The daily gazette., 1880-07-02

gentlemanly department proved that
they are not as bad as some people
would like to make them.
After the line was dismissed theWa-
Ter Witch escorted their guests to the
City Hall where they partook of col
lation. After all had satisfied the in
ner man, short addresses were made by
II. G. Turner, Esq, and F. J. Nelson,
Esq.
The event is one that will be long
remembered not only by our citizens,
but by the firemen, and there is little
doubt that the visitors will carry home
with them pleasant recollections Of
their trip.
sERENADED.
At 10 30 o'clock the Frederick City
Cornet Band visited the newspaper Of
fees and rendered them sernade.
The GAZETTE acknowledges the
courtesy extended to it by the band.
AN UNEXPECTED EPISODE.
Just as the head of the line reached
the City Hall, an unexpected episode
occurred, that created decided panic,
and for while threatened to break up
the parade completely. In the vacant
fourth story room OF Messrs. Adams a.
Bros store, No. 504 Market street, several
members ofthe Lincoln Republican Club
were discharging fireworks when
whether from accident, awkwardness OF
carelessness will probable never be
known-a package of red-fire became
ignited and soon set fire to the window
frame. The blaze attracted the atten-
tion of the passing firemen, and the line
Of parade stopped, while every man,
woman and child in the square looked
up to the window to see If there was 60
ing 10 be genuine fire or not. Soon il
became apparent that little water was
needed In order TO prevent iirst-class
fire where upon the Water Witch and
Phoenix engines were hastily steamed up
and took plugs at Fifth and Market
streets.
After considerable delay steam was
raised, and each engine forced stream
into the burning room, which soon ex-
tinguished the flames, before any material
damage had ben done by the fire. The
centre viii dow frame was charred beyond
repair and the other frames were some
what scorched, while platform which
ran across the front of the room was
torn up, in order to prevent it from
feeding the flames. The greatest damage
was done by the water, but even this
was not as serious as 1t might have been,
owing to the strenuous expertlons Of
Vim. b. Adams, who directed his efforts
towards keeping as much useless water
as possible out of the room. A stream was
accidentally turned into the third story
room, where there was no fire, and
caused considerable damage. The water
fortunately, all came through the
ceilings on the north side of the building
and thus missed falling upon a large
STOCK Ofvaluable goods that would other.
wise have been completely rained. The
upper show window received quite a
soaking, to the serious dctriment of ;
lot of fireworks and number of ligh
toys. The loss will reach between $500
and $500, fully covered by insurance
QUITE A PANIC.
This episode created a decided panic
When the alarm was given Market street
from Fourth to Sixth, was janmed Will
people, and when way was hastily
cleared to allow the approach of the
steamers, rash was occasioned tina
squeezed the people ON the sidewalks
into u compact, almost iInmovable mass
Women with little children found them
selves in a terrible predicament, ant
many almost tainted from excitmeat ant
fear, while children screamed franticall,
with fright One old lady was carIiet
into the Delaware House almost helpless
from the excitment, ard many other
found refuge from the Gro ID ! this house
Fireman and others rushed up anC
down the street, and the pressure drOdaU
Adams 81 B:o's store waos SO great tina
Chief Maxwell was obliged to take ;
squad of police there to preserve order
TO adj to the confusion several drunken
unruly ohaSacters became quarelsom
ana had to be arrested, while every few
minutes the crowd on the City Hall pave
ment would rush back with yell, IL
order to escape ducking from the steame
streams.
1t was fully an hour before The excite
ment subsidized, and many people returned
to their homes under the impression tha
| the parade would be abandoned. Blu
such was not the intention ofLhe firemen
and at 1890 o'clock the bands began u
play, the lines were formed, and the pa
rade again started, amid The deep,tonet
Changing of the City Hall and Wate
Witch bells The Water Witch steamer
and carriage were not in line when i
started, but the steamer Joined in a
Seventh and Market, and the carriage al
Eighth.
NOTES.
The Union Company, No l, of Oxford
Pa, we're unfortunate in having their
hook and ladder truck broken just be-
fore the parade started, and bad 10 take
it out of line. The accident was caused
by the horses becoming frightened and
making sudden jump, which broke the
pole. This truck is of a very superior
.,attern, having 165 feet of ordinary lad
ders, 36 feet of scaling ladders, and two
B4bcock fire extinguishers, besides the
usual complement of hooks, axes, buck
cts, etc. =,
During the fire excitement, "Shorty,"
the little member of the Harrisburg COM
pany. had his clothes set on fire by a
ball from Roman candle. His COM
naniops gathered around him and quickly
smothered the fire before he was injured.
The Harrisburg visitors were taken in
| charge by the Friendship of this city this
morning, and escorted to Fourth street
wharf, where they embarked on the
steamer Mary Morgan, for trip down
the Delaware bay. They will return
about eight o'clock this evening, after
which the visitors will be entertained
with grand banquet at the Clayton
rne frederick City visitors will leave
for home at three o'clock this afternoon.
The Harrisburg company will not leave
until tomorrow evening,
rhe Fame Hose men, during the pa
| rade. had their torches fastened upon
their hats.