Evening journal., 1895-09-09
BLUE HENS CHICKENS.
The Washington Boys Make
a Visit to Richmond Firemen
AND ARE TREATED TO A NEeRoRIoT

A nIemento OF the DAYS just After the
war-The Trip OF Ola Seven to the
virgInian lCapItaI Way Back In Sixty
seYen-Banquet, Parade and Engine
Trial.
An interesting and highly priced relic
has been prese lted TO the Washington
Fire Company by United States Marshal
Hewson e Lannan in the shape Of q
description OF the visit made By the
Washy boys to Richmond, Va. Ia 1867.
on which occasion there was a negro
riot. The extracts were cut from the
Richmond Inquirer OF May 10, 1867. by
Marshal Lannan, who Is a native OF that
city. H. discovered them while looking
through an old scrap book ana, recogniz .
ing their value gave them to tue boys
through Clerk of the Market Frank J.
Neidermaier The headlines are THE
Blue Hens Chickens" "a Visit From
Delaware Flrsmsn," Their Reception,
supper md SDesches, Grand Parade.
Engine Trial, and another column tells
Of the riot.
The visiting fremen were John Bow.
ers, Henry @. Robinson, Thomas Mitchell,
Joseph n Harman, James NJ. LanGn, W
J. Morrow, Thomas l. Hlnckson. Jacob
Richardson and son. George Nebeker,
Henry Felthuier, Richard Jackson,
David MacCullen, John Jackson, r
Mccall John NJ Dunn, A. w. Nolen, T.
j. Terry, Isaac Saxton, George Mccall,
James Speakmsn, George W. Curry, p.
Taggsrt. w. T. Springer, J. Hitler, NJ.
Dixon, Gibson, g. Gltson, William II
Q1inn. h. O'Brian, A. Lee. 7 X. Jones'
g. @ Bush, George Ash, Amos o. Perkins,
John Lee, Joseph T. Rhodes, George
strehle, Emil .Buchsr, w. T. Woods,
George W. Keller, 4. Donnelly, John
Crosgrove, Joseph Mcbride, c. w Pyle,
s b Virtue, A. b Hibbard, David Titus,
Moses starr, samuel Armstrong,
A. Richardson, W. Il. ByArd, Edward
Alexander, j. w. Husband, William
Hanna, John Neal, Philip Traynor,
Thomas d. Trsynof, George T. Kelley.
Robert F. Gamble, George Il. Siumons,
Wilson Carswell, l. Vanderbrack, w J.
Spring bett, James Mckee, EFT. Stroud.
Joseph Richardson. Colonel John d
Moore. William II Robinson and Samuel
HAWKING
They were accompanied by the Liberty
Silver Cornet Band aud were dressed ia
long black overcoAts and black panta-
looms aud red flannel shirts. The but
tons on the coats bore the figure
and on the front OF their white helmets
was the name and number OF the COM
pRny, while on the canes was the date OF
organization. 1910. The belts we're
white with Washington" on a red
ground aud light gray fatigue cap
hung from the rear buttons Of the coat
The men carried five trumpsts. four Of
them silver, aud one Of gold, the last
valued at $500 and inscribed, Awarded
TO the Washington Fire Company az the
fair Of the First Presbyterian Church, vii
mington, Del December 8, 1866 One OF
the silver. gold tipped trumpets was In
scribed, Presented to the Washington
Fire Company, Of Wilmington, Del by
the ladies Of the Hanover Street Pres
byterisn Church in token Of regard for
their kindness and aid during festival OF
June 1865 The others were sppropri-
ately inscribed.
On arrival In Richmond the boys were
met by the Richmond department under
Captain Charters and escorted 10 the
Spottswood Hotel where a bsHqnst WAS
served at which wine Il ,wed and speeches
were made The next day the parade
occurred. The extract says;
THE chickens left their roosts after q
brief nap, crowsd, Tipped their wings.
aud called Justify for cocktails and
after taking pick st the hne breakfast
which was set before them, the Della.
wareans, escorted by their Richmond
colleagues. marched up to the engine
house on Broad street where the Wash.
ington engine WAS deposited on the
preceding night. The procession formed
the Richmond 6remen In the van beArinR z
their banner. and preceded by a hne
band, and followed by the Wilmington
engine, elegantly decorated with flowers
and drawn by four Of the fine horses
which are attached TO our Richmond
engines. The Philadelphia Cornet Band
followed aud was succeeded by tbs
Wilmington 6remen, bearing a beautiful
Aag and marching four abreast In open
order"
Another banquet followed the parade
and then Companies B and q and the
Washy engine had a trial Company {
threw a horizontal Jet Of III feet, Com
pany B reached 223 feet and the Washyi
came within few feet Of this last wher
Captain Charters was jostled by negro
and was ordered back out OF the way
The negro replied with blow on Captain
Caarters's head which knocked him nat
One Of the Washy boys knocked the
negro down with trumpet and q genera
riot followed, In which revolvers were
drawn, stones thrown aud the pollc,
roughly handled Things looked very
serious when 3 company from ihl
Eleventh United States Regiment arrived
on the scene. under command Of Generals
Schofsld and Brown, Mayor Mayo and
Chief OF Police Poe. L. took an applica
tion OF cold steel to diepsrss the negroes
and restore peace All the stores were
closed at night through fear Of the mob
OF the party which made this TRIP
many have passed over the line. but
many others still live and this will recall
to them the fun they had In the O.c
| Dominion Among those gwho have
passed away are John Bowers, Joseph N
HarmAn, James McLanan, ex-Sherif
| Richardson, David MscCullen. ex
Marshal Damn, George Mccall. Jane.
speakman. j. Hitler, G. G. Bush. George
Str e nle, George w Keller. David Titus
] w, Husband. ex Chief William Hanna
Wilson Carswell, l. Vanderbraak and
w J. Springbett
or the living Henry Q. R1blnson, thu
/ banker: Captain Curry. who was II