Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-20
COMPETING FIREMEn.

COMPETING FiREMEN
Some Lively Work Done BY the .soss .s
the kansas City Tournamene'
Kansas CRY, Mo-, Sept 12.-Ine nIe
mems tournament commenced yesterday
morning at eleven O'Clock in Exposieion
Park. The judges were Mr.. n Il. MiSen-
ell, of Springfield, No.; Mr. Thomas w.
Butler and Mr.. Joseph 7. Mcguire, OF KAN
sas City, and Mr.. s. /. Lyon, OF Aspen
Col Mr.. Alexander Henderson acted as
starter.
There were three contestants in the hook
and ladder race, which was placed nrst on
the programme. The conditions were that
the truck should not weigh less than 1,OUO
pounds and that twenty men beside the
foremen should constitute the number OF
each contesting company. The contest
consisted OF a run of 100 yard to the truck,
which stood with the center of its hind
wheels on the starting line, the raising or
a 3o-foot ladder and the climbing OF a man
to the top, time to be called when he
grasped the top round. The trst prize was
500. second $50. The Eidorado hooks
made the run and their climber, ]. R. Beal,
reached the top of the ladder in Si< sec
onds.. Several seconds were lost by the
ladder pullers.
CLAW Center sent in its hook and ladder
company next, but it cut no figure, the run
and climb consuming 43A seconds. Ihen
the Southwest Mail company, of Nevada,
caused excitement by breaking the record.
The boys got away in fine style and made
the old truck fairly rattle when they caught
Che ropes. Down the course they rushed,
arery man in his place and pulling like
wheel horse. The ladder came down from
the machine just when it should, and
Frank Rhodes was half way up before it
had reached the perpendicular. When he
grabbed the tap round but thirty-five sec
A. cir ha no. n
che rsce and there were hearty cheers for
Nevada sThen Che time was announced.
ls was 2:3o o'clock when the judges
called che zre3 Cor all hose race of 100
yards 20 hydr9n8 laying $50 feet of hose,
breaking coupling and putting on pipe.
walden'e runnfzIg team, of Wichita, took
the field first wish - reel. The Waldens
Rad excited considerable interes6 Through
the statemeat has they had several pro-
fessional sprineere among them. All were
dark blue athlesiS suits and ran hare legged.
When the pistol Vas ifed they broke away
with q hurrah and gushed oyer the ground
in . way shat booked rs il the record
~ o1ld be broken The men at flre hydrana
failed TO get 4he weser on eimee howe6eD
and when che pipe bed Seen kdjussed and
water rushed skrouga iss a. seconds haS
expired.
The Henaersoa hose, q sopfiaeefad ia
red and white, cams next toshe scrstche
They looked like possibls sinners and
when they got started the spectators Sae
gan to realize that ahey ~esa aboRs 90
witness some tall hose laying. Tae coae
nection at the hydrant was made in drste
class style and the waeer was aens afcerGhS
flying lissourians. It would haze caegh2
them at the pipe but for their sharap wort
in ecrimping" it with . pair OF sopga GimG
OF the run 351f seconds.
/ Chief Walden, OF Wichita made 9TigorG
Gus protest against the use of the sScrimpeS
but there was no rule 20 sustain Ais posiG
ton, and the record was allowed eq stan6
Clinton hose No. I. with only aine mepn
contested next in 49, seconds, ere&itaIsle
considering the small number Of EunIersc
Then the Minckler hose boys. 81 Sesadss
grabbed their reels and marched &c Che
starting point. They had on neat suits OF
gray and blue. knowing ones in4inatee
that they were going to smash things aA&
fred, the Mincklers Knocked the inefefa
from the old hose reel and doVn they
sprinted rs though the evil sne was bee
hind them. Two men began to unreeS the
hose as the cart passed the hydraH& the
coupling was adjusted in fash, the plug
man gave his wrench q twist and the crowd
conld see the water swell out the hone IS e
rushed rapidly after the reel. a che
eighth section Of hose was anresed 9aH
coupling was broken Is il my magic. e
scientific twist put the pipe in phase an&
then the water gushed through IN lime 60
give the Mincklers glory and The rsoss in
351s seconds.
Several good runs were subsequently,
made, the Harding, of Sevadas fiuishiaS
in 451z; Cowles hose, OF Rich Hill in 3S1ze
Anthony hose in S7s4. and the Cfestoa6
Iowa, hose company in 40%. The friead6
OF the Rich Hill company misundefEsooes
the announcement OF the judges and 9oS
several minutes shouted and cried un6ef
the impression that Covles hose had madS
the run in S35s. When the mistafss 80
discovered Rich Hill sat down.
The winners Of the hose race geI SSOto
The second prize Is $50.
In the evening q coupling race vas halS
with the following conditions: First Aee<
Run fifty feet, uncouple, attach pipe sac
drop it. Second heat-Run Ten feet, pae
couple, attach pipe and drop it. ThirE
heat-Stand with pipe held over heads unC
couple, attach pipe and drop il. Time g
be called when pipe touches the groen6
All coupling s must be made TO full threads
any standard screw coupling aile&edo
First prize, 500; second price, 500 ShirE
prize, SIS.
There were twelve entries ana soaeeeTf
creditab bic work, as follows:
Ottawa, KAN, team, Eormas and pairC
First heat 81 seconds, second heaz seq
onds, third heat a. seconds
Lincoln, Neb, hose teanas Heifer Ont
Stratton-First heat So seconds seconk
81 seconds, third break
Rich Hill team, Tabor nd ScoGOAo
time.
Ottawa No. q, team Baagor ans Deas-
First heat So seconds. second heat missed
coupling, third heat 2Z seconds
4 Olathe and Clay Censor withdrew.
: Minkler, New, hose team Bowman anS
Hail-First heat 8 seconds, second heat 3zS
seconds, third heal 8 seconds.
Henderscn hose seam Of Joplin, Cadfnine
and Howard-First heat 6k seconds, sec
ond heat no time. lhira heat 81 seconds.
Anthony hose team, Sweeeland and eEeuo