Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-17
THE FIRE LADDIH.

Those Who VIII Taks Part n the seass
TOursams ns Mt Reading In Ssptenber.
The total prizes offered by the manage
ment of the Reading firemen's tournament
amount to 81, 800 and are as follows, the
schedule having been finally fixed night
before last {:
For the hoss carriage making the best
run, attaching and showing water, $500 to
tho first and $500 to the second.
For the hook and ladder truck making
the best run. placing ladder, etc., two
prizes, as follows $500 to the first and
$50 to the second.
To the companies having the greatest
prizes, as follows 500 to the first and
$50 to the second.
To the company making tha finest ap-
pearance in line, two trumpets.
To the company having the finestequip-
ments in line, two sets hat and belt.
To the best drilled company in line the
Braxmar medal.
To the company having the finest steam
engine in line, two service play pipes, one
with variable nozzle.
To the company having the finest hose
carriage in line, the La France prize.
To the company having the finest hook
and ladder truck in line, u silk American
flag.
To the manufacturers Of steam FIRE en-
gines, showing the most proficient fire
service qualities, two prizes, a. follows:
$500 to the first and $3.50 TO the second.
To the manufacturers of hand engines
showing the mos. proficient fire service
qualities, $50
Each company pays IS entrance fee if it
participates in competition for . prize.
The contests will be governed BY the
Illinois state rules for all trials but steam
engines, that test to be for the committee,
governed by Centennial rules. It has been
agreed that NO Reading company shall en-
ter for any of the prizes, tho judges being
Reading men. .''.
The following volunteer fire companies,
up to this time, have signified their intention
of participating in the tournament: WASH
ington, Conshohocken; Weccacoc, Will
mington, Del; Comfy hose. of Chester;
Rescue hook and ladder, of Mincrsville
Philadelphia Volunteer Fircmen's associa-
ton; Union, Lebanon; Ph9nix hose,
Mauch Chunk; Dauntless hook and ladder,
Selinsgrove =; Vigilant, Altoona; Washing
ton hose, Lebanon; Vigilant, Shippens-
burg; Rainbow. Reading; Empire
HOOK anu ldOOef, 1OCtSCOWn, NeV0rSluk,
Reading Possaic of Newark. N. ].
Hampden, Reading Niagara, Pottstown;
Cumberland Valley hose, Cumberland
Niskey hose, Bethlehem Fame hook and
ladder, Lewistown KristOn hook and lad
der, Myerstown Mount Vernon hook and
ladder, Harrisburg Franklin hose, Hyde
Park Humane, Norristown WASH
ington Independent, Sunbury Col
umbia hose, Hyde Park Colum-
bia, Columbia Washington, Mechan-
icsburg Washington hook and lad
der, Reading; Phoenix, Wilmington !;
Keystone hook and ladder company and
salvage corps, Reading Empire hook and
ladder, Lancaster Hope, Harrisburg Leb-
anon hook and ladder, Lebanon; Bristol
hose, Scranton; Allegheny hook and ladder,
Hollidaysburg !; Friendship, Reading !;
Liberty, South Bethlehem Washington
hose, Dorvillc Good Intent, Linnburg;
Liberty, Reading Hope hose and hook
and ladder, Watsontown; NiObe, Hum
melstown Lambertville, N. j., frs de-
partment; Reading hose, Reading; Friend
ship, Danville; Empire hook and ladder,
Altoona Junior, Reading Good Will,
Pottstown Huntingdon. Huntingdon;
Good Will, Myerstown Pioneer engine
and hook and ladder, Hazleton; Washing
ton, Coatesville; Good Will, ,Hollidaysburg;
Perseverance,, Lebanon Montgomery,
Norristown; Good Will hose, NOrristown;
and Good Will hose. Minersville.