Independence No. 5 of No. Bridgewater.
10. Tiger No of Lynn.
16. Rapid No. of Worcester.
II. Franklin No. Z of Charlestown.
Is. Torrent No. of Hingham
10. Daniel Webster of Maiden.
20. Torrent No. l of Watertown.
81. Volunteer No. 8 of Lynn.
%. Silver Grey No 10 of Lynn.
%. Excelsior No. of Lowell
"a. Washington No. 2 OF Chelsea.
The following are the additional companies
which have entered for the prizes
Eagle No. 8 of Bangor, Me. Eureka No. 1
of West Cambridge; Agile No. Of Newbury
port; Tiger No. of Lawrence Hancock No.
l and Bunker Hill No of Charlestown; How
ard No. 2 of Belmont; Jacob Webster No. 2
Of North Woburn; Protector No. Of Nashua
Adams No. of East Lexington; Tiger No
of llaverhill QuansyOmag No. l of H0pkin-
ton Mayfiower No. 4 of North Bridgewater
Casper No 9 of Providence Protector No 8
of North Bridgewater Gen. jackson No 2 of
Medford Mazeppa No. 10 of Lowell Niaga
ra No. ofLynn Boyden No. 2 of Waltham
Gen. Worth No. 2of Stoneham; Fountain No.
8 of Dover; Merimack No. of Lowell Mon
roe No. 2 of Nashua Niagara No. OF East
Cambridge; Torrent No. of RoXbury Cat
aract No. 2 of Clinton Eagle No. 3 of Bos-
ton; Deluge No. IA of Lowell Concord No.
2 of Concord, N. H; Yale No. l of South
Reading.
At nine O'Clock this morning, procession
will be formed of all the companies from
abroad in the order in which they are to play
and, accompanied by the members of the city
government invited guests, they will march
through the principal streets to Merrimack
Square, where there will be trial of skill for
six prizes, amounting in all to $780, and one
of Alden & Gates Engine Washers valued at
S45, the latter offered by Charles E. Wilder of
Worcester.
The first prize is S4OO, the second 5000, the
third $50, the fourth 500, and the fifth $50.
Each company will draft its own water,
playing through four hundred feet of hose,
throwing through hoop attached to target
pole 210 feet from the ground. Time allowed
to arrange apparatus and play, ten minutes
Time of trial, one minute. Tomorrow, the
last day, there will be trial between the Man
chester companies, by themselves.
In Worcester, in 1857, the first prize was
taken by Torrent, No. s, of Manchester, N.
H., which threw stream of water l80 feet
high. AT the muster here last year the first
prize was given to Edward Hopkins, No. 2, of
Woodville, which threw stream to the same
hight-180 feet.