The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-28

gray uuiform,-for the ladies wave countless
benedictions from the windows ON either side
of tie street. If the fair creatures could yell
like the baser crowd on the walks they would
probably join in such rip-roaring, coat tail ele-
waiting, leg elongating ejaculations as were
heard down below. "Go it Stonewall;" "give
it to herr" "bully for; you" hi yah! All of
which, of course, made the stonewalls move
with remarkable alacrity; 80 much 30 indeed,
that every body expected to see them take the
dilapidated linen off the shrubbery. But
that truth telling black.board-.2 minutes ~
seconds" And figures you know never lie.
On other occasions they have done this thing
in 2:15.
The "Stonewals"are too generous, however,
to grumble about anything, and cheering for
their friends and compatriots, the ''vigilants,"
they give place to
The Winyah Fire Company, of Georgetown,
modest little company, but 'true r.bluesp
every man of them. They have an old-fash1
ioned machine, such as our forefathers swore
by and got crazy over, just as the boys do now
over tie latest tricksries OF art--a sort OF Rip
Van Winkle ON wheels-but depend upon it,
reader, the men at the brakes know their busi-
ness; and Georgetown needn't feel as il she
was in the background in this great city asie-
bration. There is handsome run, pronPt
work at the well, q good display ;of nnnsssis,
and the sign reads; ''Winyaw:: Am. :sss." ;" Not
so bad: .la,s o ...at
Tue Palmettoes, OF Columbia, follow. Some
nemy has been trying to write them down,
" bile seeming to write them up, but they come
to the scratch like noble men, who have fought
such fire aa few in this State; at leaat :hhaYe
looked upon. The emblematic tattleshake Is
laid aside, and their .ipianon is trimmed, to it's
grayest task. It's thirty men are the pick Of
hardy, industrious. fellows, who know. how to
use arms and legs, and they make q run which
was not surpassed, as We arslinformed, ,by any
other company on the ground. Another hitch
at the well, however. Accustomed, like the
Georgians, to fill their engines from 'hydrants,
they are unfamiliar with the suction system
that prevails here, and hence delay. It is .un-
fortunate, but not to be helped. Water comes
only after twenty-one sturdy strokes, and two
minutes thirty-three seconds is all that Is re-
corded. I, Still that calls for the second prize
for the hand engines. Hurrah for the Palmet-
toes, says everybody. and so say we. =, az, 49,
THE HOOK AND LADDER oompANEs.i.i 30
Next on the programme is the contest be:
tween the Hook and Ladder Companies The
excitement on this subject is very great, and
heavy bets are pending as to the result. For
many weeks the .practcing has been active
and the two companies are in prime condition
"a regards skill and discipline. ~. = = ,.5::
Charleston Hook and Ladder, No; i, have
the start. Bending gallantiy h theft work,
they come dashing from the corner 1900 yards
away; the truck swings around, just sweeping
the heads OF the crowd; the.ladders are lifted
off as if by machinery, and tho longest rises
quickly against the steep sides of the wall on
the corner OF Hsyne and Meeting-streets;
Scarcely does it touch the wnll before one Of
the members. MIR. J. @. May,:is on therounds;
less than half Q minute he has gone to The top,
thrown his arms and legs around the sides aud
elided to the bottom. The ladders are gath
cred, laid back, strapped, and the company Is
in marching order in two minutes and eight
seconds. II -: .s,ir, "
Charleston No. 2. How easy the task, but
there is an immense crowd on the street; md
as the truck about reaches the point OF rllaal,
two or three persons are knocked down; there
is temporary confusion; somebody is under
the wheel, and Captain Lacoste promptly g1veaa 81
This time the streets aIe cleared, and the coma
pany moves in fine style. In precisely the same
manner as above described, the largest ladder
is thrown against the wall; Mr.. Charles lift,
member, ascends and descends, and then
the ladders are replaced. Strange to say, the
time Of both companies is precisely the same,
viz: minutes and 8 seconds. Both decline 2
second trial ID .,:is;
THE sTEAMERs.r,. e.: c:,;.:.:., c::ii
Less excitement attended the trial Of the
steamers than attached to the hand engines
aud trucks-that is to say. among the masses
outside Of the '.proiession." as%iiia : hna
The Pioneer was the first to start; WAS very
quick in getting of, equally prompt il malkTlag aalkTla
steam, and threw her fifty feet Of water i1H
minutes and 81 seconds. 20 - it'edi
The Eagle accomplished her task in S min:
utes and 3S seconds. = .,
The Phoenix found some trouble in making
steam or waler-we do not know which. Time:
minutes Sc seconds. -: I'D
Ditto, ditto. for, the Georgia Ct. Augusta-a.
very handsome machine, but evidently not &C
customcd to boiling salt water: Time 49,
minutes 93 seconds. ~ -. 49,:
The Etna did good thing, AMI bold one.:
Her engineer gave her q minute and half at
the starting point; then a minute andahah for,
the run to the well, and guarapteel steam
and water in minute and halt more. Within
five seconds his calculations proved true; that
is to say her time WAS four minutes and thirty
ire seconds. Tremendous cheering, and q
great number Of hats thrown up in the air. a
The Marion did her work in 9 minutes and
II seconds. ~, 'f I!
The Palmetto was In fair way to succeed,
when somebody called "time," which made
the engineer shut off water. thereby losing
several seconds. AS it was the machine made.
the handsome time OF Am. SIS. One hundred
dollars to FIVE wore offered that she wound beat
tho Washington. -.. .'.>.-i,,'
The Washington followed the Palm.tto. and
me- de q splendid run; butdost vantage at the
uoI, and,her scora stood s Minutes 40 seconds.