Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-09
ALEXANDRIA CARRIES OFF THE

section fair; slight changes in temperature
variable winds shifting to southwesterly.
ALEXANDRIA CARRIES OFF THE
PRIzEs.-Alexandria was ablaze last
night in exuberance over the fact that
the Columbia Fire Company had car
ried off the chief prizes at the firemen's
celebration in Frederick, Md, yester-
dav. At about four o'clock dispatch
was received at this Office announcing
that fact and and the news flew across
the telephone wires and from mouth to
mouth into every quarter of the city in
q few minutes time. Later the fire
bells pealed forth and nearly every
one was animated with delight at the
fact that an Alexandra company was
to return home with the laurels Of ey-
cellence Preparations were immedi-
ately begun for giving the Columbia a
suitable reception on their return, and
the Drum Corps, the Hydraulion Com
pany, the City Sports and the stay-at-
home members of the Columbia went
to work in earnest to make the affair
(what it proved to be) a decided sue
cess. Fireworks were procured and
aany other things which 90 to make
up an improvised carnival. About Il
quarter to 10 o'clock quite a crowd had
gathered at the Fayette street depot,
and when the train bearing the Colum-
bin boys rolled into the station there
were shouts and hurrahs. 1t was
complete ovation, and the mem.
beers of the company, the Hydraulion,
Drum Corps and hundreds of citizens
and many ladies formed large pro-
cession which moved into King
street amid the greatest expressions of
delight from the spectators. Rockets
shot into the air and explosives Of
every kind were heard, while the mar
tial music Of the Drum Corps
never sounded better in the cool
night air Upon reaching Royal
street the procession moved TO the
Hydraulion engine house where cheer
after cheer went up: then up Royal
street to Queen, from Queen to Fairfax,
down Fairfax To Prince, past the Hook
and Ladder house, into Royal street
then to King and up King to st. Asaph
street, where Il halt was made in front
of the Columbia house. The enthusi-
asm at this point was very pronounced.
Later the company entered their house
where I'm informal meeting was held
ut which resolutions of thanks to all
concerned in the ovation were unani-
mously passed. 1t was generally con-
ceded that the Columbia made the fin
est appearance in the line at the cele-
bration yesterday, and though the
prize for the best-looking company had
not been awarded when the Columbia
left Frederick, it was understood the
prize would be awarded them. The
main prize, however, (Sl00) was for the
test of efficiency, in which the Column
bia led all her rivals. The test, into
which eight engines entered, was to as
certain which apparatus could steam
water $50 feet in the shortest period.
The Columbia got up steam in S min
utes and 10 seconds and threw water
$50 feet, or far beyond the stake which
had been planted as the target. 1t was
shown that the Columbia had general
ed 80 pounds of steam in four minutes,
and go pounds in less than seven min
utes. The water was drawn Is feet
from creek. The regulations were
very rigid, the engines being critically
examined and the judges themselves
furnishing the fuel. All engines in the
contest were required to show one
guage of water. The engine which dis
played the next best deXterty was the
Independent, of Charlestown, w. Va,
time, minutes, IS seconds, prize $50,
the Sarah Zane, of Winchester, took the
third prize, y minutes, l second, $25.
Other contestants were the Phoenix, Of
Wilmington, Del; Columbia, of Column
bia, Pa; Friendship, Of Winchester;
Junior, of Hagerstown. The Friend
ship Company, of Winchester, made
the race in S minutes, Is seconds, but
were ruled out on technicallty.
The Columbia declined to enter the
hose race for the reason that the com
pany did not have the improved coup
ling necessary for such contest. When
it is remembered that the Columbia is
over twenty-one years old, and that she
had to contest against double-pump La
France engines of modern build, her
superiority is made patent, while the
dexteritv with which the members han
die her and the pride they exhibit in
keeping the apparatus in the best order
are all that need be said in the way OF
compliment to the Alexandria tiremen.
During the procession yesterday they
were the recipients of many bouquets
aud other tokens of regard from the Ia
dies of Frederick, and when it was an
nounced that the Columbia was the
successful apparatus, crowds surged
around the edgine proflering their con-
gratulations, exhibiting evidence of the
fact that they rejoiced with the Alex
andria boys in their victory. The en-
CINE and hose carriage arrived here on
the II o'clock boat from Washington
this morning. The company number
ed about so men in the procession,
They were attired in white hats, red
shirts with white silk trimmings, dark
pants and white fatigue caps, and were
under the command of VIM. A. Smoot,
president; F. l.. Entwisle, secretary !;
John H. Strider, vice president Chas,
w. Dutfey, foreman; J. l.. Dutfey, as
sistant foreman; William ii. Price,
marshal.
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