, 1889-07-14
MARINE NEWS.

L htIlch ritLBeIhlu, Inc iauu icaSuci anu
capitalist. At the first meeting "Old
Man Fitz" as he is called made this
speech. Gentlemen we will first elect
officers. 1 will be president, McQusid
vice president and Dugan secretary and
treasurer. You may now make your NOM
nations" 1t is needless to say that Fitz-
gerald's slate went" McQuaid, by the
way. was the old mans first lieutenant and
Dugan his private secretary. The famous
team came to grief at New Orleans last
year, when it had a narrow escape from a
tramp home.
bB- The fastest team ever organized
the Bates OF Denver. Every member
a professional Splinter. The team
did some wonderful work, but lost money
for its hackers. The Woodie Fisher and
Hooks No. 2 of Denver were wonders in
their time; also the Rough and Readys,
Alpines, Everetts and Colorado Springs
teams, all of Colorado.
B6s~ Bill Perry was plugman for the
Clarks of this city when that team did
phenomenal work here in 1878. The
companies were practicing On Sixteenth
street one evening when Tom Mulqueen,
who was backing the Alerts, offered Bill
$40 If he drowned out the Alert noz
zleman. Perry succeeded in sending
water through the hose before it was all
off the reel Mulqueen gave up the $40
with a smile and offered to bet 81 900
that Bill was the best plugman in the
United States.
Ra5% Tournament records have been
loosely kept. From perusal of several re-
liable references the writer secures this
data: Regular hook and ladder race
Greeley, Everett and Rough and Ready.
% 3-5 seconds. Straightaway-Everett
hose company, % Is. 600 feet with $50
feet of hose. Wet test, regulation condi-
tions-Idaho Springs hose 81 35. Ac-
cording to this the Alerts and Boulders
broke the record last week reducing the
wet test time to 80 4 5 seconds.
B6s-When G. M. Jones managed the
old railroad house he always kept a small
menagerie for the amusement Of tender
feet. At one time the sole occupant of
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ass-.James Collins trainer If I,aramie's
nbenominal rnnning team. was in the
Sheffield bana;can over in ENGLAND last
vear He WAS beaten but w,l, t,v il
again thin vear when il 10 exnected that
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