The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-02
pHoEEII ANNIVERSARY


The members of the Phoenix Fire Com
pany have prepared every arrangement,
for the celebration Of the seventy. second
anniversary Of the Company tomorrow
night at which time the new truck, old
apparatus and fire ambulance with be
housed and the new building opened.
The truck reached this city last night
and will remain at the Friendship house
until Tomorrow night.
The truck Is pretty piece OF fire ap-
paratus It contains all the latest i'm
provements, including tank chemical
engine, hand eXtinguishers, u line Of bose
and an ample supply Of ladders, etc. The
truck Is painted brilliant red, with gold
and silver trimmings. The bright metal
| work Is all nickel plated. Although the
truck Is not rs large Us the one in pressn :
Use 1t will be big improvement to the
Fire Department and BIZ of much use
The apparatus was built by the Fire Ex-
tinguishing Manufacturing Company Of
Chicago Its frame is Of six.inch steel
and the running gear is heavy, SO that it
eau stand running over rough streets. 1t
Is supplied with eight ladders, ranging In
length from twenty to flfty-five feet. The
largest Is ground extension ladder, SO
that the roof Of ordinary buildings can be
reached In addition to the ladders he
truck Is supplied with pitchforks, hook q,
supports for the extension lsdder, patent
door openers and other improvements.
Under tho ladders are two wire baskets,
one OF which will be used to carry gum
boots and gum coats The other basket
will be employed to carry the hose OF the
thirty-fve- gallon stationary chemical
tank. -Four hand lex inguishcrs will be
carried OH the sides Of the truck. There is
room for ten men to ride on the truck, ex-
elusive of the driver and tillerman The
apparatus weighs $500 pounds and will be
drawn by two horses. William S. Walker
has been appointed driver aud the tiller-
man will DO chosen later.
The ambulance will not be ready for q
month. For the present the company
will use the ambulance Of the Homeo-
pathic Hospital.
The ambulance will be free for all and
will respond to all calls. The driver Of 1t
will be Joseph G. Hyndman and Dr. Jas.
II. Morgan has volunteered his service as
surgeon.
The exercises at the engine house to.
morrow night will be preceded by
street parade. The procession will form
al Ninth aud Shipley streets and march
west on Ninth to ratnall, to Tenth, to
King. to Ninth, to Pine to Fourth, to
walnut to Sixth, to French. to Font, to
Tatnall, to Second, to Market, to Elliott
avenue, cOuntermarch there and return
to the Phoenix engine house.
The formation will be us follows:
Housing Committee.
Chief Marshal w. Il. Appleton.
Chief Engineer Welde and Assistant En-
gineers
tx Chief Engineers and Assistants,
Hyatt's Military Band.
Friendship Company and Apparatus.
New Truck.
Phoenix Purchasing Committee
Birdsboro Band.
Phoenix Company and Apparatus.
City Council and Members of tho Legisla-
ture in Carriages.
The housing committee of tho Friend
ship Company is composed of James l..
Glacken, chairman; Isaac Darlington, P.
:. Callaghan, James Sherry Frederick
Lawerson and Charles 4 Evans. The
purchasing committee of the Phoenix
Company is William Joyce, chairman;
William J. Mckinney, Louis g. Wieden-
man, James J. Patterson and John w.
Porter: The Con pany marshal of the
Phoenix Company is Roland Rpperger,
and his assistants re H. Il. Jerome and H
NJ Wiley. Willa' ). Walker is marshal
OF the Phoenix Company and Robert
y 5don Is his aseistunt