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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-19
THAT COSTLY RATS NEST.
II Has Cost About $1,000, Counting
MntcrinI and Interest ON Its Value.
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II Has Cost About $1,000, Counting
Material and Interest on It's Value.
From the Washington Post.
The famous rats nest, which was built
out Of FIVE 500 United States treasury
notes IN the end OF an old box car on the
Louisville and Nashville railroad in 1868,
again becomes a matter OF public record
IN the Senate files. John Veeley a carpen-
ter az Louisville, found these notes while
tearing out the end Of the aforesaid old
box car. While the notes were pretty badly
mutilated there seems to have been no
difficulty In determining their character.
their denomination and date. and the issue
and series 20 which each belonged.
Upon the advice of a friend Veeley took
the notes 70 the Louisville custom house,
and at his request they were forwarded 10
the treasury department for redemption,
but the department refused 20 redeem
them, and. with the approval Of the sec
rotary, they were returned 20 him by ex-
press In February. 1sG9 lie then sold them
10 one julius Wellman, a broker, for $500.
In March, 1859. Wellman had them sent
again to the treasury department. and
tho matter was referred 70 the first con-
troiler who decided on the 3ist day OF July
1863 that they should neither DO redeem
ed nor returned 10 Wellman. Veeley then
returned the money ~ Wcllman and re-
newed his efforts 90 secure payment from
the treasury department, Repeated refus-
ais were made until 1890 when a bin was
introduced In tho Flfty-hfth congress au-
thorizlng the redemption OF these notes.
In each fuccsHf congress the bill has
come up, but hoe never yet been passed.
Senator P0Hco, from the committee on
claims, has Just made a favorable report.
declaring that his committee was Impress
"a with the justice OF the claim. that al
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I have not been in Arizona for some years.
but my information is that some of The
descendants Of the original purchase nv
the government are yet to be seen In .he
n1ountains In Southern Arizona, between
una and Shrewberg. Many of the CAM
els in the ZOOS Of this country and with
the circus companies were raised In Ari-
IONA"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-19

Total VIsIDIe SUPPLY 20 '''o'IIT777 0'701''70
The imports into continental ports the
past week have been $4,000 bales.
The above figures indicate decrease
in the cotton in sight to date of 1885
bales, as compared with the same date Of
1896, a falling off of 1,157,676 bales from
the corresponding date of 1895 and ie>
crease of $40 300 bales from 1894.
India Cotton Movement From All Ports.
The receipts and shipments of cotton at
Bombay have been as follows for the week
and year, bringing the figures down to
April Is:
Bombay Receipts and Shipments for
Four Years
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EXPORTS.

Per steamship Kansas City for New
York; bale upland cotton, 125 bales sea
island cotton, 12S bales domestics and
yarns, G6 cases cigars, 315 bbls rosin, 991
bbls spirits turpentine las, $50 feet lumber,
. refrigerators strawberries, $3.50 cases
canned goods, 8 bbls fish, 16 bbls fruit, Z
boxes fruit, 1,146 bbls vegetables, $500
boxes vegetables, 425 tons pig iron, pos
pxgs mdse, 4S bales leaf tobacco, Z refriger-
ators asparagus. 50 bales moss.
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PAINE, MURPHY { CO.,
brokers and Commission Merchants,
COTTON, STOCKS, GRAIN q PROVISION
Private Wires Direct TO New York,
Chicago and New Orleans.
Board Trade Building, jackson Building
Savannah. Ca Atlanta, Ga.

Cambrian Queen BD. 1,217 tons, Jones,
Rio Janeiro; sid March II. via Sapelo.
Ruth CNor), 469 tons, Olsen, Table Bay;
sid March 10.
Svea (Sw), 500 tons, Holm. Nantes; sid
March &C.
WAX CNor, 1915 tons, Hanger, Port Ma
tai; sid March 49,
BLAND (Nor), = tons. Hansen. Shields; sid
April IL.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

49, --~>------->S--~~
SAVANNAH, Monday, April 10, 1897.
-. -ieas 5 80
60 80 80
IT, water at Tybee 9,l2 am, 9:36 pm.
Iii5b water at Savannah 1912 am, 1926 pm.
-~~~-~~-~o--~~~~~~~0>~~0
The tine ball on Cotton Exchange drops
at y M. 18th meridian time.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
.e..or,ship Nacooehee, Smith, Boston-C.
c+aamer Louisa, Hadden, Stoney Bluff
"a ,rqy-landings-R. A. Ivey, Manager.
d Gtsamer w. S. Cook Garrett, Augusta
- way-landings-W. t. Gibson, Mana
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though more than twenty-seven years
have elapsed since the final and the cir
cumstances were published IN the newspa-
pers at the time. no claimant has appeared
for the notes. Each note is plainly des-
cribed and. in the opinion Of the commit
tee. the United States ought to redeem its
just obligations
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WILD oAMELs.
Remnant of n Big Drove Roaming
Through Arizona.
From the Washington Star

Through Arizona.
From the Washington Star.
ct is not generally known" said Mr..
Gustav Bender, q clerk In the war depart
ment, to a Star reporter. that there IS
herd of wild camels IN Arizona. / have
not seen any myself OF late years. bat
have plenty Of Information from others
that they snll exist there. This herd az
one time was very large. though OF late
years II has grown constantly smaller.
Originally the government bought a herd
Of camels Ia Arabia, paying $4,000 for the
same. The purchase was made by act
OF congress OF March 3, 1895. and was made
on the recommendation OF President
Pierce. Jefferson Davis. who was the
Secretary Of War. took an active part N
the purchase, his idea being, for there
we're no railroads then across the conti-
nent, that they could be used for beasts
OF burden much more advantageousiy
than horses, oxen or mules. The expert
ment, however, was failure, for the
reason that, while the Arabians can get
good service out Of camels, as they pack
all their goods In bundles, Americans all
ways box their goods. and the boxes
could not be carried by camcis 20 any 3d-
vantage While the experiment was IN
progress tho railroad came along. and that
was the last OF the cameia az FAR as III,
government was concerned. The camels
were turned loose 20 look out Tor them
selves. Since then I have bought and sOid
camois in Arizona ~ Oh prices. ranging
from SIS 10 800 A. ! have beforc said,
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LIST OF VESSELS
Up, Cleared and Sailed for This
Port.
STEAMSHIPS.

Elton (Br). 1886 tons, Marquest, Genoa I:
sid Gibraltar April 8; due April "a to load
cotton for Barcelona.
Iris (Belg), 1884 tons, Leenaers, Antwerp,
sid April u.
Osborne (Br), 2O32 tons, Rattle, Santos
sid April l, via Sapelo; due April 30 to
Id cotton for Bremen.
Trcpea O3r) 1903 tons. Sullivan, st. Vim
cent, c. ", sid April Ii, via Fernandina
to Id phosphate rock.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-19

The visible supply Of cotton to April Is,
as made up by cable and telegraph, is as
follows. The continental stocks, as well
as those for Great Britain and the afloat,
are this weeks returns, and consequently
all the European figures are brought down
to Thursday evening. But to make the
totals the complete figures for April 15,
we add the items of exports from The
United States, including in it the exports
of Friday only:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-19
DISASTERS.

London, April 16.-Steamer Murcia (Br),
Ross, from Liverpool via Queenstown, for
Savannah, before reported aground at st.
Michaels, came off, making no more wa
ter than usual.
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SAILED YESTERDAY.

steamship Cento (Br), st. Petersburg
az s.gteamship Kansas City, New York.
SIN Sierra Morena (BD, Harburg.
park Varuna Ger, London.
Erig Robert Dillon, New York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-19

Those who enjoy a garden, and trees,
and flowers, and fine plants, cannot fail
to be interested in the April number of
Vicks Magazine. The Illustrations are par
ticularly attractive, and the reading con-
tents cover a large range of gardening SUD-
jects, presented in simple, untechnical Ian
guage and in excellent literary form.James
Wick & Co., Rochester, N. Y.
The Watts Official Railway Guide, pub
lished by Watts Publishing Company, At
lanta Ga, is a gem of typography. a con-
else, comprehensive and thorough guide
to railroads, hotels and resorts in the
south. 1t is the only recognized and rela-
BILE railway guide in the territory south
of the Ohio and Potomac, and east of the
Mississippi rivers, and proves TO be an in
dispensable medium of useful Information
and reference to the tourist and traveller.
The price of the Guide is % cents, and
should be in the hands of every traveller in
the south.
Messrs. Little, Brown & Co., Boston, viii
shortly begin, in conjunction with Messrs.
Sampson Low, Marston & Co.. of London,
the publication of a history of the royal
navy commencing with the earliest times
and coming down to 1898. IL VIII De IN uNe
royal Svo volumes, and will be choicely
printed and fully illustrated Capt. Alfred
T. Mahan and Theodore Roosevelt are
among the contributors.
Georgia, the last of the thirteen colonies
to be settled. was naturally the last to give
a specimen of her printing to the world,
says the New York Times. James Johnston
established the first press in the colony
at Savannah in 1862, and the frs book is
believed to be the Journal of the First
Session of the Seventh Assembly of the
Province 50 pages, bearing no date, but
undoubtedly printed in 1910, as the assem-
bly, proceedings occurred late in 1863. The
John Carter Brown Library of Providence,
r. l., has a copy Of this book.
Scientific Kite-Flying will be the sub
ject of three papers in the Century for
May each one written by an expert, and
illustrated by accurate drawings. Mr.. ].
B. Millet describes the meteorological in
vestigations carried on at Blue Hill OBJ
servatory, near Boston; Lieut.. Hugh d.
Wise II. S. A., tells of his experiments at
Governors Island, including the first as
cent by kite-power made in this country,
and william A. Eddy writes of his exper-
fences in photographing, telephoning, and
telegraphing by means of kites.
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PASSENGERS.

Per steamship Gate City, from Philadel-
phia-Dr. w. A. Van Voorhis and wife,
Miss Crawford, S. H. Gossler and wife,
C. r. Narian. T. Frank.
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LITERARY NOTES.
1Ai

In Mr.. Howells' STORY of a Play in
Scribner's, the experiment of trying it
on a dog" is described with rare humor,
and the ways OF provincial dramatic critics
are satiriZed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-19

According to the foregoing, Bombay APP
pears TO show a decrease compared with
last year, in the weeks receipts of $500
bales, and an increase in shipments OF %
900 bales, and the shipments since Sept. ]
show decrease Of 125, 600 bales
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-19
NOTICE 10 MARINERS.

Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
nation will be furnished masters of yes
sells free of charge in United States by
geographic office, in custom house. Cap
tains are requested to call at the office.
Reports Of wrecks and derelicts received
for transmission to the navy department.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-19
nEpARTED YESTERDAY.
MEMORANDA.

steamer Alpha, Strobhar' Beaufort
Gorge L. Beach, Manager.
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Florida Central Il PeninsuIar Railroad Co.

% Miles Line to ia.
EFFECT APRIL IL. 1897
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Stock at Liverpool, bales ,25S,OOO 1,157OOO
Stock at London .......... 5000 1000
Total continental stocks. 6O72OO sO7,0

Total European stocks. .1,S71.2 200 1,971,eOO
India cotton a1oat for
Europe ..................... $4,000 168,c9O
Europe ..................... 2lzOoO 28O,Ooo
Egypt, Brazil etc. afioat
for Europe ............... 5000 1900
Stock in United States
Stock in United States in
terror towns ............. 100000 2b3,JO9
United States exports to-
day ......................... 1922 14C75
Total visible supply. .....3, 1l4,955 3,2O4,SSO
OF the above. totals of American and
other descriptions are as follows:
American
Liverpool stocks. bales. 1l1,0OO $4,000
Continental stocks ... $4,000 $4,000
American afioat for Eu-
rope .....................-.. zItsVOV Ioo,VU
United States stock. 641,113 493,4O6
United States interior
stocks ...................... 2O4,U2O I6o,6S
United States exports to-
day ......................... f,ozz l4'O'o
Total American ........2,71s,755 2,73S,s9o
Total East India, etc.,. $4,000 4n,2OO
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System.

; Meridian Time-one hour slower thnn oity Time.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-04
BIRTHDAY RECEPTION.
Very Pleasant AffaIr Given BY the Members
OF Loyal Circle.

Very Pleasant Anair Given BY the Members
of Loyal Circle.
The birthday reception given by the
members OF the Loyal Circle OF the Kings
Daughters connected with the Park Place
Congregational Church last evening was a
very pleasant event, and was thoroughly
enjoyed by the large number of friends OF
the circle I'm attendance. As the guests
arrived they were received by Rev. j. j.
woolley, Miss s. May Taylor, president of
the circle, and Miss May Brown.
Messrs. Edward l. Kingsley, Barrie
Coles, James Anderson, William Love,
Ernest Fuller, Charles Copeland and Will
liam Mccartney acted as ushers.
After the guests had all been presented
to the reception committee the following
program was rendered: Reading, Miss
Nellie Emerson; contralto solo, Miss M
Ella Wadsworth; violin solo, Clarence
Segee; solo, with violin obligato, Miss FL
dora Rounds; reading, Miss Flora Howes
baritone solo, William +. Trafton; reading,
Miss Maud Emerson.
Later In the evening refreshments were
served, and social hour enjoyed. Lem
onade was served by Mrs. George G. Peck
and Mrs. Charles Grey.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-04

Washington, March 4.-William Nc
KinIey of Ohio and Garrett A. Hobart OF
New Jersey are now, respectively,
President and Vice President OF the
United States Of America. Before
throng OF hundreds of thousands of peo
pie the oath of office was administered
to President Mckinley by Chief Justice
Fuller OF the United States supreme
court. shortly before noon.
The weather is cold, but not unpleas
ant. This morning the thermometer
registered about 30 degrees, and biting
northerly wind was blowing. but the
wind went down and the mercury rose
little.
The multitude which peopled the
grandstands, housetops. balconies and
sidewalks was not greatly inconven-
fenced by the cold.
The ceremonies attending the inaugu-
ration were unusually elaborate.
The decorations exceeded in design and
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-04

plosion. Several of the workmen were
badly injured, but the greatest force OF
the explosion was felt where the Back Bay
horse car was standing.
At three o'clock this afternoon the ex-
element was still intense, and numerous
reports were in circulation regarding tho
outcome of the injuries received by tho
persons who were taken to the hospitals.
1t was the worst catastrophs that has oc.
CURED in Boston for many day.
The explosion was like unto the volley
OF a hundred cannon, and il was several
minutes before anything like presence 20,
mind prevailed.
The car caught fire and the woodwork
i'm the subway became ignited. Alarms
were sent In calling out all the fire ap.
paratus in the central part of the city.
All the ambuiances in the city were
called to the scene as well as the patrol
wagons at the various police stations,
which were used as improvised ambs-
lances.
The work of caring for the injured and
removing the dead was expeditiously be-
gun. Hundreds OF physicians were mott
fled of the catastrophe and made no delay
in reaching the scene OF the terrible
fatality.
The fire department rendered heroic ser.
vice and were ably assisted by the various
police squads. 1t was impossible to get
within quarter of a mile of the scene OF
the accident after the alarms were sent In.
The street was roped off and the injured
were carried into nearby stores and Offices
to be cared for. Those badly injured were
hurriedly taken to the hospitals.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-04

President Mckinley is much improved,
but President Cleveland suffers from his
recent attacl. of rheumatism. This did
not, however, prevent him from taking
part in the ceremonies of today.
Sightseers are everyweher; the streets
are congested by crowds and hotels and
restaurants are reaping harvest.
1t is estimated that there are nearly
250. 900 strangers in the city today. Ev-
cry available space is filed. and men
and boys are perched on telegraph poles
watching the parade. Grandstands
were erected all alon gthe line of march
and i'm front o fthe government build
ings.
Previous to the Inauguration Presi-
dent Mckinley completed his cabinet
by the appointment of Cornelius ".
Bliss TO the secretaryship of the in
terror.
Cabinet Completed.
The new cabinet, which assumes
charge Of cur national government in
conjunction with the president today
is as follows:
Secretary of State. John Sherman.
Secretary or Treasury, Lyman j. Gage.
Secretary Of War, Russell "A. Alger.
Secretary oc Navy, John ID. Long.
Secretary OF Interior, Cornelius n. Bliss
Secretary of Agriculture, jones Will
son.
Postmaster General, James a. Gary.
Attorney General, Joseph a. McKenna.
Secretary Long Absent.
All of the cabinet officers are i'm the
city except John ID. Long. 1t was i'm
possible for him to arrange his affairs
IN time to get here for the Inauguration.
lie will arrive I'm a day or two and as
sumo the duties of his new position.
Sccretary Herbert will remain I'm charge
of the navy department until Mr.. Long
arrives.
Each event on the program was an
nounced by the firing OF salutes by a
company OF United States artillery.
When President Cleveland and Presi-
dent-elect Mckinley left the White
House to go to the Capitol, 81 guns were
fred. At the conclusion OF the inau-
gural ceremonies another salute OF 21
guns announced that William McKin-
ley had taken the oath Of Office.
The booming OF canon also started the
big parade this afternoon. Almost from
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-04
TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE IN BOSTON
Explosion Of Gas in the Subway on fremont Street
Carries Death and Disaster in its Trail.
Six Persons Killed and More Than Dozen Sustain Probably Fatal
Inures-Fre Adds to the Horror of the Scene-An Electric
Wire Dropped and Ignited Break in the Gas Main-A
List of the Killed and Wounded.
Especial Dispatch to the TRlnuNE.l

Especial Dispatch to the TRIBUNEl
Boston, March 4.-By the explosion OF
gas In the subway at the intersection OF
fremont and Boylston streets shortly be-
fore noon today, six persons were in
stantly killed and more than a dozen of
people seriously injured.
The square was crowded with spectators
at the time of the explosion, the force of
which tore up the streets and shattered
the glass in the buildings for a radius of
200 yards around. The greatest excitement
prevailed, many thinking that the cause
OF the upheaval was an earthquake.
Near the place where the explosion took
place there was a horse car of the Back
Bay line. 1t was well filled with passengers.
The car was thrown into the air to great
height. Both horses were instantly killed
and the driver and conductor were found
dead under the car. Every person in the
car was more or less injured.
Rev. Mr.. Slack, professor at Tuft Uni
versity, was instantly killed. His body
was badly mangled, both legs being
broken.
Miss Sadie Fleming, 30 years of age, was
taken from the car dead Her body was
horribly mutilated.
The other occupants of the car receiving
perhaps fatal injuries were, j. r. Wilson,
Nellie Jackson, Lucy Dolan, James s. Rear
don, Fred w. Deeley and Annie Harding.
The explosion, which carried death and
disaster In its wake, was due to the drop
ping of an electric wire, which fell upon
the street, igniting an opening to the gas
main, where a force of Is men were en-
gagged in repairing leak.
In an instant there was deafening ex-
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-04
M'CUSKER CASE POSTPONED
Geh. Brennan Had Business In n Higher
Court and Case Adjourned.

Geh. Brennan Had Business In n Higher
Court and Case Adjourned.
The District Court room was filed with
witnesses and interested spectators this
morning, who werei present to hear the
t.ial of ex-policeman William McCusker.
Who is now under bonds for trial on the
charge of entering the drug store OF DR..
James A. Slattery.
They were disappointed, however, for
the case was postponed for two weeks.
John M. Brennan, who appeared for Nc
CIsker, was present, and said he desired a
postponement, as he had case In a higher
court which demanded his attention.
AS City Solicitor jerks was not present
to offer any objection the Court granted a
postponement. Officer Jeffers, whom 1t Is
thought will be the principal witness for
the prosecution, was among the witnesses
in attendance.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-04
STATIONARY ENGINEERS.

Recent Boiler Explosion at New BedforsA
Discussed at Length.
The recent boiler explosion in New Bed
ford formed an interesting topic OF discus
sion at the meeting Of the Pawtucket As
sociation of Stationary Engineers, held In
their rooms in the Kenyon Block last
evening. The discussion regarding the
cause was lengthy, and after the reading OF
the report of Inspector Hawley, the hidden
defects i'm boilers were discussed Mt length.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-04
VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF.
John Smith Assignee For Joseph Butter
worth Wins His Case.

John Smith Assignee For Joseph Butter
worth Wins His Case.
Late yesterday afternoon, the jury In the
case of John Smith, assignee of Joseph
Butterworth, against Joseph IL. Me-
Caughey, returned verdict against Mo
Caughey for $500.
Smith claimed that the mortgag ee OF the
saloon, Joseph II. McCaughey, unlaw
fully entered the barroom and took and
carried away the stock and fixtures, which
were in Smiths possession, both AZ as-
signec and attaching creditor of Joseph
Butterworth.
1t was claimed that the mortgage held
by McCaughey was of no effect, because
it was not recorded more than sixty days
before the assignment.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-04

expense anything ever before seen at
the capital.
Conservative estimates place the num-
ter Of participants in the big parade at
over 10000, 12.o00 in the military division
and 5000 In the civic division.
Nothing happened to interfere with the
program arranged by the committee.
and everything went off according to
schedule.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-04
Horse and Wagon Stolen.

Late yesterday afternoon Cyprien Biais
reported To the police that his horse and
wagon, which he had left standing for n
few moments i'm front OF 211 Lonsdale ave.
nue., had been stolen.
The wagon was loaded with furniture.
which Blais was bringing from Olneyvine
to this city.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-04

r1rst regiment infantry, Lieutenant
Colonel Clifford g. Walton command.
ing; Lieutenant Joseph W. Anderson.
adjutant.
First battalion, Major Burton M. Ross
commanding.
Second battalion, Major Richard a.
O'Brien commanding.
Third battalion, Major Frederick T.
Wilson commanding.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-04

sregate strength OF 2.6O0,O00. and was
the great fighting force In the past cam
paign.
The three civic divisions are composed
almost wholly of Its members, with only
about eight detached organizations IL
any sort. one OF which In the famous old
Harmony Fire company OF Philadelphia