Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-07-03
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Ey~we are indebted TO The Oregons and
Pacihcs for invitations to dinner to morrow.
We expect the EMPIRE will be represented at
each.
We find the following reply TO the challenge
ofthe No a. Of this city, in the Toledo Her
AID aud Times, Of Monday
RooNs OF CRoroN FrRF Co. No 3.
TOLEDO, June 29, 1860.
Alta meeting Of Croton Fire Company No.
3, a communication containing a preamble
and Resolutions adopted by Deluge Fire Com
pany No. 4, Of Dayton, Ohio, was received,
read and referred 70 a select committee Of
three with instructions TO report what notion,
if any, this Company should take on said pre-
amble and resolutions.
The Committee after retiring for n short
time for consultation, made the following re-
port which was unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, This Company had conclusive
evidence that at the Firemen's Tournament Mt
Sandusky City on the 18th Of this month,
combinations we're formed IN Organizing rom.
mittees TO prescribe the Fire Department Of
the City of Toledo, and to give undue adyan-
tage and preference to Companies from other
sections Of the State, and
WHEREAS, The members Of this Company,
believe that in a friendly and manly trial OF
skill and power impdrtiaty Judged, they can,
on equal terms, compete successfully with any
other Company in the Northwest, aud
WHEREAS, This Company offered through
a gentleman at Perrysburg, u challenge in
tended for Deluge Fire Company No. 4 Of
Dayton, especially for a trial Of skill for a
wager of from five to one hundred dollars,
and
WHEREAS, Deluge Fire Company No. 4, Of
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them, with a contemplate triling proposition,
which we look upon as unworthy Of serious
consideration at the hands Of gentlemen,
therefore
Resoiced, That we ragard the proposition
Of Deluge Fire Company No, I, of Dayton, to
this Company to compete with a Sd class
Engine, (which has been thrown out Of ser.
vice more than two years" as an intended in
suit, puerile in its inception, contemplate in
It's terms, and worthy only Of those who seek
notoriety by means to whichlhonorable gentle
men would scorn to resort
Resolved, That the Secretary Of this meet.
ing transmit to Deluge Fire Company No. 4,
of Dayton, q copy of the proceedings of this
meeting.
On motion il was
Resotced, That the city papers be request
ed to publish the proceedings Of this meeting
w. M~ARKscHEFFEI, Secy.
R6S~We are pleased to be able to publish
so kindly a note from the Urbana boys; W.
can ssure them that the Pacific boys are n
the name indicates pacific fellows, and will bt
pleased to zee and extend to them the friend
ship and hospitality Of firemen on the 4th.
URBANA, July I'd, 1860.
EDIToRs EXPIRE The impression having
gone abroad that the Young America Fir,
Company Of this place have hostile feeling
toward the above Company, growing out o
| the result Of the contest at the State Tourna
ment, in which the Pacifes were declared thu
%victors over our and one other Company, on
contest for distance, / beg a little space il
your paper to say that such is not in the leas
true; on the contrary we enter ain towards tn,
Pacifcs no other feeling than friendship ant
respect, and regard them as worthy member
of the Fire Department Of Ohio. No pre-
venting Providence, the Young Americas will
be on hand with their beautiful Button Ma
: chine, as guests Of the Deluge boys to partici
/, pate with your citizens in the celebration {
> Independence Day, when we hope 10 shak'
hands with the Pacific boys, and greet then
as friends, fremen and gentlemen.
II will doubtless be impossible for eithe
I Company to make u friendly stream at Day
< ton as proposed, as it will be as much as al
9 concerned will want to do to fill the regula
t programme Of the exercises Of the day.
1 will here mention one thing which ! cam
near forgetting. The Young Americas do no
e blame the Pacific boys for anything that the
t did, but attribute their defeat TO the negl
5 genee Of the judges, and the imperfect al
arrangements for the occasion.
JOHN C%ARoTHERs,
Vice President ofthe Y. A. F. G. No. /.