The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-23
EASTERN OHIO r1RENES
Have their annual Tournament mt Delialre
a Good Crowd and an Interesting Time II

4 Good Crowd and an lntere,ting Time In
spite Of Rain.
The long anticipated Northeastern
Ohio Fircmen's Tournament opened at
Bellaire yesterday under a murky sky.
All the arrangements were complete for
agrand affair, but.he ardor oil the frenen
and the en.husiasm OF the visitors were
somewhat dampened by one otthe heavi.
est rains ever seen III this vicinity In
spite OF the bad weather, however, the
tournament IL already an assured sue.
cess, and II the weather to-day Is as de.
cent az there was promise last night that
II would be, 1t Is safe 10 presume that
the occasion will he memorable and en-.
joyab!e.
Tho Wheeling fire department mem.
bers were honored guests. Mayor Sea.
bright, Chief Marshal Dunning, Lieu.
tenant Sylvia, In charge OF the new
chemical engine, which was driven
down yesterday drawn by 0 handsome
team belonging to w. n. Handlan's
stables, Councilman @. X. Tracy and W.
". Handlan, Of tho Fire Department
Committee, represented Wheeling In
great shape, and took their duckiny
meekly In the parade along with the
whole crowd In line and the larger
crowd on the aidewalks.
Mr.. Z. r. Van Fossen, OF Wellsyille,
President OF the Northeastern Ohio
Firemen's Association, arrived Thur.
day night and was escorted to the May.
or's otIice by the reception committee.
Upon being introduced 10 the Mayor
and other city officials, his honor made
a neat little speech, turning over the
keys OF the city to the President and the
visiting tiremen. The President re-.
sponded in an agreeable little speech,
followed by William Q. Potters, Of Woes.
Ter, a rattling talker.
John 2. Bowman, OF the Lowdenyiile
Adrocdie, the secretary Of the association,
was also on hand early.
Fire companies and apparatus began
to arrive Thursday. There are some
quaint, not to say unique, rigs. No two
companies have reels or trucks alike.
One OF the hook and ladder trucks built
for racing purposes would not weigh as
much as one Of the ladders on the
Wheeling truck. The reels are OF all
s!zl IS and shapes and styles.
The town was fairly we'll decorated,
and but for the threatening weather
would doubtless have been p~rofusely
bedecked in gay attire. "Welcome, Fire.
men, greets the eye everywhere. The
town was full OF brass banda yesterday,
and merry.go-rounds, lemonade aud
lunch stands and all eo'ts OF iakirs, in.
Guiding a cowboy and clown drawing
crowds for q nan to sell a cure.all to,
reaped rich harvests.
the day was TO have opened with a
parade at 10 o'clock. The procession
was a splendid one, but its start was de-
layed u little by the late arrival OF the
Marietta company, which came up on
the Ohio River railroad. 1t formed in
front Of the City Hall, on Belmont, in
the following order: Bellaire City Band;
Wheeling firemen, with chemical appa.
ratus; Wheeling officials; Bellaire City
Police; Dex Tylera; Eagle Hose Com.
pany, OF Salem; Deluge uoae Company,
Of Salem; Wellsville Band; Mcfarland
Hose Company, Of Wellsville; Junior
Hose Company, OF Wellsville; Hose No.
2, New Philadelphia; Hook and Ladder,
New Philadelphia; Hose Company No.
., Massi!lon; Monitor Hose Company;
Orryille Hose Company; Marietta Hose
Company; Wheeling Opera House
Band; Martina Ferry Fire Department;
Bellaire Fire Department., consisting of
five Hose Companies. one Hook and
Ladder COMPANY, and Junio1lHose Com.
pany, and he"Darktown" Brigade, with
an appa aus built in 1892.
This apparatus al q genuine cuSios.
ity. Another old hand engine, the
property Of the Baltimore l. Ohio Rail.
road Company, also attracted a good
deal OF attention. The Opera House
band won many compliments by its
ine appearance and good playing.
Jus: as the parade got fairly started, a
terrific rain storm GANG down with 4
suddenncss which drenched everybody
before there was time to think Of shell
ter. The ranks broke, the spectators fed
and the parade was abandoned.
In the afternoon a large assemblace
gathered at the City Hall, and after
muHic by the Wellsville band, Chic;
Muth introduced Col. G.. l.. Poorman,
who IL a hrietbut very telicitous speech,
welcomed The yigitors and formally
handed over the keys OF the city. Col.
Poorman recalled his own service away
back in the ~fortiee, when he served on a
hand engine Of the same pattern as that
shown by Wooster in the parade, at the
great conilagrst;on in Pittsburgh.
The speech was enthusiastically re-
ceiyed, and after another piece OF music
a big pile OF store boxes, shavings and
kindling wood was get on fire, allowed
to burn up tiercely, and then the stream
from the Wheeling chemical engine was
turned on, and the blaze went out at
once. This was repeated two or three
times, and finally the engine vas hauled
OF, The blazs burst out again later, or
misGhlcyous boys rekindledit, and it had
to be Guenched oneo moro,
Late yesterday afternoon a bicycle
race On Belmont street was the attrac-
ton. During the race and the excite.
ment, John Muth fell, breaking bis
bicycle and bruising himself badly.
Mr.. Fred Dell, OF Wellsville, O., had
challenged Muth to u q bycicle race
on Belmont street this afternoon for a
purse Of twenty-five dollars. The acci.
dent may not interfere with it.
There was a contest between the
Wellsville and Bellaire bands in the
afternoon, but the DECISION was reserved.
The Wellsville band returned home last
evening.
The hook and ladder race between the
New Philadelphia and Wooster compa-
MES will take place at IL q. m. to-day
sharp. The hose contests, for which
there are W. entries, begin promptly
at n O'Clock p. m. The following
named gentlemen have been selected 10
govern the races: Judges, Chief Dun.
ming, Of Wheeling; John R. Cow and
David Darrah. Starters, John Flynn,
Ed. SteeQer and II. G. Wilson. Time
keepers, William O. Cochran Albert Ro-
defer and William Burgundthal.
The attendance yesterday was uuex.
pectedly good, and it is believed there
will be a still larger crowd to-day.