The sun., 1897-11-25
F|REMEN 70 DEDICATE.
Phenix Company Will Hold Cele-
bratiOn on December 3.
HISTORY OF THE COMPANY
Friendship Company Will Assist
ut the Dedicatory Services.
Some Distinguished
Guests.

Ceremonies that should awaken tn
interest Of every citizen Of tWilmingtol
will take place in this city at the hom
of the Phoenix Fire Company, on De
cember 3.
On that occasion the new building o
the Phoenix Company will be dedicated
and new truck and ambulance will b
housed.
The great import of this occasion t.
the people OF Wilmington is not so mucl
that the Phoenix Company is to have
some new apparatus or that the compan.
will be comfortably situated in new quar-
ters, but it brings before the people the
fact that the fire department of the city
is a potent factor in the life of the people
1t brings forcibly to mind the noble
work that is being done by the
brave fire laddies who with NJ
thought of their own lives, are always
found ready to devote their time in pro
tecting the property and lives of their fel
low-citizens. The fire companies of this
city have, and will continue to brave
any danger at any sacrifice, in order
that the demon "Fie" shall be checked
in his career of destruction.
On the night of December 3 the
Phoenix Company will dedicate their new
home at Twelfth and King Streets 1t
is expected that Chief Engineer Welde
assistants M. A. skelly and J. P. Welsh
of the Department, Governor Tunnel
and the Legislature, Mayor McLear and
City Council, and all the ex-chief engi-
neers of the department will be present
The dimensions of the new building
feet are 44x66 and it is one of the finest
engine houses in the country.
On December 13, 1925, the Phoenix
Steam Fire Engine Company was in
stituted, the meeting being held in a
small school room on King street. Jas.
Candy acted as chairman and John II,
Price secretary. A committee of five,
consisting of James Candy. John H.
Price, Samuel S. Pool, James Price and
Edmund Candy were appointed to draft
the constitution and bylaws. At an ad-
journed meeting held on December 10,
the following officers were elected to
serve until the first meeting night in
January. 1927: President, James Can
by; Secretary,J John H. Price; Treasurer,
Samuel S. Pool. Engineers, James Rice,
Samuel S. Pool, Edmund Candy, John
II. Price, William S. Pool, William II.
Marshall, John Springer and William
Rice. On this same meeting night W.
E. Pool was appointed to assist in con-
veying the engine from Philadelphia
which had been purchased by the COM
pany.
The first house built by the Company
was at the foot of French street. A bell
was presented by the factory people on
completion OF the structure, but it was
hung in the willow tree which stood in
the rear of the house. The next building
was erected by the company on the site
of the old blacksmith shop, foot OF Bridge
street. The next house was built on
the property of the president OF
the company, Joseph Candy, facing on
1 the green, foot OF Market street, where
sthey remained until 1855. The next
Bmove was to Fourteenth street, between
Wrench and Walnut. In 1865 the COM
xpany secured from William Lea the old
sBrandywine engine, (the Brandywine
Fire Company having disbanded some
syears beforp.)
@ On Christmas day, 1869, the company
|housed their first steam fire engine,
built by Jacob IIaupt, successorto jerome
SAgncw, engine builder Philadelphia.
\ During this year the company removed
Hto the old Twelfth street market house
Bntil their present house at Twelfth and
ing streets was erected. In 1873 they
\ g}6Nght their second engine built by Al
5sbert Mangatuk Co. Later under tests
sSnthorzcd by City Council they bought
Sfhe celebrated Clapp 4 Jones engine,
sslASS1hich is now in use. A recent accident
.9aSctsslsed the rcbuiling Of the same.
II The company is ina flourishing condi-
Hon. The companys belongings are one
\ Srst size Clapp & Jones steam engine;
4 25iS 5IIs four-whect hose cart; three horses;
1dSHO0 feet Of first-class hose: real estate
xlie value Of $1,000; and personal pro-
\ QaDworth s7,S25.
nctivc membership is 81 and hon
X RSIroll 60
N )harter members of the company
xtAes Candy, John II. Price, Mark
~ F, Edmund Candy, James Z. Price
Inam Young, Jacob Pierson, Henry
Allister, James Candy, Jr', Archilles
lingsworth, Amos Harvey, jeremiah
niger, Jacob File and Thomas Young.