Evening journal., 1891-02-26
DELAWARE FIR COMPANY.
Returns From It's Three Daya' Trip 20
Lebanon and Reading

The Delaware Fire Company returned
from its three days trip TO Reading and
Lebanon last evening about o'clock The
company remained In Lebanon on Mon
day and Tuesday. and the amusemenfs OF
the company until Tuesday at noon have
already boon published Ia the YENINo
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On TUESDAY afternoon the company,
with the First Regiment Band and mem
bers of the Lebanon company returned
| from the Cornwall ore hills, where they
had been visiting and where they procured
large specimens Of the ore.
Dinner was taken at the City Hotel.
after which the afternoon was spent ia
visiting the various places Of interest.
including the engine houses Before
leaving, the band and company serensded
their friends in the city and wound up"
by serensding Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Nc !
lam and Mrs. NJ. A. McGarvey, form
erly of Wilmington.
at 40 o'clock the Wilmingtonians
boarded their special train and babe
adieu TO the Lebanon fremen AS the
train left the station the First Regiment
Band played 'Auld Lang Syne."
The firemen arrived at the Reading
station early on Tuesday evening and
were received by the Neversink Company
Of Reading whose guests they were
They marched to the City Hall and were
welcomed and given the freedom of the
city by the Mayor OF Reading William
fl Blake, spokesman for the Delaware
Company replied to the mayor and
thanked him for this kind welcome. He
said he was sure OF q good time ia Read
ing as he knew ha was with hospitable
people, and lie could promise, if they ever
came to Wilmington, that they would b.
t-e4ttd IS well q their hosts could afford.
and THAI ives not little He said be knew
that the boys wanted pleasant time ard
knew where to go to have it. At the
conclusion Of the speeches the company
was taken to the Neyersink Companyis
house where a most enjoyable evening
was spent The Delaware "fre ladies"
had their headquarters at the Hotel
Penn.
Yesterday morning was spent in visit
ing the various FIRE companies houses
and the other places of interest. AT each
house preparations had been made for
them, and most enjoyable morning was
spent. In the afternoon the entire com
pany visited Lauer's park, and they re
manned there until about o'clock.
Quantities of refreshments had been ere
pared and the Delaware boys had gen
eral sample Of the famous Rerks county
hospitality.
At O'Clock the company boarded the
train for this city and arrived here three
hours later. All expressed themselves as
having had q glorious time with the
Lebanon and Reading boys and one fire.
man declared that he ''eeuld stay right
Lere until Saturday night The PLAYING
OF the First Regiment Band. under
Leader Wellsmith, won for It great
applause, and it is justly proud Of the
big hit it made
The firemen were met at che train by
the reception committee of fifty men Of
the Reliance Company. The Reliance men
were nobility attired, wearing high sll K
hats and long coats The men formed ia
a process sion at French street and
marched up Front to Market, up Market
to Ninth, Themes to French, to Fourth
ard to the Reliance house
ALI along Market street many citizens
burned red FIRE and had a display of fire.
works in honor of the return Of the old
Delaware. As they passed the CITY Hall
the ire alarm bell was rung repeatedly.
Notwithstanding the fact that they had
already marched about twenty miles yes.
terday, and the streets were wet and
muddy, the Delaware men kept up their
good reputation last night by marching
in the best of order, keeping a stesdy
line.
At the Reliance engine house the
Delaware boys had a cordial reception.
and their three days of pleasure were
continued until early this morning