Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-08-19
FirenIen's Tournament.
Butler Fair-sept. :, s. and 10th


At the fourth annual convention of
the Western Pennsylvania Firemen'
Association held at Beaver Falls last
week Butler countys representatives
were the bright particular stars in
every line Our fire laddies captured
all the races, all the prizes, all the fair
ones, all the town, in fact, everything
in sight. On Wednesday, August IL,
the regular annual session of the con
vention met and selected McKees
Rocks Pa. as convention town for 1898
and elected officers. H. d. Heineman
of Butler was a candidate for president
of the Association. but Harry will have
to try for that honor again next year
Thursday morning a special train
of seven coaches left Butler for Beaver
Falls. On board were the delegations
of the First Ward. Good will, Camp
bell and Springdale Hose companies
and the Rescue Hook and Ladder Co,
also the Springdale hose cart, the First
Ward racing cart and the Rescue H. &
L. truck. At Evans City the new J. A.
Irwin Co. in their fine new white and
maroon suits boarded the train.
Arrived at Beaver Falls the Butler
firemen were net by band and recep-
ton committee and conducted to their
hotels. Thursday afternoon every
person turned out for the big parade.
The Springdale Co. got s. prize for
the finest appearing hose-cart in the
parade and the J. \. Irwins the prize
for the best looking company.
After the parade Butler went right
after more prizes and the Rescues beat
out the Homestead and Bellevue Co. 5
in the hook and ladder race, making
the fast time of 81 % seconds and
capturing $75, first money, Home
steads time was 42 2-5 seconds and
Bellevue Al seconds.
Friday morning in the Hose Reel
race, open to Western Pennsylvania
the following was the result; First
Wards time 43 % seconds, Rescues 49t
seconds, Homestead 59t seconds. First
money was 800, and second S25. Fri
day afternoon the First Wards won
the State hose race and another 800, in
the fast time of 394 seconds, the
Rescues were second, time 52t seconds
The First Wards also won the great
free -for-all, prize 5000, their time being
38 Is seconds The Rescue and Home
stead teams were entered in this race
but withdrew, and the First Wards
only competitor was the Salem 0. team
whose time was 40 seconds. Butler
went to the tournament with the hope
os meeting and defeating the Martins
Ferry team which beat Butler at Allan
ia Ga, but the Ohio team proclaimed
their cowardice to the world by failing
to appear.
In regulation k-and-ladder race
the truck is pulled 200 yards, ladder
pulled off and raised and man climbs
to the top In hose race, the cart is
pulled 25O yards, 80 yards Of hose laid,
attached to a plug, and nozzle coupled
on ready to throw water.
Friday evening the Butler boys
formed pleasant trolly-car party, rid
ing down to Beaver and back, and then
started for Butler again with lots of
glory and over $500 in prize moneys.
The boys cannot speak too highly of
their treatment by the Beaver Falls
people.
Delegations from all the local fire
and the First Ward and
Rescue running teams left for Mead
vile this morning to attend the North
Western Pennsylva MIA Firemen's Con-
vention.
The Salem running team were not
by their defeat that the First
Ward is the faster team and negotia-
tions are now pending which may bring
these two teams together at the But
Ter Fair, September 40.
After practice on Monday evening
the First Ward running team hied
themselves to T. A. Morrison's catering
house and partook of ice cream, cake
and cigars at the bidding of Mr.. Morri
SON After the refreshments the boys
all voted Tom a mighty good fellow.
Nothing is said in the above of the
Germania band, but they were there
with plenty of good music and all Bea
yer Falls listened to it.