Evening journal., 1895-01-23


Its new chemical engine. The handsome
apparatus was Justify cheered all along
the line Of parade, but not any more than
were the handsome fremen. Every
engine house passe d was brightly lighted
and the FIRE bells were kept ringing at q
lively rate.
Beginning the exercises Of the evening,
the Friendship Fire COMPANY in fatigue
uniform and headed by HyAtt's Military
Band, and the Washington Company,
escertsd by Albert's Band, proceeded TO
ths p, w 4 b.. freight depot and there
the new apparatus Was hauled into line.
The order to march was given with the
procession In the following order.
Chief Walker and officers of the Fire
Department
Assistant Engineer George w. Sasse,
Chief Marshal Of the Washington Com.
pany.
Chief Marshal Liebrandt Of the Friend.
ship Company.
Hyatt's Military Baud
Friendship Fire Company, 30 men.
Chemical engine, In charge Of William
McGonigal
Marshals, Frank ]. NIedemaier, Robert
G Porter, and James Parthee.
Albert's Band
Washington Fire Company, so mem
bers
In an open carriage were: Charles
Evans, John A. Shester and P, A Gala
han. In the rear were the carriages
containing the City Oouncilmen Those
In the carriages were: Councilmen
Perkins, Tyre, Staats. agulgsn, Smith,
McNulty, Danahoe. Dsnnenberg, MeRney,
Wainwright and Kirby, City Treasurer
Adams, Clerk of Council Lsdnum, Build.
ing Inspector Daniel Dohl and George
Fifer, superintendent of the Holloway
Company, the builders OF the engine
The route of the parade was as follows
Up Fourth TO French, TO Front, to Mar
ket, to Tenth TO West, to Seventh, TO
King, to Fourth, to French, to the
"Washy" engine house.
Housing the New Apparatus.
When the procession, or as much of It
as could, fled into the oDgine house, the
spacious square In front of the building
was crowded with people Of all classes
and both sexes Friendship fremen
formed q double line along the tracks
leading into the engine house. and a
dozen strong fremen of this old company
Qrgsped the ropes of the chemical engine.
Then Hyatt's Band played Home,
Sweet Home" and the fremen all lifted
their caps as the new machine wss run
into ths house
Charles Evans, of the Friendship
Company, mounted the engine. and with
few words turned ii over to the Wash
ington Company. FrSnk T. Nsidermaier,
pr ssident Of the company, responded
Ne More Floods at small Fires.
Marshal F J. NIsdermaier, for the
Washington Company said: The events
of this evening are to make new epoch
in the history of the Washington Fire
Company to witr ess the housing of q
chemical engine by tba Oldest company
of the Wilmington Fire Departm ent,
Friendship. No. /.
Rightly is that company named, for
no one can deny that it has dispensed
hospitality and extended friendship as
only firemsn no how land especially y
| Wilmington 6remen Back in the 60'f
the Washington Fire Company, seeing
the necessity Of hook and ladder truck
for the use of the Wilmington Fire
Department. purchased one which now
by its long ser vice has become antiqu quated
Now in the ninetiss. they see the nsces-
sity of 3 chemical engine, have sup
planted the truck by one of the most
modern engines Of that kind conceived
In their minds and carried to a successfu
issue.
1--WE behold q beautiful engine nov
atsnding in our engine house and W,
believe from what we can learI
from its use in other cities, 4
will be a valuable acquisition Il
our Ore department and with thu
assistance OF City Council, 1t is now on
intention to put it Immediately int
service.
"Then we bslisvs and hope that tn
old cry of too much water at small Ares
in the future, will be thing Of the
past. II is with much pleasur
that we welcome you all to these exer.
cises and hspe that the friendship her
! engendered may be as enduring as tn
country which Washington saved, an
remember that We are mot 70
, ourselves, but for all.
Fine Spread at German Hall.
At the conclusion OF the engine hous
, exercises, the line Of march WAS agai
. taken up, the Washington compan
leading, and the frsmen and guest
went TO the German Hall, where
banquet was served The Teceptio
! committee was Joseph Brownsteil
William Bailey, J. T. PRrthree, Geore
H Harrington aud Lewis l.. Saunders
About 200 persons were present Georp
N Cubbler, OF No 16. and John HIsks, c
No Al, Of Philadelphia, were guests
: the Washington company. President
= Council Perkins made & few remark
and stated that Mayor Shortlidge wi
! called away on business and unable to
present.
Carries Its own Hose.
Although not a large machine, tn
,. chemical engine, with its bronze al
& gilt trimmings, Is handsome apparatu
70 It carries twenty pounds of soda al
!. seventy-two ounces Of sulphuric aci
" There are two tanks Of sixty gallol
N each 1t weighs 5, 700 pounds and cos
g $4,000 1t carries one twelve foot ladd
N that can be extended to twenty fee
10 All the brass work is nickle plated. {
g the engine is 300 feet of hose on t.
<, reels. The hose at the rear is to
At used for fires on the FIRST floor, and
lie the cellar and the front for fires
other floors above the FIRST.
The commit which purchased I
aurfpa wao. yVfIIiaun M.Tn1dau W