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


Denedictions from the windows on either aida
OF tEc street. II the fair creatures could veil
1ke the Daser crowd on the walks thew wonId
proDaDly JON In such rip-roaring, coat tail ele
Vating, leg elongating ejaculations as were
heard down below. go it Stonewall:" .spive
it to her." ''bully for you;" hi yah All of
which, OF course, made the Stonewalls move
with remarkable alacrity; so much so indeed,
that every body expected to see them take the
dllapldated linen off the shrubbery. But -
that truth telling black -board-s'2 minutesN
seconds" And figures you know never lie
On other occasions they have done this thing
in 2:15.
The "Stonewalls' are too generous, however.
TO grumble about anything, and cheering for
their friends and compatrots, the s'Vigilants,"
they give place to
Inc Wlnyah Fire Company, of Georgetown,
modest little company, but "true blue"
every man of them. They have an old-fash-
ionod machine, such as our forefathers swore
by and got crazy over, just as the boys do now
over the latest trickeries Of art-a sort OF Rip
Van Winkle on wheels-but depend upon it,
reader, the men ut the brakes know their busi-
ness; and Georgetown needn't feel as if she
was in the background in this great city cele-
bration. There is handsome run, prompt
work at the we'll, good display Of muscle,
and the sign reads: ''Winyaw, 2m. $685." Not
so bad.
The Palmettoes, Of Columbia, follow. Some
enemy has been trying to write them down,
while seeming to write them up. but they come
to the scratch like noble men, who have fought
such fire as few in this State at least have
looked upon. The emblematic rattlesnake is
laid aside, and their ''piano" s trimmed to it's
gravest task. Its thirty men are the pick of
hardy, industrious fellows, who know how to
use arms and legs, and they make run which
swas not surpassed, as we are informed, by any
other company on the ground. Another hitch
at the we'll, however. Accustomed, like the
Georgians, to fill their engines from hydrants,
kthey are unfamiliar with the suction system
that prevails here, and hence delay. It is un-
fortunate, but net to be helped. Water comes
only after twenty-one sturdy strokes, and two
minutes thirty-three seconds is all that is re-
corded Still that calls for the second prize
for the hand engines. Hurrah for the Palmet-
toes, says everybody, and so say we.
THE HOOK AND LADDER COMPANIES.
Next the programme is the contest bc-
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 practicing has been active,
and the two companies are in prime condition
as regards skill and discipline.
| Charleston Hook and Ladder, No. /, have
| the start. Bending galantly to their 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 il by machinery, and the longest rises
| quickly against the steep sides of the wall on
| the corner of Hayne and Meeting g-streets.
| Scarcely does it touch the wall before one of
the members, Mr.. J. @. May, is on the rounds;
| less than half minute he has gone to the top,
| thrown his arms and legs around the sides and
| elided to the bottom. The ladders are gath
cred, laid back, strapped, and the company is
in marching order in two minute -" o'en'
seconds.
cidre is an immense crowd on the street, anu
as the truck about reaches the point OF trial,
| two or three persons are knocked down; there
is temporary confusion; somebody is nnder
the wheel, and Captain Laooste promptly gives
the order 10 malt. A second trial is ordered.
This time the streets are cleared, and the con-
pany moves in fine style. In precisely the SAM 3
manner as above described, the largest ladder
~ "a tnrvwn against the wall; Mr.. Charles Tiff.
a member, ascccnnas and descends, and then
the ladders are replaced. 'sstt.ranae to cay, the
time Of both companies is precisely the same,
viz 2 minutes and seconds. Both decline
second trial.
~ THE STEAMERS.
|. Less excitement attended the trial of the
steamers than attached to the hand engines
and trucks-that is to say, among the masses
outside Of the profession
The Pioneer was the first to start, was very
1 quick in getting oil, equally prompt in making
steam, and threw her fifty feet Of water in a
minutes and 81 seconds.
The Eagle accomplished her task in min
| utes and 3S seconds.
| The Phoenix found some trouble in making
| steam OR water-we do not know which. Time:
8 minutes Sc seconds.
Ditto, ditto, for the Georgia Of Augusta
very handsome machine, but evidently, not ac-
customed to boiling salt water. Time 13
minutes 38 seconds.
The Etna did good thing, AMI bold ono
Her engineer gave her a nin'ttc aud d hall ~
the starting point; then lniaute and a half fo,
the run to the welL and guaxa. eetl stean.
and water in a minute and hah more WItsia
five seconds his calculation proved true: btlet
is to say her time was -four 'ni,,t4sea a'ef mpst.
tsre. seconds. Tremendous hoesiag, ANA d
great of hats thrown up a she ar.
The Marion did her WARS Ii. ,,iartes ,.4
IL seconds.
| The Palmetto was in fa,r aas to ane.9ed,
when somebody called .trao" gh.eb inaots
the engineer shut off wate1, acreby t,sne
several seconds. AS it was The nnachine made
the handsome time Of Am. 59s 10e hunalvsa
dollars to five we're offered that sAe wouulj bent
the Washington. ="
The Washington followed The ealGa SO sna
me de splendid run; but lost 7autsse lt ne
well, and her score stood na ie4 % 4 ,onds.
The Young America closed Vic pra, Cc9 of
the day, and had written agains! ner resyore;
Of nine minutes.