The Somerset reporter., 1890-08-28
THE rIRnAN's MUSTER
A DREMohlho RAIN PUTS A
DAMPER UPON 1T.


THE PLucKy BOYS GET IN SOME WORK.
Wednesday morning broke in drizzl-
Ing rain, which before eight O'Clock de-
veloped Into . drenching southeastern,
making things exceedingly unpromising
and uncomfortable for the boys and un-
fortunate for their nice engines, hose
etc.
The early morning train. arriving at
O'Clock, brought three steamers and q
hose company and the other companies
came on the Portland special that arrived
about 1910 A. M.
The following sre the companies pre-
sent with the organization and the
number Of men Of each
Fairfield Engine Co. No. s, Chief, w
II. TotmAn; Foreman, G. N. Norton En-
gineer, Will Simpson; II men.
Cushnoc Engine, Augusta, In charge Of
Augusta Volunteer Hose Co. Chief, II. T
Morse; Foreman, J. A. Merrill; Engi-
neer. L. E. Clark; 10 men.
Cobbosse Engine Co, Gardiner, Chief
]. r. Dill; Foreman. NJ. Dill; Eugi-
neer, Edwin McMarston; IA men.
kennebec Engine Co. Bath Chief, S
B. Knight; Foremen, Edward Snow
Engineer, John Fisher; Is men.
Continental Drum Corps, 8 men Victor
Pero, leader, Bath.
Wenemovet Engine No. 8, Portland
Asst Engineer, DAVIS S. Ray; Foreman
L. B. Bragg; doc" Wiggin, Engineer
IL men.
Independent Hose Co. No. 2 Richmond
Foreman, Frank Paul; IS men.
Independent Drum Corps, Richmond
IL pieces, W. F. Morang, leader.
The rain poured almost necessarily al
the forenoon 30 that nothing whatever
could be done out of doors. The situa
tion was discussed thoroughly by thu
visiting firemen and our department Off
GERS. Many propositions were made ant
counter ones entertained and abandoned
until nearly O'Clock In the Afternoon
when the rain ceased and the companie
got down to work upon the tests ss pro
posed originally and according to tn
entries.
Three second class Engines entered
the field. Portland, Augusta and Bath
and two third class Engines, Fairfield ant
Gardiner.
The contests of the several Enginel
resulted as follows:
SECOND CLASS.
Wenemovet No. 6 Portland, Il In. noz
zle, 226 feet At inches.
Kennebec No Bath IA In. nozzle, 22'
feet inches.
Cushnoc No. l Augusta, II In. nozzle
POS feet n inches,
THIRD CLASS.
Cobosse, Gardiner, In. nozzle "a,
feet 81 inches.
Fairfield, No. Fairfield, l In. nozzle
2ll feet 0 inches.
The Gardineri Company claimed tn,
right to play at 1875 lbs. of steam, baset
upon = telegram said to have been re
ceived from Chief Engineer Thyng, in
stead of 100 lbs. as specified In the invi
tation to all companies. Mr.. Thynl
denied that this telegram was sent b,
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