The Portland daily press., 1898-08-05
Flames Would Have Stood Slim Show
Yesterday.
MAINE FIREMEN IN CONVENTION
AT SHIPPING CITY.
D,nartments From Various Parts OF the
State Represented-Portlan Wins the
Steamer Trial-Resuit Eof Other Con-
feafs.
ESPECIAL TO THE pREsg.J

tests.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.5
Roth. August 4.-Had there been IRE
in Bath today it would have had q small
chance for tho city of ships was crowded
with fire fighters and the men who
fought the flames in the days of the hand
tubs and are still able to brake her
down in gallant style as their feats at
the musters show. 1t was the second
day of the annual meeting of the Maine
Firemen's association, and early IN the
day the Streets began to be dotted with
the red and blue shirts of the fire laddies,
while the apparatus WAS bauled to the
places from which the parade was to
start. There were the modern engines
with their glistening brass and steel. the
first class tubes with long nickel trimmed
brake bars and the funny little cheese
boxes on wheels. which are classed as
tubs of the second degree. Then there
were the hose reels, made with the airy
grace of the bicycle and drawn by 1.-the
limbed young fellows whose appearance
gave promise of lively sport when the
races were run later in the day. All told
there were hundreds of the fremen in
the city and they represented all sections
of the state from Kittery to Quoddy.
Who they were and the way in which
they fell into line for the parade is told
in the following description of the make
up of the line which wound it's way
through the streets of Bath for an hour
and half:
FIRST DIVISION.
marshal Sidney B. Knight.
Squad of Bath Police, Capt. Geudreau.
Aide 4. II. Hayes.
Naval Cadet Band, 25, pieces, J. L..
Meloney, leader.
Steamer Long Reach, No. ., Jerry Pink
ham. foreman, II men.
Steamer Kennsbec, No. 8, j. G. Wake
fold, foreman, II men.
Fairfield Band, IS pieces.
Fairfield s. E. X. Co., c. E. Furber, fore
man, IL men.
James F. Sears S. F. e. Co., No. 2, Of
Rockland, P. 81. Burns, fore
man, 10 men.
W. S. Mason, foreman, 20 men,.
Steamer l. G. Peck of Lewiston, fore
man p. ]. Cronin.
John Hibbard Hose Co. of Lewiston, 30
men.
Engine No. 8, Portland, A. E. Knight,
foreman, 20 men.
SECOND DIVISION.
Commander John 81. Brown; aids, Allen
Fields and L. Y. Danforth.
St. Jean Baptist Rand, brunswick, %
pieces.
Niagara Engine Co., No. 8, Henry Stet-
son, foreman, rs men.
Portland Veteran Firemen's Association,
with hand engine James W. Pla1s-
ted, Charles Leighton, fore
man, 100 men.
Engine Co Tiger, No. 4, Warren, W.
Y. Robinson, foreman. so men.
Citizen Engine Co., No. Q of Freeport,
G. n. Given, foreman, rs men.
Gen, Bates Engine Co. of Lisbon Falls,
Clarence Proctor. foreman, 80 men.
Bristol Corps Engine Massasoit. No. OF
Damariscott;a, Charles Stetson,
foreman, 40 men.
Engine Amazon, No. 2 of Wiscasset, Ed
ward j. Bailey, foreman. 90 men;
Engine Hecla. No. of Randolph, Oliver
MouIton, foreman, so men.
Lafayette Band of Lisbon, 25 pieces.
Lisbon, No. l, Frank Proctor, foreman,
so men.
AndroScoggln, NO. Z, OF lOFsnaAu, Saoh
Hines, foreman, 80 men.
THIRD DIVISION.
Following the hand tubs came the hose
and reel companies in charge OF
Aid Frank Turner.
Yarmouth Hose Co., 81 men, Capt q. II.
Greenleaf,
Granite Hose Co., of Berlin Falls, Capt.
Geo. Kent, Is men.
Hartleb Cheltra Hose company of Bath,
Capt. Charles Parks, Is men.
f. l.. Merrill Hose Co., of Mechanic
Falls, Capt. II. J.. Jewett, IA men:
Niagara No. Of Brunswick, Capt. +. II.
Clifford, 90 men.
Dirigo, No. 8, of Brewer, Capt. Sam
City of Bath, No. /, Capt. James Muir
n Wv. Hose Co., of Winslow, Capt.
e. L. Taylor, IS men.
Diripo Hose Co., No. 3, of Ellsworth,
Capt. g. e. ST. Clair, 26 men.
Senator Hale Co., of Ellsworth, Capt.
Roy ]. Goodwin, IS MIN.
FOURTH DIVISION.
City of Bath Hose Carriage, No. ], W.
o. Norris, driver.
I,ono Reach Hose wagon, No. 2, Charles
H. Norton, driver.
Kennebec Hose, No. 8, Thomas Bowers,
Merrymeeting Hook and Ladder, David
Millett driver.
Members of company in barouche, W..
X. Sawyer, foreman.
Engine company, No. of Portland,