The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-14
FLORIDA'S FIRE FIGHTERS.
The State Tournament in Progress at
0Cala.

Coupling Cont SITS in the Art rnoon
( Result in Victory for an Ocala Man.
The Association Elects Officers for the
Ensuing Year-Gov. Mitchell and
/ Wife Arrivs and Accorded an Enthus-
| iastic Reception,
Ocala, Fla, Nov. 1S-Promptly at 10
/ O'Clock this morning the state fremen's
parade ana trade display started on its
march, headed by Chief Marshal Walter
Stevens ard aids, Jack Hires. Mallory
Liddon, Gene Dozler and Henry and VERNE
Stevens, who presented a fine appearance
msgnificenty mounted ana dressed in
white duck suits and red sashes, followed
by the chiefs and officers of the different
fire departments of the state.
Next in order came the mayor and eX-
Chief Justice Rainey Then came the St.
Augustine, Key West Sanford, Tampa,
Palatka, DeLand. Gainesville and Fernan-
dina iiremen, and 0calas four teams, FOL
lowed by the trade display.
Among the most striking turnOuts was d
carriage and six horses driven by Rowe,
the saloon king of Ocala. and containing
Mrs. Rowe, Mr.. and Mrs. PIXIE, Maj. Pea
body and Editor Tom Harris of the Daily
News
CIOSG upon AUGiu were lAS ANpStiS SlStCA
in phaeton, G. \. Carmichael & Son,
and Bottlers, the green grocer.
E. l.. Root & Co came next with two
finely decorated vehicles PerChed on one
was horse and phaeton on which little
boy and girl were seated and on the other
an elegant display of furniture. George
! Mackay's pagoda on wheels, seated around
a fountain were children of McIver &
/ Mckay, partners in business.
Gerig, the alliance merchant, followed
with big wagon carrying pyramid of
| barrels representing big bargains.
The six-horse mule team, representing a
! mining camp, with a gang of negroes at
| work mining phosphate rock, was a big
/ hit. While loading wheel barrows they
/ sang plantation songs. The tableau was
| striking.
After the parade the fremen, TO the
number of 300, assembled ia the opera
{ house, where Chief Campbell of Ocala in
/ PRODUCED Mayor Mccarthy, who spOse
royal words Of welcome and made, as he
! always does, a good speech saying Ocala
/ and her firemen gave up the city to the
I visiting firemen, but when it came to
winning prizes, that was something else
/ and they must look to their laurels.
! President PapwOrth of Sanford made
/ splendid response. He eulogized Chief
/ Campbell and said the reception the fire
I men had received here surpassed anything
/ the association had ever experienced in it's
/ history.
4 big crowd assembled ON the square af-
/ ter dinner 10 witness the foot races and
/ coupling contests They were announced
! for 2:30 O'Clock, but it was 4 o'clock before
/ they were started. 1t was a veXatiOus de-
/ lay. Some one Numbered.
/ Fifteen started in the 100 yards foot race
/ for a silver cup. Charley Stackhouse OF
Ocala won IT. The judges We're Fred Gard
ner and George Dyson. The time was 10
/ seconds.
The coupling contest for Philip c.
/ Clark's handsome gold medal was a long
and exciting one. J. F. BARTON of Tampa
/ was the starter, and f. 3. Wright of De-
| land Thomas II. Wigg of Palatka, and
i Charles Baccies Of Key West were the
! judges. The contestants had to run 100
/ feet and make and break a hose coupling.
/ Tampa Eagle No. 10 ran first IuCius
Savie made it in u seconds. but made a
I miss. and was ruled out; George Allen,
20; Steve Chavez, PA; Louis Gutenberg,
I 49, g. Campbell, 1872.
Andrews OF St. Augustine made it in
( 20 seconds; Charles ". Price of Delaud in
%: I. J. Barrett of Palatka in q; II. G..
/ Nubeck Of Palatka failed.
/ W. T. Reynolds, II. c. Furgerson, and
Gus Hart, all three of Orlando, failed.
OF the Ocala boys, William Bracey
/ failed; John Greenhouse made it in 10;
Samuel Smith in Is; John Devaughn in IS;
/ Joseph Davis in 2Ol2; Marshall Harding in
:
/ 20, and William Phillips in 1712.
/ Smith of Ocdla was the victor, and
/ vociferousy applauded. II was dark dur
| ing most of the Ocala boys running.
Gov. Mitchell and wife arrived in the
/ afternoon ana were met by band and
! reception committee, consisting Of f. w.
Agnew and r. A. Burford. The governor
/ and his wife are guests of Mr.. Burford
I The governors arrival, as he passed
/ through a triumphal arch, evoked great
/ enthusiasm. The governor and Mrs. Mitch
I ell will be rendered a public reception to-
/ morrow night at the Ocala house.
The weather was perfect and the crowd
! large, but more are expected tomorrow.
The trades display was q surprise to
/ many, who could not believe that Ocala
! could get up such fne exhibits.
/ The town presents a striking appear
/ ance with its fine decorations Fifteen
/ thousand yards of bunting was sold by the
| local merchants.
To-morrow's contest will embrace the
/ state championship contest for the state
! cup and 800 in gold. The second prize is
/ the Ocala contest cup and SIS.
The Orlando hremen came in at
/ noon to-day, twenty strong, headed
/ by ]. w. Getter, chief, and William Dean,
foreman. They are a splendid body of
! men Rogers band and the Key Westers
discoursed splendid music.
An impromptu foot race took place at
.
. between Stackhouse Of Ocala ana Mas
seti OF ST. Augustine. The time was
! 1913 seconds. The purse was $50. The
/ former won easily.
/ The fire chiefs met this afternoon and
/ elected the following officers: President
/ Papworth Of Sanford, to succeed himself;
Chief Harris Of Tampa, first vice pre8i-
dent; Chief Rowton Of Palatka, second
vice president; Chief Cairns of DeLand,
third vice president; cx-Chief Wright OF
! DeLand, secretary and 9. t. Johnson of
/ Orlando, treasurer
Chief 9. II. Campbell Of Ocala declined
! the FIRST vice presidency, and was unani-
mously elected delegate 10 the convention
/ Of the National Engineer Firemen's As
ISOLATION that meets In Augusta this year.
The place for holding the next state
! meeting viii be decided tomorrow.
+ Round HOUSE. Burned.
( Natchez Miss, Nov 13.-The round