The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-07-01

sapgpihe ssf yietosy Never did their
Trnef loSk d bsaatiNls And never did
Y the ElliSlls aem @pre sqsshy,of the nds
iairstioa bf hqse 6ho pa9 Them, sbat to
admise. .. ~.
Their roll Of members was cnllad, and
soon into line they had placed them
selves,
Capt. John a. Hamilton, The esteemed
Foreman of the Eliiotts, was out with
his men, md for what we know, like our
friend Mr.. Moselsy, whispered, setto vocc,
words y ofrsencotragemeuts totaS Sahe,n
Ahy hbw, the fsee OF each inembee Of
the Eilfgtt Hook and ladders, seemed
Inspired with the hope Of a er,o,mplote
victory The Koung Ampricas',, looked
back aatifEeirzadsersaties the satIe -es.
pfessioh n0ffl Of aassareaI victory onae,heir
mart, ,Ess'sssefe s5aiatstsvI s5l5 e. 5,
tsRt q S,x.Sr !.
Aud thus the happy occasion pfocced-i
ed on to,the end.
Az 81 o'clock p. NJ The ooung g
Amefieaso marched up Russell Street to
the spot from, which they were to run.
sl1l One observing the mannerin which they
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Jagged along up TO the f.starting place."
awouldspotihavs ,hocn prepared to accred.
|it themswith the speed and agility they
showed On their return s9aal S.se
Arrive,l at the farthcst stand, where
his honor, Mayor Bull, was seated, the
Young Americas" turned their Engine
around, and awaited the signal to start.
f AT this jdncture, excitement was on
tip-toc, Men, boys, and babies, rushed
madly from place to place, and pulling
each other aside, and saying in kind O.
yon better lookout style. s'that's my
place, ,"iheld fast to every inch of ground
their feet could cover.
At length all was quieted down, the
street cleared by Marshal Wolf, and
every eye turned upon the "Young
Americas" Brave boys a few seconds
more, and the contest will be decided, SO
far as you arc concerned. a
But men, women and children are
getting inpatient again, the boys espe-
cially, and the signal "go," is given.
From an almost breathless calm broke
forth Zouave yell from the "Young
Americas" and the boys who, like
wounded snake" appeared scarcely able
to drag themselves along a few moments
before, came rustling, cracking, thunder
ing down Russell Street; with shout after
shout of "go it boys!" aud soon finished
the work.
r Arrived at the Engine Housc-haltcd
every man to his post--the hose put
down in the well-the Engine worked
and water thrown on tho house in one
MINUTE AMI, STwENTY-NINE SECONDS.
was what the Young Americas did ON
the afternoon of Wednesday 2sth of
June, 1871. aTss
Here everything that could shout,
shouted, and those who couldn't strain
their tender voices joined in the refrain
by slapping their tender hands; boys
ran wildly about, toes were mashed on
all Sides. and, oh !! la ! one poor crea-
trre's sensitive corns ground into dust.
In,a word, the atmosphere was rent
with shouts of "well,done !"
Soon againe things are quoted down,
tho Marshal clears the streets, and the
sanguino Elliotts are preparing them
selves to beat the time made by the
'sYoung Americas" just before they
started off, the latter company gave them
three cheers, which they returned.
Soon all will be ready again. Men
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while the exhausted young Americas"
look calmly {, u and fnol TINT tho rintor,,