The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-06-19
F1REMEN WELCOMED HOME
Election OF Officers, Contests, &c.

A large crowd of Frederick people
turned out on Friday evening and roy
ally welcomed home the victorious
nremen who had been for three days
participating in the demonstration of
the annual meeting of the State Fire
mems Association, held at Cumberland
Long before the hour for the train to
arrive the crowd began to assemble at
the Baltimore and Ohio depot awaiting
its arrival. The enthusiastic crowd
loudly cheered in recognition of the
splendid victories won in the various
contests. A line of march was formed
along the depot, headed by drum
corps, and within a few minutes a
large crowd assembled on either side of
Market street to witness the parade.
The bells of the different companies
were rung and amid fine display of
ire works the parade continued to the
fountain on North Market street, and
countermarching returned to the Inde.
pendent Engine House, where it dis
banded. The hose carriage and reel of
the Junior Company was illuminated
and placed in the parade. On the re-
turn trip the parade halted in front of
the Junior Hall and the drum corps
rendered selection, amid loud cheer
ing. The Frederick officers of the
State Firemen's Association Joined in
the parade, carrying small flags and
banners. A number of the members
of the different departments of the
companies were costumed in gala at
tire, which, with their axes aud other
fire paraphernalia, made very attrac-
tive parade. The tired-out laddies
seemed to appreciate the welcome and
returned quietly to their homes for
much needed rest.
The election of officers on Thursday,
the 18th inst, in Cumberland, resulted
as follows: President, VIM. HI. A. Ham
1lton, HagerstOwn; vice-president, G. T.
Holloway, Baltimore; secretary, J. J.
Stump, Cumberland; treasurer, Hiram
r. Heck, Frederick. Mr.. VIM. Grim
minis declined a denomination. The
treasurer's report showed a balance of
$4l SO. Annapolis will be rendered the
next annual meeting of the association.
The prize contests were as follows:
Columbia Steam Fire Engine Com
pany, No. A, of Alexandria, Va, prize
500; stream 1913 feet high; time, 7.O14
minutes. Independent Hook and Lad
der Company of Frederick; 300 yards,
SIS 1-5 seconds; prize SIS. Those partic-
ipating in the contest were: George Sal
ter, Frank Ridgley, Milton Engle,
Frank Salter, Henry King, Frank Bru-
ner. George Kolb, Albert Baker, Mil
lard n. NusZ, George Wallace, Henry
Scholl, James Brust, Johnson Burial,
Edgar Brust, Albert Nation, George
Roelkey, George Wachter.
The prize of 500 to the hose company
of Maryland making the best time in
running 200 yards, carrying % feet of
hose and lay $50 feet from hydrant,
breaking coupling and put on pipe, was
won by the Hagerstown First Hose
Company, time As As seconds. The
Independent Hose Company of Fred
erick, the competing company's time
was AZ Is seconds. The Independents
claimed the Hagerstown Company had
done imperfect coupling, and the charge
was corrohorated by impartial wit
neSSeS.
The first Hose Company of Hagers-
town received the 500 prize for having
the largest number of uniformed men
in the parade.
The prize of 5000 in the international
hose race, open to the world to be run
under the same conditions as the Mary
land race, was won by the Independent
Hose Team of Martins Ferry, Ohio;
time, AZ seconds. The Independents,
of Frederick, contested time, Al seconds. |
The celebration at Cumberland was
by balloon ascension,
drills &c