Daily Republican., 1889-01-21

On Saturday plumber OF the members
of the Liberty Steam Fire Engine Com
pany Of Reading, Ps., were shown around
the city by the officials OF the Wilmington
Fire Department and q delegation of the
Weccacoe Steam Fire Company. Among
the visitors were the following: w. j.
Rourke, Samuel Whitman, George
Schulsch, Elmer Collier, +. Tomney, NJ.
Kelley, George Mannerbach, Benjamin
Rhoads, George Harner, Philip Tomney,
William Butler, samuel Burkutt, Charles
Morris, Charles Robinson, Jos. Canister,
Rudolph Behrer, John helcher, William
ehanaman, Frank swigar,i, Thomas De-
vine, Daniel Buyet.e, Joseph Devlne,
John Dester, Lewis d. Rhoads, George
Gilt, Daniel Parker, 4. s. Daysher, David
Singles and Charles Rhoads.
About 4 o'clock In the afternoon the
visiting fremen vere given an exhibition
OF the alacfity with which the Whining
ton department could turn out to fire
by an alarm struck iron box No. 81, at
Fourth and Madison streets, which was
highly praised by the visitors. In an
slmost incredibly short space OF time the
department was on hand, the Weccacoe
| first, being the nearer aud the other
| companies coming In quick gu .cession
according to distance aud intervening
| hills
| The main purpose Of the visitors was to
| present to the Weccscoe Company q
handt omely framed col ectioa of photo
graphs OF the members of the Liberty
Fire Company. It had been the inten-
tion OF the Liberty members to treat the
Weccaeoe boys 10 a grand surprise upon
their arrival In W ilm'ng-On on Friday
night, but somehow come of the Wecca-
zoe members who went up to Reading
on the excursion the Sunday previou,
and remained over until Monday, got OIL
the secret aud found out exactly wheT
the visitors would arrive in Whining
tou. The consequence was that when
the visitors arrived at the depot the,
were the surprised party. A committee
OF thirteen from the Wsccacoe Com
pany took them in charge, aud putting
Hyatt's Military Band In liout, marched
them up TO the Clayton House, wher,
they all registered, and from thence
after supper, they were taken Willing
, captivos out to tie Wseeacoe house, a
, Second and Jackson streets, where the,
were introduced to the other member
OF the company. The Black Hawk As
eociatiop, made up Of Weccaeoe mem
I
5 OF their house, ard to this the visitor
/ were heartily welcomed.
4 After all had crowded int the hall, W
j. kourke, City Solicitor OF Reading, OF
behalf OF the visitors, presented the tram
D aud pictures, and City Solicitor Turne
I OF this city received them in E pllasan
4 speech.
= The present comprises photographs O
= all the members OF the Liberty Company
: with a fne photograph of the company
engine in the centre. The frame is gilded
n about six feet high aud Of most elIborai
i construction, forming an elegant an
Q costly souvenir. 1t will be put on exhib
c ton In some Market street window In
4 few days
q The visitors took the g. Ii train in II
evening for Washing on, D. c., to TAX
in the sights Of that city before returniu
! home. They were very much please
e with their reception here, netwithstan,
e ing the fact tGat the surprised party wei
j themselves li;tle different from wha
e was intended Had they remained uni
Is Sunday morning they would have 81,
|. aud found on. Hh shout a real alarm
"A fire.