Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-08-04
LOWERS ALL THE RECORDS.
OF GOLDSBORO BEATS
THE WORLD.
Last Day of the Festivities.
A Large Crowd and Exciting
Races Winds Up the
Tournament.
A Grand Spectacle Indeed.
WEDNESDAY.

The first contest for prize money
came off at 12 O clock, on the
street passing the Presbyterian
church, where seats have been
erected on either side of the street.
This contest was between the New-
hern Steam Fire Engine, of New
bern, the Atlantic Steam Fire En-
gine, of Newbern, and the Eclipse
Steam Fire Engine, of Goldsboro,
The rules for this contest provided
that the engines should be started
at the signal given, when the fire
should be applied to the furnace,
the engines carried two-hundred
yards, SO feet of hose to be at
tached and water thrown fifty
feet. The first to enter the con-
test was the Atlantic, of Newbern,
which made the time of 3 81
The second was the Eclipse of
Goldsboro, which made a record
of 8.13 The last was the New
bern, No. 1, of Newbern, which
lowered all records and threw
water fifty feet in 2 minutes and
533 seconds. There were three
prizes and as there were only
three engines, each one secured a
prize. The Newbern, of Newbern,
got $40 co, tue Atlantic, of New
bern, got 500. 90, and the Eclipse,
Of Goldsboro, got $500.
This afternoon at 2 o'clock the
hand reel races, $50 yards, open
ed and continued through to the
close with much spirit by the
contestants and enthusiasm
among the large throng Of spec
JatorS.
The following is the order of
the running and the official score
in seconds:
Greensboro 311.
Salem 33 2-5.
Atlantic, of Newbern 80.
Newborn No. 1, Newbern 80 3-5.
Fayetteville 81 2~5.
Durham 80 !.
Electric, of Goldsboro 33.
Then came a spirited reel race
of rs yards, between the Juniors
Of Goldsboro and the Juniors of
Fayetteville. The former made ii
in "a and the latter in 21d
THURSDAY AND LAST DAY
The Fireman's association in
North Carolina is only ten years
old, and the records of time for
handling apparatus made to-day is
due entirely to the inducements
in the way Of prizes which the
association offers at its yearly
tournaments.
1t is source of especial pride
to every citizen of Goldsboro
that the Eclipse Hose Reel com
pany of this city lowered al
| previous records of the world to-
day, when it made the run L.
200 yards, coupled to the hydrant
laid 800 feet of hose and thre
water in 38 2-5 seconds. Th'
!, record will, perhaps, go down il
) history as the lowest ever N mad,
and furnish mark for aspiring
competitors. It will also stan,
: as a monument to the faithful
and skillful work of the drive
Mr. Lon Pearsall and the hutt
man Mr.. John King. who mad
the daring leap from the rec
: wagon, while the horse was run
ming at full speed, and couple'
) the hose to the hydrant. Th
, low figures were announced b,
! the judges amid the widest en-
thusiasm and Pearsall and Kint
were taken up bodily and car
Eried around the crowd on tn
p l.
shoulder of their brother firemen
They we're given an ovation, no
only by Goldsboro people. bu
by the visitors as well. This rae
! was the most exciting and tn
j prettiest Of the whole tourna
ment and that Goldshoro shoul
even win it would have been sui