The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-27


assembled on the wharf to wait and welcome
their guests. When the steamer had been Sc
curely moored the visitors debarked, and
aligned themselves in front of their hosts,
whereupon President g. Lamb Buist address,
ed them IN his feeling manner as follows:
Mr.. President and Gentenee, of the Win,nh
Tlre Company have been deputed by the Fire
department OF Charleston to welcome you to
our oiasy, a, and we do 50 most heartily,
AS nremen members OF O common fraternity
we greet you, and thank you for honoring our
city with your presence. We are conscious Of the
new zeal to be impaired to our celebration.
be increased. The ties which bind your home
to ours have long since melted into bonds of
mutual esteem, and in Offering our welcome we
Only eh;oh hressiiProcate all the generous sentiments
often evinced itself in refined and liberal hos
pltality to our citizens. We have been so long
Identified in our thoughts, tastes and aspira-
tlons; have been illustrated by so many noble
honors, and saddened by SO many sorrows,
that 1T would be unnatural for us to entertain
but the kindest emotions for each other.
M1t5 great satisfaction .s does my company
There President Buist greeted President Rou-
quier. of the Winyahs. by the hand, amid
cheers, and we trust it may be the privilege of
our united Fire Department 80 to engage
your sojo9rn with us as to make the same a
season OF happiness to ycu. IApplause
President Rouquier, of tho Winyahs respond
ed in the following remarks
F. BrOlheT Fire7nen-Allow me to thank you
very kindly for the very cordial manner in
which you have welcomed us to your city. 1t
TO you the members Of the Winyah and Sala-
mander Fire Companies, representing the Fire
Department Of Georgetown.
The Stonewalls gave three rousing cheers
for their guests, manned the ropes OF the visit
ing engine, and hauled her down TO the public
scales at the lower market, where she was
weighed and found to be 1850 pounds. From
thence they carried their guests to their house
IN George-strect, where number of ladies
were waiting to deck the Georgetown machine
with flowers (some Of which she had alreadv
In her buckets and on her brakes) for the g1 eat
occasion to-day. "Our Maggie" the soubri-
quet of the "Winyah," was left in charge of
the ladies', and the visitors and their friends
of the Stonewall repaired to Kroegs, Went.
worth-street, where collation. was served up.
After jolly time, the company dispersed to
rest from their journey. The Winyahs we're
incorporated in 1849. They wear red shirts
with white trimmings and white star on the
collar, black pants and black felt hats. The
o"AAS 40 ono ASI VI tnOSe VINO make the
visit:
w PRESIDENT, 9s s. w; Ronquier; First rector, T.
". IutOn; Secretary and Treasurer, p Nc
Quaid; s. v. Porter, G. R. Anderson. J. @.
B,ean1,, BBrown, 9; n 3; SESSIONS, Il. w; Mustard, Nj
EEm3sanuel. y "a Il. N. Merrman. J. B. Richardson,
J. 3: Stute, T. Al. Collins, +. w. Munnerlyn. +.
d. d: Hood, r: W. Davis, D. White, H. Ham. s.
" ". q Ham, I. Divine, Q. F. Croft, G. ". Foster,
W.. y. Sellers, J. Il. G. Sian, F. Lachicotte.
The salamander delegation are:
\, d; simpson, Fist Direc or; w. o. Burke,
son. w. NJ. Prior. w.
Ihey wear red shirts with black trimmings.
with black star on the collar; black pants and
felt hats. The officers Of both companies wear
coats OF same color, and the regular fire hat
The heavy rain last evening kept the visitors
indoors and took the dust off the streets, and
II 1T is fair to-day the occasion will be q splen-
did one.