Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-08-05

had great effect upon his nerves, and he
soon evinced that his mind had lost its
balance. On the 18th, when the other
children returned from school, he was
missing, and, it appeared, had not been to
school Search was made for him, when
the poor little fellow was found suspend
ed by rope from beam in the sugar
house, having hung himself.
The Firemcns Parade at Burling-
We take pleasure III laying before our
readers this morning full account OF the
Annual Parade of the Burlington Fire
Department., on Tuesday, in which the
Kiliington Steamer Company, under com
mand of Chester Kingsley, and the Union
Hook and Ladder Company, Capt. Geo:
W. Hillard, participated. We are graft
fed at the kind and courteous reception
of our firemen at Burlington, and for the
handsome treatment they received from
the members of the Fire Department of
that city. All who attended came home
in just praise of their Burlington friends,
and the welcome they received. In be-
half Of the Killington Steamer Company
and the Union Hook and Ladder Com
puny, also in behalf of the citizens of Rut-
land who take great pride in their fire.
men, w, III Ike most cordial acknowledge
mcns % the Burlington Fire Department
and the citizens of that city for the cour-
teou~ treatment and kindly good will ex-
tended on this occasion, trusting that at
some failure time. Rutltnd may have the
priv l. ge Of reciprocating byan interchange
Of friendly courtesies. The following is
from the Burlington Free Press:
The anndil parade md muster OF the
Fire Department took place III this clty
yesterday, aud proved IN every way
complete success Monday might the ma
chii.es IT the s. Alhlns and Mon pelier
companies, accompanied hy IA few n.em-
ber- IL look after them. arrived In this
city. a.d were housed, and yesterday
morning al of the visiting companies,
four III number. arrived over the Rutland
and Vermont Central railroads. At the
Rutland depot the ktllington No. )
steamer company and Hook and Ladder
Company of Rutland, were met BY the
Boxer and Rough aud Ready Com pinies,
whose guests they We're during their stay
i'll our city. At the Vt. Central depot
Washington Engine Company OF ST Al
bans and Capitol Company No. ), of Mont
pelier, were received by the Ethan Aliens
and escorted to their he.sdq quarters. These
companies were entertained by the Ettans
while they remained here
At 10 o'clock a salute was fired from
the Park by the Burlington fircmcn, in
honor Of their guests. At one o'clock the
work of forming the lin WI. eomnlenced,
which was completed about two, when
the procc ssi3n passed through the .iloted
line of march, in the following order:
/ Mont el!cr Band.
, Capitol Co, NJ ), of Montpelier,
win engine and host cart, the apparatus
uelI1 dtt~n by four horses.
:. 81 .llhan.' Brigade Band
4. Washington Engine Co. No /, Of st
Alban-, with engine and hose cart, the
apparatus being drawn by fuut hurs,s@
) E.,nd OF martial music.
Killiu4t5n Steamer Go. NJ. ;, Of
Rutland
: Onion Hook and Ladder Co. No. l,
OF Rgtiand.
s incsbargh Cornet Band.
o Rough and Ready Hook and Ladder
Co No l., ii Buriiustau with truck
drawn by tour horses
10 Boxer Engine Co No. ), ii Barring
ton, viii, engine, drawn by four horses,
and hose cart, drawn by two.
II Queen City Cornet Band.
= Il I.
Burlington, with engine and hose cart,
Zach drawn by pair of horses.
The parade occupied an hour, and at
three o'clock the procession returned to
the SOU re- when the Boxer hose com
pauy repaired to the hydrants on the cor
ner of Church a..d College streets, and
affixed their hose Meanwhile the Hook
and Ladder company had placed ladder
from the street 10 the roof of Bank Block,
up which the hose of Ethan Allen com
pany, which was attached to the hydrants
on the corner of College and st. Paul
streets. was carried, and at about the
same time that the Boxers sent up two
splendid perpendicular streams from
their hydrants, the Ethans had one going
in full force on the roof of Bank Block,
and another in St Paul street All of
these were thrown high over the roofs of
all buildings III the vicinity, convinc
ing argument in favor of our water works
a. fire extinguishers.
This concluded trial of engines took
place. The Ethan Allen was the first to
throw, taking her place at the tank III the
Park She played through 300 of hose,
and threw horizontal stream of 152 feet,
and afterwards powerful and well ele-
/ L n
however, when manned partially by the
Montpelier boys and partly by her own
company, the pipesmen having changed
their position from the place assigned to
them i'll the regular trial, she threw a
stream horizontally $50 feet and inches.
This was the best throw of the day, and
though the Ethans could have taken de-
feat with good grace, they are little
proud of their tub for this, her last per-
formance.
Washington Engine Company, of st.
Albaus, worked under many disadvan-
tages, among which were the facts that
they were allowed to bring but little hose
with them aud when they reached here,
on account of the difference of couplings
on their engine and others, no hose could
be found which they could use. Another
Was that their machine was one which the
company had hardly ever worked, having
come into possession of it quite recently,
and being IN measure ignorant of the
way to "take her best out of her" Their
machine was stationed at the well ON the
west side of the Court House, and played
through 200 feet of hose, through which
they elevated a handsome stream, said by
some spectators to be the highest thrown
on the trial, though our own opinion was
that there was little difference between it
and several throws made by Capitol, No.
8, of Nontpelier. The horizontal streams
thrown by this engine were also very sat
isfactory, and it is plain to firemen that
when the fine, muscular company by
which it is owned fully understand it, and
are drilled in its management, other
tubs i'll the State will have to look to
their laurels.