Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-10
VISITING FIREMEN.
MEMBERS OF THE voLUsTEza FIRE.
MgN's AssocrATIoN OF PHiLA-
DELPHIA HERR.
Reception by Richmond Yirsmsn Speeches
and experimentation OF Rssolu-
tions-The Start for Home

About sixty members OF tho Volunteer
Firemen's Association OF Philadelphia
en- route from New Orleans to their
home reached here last night by the
Danville road at twenty minutes past IL
o'clock. As the trDin rolled into the
depot delegation OF about two or three
ecore OF Richmond fremen and officers
who had assembled at the depot gave n
receptive shout and cordially welcomed
the visitors.
This party had been expected here At
1925 z. n. on the regular train, but an
accident about eighteen miles from
Charlotte, at the South-Fork nver
bridge, caused the delay.
As soon as the "Citizens OF Brctherly
Love could be gotten Ill line they were
escorted, headed by the Metropoitan
band OF Pfiladelphia. to the Davis
House, where refreshments wers served.
CHIEF FUoUA's WELCOME.
When the visitors had been assembled
around the tables Chief l'uqua addressed
the guests Of the evening, expressing bis
qualification az being able to welcome the
1iremen OF Philadelphia in this city, but
the delay, he said, was d great disap-
pointment, for the reason that 1t de-
prived the department of this city OF the
pleasure of entertaining their guests in
the way that had been intended and
mapped out. but, anyhow, be hoped
the visitors would find pleasure in par
taking OF the little repast which had been
prepared. and IN the name OF the fire.
men of the city OF Richmond he eX-
teuded the Philadejphians a hearty well
come.
RESPONSE.
Ex-Msyor William E. Smith, of South
wark Hose Company, responded TO Chief
Fuqua's words of welcome He said
that on account OF the delay in reaching
this citg the speech which he'd been pre-
rared Tor tie occasion would not be de-
ljvCrcd. LAUGHTER He, too, regretted
that they had not gotten here sooner,
hut 1t seemed TO him that 1t was con-
spiracy on the part of the southern peo-
pie to keep them in the South. He
thanked Chief Fuqua for his hearty well
come, and said that il any Of the boys
ever came to Philadelphia, either col
lectvcly or individually, they would 5e
warmly received.
Chef FuQua here remarked that some
yeors ago his people bad done all they
could to keep the northerners out OF Tie
city. when the cry had been son to
Richmond" hut now they were heartily
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/ RIcHMoND's ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Everybody then event for" the re-
freshments, to which they did full JUS
tice. When their appeJites had been
satisfied Assistant Chief Oliver Mount
castle. Of the Richmond department,
arose and in brief and neat speech pre-
sented TO the visitors on behalf OF the
| Richmond fremen, to whom so much
courtesy had been shown on the occa-
SION OF their visit to Philadelphia last
September. a handsomely-engrossed set
Of resolutions
Mr.. John Welsh accepted the resolu-
tions on behalf Of his brethren, and SAID
few words of thanks.
Assistant Mountcastle also gave the
association tie original plates on two OF
the first tiro-engines ever used in Rich
mond-Hope and Hand-in-iIand and
winch were used by the Philadelphia
| fremen before they were ever used here.
Tho recipients seemed to prize these
gifts very highly.
The resolutions were signed by the
following committee: Oliver Mount
castle. l.. ". Dorset, J. E. Walthall, l..
l.. Lynch, w. b. Shaw, George q. Cum
MINIS, and NJ. S. Blount.
Other speeches followed by both visi-
tors and guests, and Captain Frank W.
Cunningham, who was present, was
called on for song, He sang the
blue and the Gray" which was re-
ceiyed with loud applause.