Evening journal., 1892-10-14

Marshal Toner is Awarded for Being
the Handsomest Fireman and BaliT
Raney Gets the Ugly Man Premium.
The Presbyterian Pastor Arrives.
Special Correspondence Evening journal.
NEw CASTLE, Oct 14.-Yesterday was
truly n red d.letter-day in the history of
New Castle and day which comes only
about once in ten years. Two thousand
people took advantage Of the p, w. &
b. companys reduced rates and came
over from Wilmington on the special
and regular trains, at least a thousand
came from Wilmington in carriages and
another thousand came from the sur
ounding country and from the lower
part of the state. The Women's
Christian Temperance Union. which is
one of the most active organizations in
the state and accomplishes more in
this neighborhood than many other soci-
eties combined would do fed 1900 men.
These men ate / 800 roll sandwiches, I,
600 bakers bread sandwiches, 400 home
made bread sandwiches, two tubs full of
cheese, 100 Jars of chow chow and pick
les, 800 quarts of milk and i06 pounds Of
coffee In addition TO this the visitors
ate some cake, butter, sugar, pie, and
fruit. This food was furnished by the
Lenape company and citizens and prepar-
ed and served by the local branch of the
W. c. T. U. Every visitor, too, was
pleased with the food Dut more especial
ly with the treatment
Not only was the demonstration a
complete success but Il was quiet, well.
managed and peaceable TO marvellous
extent. Although fremen are generally
acknowledged to be the widest kind Of
men on an excursion, yet hundreds of
them walked the streets Of New Castle
yesterday as quiet and steady as Judges
The presence and assistance of the w. c.
II. u. in the demonstration was undoubt.
edly the cause of this, although Mayor
Herbert's big company of special police
men deserve no little credit. Seeing the
happy effort of leading women of the
city TO make their visit here pleasant,
the strangers at once became grateful
and their conduct after the parade when
it was through that the town would be
chaotic in the extreme, the streets were
filed with people, but harmless merri-
ment took the place Of chaos There
were only two fights. One Of tthem was
started in the Gilpin house by a
gang Of Wilmington toughs and
"a crowd of Philadelphia picbpockets
had to be quelled by Sheriff Simmons.
The other was on the special train which
left here at o'clock, which was stopped
by the interfering of railroad trainmen
and detectives In this disturbance some
Front street toughs attempted TO
mount Brakeman Ross and for a while
he stood at the cannons mouth, taking
I.tr oh frtaf 10.
After the pretty parade, which was
certainly all that could be desired. the
marshals of each company applied for
the prizes at the mayors office, which
were in charge of the Judges and prize
committee. The applications of all were
heard patiently and then the room was
cleared and the judges decided TO award
the prizes npon notes taken at the re.
viewing stand This settled a good
natured contest between the Reading
Hose and the Weccacoe Fire companies
for the hrst prize. There were no con.
testants for the finest looking fireman
prize although three names were recon.
mended. These were George H. Sim.
mons, George II, Sasse (both Of VIII
mington), and William Hutchison. OF
Delaware City
AN NNAAAAANNNN NNAA FlAotn nuttln VIII
liam Simmons, Benjamin Blackburn
James Gegan, Marvin Truss, S. II. Black
The prizes were awarded as follows
Largest number Of men in line, $50 il
gold, TO Weccacoe of Wilmington, sixty
three men.
Heaviest fremen. gold chain, Danie
Webster Blakely, Friendship, 251 pounds
Finest and cleanest horses and engine
II. 81. 4 U
company, Wilmington, John Dougherty
Biggest feet $40 rug, q. Harry
Simmons Of Friendships rug goes {,
company.
Best marching company, silver pitcher
Reading Hose company
Jgiiest man in Lenape company, boz
cigars, Bailih Frank r. Raney, Lenap'
company, New Castle.
Marshal of best marching company boz
cigars. John 6. Beck, Reading Hose com
pany.
Smallest fireman in line box cigars. G.
II. Blest, five feet three inches Ph@nix
Largest number Of men i'm line, no
from Wilmington, box cigars, Reading
Hose company.
Handsomest man in Lenape company
ten pound pound cake. James ]. Toner
uthOcVNAccl AlAA III AlANs Two nulllei
Of champagne, George H. Simmons
Friendship, frst George W. Sasse, Wash
ington, second William Hutchinson
Delaware City, third
The prize for oldest fireman, silvei
castor, was not awarded. The commit
tees official count Of equipped men in
line was as follows: Wecacoe, SO; Read
ing, Sc; Washington, so; Friendship, "A
Phoenix, 32; Liberty, 30 Ktna, %; Del
aware City, %; LenaPe (not in competi
tion) "a
James Kirk was the second heavies
man, weighing 249i pounds.
G. Il. Simmons was unOpposed as tn
possessor Of the biggest feet, and Bailii
Frank p. Raney was unopposed as thl
ugliest man in Lenape.
Sheriff Simmons chairman of the com
mittee. made the presentation speeche
and ex-Mayor Black, Mayor Merritt, o
Reading, and others spoke.
No Business at the Convention.
The convention Of the Delaware Stat
firemen s association was opened in tn
Opera House at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing, all the companies but the Delawar
Of Wilmington being represented. Presi
dent John Palfrey presided. 1t was de
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