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


oi 'Lc street. Ii the fair creatures could vel!
like the bascr crowd on the walks tbov wor,a
probably join in such rip-roarinp coat tail e,e.
vating, leg clongatng calculations as wero
heard down below. "Go it Stonewall:" ..pive
1t to her." ''buy for you;" Iii 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
dlapldated linen off the shrubbery. But -
that truth telling black hoard-t2 minutes a
seconds" And figures you know never lie.
On other occasions they have done this thing
in 2:15.
Inc NStonewalls' are too generous, however.
10 Rrumble about anything, and cheering for
thelr friends and compatriots, the s'Viglants,"
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-
Toned machine, such as our forefathers swore
by and got crazy over, just as the boys do now
over the la.e est trickories 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 cee-
bration. There is o handsome run, prompt
work at the well, good display Of muscle,
and the sign reads 'WnSaw, 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 he scratch like noble men, who have fought
such fire as few in this State at least have
looked upon. The emblematic ia ttlesnake is
laid aside, and their ''piano" is 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
awas not surpassed, as we are informed, by any
other company on the ground Another hitch
at the well, however. Accustomed, like the
Georgans, to fill their engines from hydrants,
they are unfamiliar with the suction system
that prevails here, and hence delay 1t is un-
fortunate, but not to be helped. Water comes
only after twenty-one sturdy strokes, and two
minutes thirty-three seconds is al 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 on the programme is the contest bc-
tween tho 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 practciug has been active,
and the two companies are in prime condition
as regards skill and discipline
Charleston Hook and Ladder, No. 1, have
the start. Bending gallantly 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 lifted
off if by machinery, and the longest rises
quickly against the steep sides of the wall on
the corner of Hayne and Meeting streets.
- i I~oco, 80
the members, Mr.. J. G. 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 -" oisno
' Cna-sc~,on No. 2. How easy the task, but
/ there is an immense crowd on the street, AM.
&c the truck about reaches tie point Of trial,
| two or three persons are knocked down; there
| is temporary confusion; somebody liz under
the wheel, and Captain Laooste promptly gives
| the order to halt. cond trial is ordered.
This time the streets ar cleared. and the con-.
pany moves in fine style. In precisely the same
manner as above described, the largest ladder
20 taIvrn against the wall; Mr.. Charles Tiff,
member, ascceennas 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 q
second trial.
THE STEAMERS.
l. 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 flrst to start. was verv
off 1Iu
steam, and threw her fifty feet Of water in a
minutes and 81 seconds.
| The Eagle accomplished her task in min
utes and 80 seconds.
| The Phoenix found some trouble in making
steam or water-we do not know which. Time:
9 minutes sc seconds.
Ditto, ditto, for the Georgia of Augusta
very handsome machine, but evidently not ac-
customed to boiling salt water Time 1s
minutes 38 seconds.
The Etna did good thing, an ! a bold ono
Her engineer gave her DI,u,tt" an.ga ha.! ..
the starting point; then l.uu:e ..tI pa}f jo,.
the run to the well, ant gia1t ttd siaar
| and water in o minute and haN n1.. W!l.fa
five seconds his calculato IS prov,a lrnY: .ldt
is to say her time was yfou .naists 1.,fN N,yNh
Jire seconds. Tremendoua hlcr..g r 4
| great number of hats throw ~, Yn tnp atr
| The Marion did her wa .l .,aattt.s
| IL seconds.
| The Palmetto was in q lfy.l. t. ,,s...t
| when somebody called Sc, no v, AZ ,uaoe
| the engineer shut off we .,bv
several seconds. AS it wa HE 9 4cn,y, n ,,
the handsome time OF Am sss SIX ers4re1
dollars to five were offered nat & eYar..- i,aat
the Washington.
The Washington followed Il, .relroeto 54ts
| n dc splendid run; but ISL; ttas< n Ne
we'll, and her score stood j. 't ,o,4is
The Young America close pr. ce i
the day, and had written a. Ate \, a,ye
of nine minutes