The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-02-25

The contest between the Contra
Fast Waco and West Eud Fire Com
panies which took place last evening
was grand affair aud perfect sue.
cess.
Extensive preparations had previ.
ously been made and the programme
arranged and carried out to the salts
faction of all.
The companies congregsted at their
respective stations in full uniform,
and at 1880 took up their line of
march to the corner of Webster and
Eighth streets, the place selected for
the emulation.
The apparatus were bright aud
we'll kept, and the noble steeds which
drew them in excellent condition and
showed an eagerness for the struggle.
The men selected from the various
companies were as follows:
Central Fire Company, No. l: Sam
Owens, foreman; Clint Wilsford,
driver; Harry Jones, A D. Adams,
Joe NcMurry, Ben Richards, G. J.
Baiues.
East Waco: w. H. Deaton, fore
man; B II. Wallace, driver; John
Lack, S. w. Latimore, George Wal
lace, w. S. BIB, Frank Brit,on.
West End: NJ. D. Wheeler, fore
man; Arch Thomas, driver; ]. A
Chestnut, D. p. Meers, John Pudig,
G. l.. Wick.
Rescue Hook and Ladder Compa-
ny: ]. R, Wilkes, president; o. j.
Canuteson, vice. president; Frank
Grow, foreman; Lee Wilson, first as.
sistant chief; Russell Robertson, first
assistant foreman; d. G. Hayes, Sc.
cond assistant foreman; Ed Wilsford,
driver; l. Zeigler, G. A. Worsham,
Mack Wilsford, Walter Stafford,
Harry Sh elds, Wiley Flowers.
The feat to be performed
was for the hose carriages
eace in turn, to start from a stand
still at the corner of Eighth street,
at signal given with a lantern, and
to run up Webster to the southwest
corner OF Ninth street to a water plug
unroll four joints of hose, attach it to
The plug, fix on the nozzle and turn on
the water-the company accomplishing
this in the shortest space of time, in |
the best two out of three runs, to be
the victor.
The first run was made by the |
West End hose company In forty.
eight and three-fourths seconds; the
next by the Central, in forty five sec
onds; the next by East Waco, in for.
~ five seconds. Only one more run
each was made in the same order, and !
resulted respectively as follows:
West End, sixty-four and one, half
seconds; Central, forty-three and one.
fifth seconds; East Waco, forty three
and one fifth seconds. The Central
was declared the victor. Next on
the programme was an exhibition of
skill by the Rescue hook and ladder
and the performance was
grand to behold and ELECTED deafen-
ing applause from the immense
throng which lined either side of
Webster street for two blocks. Two
runs were made aud all the ladders
raised on a building IN forty-nine
and four.hfths seconds and thirty.
five and four ffths seconds, respect
Ively. All the horses ran beautifully
and showed thorough training. They
we're we'll handled by their drivers,
each of whom seems to take partic-
llar pride in trying to excel the 9TH
ers. The performance of the Central
horses in both the hose
and hook and ladder companies de-
serve especial mention, and the dex-
ferrous manner in which they
were handled by Ed and Clint Will
sford plainly shows their proficiency. |
AT the conclusion of the contest an |
invitation was extended by Chief A. |
M. Prescott to repair to his residence
at No. 1910, Austin street, which was
accepted, there to eat, drink and De