The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-08
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| The Independent Hose Company OF Mar
TINS Ferry, Departs.
Sixteen mombOrs Of the Independent
Hose Company, Of Martins Ferry, left
for Atlanta, Ga, over the Baltimore &
Ohio yesterday moInnG, accompanied
by number OF lrionda The party had
q special car, and on either side OF il
appeared s,reamera with tho lpscTip'
ton, independent llo'G Company,
Martina Ferry, Ohio" Each member
OF the team VINO went wore blue cap
and was supplied with two kinds Of
running shoes, and the runuers seemed
10 bo in good BhRpo and the best OF
spirits. A number Of wheeling aud
Martins Ferry friends assembled at tho
depot to sec them oil aud extend good
wishes.
The names OF the team who left yes
terday ARE Anon FaxOn, George
Springer, Edward and Ollie MCAniuch,
william lnglemyGr, Peter Reddy, Clar'
snce EbberIs, h, q. Montgomery, Will
lam l., Thomas, Ella LRsh. Charles
Downsy, james Sweeney, Joseph Ali,
J William Mullen, Elmer Moore aud j.
a. Moore. total Of sixteen, two less
than the Unit, and II IL possible that
only this number will run. Ernest Il,
Smith, one OF the members Of tho team,
who Is attending Yale, aud who fully
expected IN run at Atlanta, writes that
it looks a'if ho cannot 90, on account OF
examinations. William Rogers, who
also expected to CO. was taken sick with
typhoid fever last week making two
strong men short. Dan Woods aud Al
Davis. members OF the Independents,
and very fast runners. could not get
away on account Of their work, making
four excellent men in all, u TACT that is
greatly regretted, and some persons
fear that tho team is not as strong as II
has been. Dr.J. w. Darrah, tho loTo'
man OF tho team, will leave Tor Atlanta
tomorrow.
Those who accompanied the boys on
their southern trip. are Mrs.J. Is. Mont
gOmory, Mrs. X. Q. Montgomery, Mrs.
William L. Thomas, Mrs. - Iawn
and daughter, Miss Eta, A. Il. Shaver,
Marshall Croupor, David Jones, Wilt
lam Frederick, William BridCnstoin, L.
NJ. Nelson, d. Is. Nelson and othors.
The passenger agent Of tho Baltimore *
Ohio, Mr.. I. q, Bnrk, accompanied tho
party as far as Cincinnati
The Butler, Pa, Hose company,
which will also compete for the worlds
championship at Atlanta, went on the
same train.
Tho firemen's races take place at the
exposition grounds on Friday or Satur.
day Of this week. on Il track made Of
pike stones with covering OF cement.
Work was commenced on this track yes.
torday. It's not yet known on which
day tho hoe cart races will take place,
Friday or Saturday afternoon.
Tho race will be different from any
the Independents have ever run. ERch
hose team must run 800 yards, lay 200
feet OF hose, break connections, connect
TO hydrant and turn three full threads,
record So seconds. This record was
made by the Huron, S. d., team.
The Independent record OF % sec
ond1 is for arun Of PSI 2.3 yards, laying
100 ieot Of hose, breaking connection
aud putting on n nozzle. This 10 tho
run OF the Ohio Association and is not
only 60 l.3 yards shorter than the
southern run, but different
1t was reported yesterday that kear.
ney, Neb., had withdrawn from tho
race, leaving only ten companies TO com.
pete with Martins Ferry.
No12lemen Montgomery aud Thomas,
OF Martins Ferry. expect to meet Toney
Cornelius and J. L. Mott, tho champion
noEElemen Of tho world, who reside ut
North Plat, Neb.
This race is open TO all white compa.
MICS OF the world aud tho MARITIME Ferry
boys who have never been beaten or
had a single accident look upon 1t as
the race OF their lives, and while not
over confident they will do their best
10 win the $1,000 prize. Those who
havo seon IL pronounce IL most mag.
nifcont one. Adviccs from Atlanta arc
to tho effect that, thus far, Martins
Ferry iH ths iavoritC. S. A. Mcclure,
of Coshocton, who Ia at Atlanta, says
tho Martins Ferry boys are sure win
nGrs.
,lho independent Hose Company will
DO the ouly one from the state Of Ohio
in this great race,
Capt. Richard VOasoy, m old Wheel
ing and Martins Ferry hoy who is now
located at IalapooBa, Gu, writes that
TO will be on hand 20 root for Martins
Forty, aud Judge John S. Cochran, for.
mofly oil Martins Fairy, talked OF max
ing the trip from Florida to SEQ tho
boys, OF whom he isyory proud.
Sir. aud MrJ. ]. !! lIanrs, Of Martins
Forty, expect 10 start for Atlanta on
IhurSday. Others talk Of going.
a Stray slnrc Found.