Evening journal., 1897-07-23
ANOTHER FIRE FIGHTER
Housing Of the Water Witch's
"Chem" by the Fame Company
OLD RIVALS ARE FRIENDS NOW

THE PARADE WAS A GRANDi
TURNOUT OF FIRE BOYS, MUsICl
AND WORKS 49, DESCRIP-
TIoN OF THE NEW APPARATUS. |
RECEPTION AND THOSE wHol
ENJOYED IT.
With bands playing, and through
countless lines of people and fire
works, the new chemical and combina-
ton hose wagon of the Water Witch
Fire Company was housed last night by
the Fame Hose Fire Company, which
has for years been an enemy to the
Forty Acre company. The ceremonies
attending the housing were the finest,
as ia. as a housing goes, ever seen in
Wilmington.
Both companies covered themselves
with glory, but particularly was this
true of the Fame which forgot the old
time feud and assumed the garb Of un-
firing zeal and friendship.
ROUTE OF THE PARADE.
In and around the vicinity of the
Fame Hose engine house was one mass
of surging people, all eager to get the
best position to see the passing pageant.
The ire house Of the Fame Company
was handsomely decorated. The tower
was completely studded with different
colored electric lights. Hanging from
the coTnices of the house were Ameri
can flags and bunting, neatly draped.
Chinese lanterns hung everywhere.
Every house from Tatnall street to
| Market was decorated
The parade, after it had been joined
by the members of City Council, start
ed over the route and from the starting
point to the ending it passed through
blazes OF fireworks. At each engine
house both companies were cordially
received. While the parade was start
| ing from the Fame house the large
bunting which was stretched across the
! front of the house caught fire, but 1t
was quickly removed. When the pa
geant PASSED Pennsylvania avenue and
Van Buren street it was met by the
Weccacoe Company, fireworks and the
footing of whistles. When the home of
the Water Witch boys had been reach
ed the ceremony of housing went on.
While the band played "Auld Lang
Syne." the Fame boys put the chemical
in its new home and amid cheers.
THE AFTER CELEBRATION.
When the chemical had been housed.
Frank Brandt, president of the Fame
Company, mounted the steps Of the
new apparatus and said that II afforded
the Fame Company great pleasure to
house the engine of her old rival, the
Water Witch. James McGlinchy, OF the
} Water Witch, responded. He spoke OF
, the efforts of the Water Witch in trying
to organize, and its hard fight for main
: tenance He reviewed the past record
/ OF the company and said that IL tO-da.
commands a position in Wilmington
He closed by thanking the members oi
Council, the Legislature and the press
This ended the speech-making until the
good things which the Water Witch
/ boys had prepared in a tent in the real
of the house had been consumed.
Mid the clinking of glass and the
clouds of smoke, Peter b. Ayars, an ole
member Of the Fame Hose Company
made a neat speech and presented tC
the Water Witch Company a beautiful
sterling silver horn, handsomely en-
graved. 1t was received by James Nc
Glinchy. The festivities went on anC
continued until a late hour.
The home Of the Water Witch lad
= dies was also handsomely decorated
I and the fire house resembled a Chimes
lagoon, so bedecked was It with bunt
ing and lanterns.
THE APPARATUS.
e The new apparatus, which was bull
y by the Holaway Chemical Engin
= Company, of Baltimore, is one of tn
n finest in the city. Ii weighs 600
- pounds On the sides of the wagon
: which are finished in maroon, are tn
> words: Water Witch" in gold letter:
and nickel plates with the inscription
!. Water Witch, No. g. engraved there
on.
- The chemical engine is beneath IN
e hose wagon, and its action is regulate
v by handles at the rear of the wagoI
T. The tanks have a capacity of forty ga
q Ions and are of copper with nick'
trimmings Under the rear Of tn
: wagon is a box containing the hose fo
reflling the tanks. There is also
water-tight box under the hose WACO
D. for storing other articles. Lantern
4 axes and other fire equipments al
: placed in convenient places on tn
sides of the wagon. Above the gon
on the dash board is the motto, Eide
Z ct Forts" The wagon is iron franz
the chemical tanks being of cope
!, There are two reels for carrying chem
81 cal hose one in front and the oth'
under the chemical tanks. Altogeth'
there are 25O feet of chemical hose, an
he the body frame can carry 500 feet Of eI
e. CINE hose. The chemical can be gel
z Grated to 100 to $50 pounds pressure
S, eight to ten seconds. There are tN
s. extension ladders on the side which ca
II be used single or double. On eith'
~ side of the back step is a jar, whiC
k contains bicarbonate of soda, vii
when the chemical is charged. Fort
gallons Of the process will last fro
= four to six minutes. II requires twel'
pounds of soda to each tank
- The chemical will be given a test 4
eerr night by the agent of the Hollawi
Company, George Callahan.
PROMINENT MEN PRESENT.
Those who were the guests of Il
Fame and Water Witch boys wer'
Mayor McLear President of City Coui
ell Leitch. City Treasurer Curry, Ci
70 Auditor Pyle, Chief of Police Dola
Councilmen O'Nei, Cannon, Lear