Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-02-28
They have . hne meeting room and
hAndsomely furnished parlor on the


second floor.
The party next drove TO the w Washing.
ton engine and truck house, where, the
same a. at the other places. everything
was found In frst class order. This
company have . large roomy house,
that presents marked contrast TO the
coopod up quarters Of the Reliance.
Three trials Of hitching up were
made, the work being done by the
driver himself, and resulted In the
time being rs, ~ and 21H seconds.
Owing TO the bad condition of the
streets the apparatus was not run out,
a. has been the custom In other years
on the occasion of the inspection. The
Secretary reported 10S mem bers, 80
badges in use, one engine, one hose
carriage and hook aud ladder truck,
all In good condition. and l,4oo fPet oi
god hose.
The visitors then proceeded to the
rooms Of the Warren gyinnastic club on
the second floor, where the mem bers
performed number OF acrobatic fests
and swinging Of Indian clubs, that
would have been creditable to profes.
sionals. The members Of the club are
all members Of the company, and the
skill attained by them in the gymna
sium cannot but prove useful, should
the occasion arise. In tho discharge oi
their duties rs fremsn. the meeting
room on the third floor was also visited
aud found TO b. large and commodious
and well adapted for the purpose fol
which IL Ia intended.
The Fame WAS ihe next stopping
place, and the company found 70 b. IL
Iexcellent condition for service at Q
moments notice. The trials OF hitchinl
were given by four men, and resulted
In the work being accomplished in 121s
10l5 aud 10 seconds. The par or on tb,
second floor was visited and found u
have been recently r6-papered and
painted, and now presents handsome
appearance. The company owns ont
Gould engine, one hose carriage, two
horses and one thousand feet of frs
class hose.
The next aud last company visited
WAS the WeccacOe, where the driver
hit ched the horse 10 the horse cart II
I7t< and 9II seconds. The house Of thi,
company In In u tumble down co1di-
| lion and some means should be adopted
l without delay to provide them with 4
new building. Nearly all the ceilins
has fallen own, and the place is n dis
grace TO the city.
The secretary reported one steamer
one hose cart and three horses b; 800 fee
Of linen and 300 feet of gum hose. par
of which Is new, and all in good SER
vicable condition.
This completed the inspection, and
the party were then taken TO the Malt
House, where n splendid banquet wa
served. Alter full justice had been don
to the many tempting dishes, T. Elwoo,
lSipgley, on behalf of the chief enginee
and his assistants, in q few remark,
preseuted TO William II. Blake, chair
, man OF the Ere committee, an ebon!
. gold headed cane. The head bore th
Inscription Presented to w. II
! Blake by the officers of w. +. d." IL
, the centre of the head was a representa-
Z tion of q FIRE alarm box, upon whicl
WAS the No "a, the box near the re
, clpient's residence, Fourth and Madison
streets. and the figures 1884
sl Mr.. Blake was completely surprised
? and for a few moments WAS unable
0 reply. Upon mastering his emotion b
Q thanked the donors, and as' ured theI
, that as long as he lived lie would priz
the gift beyond any that he had ever r.
/. ceived, coming Az 1t did from activ
= firemeu. He also paid high tribu'
. to the department.
a Colonel X. ii. Taylor also made
I few remarks, and said that this wa
0 the eleventh time he had visited II
4 engine houses IN member of the Fir
Q Committee ON their annual inspection
and he had never found the dep srtmeI
1 | in D better condition. He was proud I
! n, and he did not believe 1t could
i excslled by any department in Il
j.. .Icouutry.
y He was followed by Chief En- gine'
q Rstder, Assistants Wiggl.eworth IN
h McCuliip, Councilmen Newell an
O Brisou and Superintendent Aydep, a
9 of whom extolled the prof cheney of u
d department. Shortly after ~ o'cloc
% the party dispersed.