Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-12
HOUSING OF rHE NEW STEAMER.

On Saturday evening last the now
steam fire engine, recently procured
In the East by Yellow Jacket Engine
Company No. 2, Gold Hill, was housed
In due form and highly acceptable
style. The fine house OF D company,
which Il situated on MAIN street, q
abort distance below the NKws office,
was well filled with members Of the
Gold Hill Fire Department town
dlgnitaries and invited guests. sandy
McMsrtin. foreman Of the company,
was President Of the meeting. and In
la few well chosen and appropriate
words stated the object Of the occasion
and welcomed all hands to the housing
of the new machine. Hon. A. Z. Hay.
Secretary OF the company, followed
with the speech OF the evening. we'll
worded and we'll delivered. MIR. w.
ID. Gray. County Commissioner. being
called upon. made q few remarks con-
yratulat) Dry, and referring to the part
the Commissioners had taken In the
matter. George Emmett. President
of the Board Of Town Trustees, re-
sponded TO loud calls with q short
speech. aud then ex-Mayor w. ID. g.
Gibson was called up. He gave the
boys one OF his good. square, sub
stantial talks, throwing Ia few
congenial remarks In his good, old
style, which drew forth hearty APP
piau,e. That great and shining light,
+. Bolivar Spykens, Esq, being now
fiercely clamored for, gave q few
sauirts Of his flowing eloquence. the
last SQUIRT Of which called forth q wolf.
ish response IRON n festive clothes
horse present, when President McMar-
tin remembering the immortal remark
Of the Governor OF South Carolins 70
the Governor OF North Carolina, that
II was "an awful long time between
drinks" declared a cessation OF talk
aud invited everybody to partake OF
refreshments.
There was plenty Of good beer and
other stimulants, and n long table at
the starboard side OF the hall was
spread with an affluence OF boiled
ham, bread. cheese. aud other appetlz-
Ing catables. Nobody waited for the
second Invitation but pitched In with a
hearty good will that was right re-
freshing to behold. BY and by the
meeting was called t. order again and
Chief Jones. OF the Gold Hill Depart
ment having arrived, made an elo-
quent and appropriate speech. MIR.
John +. Mcdonnell, President OF the
Gold Hill Miners Union, was called
IN aud after a few remarks reclted
.Sherldan's Ride" in very superior
style. A. j. Graham, Esq, also ad-
dressed the meeting responsive to
call, and 81 did Chief Bell, oil the Viz
glnis Fire Department, who wound up
with singing the beautiful Celtic ballad
OF Tin Flaherty." w. Brennan, NJ.
d., favored the company with the old
Pioneer song, 1.-The Days Of Forty
Nine" Joseph Brennan, Esq. also
responded TO a call upon his musical
talent by singing Castles In the Air."
Parson Gibson also electrified tho au-
dience by sin :ing several good old
csmp.meeting songs, with clioruses,
aud after another attack upon tho re-
freshments, IL was decided to irc up
the new machine and see her work In
side the house.
Cigar boxes and such other Iisht
comoustioles as eoula % ,ou'u nsnuy
were sl'oveu nnuer tho ooller' Sn' :
very snort time, steam was w, ,ue
whistle toe'eu' anu lhe n,a.n''I,, Sc
thing worked a. smoothly ne clock
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