Daily Republican., 1880-07-02
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and Incidents.
Wilmington's FIRE department turned
out last night 10 a drizzlinc rain and
gave the finest parade the city has ever
seen. The unpropitious weather could
not dampen the ardor of our fire boys
and their guests, and fire that dis
Ipersed the procession and compelled an
hours delay, failed to seriously inter
fere with it, and, forming, the boys
went marching on 10 the end of the
route. The parade was noticeable for
the department Of those who took part
and for the hearty good will with which
the occasion was cheered on and en-
couraged by our citizens. 1t was in
deed a proud tims for the irem9n OF
Wilmington, and one which will not
be wholly forgotten in the city for a
very long time.
THE VISITING FIRHMHE.
The reception Of the Junior Company
No. 2, and the United Company No 3,
Of Frederick, Md, by the Fame Hose
aud Water Witch Companies respec-
lively has been already related in the
REPUBLICAN. Later in the afternoon
the famous old Friendship, No. ], of
Harrisburg, Pa, guests Of the Friend
ship of this city, arrived over the Della
ware Western Railroad, and we're es-
oorted to the engine house. The last
company arrived toward evening, the
Union Fire Company No. l, of Oxford,
Pa, who we're also guests of the Fame
Hose Company. These companies, in
eluding fine looking delegation from
the Washington Fire Company of
Conshohocken, Pa, guests Of the Wash
iugton company and ten uf the Reading
Hose, guests Of the Phoenix, made no
the full quota Of the visitors.
The Junior boys Of Frederick number
ed about one hundred men and were
accompanied by the friedrich City Cor
net Band OF "a pieces. Leader Of Band
Prof. George L. Smith. They are as fine
looking set Of fellows as one would meet
within days journey among fremen
and are certainly credit to their city.
Among the officers were Edward Koontz,
the President; A. 7. Rice, the Vice
President; Nicholas Bloomenaur the
Director; T. T. RhodAs, Chief Engineer.
Yhe Marshal was Capt. Lewis N. Zim-
norman, Of the Baltimore Custom
House, and the assistants, Geo. W. B.
Shriner and William Winebrener. The
engine Of the Juniors ia one Of Sllsby
make, and of fourth class. 1t is nickel
plated, throws water 2s7 feet through
a II nozzsl. All in all the company
has $50 members; 1t was incorporated
in 1920.
TIE United Fire Company, Of Fred
erick, In contest would right ably
cope with the Junior. They are ex-
Ceedingly we'll drilled, and yesterday
afternoon in front of the City Hall gave
such an exhibition Of discipline under
the command of Capt. Beckley, Chief
Marshal, as made Wilmington fremen
open their eyes. The United have
about hundred and nineteen men in
Wilmington, and their fine apparatus.
Their officers are as follows President,
Hon. Frederick J. Nelson Chief Ea-
gineer, Moses Fisher Director, Robert
Lamar Chief Marshal, Capt. Beckley;
Assistant Marshals, Milton Mcdaniel
and Charles B. Foster.
The old Friendship of Harrisburg is
a company for which Wilmington has
a high regard, owing to the reception
rendered the Friendship of this city at
their hands last summer. They nun
ber sixty-Gvo strong, handsome fellows
and are fine specimen Of fremen, in
deed. Their uniforms are tasty, their
department Is good, and the whole lot
of them are very credltabls to the
Keystone capital. The Marshal of the
Friendship is George B. Corram, and
Assistants, Abram Roat and Frank
Lybe. They are accompanied by the
popular Chief Engineer of the Harris
burg Fire Department and two Ex-
Chief Engineers, and bring with them
the State Capital Band Of rs pieces,
The Union Fire Company, of Oxford,
bring with it the hook and ladder ap-
paratus and twelve men belonging to
that department Of the company.
Eighteen men Of the hose gang are
here, but the carriage was not brought
along. The company has forty-eignt
members. Among those present are
Col. William Gallagher, Of the Oxford
House. who commands the hose delega-
tion; George L. Jores, Chief Engineer Of
0xtord's Fire Department and A. NJ.
Bailey assistant engineer and foreman
of the track. They are gentlemanly
boys, and are evidently valuable fire.
men.
AROUND THE ENGINE HOUSES.
All evening the engne h us 81 the
companies being visited presented an
animated appearance much more than
during tho afternoon, for then the WIS.,
itors were either at the hotels where
they were quartered or riding around
town. Nearly all the available car
riages were pressed into service and
lots Of the strangers took look at
Wilmington from centre to circumfer-
ence. But in the evening the "boys"
got together at the engine houses and
had an informal sort of friendly Je!iih-
cation among themselves while prepar-
ing to form into procession. They
then expressed themselves as having a
good time ami wer5 in high hopes Of
successful parade.
As early as six O'Clock people began
to come out on the streets and take
their places upon the curbstone where
they could see the procession pass. Most
of tuem waited two and three hours, in
the occasional showers without q word