The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-15
THE BOYS COME HOME.
From Their Victorious Southern
Trip This Evening,
MARTINS FERRY WILL WELCOME
Tho Independent Hose Team Royalty
on itsTsturn From Atlanta as tho
ohamploas of tho world-ThOy VIII
Come Over tho II. s. o, Troublesome
Notes of tho Atlanta ARaIr-Ar.
rangements for tho Reception,

The Marsia's Ferry Hose Company,
which won tho worlds championship at
Atlanta, Ga, on Friday last, will arrive
home this evening, and will receive .
great reception. The champions will
come from Cincinnati over the BalIi'
more ( Ohio railroad, and will arrive at
the depot in Wheeling at 5'4j, aud they
will readily see how their home friends
feel toward them,
Proud Of the great victory achieved
by its Rremen in the contest open to
the world, Martins Ferry has arranged
for receiving them in first class style.
The citizens will meet the boys at tho
depot with holsters full bras band and
decorated vehicles Of different kinds.
DIR. A, r. Dug, Of Martins Ferry, who
il chief Of tho most excellent HEo depart
ment, will have charge OF tho parade
and his aids will be Mayor Samuel
NYestwood, NJ. AldredGe, Il, G. Sedg'
wick and others.
Tho route OF the parade will be up
Main to Fourteenth, east on Four
tenth to Market, north on Market TO
Twelfth, west on Twelfth TO Main, up
Main to tho steel bridge, across the
bridge to tina Island. north on Pom, to
Zane, west on Zane to the lower steel
bridge aud across it to Bridgeport
From Bridgeport the route will be
north on the road, passing the Esna'
Standard mills, thence TO buckeye
Itrset in Martins Ferry, vast on Buck
eve TO Broadway, up Broadway 10 Jet.
ierson, east on Jefferson TO Second, up
Second to CRrlyse, east on CarlyslO to
First, north OIL First to Avondale,
out Avoadale 10 Clark, Mp Clark
10 Lincoln, Lincoln to Main, Nam to
Center, Center to Fifth, down Fifth to
WALNUT, east on Walnut to Fourth aud
north on Fourth to Hanover,
Here speeches OF welcome will DO de.
livsred. Several persons have been in'
vitsd to talk, aud the love feast will DO
open TO all.
A half dozen or moro largo covered
wagons have been secured for the par
Ade, ons for the band, Que for the via.
ners Of the 81, 900 belt and the gold, one
for the committee in charge aud one
each for tho First, Second and Third
ward hose companies. The hook and
ladder company aud tho Oriental Banjo.
Mandolin aud Guitar clab have alIo
secured wagons for themselves. The
latter will have their ladies with them.
The committee in charge has ar
ranged for tho purchase OF an abundant
supply OF red fire, roman candles, etc,
and many private parties are laying in
asupply OF these, also flags, tin horns
and other articles TO make successful
celebration.
The firemeu and the wagons will
meet at the corner OF Hanover anu
Fourth streets and start for Wheeling
at $3.50 sharp. Everybody is cordially
invited 10 Join the procession aud assist
in tho blowout, whether Martins Ferry
people or not Every person in this
part Of the country should be glad the
Martins Ferry boys won.
kilograms and letters havo been
pouring in ever since the race, con.
graduating the tiremen OH the wonder
ful achievement. Letters were received
by Chief Ong yesterday from tiremen
at franklin, Pa, aud New Philadelphia,
and newspapers containing compli.
menlary notices are commencing TO
arrive from different parts OF tho cOun.
try.
The Butler, Pa, Company, which
made such favorable impression when
here como time ago, did not get single
prize at Atlanta. Although the time.
keepers announced 4G seconds for But.
isr the Judges decided that tho attach.
meut to tho hydrant was incomplete
and therefore tho second prize should
GO to Grinnell, Iowa, which company
tied with Butler. The track on when
tho races took place was soft and very
slow and this accounted for the sup.
posed moor time made. In practice
at home Martins Ferry made it in 81
seconds, eight seconds quicker than at
Atlanta.
At the banquet given 10 tho Martins
Ferry team at Atlauta on Saturday
evening Dr.. ]. W. Darrah, tho foreman,
was toasinaster, and gOId.hCaded
emo was presented to Charles Mcclure,
OF Coshocion, Ohio, as an act Of appro.
citation for services rendered to rnuuurs
by Mr.. Mcclure at Atlanta. Tho pre-.
ssntation speech was made by Ernest Il.
Smith, the trainer Of the company. The
Martins Ferry people were PEe'sHled
with souvenirs by an Ohio gentleman
who is engaged in the jOwolty business
at Atlanta.
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