The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-06-04
FIT TIL EDITION.
GIVEN A ROYAL WELCOME.

Tho Washington Hose Fire LaddIos Of
Reading Rayaiiy Entertained by the
Washington Hook ana Ladder aud
Fire Engine Companv-They Take n
Sail ON tho steamer Eureka on the
Dciawnre-h Gala Time.
The Washington Hose and Hook and
Ladder Company OF Reading, Pa.,
paid the Washington Fire Company a
visit on Sunday. Inc fire laddies ar.
rived In our city few minutes before
IL O'Clock by way of Philadelphia,
being under the personal charge OF
MI, a. q. Weile. excursion agent OF
the Pennsylvania Company. wHo will
look after the comfort of the Reading
men. until they arrive buck home, the
latter part OF this week.
After partaking OF dinner mt B,outh's
aud Merritts hotels. the men being
divided between these two hotels, they
formed In line few minutes after l
o'clock. and headed by tho Gormaula
Band marched up French to Fourth,
along Fourth 10 Market, down Market
to Front, along Front to King and
down King to the wharf. where they
EN- parked on the steamer Eureka for
trip up the Delaware az far as Phlla-
delphia, The trip up the river was
PLEASANTLY spent by concerts from the
band and singing by Harry Bro~n and
John Ncllvany. John Is certainly
great singer us we'll as dance artist,
and amused the boys greatly by his
budget OF comic and sentimental
songs. which always were heartily en-
col ed and n repetition demanded,
Harry Brown showed that he had not
forgot to sing and he charmed the
boys with hts many vocal selections.
Each member oil the company wore al.
lowed the privilege OF inviting three
friends to take on the trip. The visit.
ors were met at the depot BY the fol.
lowing delegation, George NJ. Yates,
chairman; William Mctadden. James
DicEerson, j. II. Yates, Ii. G. Porter, q
X. Smith. j. l.. Fox and John Ii. Ship
ley, president oil the company.
Amodg tho visitors from Read Ing
were: Edward Dlener, David West, II.
IL, Boll, Potter 5. Hoil, Edward Ebert
Charles Griffith. Herman Hermann,
Frank L wing, Magnus OFT, Zachary
Saylor. yles Plank. Robert smith,
George -.ller, Richard Lawrence.
Joseph f,leig. Alexander Miller. Arthur
LarkIn, John Kluch. William Quinter,
John Hugan, William Saylor, George
| Eollner, Clarence Rowland. Coidren
Fraukheiser. David Siebert. james
Frederi William weiser. Daniel
Boone. Jonus Flick. John Miller,
Harry Becker, puniel Bukert, Emery
Hershey, Elmer Myers. Harry Brown,
Samuel BubD, William uuldman,
U. Briel, Frank ii. Boyer, Edwin
A. Hynoman. William Canister. Petet
Burney. William Halt David Ptiena
seder. Harry Decker, Charles Decker,
L, A. BreedY, 81. A. Althouse, L. Ben.
/ NJ Al Ma
| kendricks, 5. Schaeller, III. Miller, l.
Hsrtzol, q. Benton, Ii. Drezsl, q. Dletz
V. MIX, w. llarner. j. We.ds II. Grebe
q. Regar, il. Morgan. A. U Wclle, OK.
cursiun agent Pennsylvania railroad.
Alfred D'Espie, letter Emery Elmer
| Wilcox and Thomas Sonell of the
RolIo Company. Elizabeth. N. j., who
are visiting +. j. Neidmaier, we're also
on'the trip.
Speeches W, re m de by Mayor Short
lidge, CharIes N. Plank, CouDoilmaI
Staats, ex-COuncilmans MoVay aud
J Quinn, Street Commissioners Il. Nc
| q oskey, who Inns been fireman for
10 years; exChlef Dennis $. Shields
James NJ. DlCkerson. Chief Engineer
WalGer. assistant WEIGH, Lewis Sasse.
John H. Shipley and Ii. II. Hall.
| Tho boys certainly enjoyed them
SO YES to their hearts content, as the
trip on the water was certainly exhil'
aratlng. The company tUok ride on
TWO electric cars this morning and
| were entertained by Harry Stosckle a t
his brewery, on Filth, noar Adamt
street. They will leave here this Ut.
ternoon for Washington. and on Tues
day Will visit Norfolk. and visit Ports
mouth. Va, on Wednesday. On FIR,
day and Saturday they will be thu
guests OF the Hanley Fire Company
Chester Tho boys wero certainly
handsomely entertained by our home
company. and expressed as much tC
o reporter OF the ltFPuBbIoAN.