The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-06

Tho worlds champions, the tnde'
pendent Hose Company, wcro received
with opcnarms on Tho return TO MARITIME
Forty last evening from sandusky. Tho
trip made over the Wheeling & Lake
railroad in special car was tho pleas
ATTEST In tho history OF tho champions.
Good connections were mado going and
returning, and nothing occurred to mar
tho pleasure Of tho trip, Tho coach
was beautifully decorated with national
colors, and on tho return largo streamors
appeared on either slde which read:
Independent Hose Company, MARITIME
Forty, Ohio. Worlds Champlons. :"
When tho team entered Martins Ferry
at $50 tho ovation began. and this
lasted for two solid hours. Word was
received at noon that the boys would
return last evening, and an impromptu
reception was gotten up, which was 0
hummer. Several hundred people as.
sembled at the Wheeling & Lake Eric
depot with tho Crystal cornet band,
wagons, carriages, buGgles. the fire de-
partment, flags. bRnnors, Gro crackers,
brooms. etc.
A procession was quickly formed
aud this marched over the principal
streets OF the city. Tho fret wagon was
occupied by tho band, tho second by
the Independents and others by othor
memberG Of the Gro department and
friends. Other vehicles followed. On
ono largo banner appeared 400" the
number Of seconds In which tho race
was won, and hundreds wore similar
badges. Mon, women and children,
ministers, lawyers and physlcians
turned out and showed their apprecia.
tlon by cheering, waving their hands,
hats, haudkeTchiefs, flags or something
cleo ne never before 10 tho history Of
Martins Ferry. Mothers wero seen
waving thutr babies. Fire crackers
wero exploded and old persons forgot
all about their age and rheumatism.
Tho reception could not ha7e bcen
heart!er, and the fre lnddies appre:'
ciated all Of this aud cheered, bowed
and waved their hats, handkcrchtets
and antchols In return.
The parade over, meeting was held
on Fourth street near Hanover and
largely attended. Dr.. A. r 0ng, the chief
OF the Maritime Ferry tlro department,
presided and mado neat speech. He
told how superiority had led in every
age Of tho world, OF the parting days In
Greece md Rome and when tho chnriots
returned from the carniVais OF blood.
The doctor stated that no was happy on
this occasion TO welcome homo tho vic:
torioua fromon, that they had crowned
themselves with honor aud that the
Martins Forty Gro department has 10.
day no peor on tho American continent
Judge John s. Cochran followed. uo
said: "Wo arc proud OF you. We arc
onlv sorry that We cannot give you the
reception that you desorve. This hose
company lie the pride Of MARITIME Ferry.
It's membefs do not reG!ize how wu OPP
preciato II. The company startod out
without o cont, and il 10 to-day tho
syiftest that tho earth has yet known.
Il carried off the laurels AZ Bellatre, at
Wheeling, Mt Salon and sandusky and
hero you ore to-day fresh with honore
again. We arc proud OF the fact thst
you carried tho dignity OF manhood
with you and gave them TO understand
that we raised you right. You impress
cd tho people at sandusky thu. you arc
gentlemen and you are to-day the crack
tcam Of the earth"
Mr.. L. J.. A. Drennen, who made the
trip with tho champions, responded on
their behalf. lie stated that they had
tho mayor, marshal and health officer
of Martins Forty With thom, aud they
had to clonn up when thoy arrived.
There werc ak companies In this class.
Martin's FeSsy drov second plsce and
they made th,eo Digs t.ip Tor twen-
ty.nine seconds work. Over 5000 poo.
PIE witnessed the rhces, and the Mar.
tins Forty toam was compiimented
from all sourcon and all congratulated
them. A protest was mado that Mar
tins Ferry used n snap nozzlo and that
coupling could not DO mado in two
seconds, and tho judges decided chat
Martins Ferry had won fairly and fur.
thcr, that hGr team did not uso the
sporting nozzle, but the regular service
nozZla.