The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-07-02
ANDERSON VICTORIOUS.

The Pioneer FIremen ana The Young
| America Cornet Band Win the First
Prizes at tho Greeaville Tournament
Their Reception at Home.
AS was stated last week, about thirty
Of the Fioneer Firemen and the Young
America Cornet Band, together with a
number of ladies and gentlemen, left An
derson on Tuesday afternoon, 23rd ult.,
in special cars attached to the freight
train, yia Bolton, for Greenyille, to par
ticipate in and witness the Firemen's
Tournament, which came off in that city
on the 24th and 25th ult. At Bolton the
party met the special excursion train,
containing the Columbia Firemen and
large number of excursionists, and pro-
ceeded to Greenville, arriving there about
9p. IN. The visiting Firemen were met
at the depot by the Greenville Firemen,
who escorted them to the Armory Of the
Butler Guards, where refreshments were
served and a general reunion held. The
colored glee club Of this city accompanied
the Pioneers. This club and our "Boy
Band" furnished music during the even
ing, and we're loudly applauded.
At the conclusion Of the reception the
Pioneers were marched to Cover & Rcil.
ly's Hall, where they were assigned
quarters.
Wednesday morning, at 0 o'clock, q
grand parade took place, which was par
ticipated in by the Firemen and the
Band.
At o'clock on Wednesday afternoon
the reel contest occurred, the following
teams entering: R. E. Lee, Of Greenville,
Spartan, of Spartanburg, Phoenix, of Co.
lumbia, Independent, Of Charlotte, and
the Pioneer, of Anderson. The rules re.
quired the engines to be stationed at
certain place; teams to run 100 yards with
reel and 200 feet Of hose, attach to engine,
uncouple, attach nozzle, and throw water
so feet through 100 feet of hose. One
runner was allowed to each rs pounds Of
weight Of reel and hose, besides the pipe
man and plugman.
The first team to run was the Indepen-
dent, of Charlotte, followed by the R. E.
Lee team, of Greenville, and then the
Spartan team, of spartanburg. The Pho
neer team of Anderson followed next.
In speaking of this contest, the Green
vile News says:
Then came the daisies-the Pioneers OF
Anderson, sixteen in number with the
handsomest captain on the ground, and
every man walking like race horse.
Their reel weighed 1,130 pounds and they
were dressed in white stockinet shirts
and knee breeches and red stockings and
caps. Captain O'Donnell placed his men
carefully, looked them over witn steady
and critical eye, gave few last warnings
and then the word to go. And they went
like the wind, and went through with.
out hitch, balk or bungle. There did not
seem to be an instant of hesitation any
where and the team worked Like clock
work, making a taultless test and winning
the applause of the crowd even before
the figures appeared announcing the great
time of 223.
The Anderson men were jubilant but
they refrained from jubilating much as
they contemplated the formidable team
to follow them-the Phoenix, OF Colum-
bia, commanded by Capt. Pat Meenan
who is in firemen's tournaments what
Archer is on the turf-a veteran who
knows the rules by heart and studies
every foot Of the ground and every mo-
ton of his mon and can make winning
where winning is, possible. He has a
good team throughout, but it ran handi-
capped with the heaviest reel in the con-
test, weighing over 1900 pounds, and two
men short of the allowance. $50 pounds
is not much on wheels distributed among
twelve men, but it counts in a run OF
hundred yards when it is question OF
seconds and quarter seconds. The run,
like that of Anderson, was beautifully
done, but it fell second and quarter
behind, the time allowed being 233.
Then Anderson shouted sure enough.
Captain O'Donnell was borne down the
course on the shoulders of his team, the
Anderson band struck up strain of
triumph, present and former citizens of
Anderson Joined in a storm of cheers
and jubilantly shook hands with the
team and each other and sent of: tele.
grams. The performance was really re-
markable one for company organized
last year and participating in its first
tournament, and the men deserved tho
praise and congratulations showered on
them from all sides.