Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-07
STATE FIREMEN.
THE RICHMOND BOYS HAVING A HIGH
OLD TINE IN ALEXANDRIA.
a Grand Banquet at the Braddock House
The Toasts and Resp ponses-A Fire
Killed In Fifteen Minutes.
Correspondence Of the Richmond DI,ps.cs.I

ALEXANDRIA. June 6, 1890.
To say the visiting firemen are having q
| good time does not express It, for they
are simply taking the town.
| Every way YOU turn you VIII see knots OF
! bright-red and blue uniforms laughing,
talking, and playing all sorts Of pranks.
| The Richmond boys are not far behind the
rest when there's any fun to be had.
The CARTE of last night has the follow
| ing story about Chief Mountcastle, OF
| Richmond:
"One Of the most enthusiastic fremeu
here is Colonel Oliver Mountcastle, OF
| Richmond. He is given TO oil kinds OF
pranks. and is hail fellow well met with
every one. To-day after putting mp flag
for friend he took the ladder on which
he was standing and going to the middle
Of the street mounted it. and cried in a
loud voice, Come here all OF you and get
| a prize He was Immediately surrounded
| by crowd which deserted fakir who was
plying his vocation near by. much to the
latter's chagr1n, but amicable relations
were restored. when drinks all around
were ordered
1t is generally acknowledged that the
Richmond fremen are the inest-looking
men here, and their neat blue uniforms at
tract much attention.
A ToRCHLIGHT PROCESSION.
Last night, before the banquet. the
Junior Hose Company Of Roanoke. with
tho Charlottesville. Berkeley. and some of
the other visitors, gave a tOrchlight pro-
cessiOn.
Headed by the Alexandria D-um-Corps,
they marched over all the principal streets
| of this old town and made the night lively.
They made q pretty picture. with their
bright uniforms and moving lights against
the dark background of the night-sky.
Their manner of carrying torches. fastened
on the spike on the top of their fre-hats,
is new wrinkle" to the people of Alex
andria.
THE BANQUET.
The big dining-room in the Braddock
| House was last night the scene of one of
the finest banquets that have ever been
gwen IN this section. Three long tables
| loaded down with all the heart could desire
TO eat and drink were stretched the length
of the room. At each guests plato was a
bouquet OF sweet-scented flowers.
At few minutes past 0 the feast began.
About 300 guests sat down, and for an hour
or more did full Justice to the bill Of fare.
and nothing but the rattle of knives and
forks and the click of glasses could be
heard. Owing to the extreme heat of the
night the toasts were simply announced
on the cards. and not responded to. as was
the original intention. They were as fol-
lows:
Our President, L. Marbury, ESQ.,; the
Virginia State Flremen's Association, Cap
tain K. c. Marshall, of Portsmouth; the
Alexandria Firemen, John M. Johnson
the Press, William +. Carne, of the Balti-
more Sun; Volunteer Firemen, Oliver
Mountcastle, of Richmond; Paid Firemen,
Thomas Kevill, of Norfolk; Our Militia.
- A IL, ho ha 7 o1;
l.. q. Brent, Esq. Alexandria, L. A. Reed,
ESQ.,. and the North Carolina Firemen's
Association. George G. Cumming.
1t was an early hour this morning when
the assembly broke up and retired to their
beds. much pleased with their evening s
entertainment.
VISITING MT. VERNON.
Some 250 of the visiting fire-fghters ac-
cepted the invitation of the local hremen
and took the steamer Macallister for trip
down the Potomac TO the tomb of Wash
ington at Mt. Vernon. Starting at o'clock,
and after sail of forty-fve minutes down
the BEAUTIFUL Potomac, the party were
landed at the Mt. Vernon wharf.
The were taken in charge by the
oficlas. and every opportunity given them
for viewing the old mansion and the
beautiful grounds. After spending some
thing over two hours at the place the party
rermbarked and were soon back in
Alexandria. While down there they were
ca'Ight in storm and some of the excur-
eionis,s received coed wetting.
The visitors were given an opportunity
this morning TO show their skill % fire
fighters, for shortly before noon n tire was
discovered in an old frame stable filed
with hay, &C., just back of the Columbia
ongine-house. An alarm was turned in, aud
Ill lo Il hot
in less than fifteen minutes after the alarm
sounded the fire was totally extinguished.
The Columbia was the only engine to 90 In
service.
ANOTHER CHARTER.
Opera tions having been resumed in the
factory here another charter was turned
out this morning. This time it Is Judge
Norton's charter TO a local corporation
the Northwest Alexandria Improvement
Company. The purposes Tor which this
company is formed are TO deal in real es-
tate and TO buy, sell. hold, lease, and con-
vey the same, to make and repair roads,
and TO build and repair houses and to lease
or rent the same.
The capital stock is TO be not less than
$780, 600 nor more than 81 900. 900, divided
into shares of $40 each. The amount of
real estate to be held by this company is
not to exceed 1900 acres. It's principal
office is at 421 King street and its officers
are Benoni Wheat, president Joseph
Brodus, vice-president George Wise,
secretaty and general manager, and George
". Fisher. treasurer, and the above with
Henry Strauss, Thomas Leadbeater. A. G.
Uhler, J. G. Smoot, and George r. Hill all
of this city, are its directors. The tax paid
by the company to the State is $40.
After three days of very hot weather
this city was visited by heavy thunder
storm, during which the wind blew gale
and the rain fell in torrents. SO far as can
be learned no damage was done.