Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-15

1851 2. III.
Wr,rHER PRoBABILITIEs.-For this
r southwest winds probably fair
Tins VICTORIOUS COLUMBIA BOYS
#sa.arn Ola 4 army to Rome after Il
.siil conquest could hardly have
,o9fed the aEcients any more than
III r,c" temperance of the Columbia
Mr.. company last night the people of
-,5z5uiria. 1t a a pretty night
r,,A 81 bright moon riding in the heav-
ans and the temperature cool and pleas
~. From the moment the news that
,fo company had carried away the first
~; - at Hagerstown Vas received here
~ rrdav afternoon the enthusiasm set
and crew in intensity and never
-.ded until after midnight. Arrange
msrts we're Immediately begun to ac-
a8r8 them a hearty welcome. Music
anil fireworks were procured and the
EaIlo of the people of the city conclu-
Id 10 he at the depot or on the streets
when the Alexandria boys should re-
mrf and vie in the acclamatiOns Of de-
i, at their success in winning the
f--. pri7e over fourteen competitors. 1t
was generally understood that the train
bearing the company would arrive here
about half-past ten o'clock, and long
Iafore that hour the neighborhood OF
the depot was packed by an expectant
tb-sng. a large percentage OF whom
,cere ladies'. When the whistle Of the
f-4.a was heard in the distance the en-
,bn-iasm broke out afresh, and when
the ears rolled into the depot the hur-
r4hs.=yells and other evidences of de-
Ish. which rent the air were deafen-
ir- The members of the company
uIieklv disembarked with the Frien6-
snip Drum Corps who had accompa-
MED them to Hagerstown, and were
met By the members of the Columbia
who had been unable to go on
the trip and by the Hydraulion
Fire Company in uniform, who were
accompanied by the Third Regiment
Drum Corps, members of the Relief
Hook and Ladder Company, and hun
drcl- of citizens. A line having been
formed an impromptu parade followed
Ee this time the neighborhood was Il
blaze o plight, fireworks Of various sorts
keeping up a continued glare, while
trnsparencies bearing suggestive in
bobbed here and there in the
of people which packed both the
and pavements. The firebells
i9ug out Justify, while roman candles
beautiful meteors athwart the sky
aud railroad signals cast red banks of
light here and there. The march from
the depot was an imposing spectacle,
and the Columbia company, which had
q second time within one year borne
away the l%aurels in q test of expedition
an1 proves, were given one of the
near, lest ovations V { rendered an or
ranizItion in this city, and while they
revelIcd in the conscious pride incident
10 victory. there was not an AlcXan.
drian present whose bosom was not an
mated by a like impulse when he or
she realized that a company from this
city had triumphed in the dagerstown
contest as it did at Frederick n
wear ago. The march down town was
Ola triumphal character-men hurrah-
ed. ladies hanakerchiefs tiuttered, in
spring music was discoursed, bells
rang. fireworks shot in every direction
and y~ariegated lights rendered the
scene enchanting. The line Of march
was as follows Down Cameron to Pat
trick street Patrick to King, King to
R0val. Royal TO Queen, Queen TO Fair
fax. Fairfax TO Prince, Prince to Royal,
RoyaI TO King, King to Columbia en-
CINE house, where there was a counter
march. The Columbia company enter
Ell their hall preparatory TO divesting
themselves OF their trappings, and the
parade disbanded. The house had
been beautifully decorated for their re
ception. In about half an hours time
the streets had assumed their normal
midnight q~uie.ress. The Columbia
boys, Friendship Drum Corps and
friends who accompanied them to Ha-
ger7town are exuberant over the trip,
regarding ii as pleasant and satisfactory
in every respect. Policeman BannerT.
Young had charge of the engine NV. A.
Smoot, during the time the Columbia
was in Hagerstown.
The Columbia engine and hose car
rage arrived here on the y O'Clock
boat from Washington to-day and were
at once taken to the engine house.