Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-07-11
THE FOURTH AT RUTLAND.
The Firemen,s Tournament.
4 MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY AND AN RSTHU.
sIAsTIc CROWD.

lions independence has come and gone
and its celebration In Rutland was such
as to be pleasantly remembered by her
citizens, and more particularly so by
her tlremen, under whose auspices the
demonstration was gotten up and so
successfully carried out.
The day opened very pleasantly, and
with the exception Of the storm about
noon and the accidents attending 1t,
continued so to the end. Indeed the
weather was all that could be asked for,
the rain which fell tending more to lag
the dust than to mar the festivities OF
the occasion.
THE CROWD.
At an early hour in the morning the
highways leading to our village were
thronged with persons from the neigh
boring towns, some on foot and Others
in different kinds of vehicles, all pushing
for Rutland, the great center OF attrac.
tion on the occasion. This tide OF travel
continued throughout the entire day,
and not until late hour in the evening
did any think of returning to their
homes or cease their rejoicings. The
trains of the various roads, centering at
this point, as soon as they began to ar
rive were filled to overlooking, and
though extra trains were run, and extra
cars were employed on all of them, every
train which arrived was densely packed,
80 that exclusive of the firemen present
who participated in the celebration, and
there was fully fifteen hundred of Them
we feel safe in placing the number of
visitors present from abroad at ten
thousand, probably, with one or two ex-
ceptions, the greatest concourse Of PEG.
pie ever congregated in Rutland at one
time. OF this number the Rutland and
Burlington Railroad brought about one
hall, while the remainder were divided
between the Rensselaer, and Saratoga and
Bennington and Rutland Railroads and
other modes of conveyance.
THE PROCESSION
was most magnificent one, and though
1t had but just barely time to form and
be in moving order before the violence of
the thunder shower compelled the men
to break ranks and forced them to seek
shelter from the pelting storm, it was in
line long enough to enable the multi
tudes present to witness what was I'M
doubtedly the finest procession ever
formed in Vermont, there being in it
nearly two thousand uniformed men,
with seventeen fire engines, handsomely
trimmed and decorated, and five excel
lent brass bands and first-class drum
corps of twenty members, as we'll as
numerous carriages bearing representa-
tives Of the press and other prominent
personages. 1t is to be regretted that
they were unable to complete their
allotted line Of march, but on the whole
we believe all were pleased with this
portion of the celebration.
THE FIREMEN's CONTEST.
The contest for the three prizes
offered to fire engines commenced at two
o'clock, the foremen of the several COM
panies having previously drawn for
position. Below we give the names of
the contendipg companies, in the order
in which they played, with the town
from whence they came, the names of the
respective foremen, and the number of
feet thrown by each for the first, second
and third prizes:
Mechanics, of Holyoke, G. E. Whitta-
ker, foreman. For lst prize, 80 feet "a
1854 feet 10 inches Sd, 158 feet.
Capitol, of Montpelier, George Clark,
foreman. For LIST prize, 107 10; ID,
lac feet; Sd, 100 feet,
Pacific of Chicopee, Mass, J. B. Pot
ter, foreman. For 1st prize, $50 feet ..
I'd, 149; 30, 1903.
Deluge, Of Northampton, Lewis Day.
foreman. For 1st prize, 14O feet; I'd.
l35. Did not compete for 81 prize. In
hSi siiaA loi euo loN pi iHO SuC DuISJ utI
hose twice and was ruled out.
Lafayette, of Troy, James Crossman,
foreman. For 1st prize, 40 feet; I'd,
154. Did not compete for 81 prize.
Torrent of Northfeld, j. Dewey, fore
man. For LIST prize, $50 feet; ID, IT'S !;
Sd, l76.
Neptune, of Keene, Samuel E. Hall,
foreman. For LIST prize, III feet; ID, l8l
feet, a inches Sd, 1874.
Mazeppa, of Fitchburgh, c. E. Locke,
foreman, In playing for the LIST prize,
1877 feet, 6 inches, she was placed at dis
advantage by the sinking of one wheel in
the sand. Won the I'd prize, 5000; dis
lance played, 1877 feet, 6 inches.
Geyser of Ashburnham, Mass, John
Wilkins, foreman, was the winner of the
Sd prize of 500. For 1st prize ia feet =;
ID, 175; Sd, l86.
Union of Salem, John NJ. Williams,
foreman. For lst prize, l72 feet 6 inches ;