Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-10-27
The Firemen's Muster mt Greenfield,
Mass.

raining early in the morning and con-
tinued to rain hard all day with the ex-
ception of few minutes late in the after.
noon. there were sixteen companies pres.
ent from abroad, who participated in the
exercises. The procession was omitted,
and all that was done before dinner was
to draw positions for playing The fol-
lowing is list of the companies present,
in the order the drew for position, the
name of their engines, make, size, number
of men, ETC., with the length of stream
thrown in the afternoon. The playing
was horizontal, through 300 feet of hose,
each company to select its own nozzle
and number of men to play, the company
throwing the longest stream to take the
1st prize, next best End prize, next Bird
prize, next 4th prize, each company to
have ten minutes trial and allowed the
best play in the ten minutes, no second
trial of ten minutes allowed from any
cause. ... s
NICKwACKETT, No. /, of Rutland
Cowing Il Co., builders. in. cylinder, s
in. stroke. S. G. Staley, foreman, GS men
and Drum Corps.
Length of stream thrown POI feet.
OKoMMAKAMEsIT, No. 2, of Marlboro,
Mass. Button & Blake, makers. 10 in.
cylinder, in. stroke. Geo. W. Howe,
foreman, 90 men and Marlboro Brass
Band 81 pieces. .....
Length of stream thrown 1874 feet.
NIAGARA, No. 3 of Shelburn Falls,
Mass. Zimmerman s. Co., Makers. 81 in.
cylinder, 16 in. stroke. G W. Pierce
Foreman, so men. ~..=
Length of stream thrown III feet 1 in.
DELUGE, No. Keene, n. H, Hume
man & Co., makers, ST in. cylinder, IA in
stroke, VIM. Babbitt, foreman, go men
with Phoenix Hose Co, and Drum Corps
Length of stream thrown 165 feet in.
TORRENT, No. 2, Gardner, Mass, Hun
neman & Co. makers, 6 in. cylinder, Is
in. stroke. J. H. Peabody foreman, 80
men, Gardner Cornet Band Is pieces.
Length of stream thrown 100 feet 2
inches.
ORANGE No. 1, Orange, Mass, Hume
man & Co., builders. in. cylinder, Is
in. stroke. W. II. Lamb, foreman, 70
men and Mechanics Band IS pieces.
Length of stream thrown 175 feet 3
inches.
ERvING No. 1, Ewing, Mass. Hume
man & Co., makers. 6 in. cylinder, 16 In.
stroke. Henry Burnett, foreman, so men
and Warwick Brass Band IA pieces.
Length of stream thrown 157 feet 3
inches.
CoNQUERoR, No. 1, Fitchburg, Mass
Zimmerman & Co., makers. 81 in. cylin-
der, Is in. stroke. H. f. Smith, foreman,
So men and .Fitohburg Cornet Band 10
pieces
Length of stream thrown 1862 feet 2
inches.
TORRENT, No. /, Leominster, Mass.
Zimmerman & Co., makers. 81 in. cylin
der, 16 in. stroke. II. P. Wheeler, fore
man, 60 men, Hook and Ladder No. 1, 10
men and Leominster Brass Band 49,
pieces.
Length of stream thrown 1856 feet l
inch
ANAwANsETT, No. 2, Shelburne Falls,
Mass. Button s. Blake, makers. ST in.
cylinder, in. stroke. Lewis Highs, fore
man, 80 men.
MANHAN, No. 1, East Hampton, Mass.
Button & Blake, makers. 8 in. cylinder
8 in stroke. Ambras Beeler, foreman, so
men.
Length of stream thrown 1853 feet 6
inches.
GEYsER, No. /, Ashburnham, Mass.
Zimmerman & Co., makers 6 inch cylin-
der, IS inch stroke. J. H. Wilkins, Fore
man so men and Ashburnham Brass
Band, Is pieces.
Length of stream thrown, 148 feet 8
inches.
Hope No. /, Great Darlington, Mass.
Button s. Blake, makers 10 inch cylin-
der, 8 in stroke. H. W. Wright, foreman !;
55 men.
Length of stream thrown, 1856 feet 8
inches.
ATLANTIC No. 2, Chicopee, Mass. But
ton s. Blake, makers 8 inch cylinder, 8
inch stroke. T. Hogan, foreman; go men
and Drum Corps.
Length of stream thrown, 156 feet in
ches.
FOUNTAIN No. 4, Brattleboro. Hun
neman & Co., makers; Z IA inch cylin-
der, Is inch stroke. G. r. Briggs, fore
man, 90 men and Brattleboro Cornet Band,
10 pieces.
Length of stream thrown, 212 ft ct in
ches.
TIGER No. /, Baldwinsville, Mass.
Cowing & Co., makers; 1-2 inch cylin-
der, inch stroke. A. D. Wiley, foreman,
so men and East Templeton Cornet Band,
10 pieces.
Length of stream thrown, 1873 feet in
ches.
Fountain No. 4 took the first prize of
$3.50; Nickwaokett No. /, the second of
$3.50; Torrent No. 2, the third of 500;
Tiger No. l, the fourth of $50.
LARGEST AVERAGE.
A good average play at fremen's mus
ters is 165 feet, and yet at this muster
where 16 engine companies were compet-
ing they exceeded these figures ~ feet,
their average being 1T feet. Altho' our
own company did not take the first prize,
yet they need not be ashamed of their
play which exceeded the average by "a
feet, under very disadvantageous oircum-
stances, the rain falling in torrents at the
time of playing. On the contrary the
winning company was favored with lull
in the storm which together with their
larger number of men, no doubt added
materially TO the length of their stream,
which was longer than ever made before
through 800 feet of hose at muster.