The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-12


battle of Plattsburgh, and for many year
the citizens of that town have celebrated
the day in becoming manner, and fire.
qucntly by offering prizes for engine com
panies to compete for. Such was the cele
bration OF this year, and prizes to The
amount of 5000 were offered TO be com
peted for, rs follows.
First prize for hand engines, 60 men on
brakes, $500.
Second prize for hand engines, 40 meu
on brakes, 800.
For hose companies, first prize, $3.50
second prize $50. TO be competed for as
follows:
l. Companies to run eighty rods, with
not to exceed twenty men, attach hose to
hydrant, lay three hundred feet of hose,
attach pipe and get stream of water
through the nozzle.
2. Companies can use any hose cart,
hose, pipe and coupling they choose.
8. No person shall assist in attaching
hose to hydrant, putting on pipe. or in any
Other manner, who has not run the full
distance with the company.
A. No company will be allowed to use a
shut off to hold the water back while put
ting on pipe, or lay any hose before reach
ing the hydrant.
8. Each company will be allowed one
man with the timer.
6. No member of the Pittsburgh fire
department will be allowed to run with, or
assist any Of the competing companies.
7. In case of tie, the companies max
ing such tie will be allowed another trial
for the decision Of the same.
a brighter and better day could not have
been chosen, the sun being out just enough
so that ii was not uncomfortable. aud
hardly breath of air stirring.
Early in the morning people and fire
men commenced to arrive in town, and by
ten o'clock the streets were full of citizens.
firemen and bands of music, the uniforms
of the latter two being quite snowy, max
ing the sight attractive and pleasing.
The first company TO arrive was the Star
hose company of Burlington, who came on
the early steamer, followed soon after by
the steamer Montreal, which brought the
several companies from Whitehall, and a
special train on the New York and Canada
railroad brought the companies from Ma.
lone and Posdam, and at eleven o'clock
the steamer Adirondack reached the dock,
having on board Nicl;wackett engine and
hose company, the Boxer engine and
Clipper hose of Burlington and st. Mary's
band of the same place
Owing TO the late arrival of the boat
from Burlington the procession. which
was the finest ever seen in Plattsburgh,
was formed in the following order for the
parade
/. Chief marshal and aides
.. West Cnazy cornet band, twelve
pieces G. Il. Choate. leader
s. Horizon engine company No. | of
2 ltt,Sourgh. fifty men, H. W. Guiford,
foreman.
4. Protection hose company No. ),
plattsburgh, thirty men, W. f. Fairbanks,
foreman.
5. Rescue hose company No. 6, Platts-
burgh, H. II. story foreman, forty men.
The cart of this company was beautifully
trimmed with evergreen and flowers.
g. Relief hose company No. ?, Patts-
burgh j. Laundry foreman, twenty-five
men.
T. Lafayette hose company No. A,
Pittsburgh. f. Emo foreman, twenty
five men.
8. Poisdam engine company No. / Pots
dam, y, y, Julius Hand foreman, fifty
four men. Engine a LETTERS make, nine
inch cylinder, eleven inch stroke.
8. st. Mary's band of Whitehall, fifteen
pieces, L. +. Pecor leader.
10. James Doren engine and hose COM
pany No. /, Whitehall, N. V, r. NJ. Dill
foreman, fifty men. Engine Button make.
II. W. II. Cooke engine and hose com
pany, WHITEHALL n. Y, Jonn Lusk fore
man, sixty men. Engine Button make,
nine inch cylinder, seven inch stroke.
10. b. F. Lacca hose company, White
hail, n. Y, James Whalen foreman.
twcnty-siX men.
l3. Barnes Hose company, No. Z. Bur-
lington, D. r. Bracket, foreman, 90 men.
II. Stevens Hose company, Vergennes ;
Ell. Murphy foreman, 20 men.
u. Malone Cornet band 10 pieces, }. f.
Wright leader
16. Hope Hose company, Malone CIV
Breed foreman, SO men.
The uniform of this company was the
finest in the procession, the shirts being
blue trimmed with white, white pants and
fancy caps. The cart was fairly covered
with flowers and on the reel was the COM
pany's dog Watch.
II. Active Hose company, Malone, N.
y, f p. Pitman foreman, 20 msn.
18. Protector Hose company Malone, w.
A. Short foreman, % men.
10. Volunteer Hose company, Vergennes
Vt, J. Graves foreman, 40 men.
90. Washington engine company No. l,
st. Adams, W. S. Norwich foreman, 40
men. Engine Zimmerman build 6 inch
cylinder, IS inch stroke.
81. lIathorn Hose company, Saratoga,
II men.
%. star hose company, Burlington, Is
men
The route of the procession was as fol-
lows
From the park through Margaret 10
Bridge street, Bridge to McComb, McComb
to McDonough, McDonough to Peru, Peru
to Bridge, Bridge to Margaret, Margaret to
Broad, Broad to Oak, Oak to Cornelia,
Cornela to Margaret, Margaret to the park.
Many resi- lences and business blocks were
decorated with bunting, and the streets
were literally blocked up with people, and
every one appeared to be trying to surpass
the other in their demonstration of well
come.
Nickwackett No. left Rutland at 6. 10
a. m and arrived at Burlington at 0. 80.
After UNLOADING they nropppled IN tho donl,