The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-24

OF the members (who was half way up before the
| upper end was placed against the wall) ascend
ed, and then clasplng the sides with arms and
| legs slid rapidly down, the ladder was replaced
| on the truck and the Pioneers work was done In
| the short time OF one minute and thirty-fve se.
combs. Next came the truck Of the Pioneer Com
pany Of Athens and her "boys" accomplished
| the feat In one minute and forty seconds. The
Charleston, No. !, came next, but the "boys" were
In too much haste and ran their truck little be.
yond the point at which the other trucks had been
stopped, and the branches OF tree slightly inter-
fered with the placing OF the ladder against the
house. Their time was one minute and 1fty-nine
seconds.
REEL CONTEST.
The contest between the reels was not so exctt-
ing as that between the trucks, but was very In
teresting. Each reel was required to carry four
hundred and fifty feet OF connected hose, and
man allowed for each seventy five pounds weight
of reel. 1t was to be run three hundred yards,
the hose attached to plug, three hundred feet
reeled of, and water thrown twenty feet through
one inch nozze-tae plug to be closed up at the
time OF starting. The reels OF the Blannerhassett
Citizen and Mechanic Companies, of Augusta, and
the VIgilant Company, OF Charleston, were en-
tered for this contest, which resulted In Mechan
lcs' winning the prize, accomplishing what was
required In O minute and thirty seconds the Vigil
liant In one minute and lfty-two seconds, the
Blannerhassett in one minute and 1fty-dve
seconds, and the Citizen In two minutes and
twenty seconds. The reel OF the washington was
also run, but as the judges took no account of
her time, 1t was agreed that there should be
contest on tomorrow between her and The reel OF
the Mechanic Company.
HAND ENGINE CONTEST.
The hand engines commenced to play shortly
after ! o'clock They were allowed ten minutes
otter taking place Mt the eistern, and, with an
inch nozzle, to play through fifty feet OF hose,
and to have as many trials as they could get dur
ing the time mentioned. The playing OF these
engines was watched with intense interest, and
large sums OF money were bet upon the result.
The order Of playing on and the result IL as fol-
lows Richmond, Of Augusta. one hundred and
sixty.four feet, six inches; Taluah. OF Atlanta,
one hundred and ffty-elght feet, one Inch; Au-
gusta, one hundred and seventy feet, nine inches;
Palmetto, OF Columbia, one hundred and fifty
FIVE feet, five inches.
CONTEST OF THE STEAMERS.
The steamers commenced to play about half
past three O'Clock. They were required to raise
steam to sixty pounds before commencing to
play, and not to carry over one hundred and
thlrty-nvc pounds; to play as often as possible
within fifteen minutes through fifty feet OF hose,
and with any size Of nozzle that the company
might select. The steamers OF the Fillmore and
Clinch Companies, of Augusta, and OF the Marion
and Young America Companies, OF Charleston.
succeeded in getting a x;ral before dark. The
Judges refused to announce the distance which
each steamer had made until oil had played. 1t
Is generally believed that the Clnch, the oldest
steamer In the South, was the victor. Tomorrow,
the steamers OF the Mountain City, Tigllant, Nc
tropolltan and Atlanta Companies will play.
At u O'Clock tomorrow, ut the Masonic Hall,
the prizes will he distributed. In NIL the contests
o.day, the Augusta companies have carried or
the laurela. 1t Is hardly probable that any Of the
steamers which are to play tomorrow will ex-
ceed the distance played by the olinch this otter
noon,
"oPEN HOUSES"
The hremcn OF Augusta have truly Kept "open
housesD yesterday and to-day. On the outsides
OF the engine houses were words OF cheerful
greeting, and inside were solids and liquids TO
cheer the inner man. Pioneer Hook and Ladder
had the Hook and Ladder boys Of Charleston In
sharge, the "Pllmoresn took care Of the md.
rions;r the "Citlzensn Of the young Americas"
and the .Washingtons'' OF the "Palmettoes,'' Of
Columbia. 9