The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-20

l5-Niagara 8 Millbury, T-6........,..... Jas
4-Neptune ), WalthaR H-6; ........ las
Ii55-EFranklin I, Charlestown, tt 1900 f
-Mazeppa. 4, Brattleboro, T-6la..,... las
17-Niagara g. Dedham, B--912 ........... ,1t
lS-Union 2, Leicester, H-6...........,... la
l9-Iiger l. Haverhill, J-1O...............l4 s
5 Z, Tori, 6 Roxbury, H. ;...........lA
8, Maiden, H-6; .......,...1 43
2-Neptune 2, Keene, N. H., H-51a .,..,.142
&-Holyoke 1, Holyolte, Bio. ....,......142
24-Silver Grey 10, Lynn, II & D-7.......142
B5-GaSpee y, Providence, J-9....,.....,.142
-SomerYille 1, SomerviIle H-61k .....14s
2l-Tiger Z, Boston, H-5ss ................14
2S-America ], West BrooktieId, HI. lao
29-Relief q Watertown, H-5ls........tI0
30-Torrent e. Gardner, H & D-6........l4O
9l-Protection T. Nashua Ff-6...........140
Enough and Ready 2 Westf1eld, B-10lS9
50 Cataract 2, Springfield, VS. .......l87
St-M errimae a, Lowell, H--6%+ ............1S6
35-Torrent l. Clinton, H-5a ........ 1872
96-May Flower l. n. Bridgewater, BIO. 1S2
$8ts-EXcelsior 1, Winchester H-9. .....,. .132
5e-MaSSabesic 4, Name chester, n. H, H-6. 100
8, n. Bridgewater, H-6.1tSo
40-DeWitt T., Oxford, J-9.............i39
a-9ale l, South Reading, J-10 ..,..-... I2s
42-ProtectiOn 2, Dorchester, H-5lA......l2s
43-Butcher Boy l. Brighton, H-6......I27
4i4-Iremont Z, RoxburY 6l2..........122
Washington l. Milford, J-S..........12p
4l66-,TTorrent |, Marlboro, Il & D-5....-..1 100
4i55-1Iorrent =, bingham, H-5i5. .........1 2q
46-Rippowan |, Stamford, Ct, BIO LIP
49-NatiVe 3, Chelsea, M-6l5 ..... No record
5l-Fountain l, Jamaica Plains, H-eiA -
The prizes of $500, 5000, $1OO, 500, s7s
and $50 We're paid to the first sim
named. The third prize was given By
Mayor Isaac Davis, and the fourth bp
the butchers of the city.
Like its predecessor, this muster was
a success, and passed off without a
hitch or accident.
Friday the Gaspee of Providenos
made an exhibition play and threw a
stream to the top of the 1S5-foot pole
which to this day is the champion
bona tide perpendicular play made be-
fore disinterested witnesses.
In the afternoon there was a local
contest between the hand engines and
adder companies of this city
The only other general hand engine
muster Of iHnportapce held in this city
was that of the New England League,
Aug. II, 1898, with % contestants, all
veteran organizations.
Only four of the engines at both mus
tiers have been in continuous service
by the same company up to the pres
ent time, and are now in active service,
the Dewitt 1 of Oxford, Blackstone 3 Of
Farnumsville, Quinsigamog of Shrews-
bury and Shirley of Shirley. The Tiger
of HaYerhin is in service in the same
city, but by another company-the. L.
V. Spaulding, No. 5. The Grafton and
Hopkinton engines are held in reserve
and occasionally do duty outside the
water limits.
Eleven are now located in the same
place as then. but out Of service or
owned by veteran associations. They
and the Torrent of Manchester MeFri-
mac 4 of lowell America of West
Brookheld, Bay State(of East Broola-
field, Fale of Reading, Washington Of
South Dedhan, Water Witch of Lee.
Union Of Leicester, Pacific Of Chioopee,
Gaspee of Providence and TFemonf OF
Roxbury
A majority of the others are doing
active duty in small villages through
out New England at the present time.
The Independence 5 Of North Bridge
water, which won the Tiffany prize, is
now the property of the Boston vet
eran association. Fowstan 9 of Lynn 10
the City of Lowell Of the Gen Butler
veterans of Lowell, which the past
season made a magnificent record and
took several prizes The Chauncy Of
Westboro is owned by the Hyde Park
veterans, and the Butcher Boy OF
Brighton by the Braintree veterans.