The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11
MAssAcnrsErTs FInEMEN mERE.
Marlboro Hose No. = i'm savannah on
Its Annual Tcur.

Hose Company No. . Of Marlboro, Mass
arrived in Savannah yesterday morning
from Richmond. Va, where is made is
first stop after leaving the Bay state.
The company is on a Southern tour and
is endeavoring to see some of tAe princi-
pal points of interest in the South. Il was
not expected untn Dec 10. and Fire Chief
Mcguire only received the letter notify
ing him Of the change in plans of the som
pauy after iCs arrival in the city.
Chief Mcguire found the touring frcmen
at the Pulaski s1d took them I'M charge
assisted by Assistant Chief NourO and
Foremeu Campos and Toshach. There
are twenty-one members In the party:
Capt. F. 5. Rock. J. p. Brown. J. J. Mpr-
ply, George Gallagher, c.. Gallagher. w.
NJ. Vaughan, r. Bealdoreau, Tom Doyle,
J. Brecken, J. Lynch, W. D. Malone. c.
sullivan, d. j. Curran. T. j. Flynn. T. Sui
Ivan, C. Farrell George MCGEE, I. T.
English, J. N. Pompfrey T. \. McGnL
They were all in full Uniform.
Escorted by the committee the visiting
iremen We're taken 20 the various engine
houses and points OF interest about the
city. A test run of the department was
given for their benefit by pulling box ID
at 40 o'clock in the afternoon. The Vlsi-
lois were KIM enough 90 Slltdh III NNte
complimentary terms OF the showing
made by the Savannah department.
with the hose company is a fine quar-
tette. composed of Messrs. r. J. Flynn,
tenor, D. r. Corran, second tenor, c. w.
Sullivan, baritine, and r. a. McGiu, bass.
There was some excellent singing by the
quartet at the Pulaski last night and also
at No. engine house in the afternoon.
Naturally Chief Mcguire and the Savan-
nah fremen were curious to know how
whole fire company could manage TO get
away from its duties and travel over the
country in good style. Capt. Rock en-
lighteued them by stating that the MARI
boro fire department has the call sys-
tenn. The men are not regularly en-
ployed as firemen, being engaged In other
work and receive so much for their years
work. BY agreement among the members
of hose company No. 2 all receipts for
their work as firemen 90 into common
fund, which Is added to by the members,
and with this accumulated fund trap is
taken every year to some part OF the
country. This year it was decided to
come South. They viii leave Savannah
this morning for Sanford, Fla, and after
short stay there will go to st. Au-
gustine and Jacksonville, remaining sew
eral days at the latter place. At Jackson
vile they win take the Clyde line for
Charleston, from which point they Will
take their departure home.
Last night the visiting firemen were
taken to the city market and this, they
declared. to be 90 them the most inter-
esting sight of all They had never seen
anything exactly like it before, they said.
The aggregation Of dealers I'm food sup
plies Of every descriptions, with the
crowds of buyers and the scenes in and
around the market formed a picture
which the visitors seemed 10 delight in
viewing.
Capt Rock, who heads the company,
is a clever and genial gentleman. and has
fine set of men with him. The only
regret of those who met them yesterday
was that their stay in the city was so
short.