Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-07-03
TERRITORIAL TOURNAMENT.
First Day of the Meet of New Mexico
Volunteer Firemen,
Large Number of Visitors-Prospecto OF
Large Accessions Tomorrow
Program in Detail.

Program in Detail.
The territorial fremen's tournament in
this city opens most uspiciously, with
delightful weather and large and rapid
ly Increasing crowd of visitors. About
nifty firemen and others came over from
Las Vegas last night and the Albuquer-
que contingent in the city was materially
increased after the arrival of the morning
train from the south. The indications
are that the trains tonight and in the
morning will swell the crowd of visitors
to at least 1900. The Las Vegas running
team will arrive this evening and it is
expected that delegations from the Silver
City and Eddy fire departments will make
their appearance in the morning.
MEETING OF THE CONVENTION.
The New Mexico Association of Volun-
teer Fire companies met in Sd annual
convention at Firemen's hall in Santa Fe
du - v GlOCk uulS IlOrulUH.
The meeting was called to order by
Chief Charles j. Bacon, of the Santa Re
fire department, who called upon Mayor
Charles L. Easley to deliver an address of
welcome.
Mayor Easley briefly and fittingly re-
sponded, heartily welcoming the visiting
tiremen to historic Santa Fe, and extend
ing to them and their friends one and all
the freedom of the city, notifying his
hearers that the city marshal had been
Instructed to turn over tho keys of the
city jail to the firemen for three days.
Mr.. W. L. McCreight, of Albuquerque,
president of the association, thereupon
assumed the duties of the chair His
eloquent response to the cordial greeting
of Mayor Easley was warmly applauded.
He said that he was we'll acquainted with
the proverbial hospitality and good fell
lowship of the people of Santa Fe and
predicted that the visitors would thor
oughly enjoy their sojourn in the capital
city.
ACCREDITED DELEGATES.
The committee on credentials, con-
slsting of Messrs. G. G. Leicham, Las
Vegas; W. R. Baird, Albuquerque, and R.
q. Twitchell, Santa Fe, reported the fol-
lowing list of delegates entitled to seats
in the conventions:
East Las Vegas-Hook & Ladder com
pany-F.J j. Long, Robert Hayward, John
Stewart, Chas. Schlott, D. W. Pierce, j,
K. Martin, A. R. Quinley.
East Las Vegas-Hook & Ladder com
pany-F. P. Sturges, A. s. Moye, John
Rhodes, Juan Ortega, Frank Simpson.
Smith Orick.
East Las Vegas-E. Romero Hose com
pany-P. D. McElroy, W. L. kirkpatrick,
). Il. Romero, E. p. Ryan, w. j. Davis,
G. G. Leicham and P. J. Martin.
Albuquerque-No.2 Hose company
W. Hogan, W. @. Montford, Sol Beniamin,
). II. Chamberlain. Jim Freeman, Tom
Albuquerque-Scott Moore Hose COM
pany-W. N. McBeth, A. F Codington,
Charles Allison, Charles Yondorf Rita
Granger, Frank Wendall, H. s. Knig ht.
Albuquerque-Fergusso Hook & Lad
der company-Geo. NJ. Cundiff, William
Baird, Ed Harsch, William Mason, J. A.
Jacoby, Charles Voorhees,, W. j. Hanev.
A'buquerque-No. 8 Hose company
George Stratten, John Leighton, James
Laurie, L. d. Bartlett, Charles Schelkes,
Samuel Akers, Patrick Donohue.
Santa Fe-Hose company, No. L.
Joseph I. Sandoval, Juan B. Sandoval,
!. P. Hill, Jose Sanchez, Cosme Herrera,
reodocio Castillo, Juan de Dios Castillo.
Santa Fe-Hook & Ladder company
has. j. Bacon, Ralph E. Twitchell, j. B.
Sloan, j. L. Van Arsdell, E. W. Judkins,
harmon Wynkoop, Joseph A. Reynolds.
.he convention then went into COM
nittee of the whole for the consideration
# routine business.
The program arranged for the events
# tomorrow and next day is as follows:
SECOND DAY--THuRsDAY, JULY 4.
ga. m.-Grand procession, led by Prof.
'erez' band, will form on the plaza and
larch to A., 7. & s. F. depot to meet the
excursion; reforming there,
he procession, led by the 1st regimental
and OF the territorial militia and COM
any G, New Mexico militia, fifty strong,
ill parade back to the plaza.
II n. m.-Fittlng Fourth of July exer- {
lses in the plaza, including the reading
f the Declaration of Independence by :
ION. r. E. Twitchell and an Grafton by
[r. W. H. Pope.
2 p. m. sharp.-First event, champion {
nip wet test, first prize, championship s
cit and $75; second prize, $40. ,
3 p. m.-Second event, coupling con- !,
st, first prize, $25; second prize, SIS. ~
p. m.--Third event, 1OO-yard foot
ICE, open only to fremen, first prize, i
20; second prize, $40.
4:3O p. m.-Fourth event, hook and
oder race, first prize, $50; second prize,
,5. t
p. m.-Miscellaneeu events, includ-
& burro races, ug-of-war, sack races, Il
heelbarrow races, ETC., etc, etc.
Z p. m.-Grand open air concert in the
aza by the 1st regimental band, New g
exico militia. r
z p. m.-Twenty-round glove contest i