The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-14
GREAT DAr Ar BAYsHoRE.
Crowd Of 10000 Visitors There 60 See the
Volunteer Fireman.

volunteer flremons
Ten thousand men and women visited Bay
Shore, L. l.. yesterday. TO see the volunteer
fremen OF Suffolk county compete Tor prizesin
the Fourteenth annual tournament Of the
County Association, They arrived on bicycles,
in farm wagons. on horseback. by train and on
foot All OF the ports" and "villes" and
champions" OF Long Island were represented
In the crowd. There we're handsomely dressed
women attended by lveried footm en-. and long
whiskered oystermen I. who came by schooner"
from Montauk Point
The volunteer fremen from all the towns
and villages In the county turned out with
their are engines and hooks and ladders and
hose carriages and there was never before
more varied array OF machines As early
as o'clock in the morning the village
streets were crowded with men and
women, many OF whom had reached Bay
Shore on Tuesday night aud had to
remain out OF doors because the hotels had no
room for them Bay Shore never had such
crowd before. 90 Bay Shore was not prepared
to furnish beds for all who wanted them. In
many instances entire families slept In the
open fields When they got UP and sought
breakfast they found that q corner In
food had been established and they had
to be satisfied with sandwiches. which
were sold as high rs so cents each.
Later in the day there was slump In the
sandwich market. This was caused by the ar
rival Of farm wagons filed with things to eat.
Farmers for miles around had heard OF the
scarcity OF sandwiches and hurried to the
rescue OF the hungry at the rate OF ten cents
rescue
"Inever were in the eaten business atore."
said one Of them. but III be dnRed II don't
wish had started In some years ago"
The tournament programme announced
that the grand parade would start at half past
IL o'clock in the morning and that the village
fire bell would ring six strokes at IL lis to warn
visiting ilremen to get into line. When
second signal had been rune the parade started
along Main street Josiah Robbins. the village
ieweler. was Grand Marshal. then came Bill
Jones. the Chief OF Police. and after him came
the Fire Chief. deputy chiefs and foremsn.
Judges. timers and committee and more chiefs
and deputy chiefs.
Then came the flremen from Huntington and
Amttyville Patchogues FIRE department fol-
lowed. Then came the fremen from Linden
hurst. Babylon. Sayvills and West Sayvle
The Blue Point fremen made a fine showing
but when the Csntreport men came along
there was loud cheering. The uniforms
OF the men from Northport attracted
considerable attention. but mono received a
heartier reception than the iremen from East
Islip. led by the village Postmaster, j, n. Fra
zier. Tho boy fire brigade from Sag Harbor
also made a fne showing. The men from
Sag Harbor were preceded by a band OF
musicians who work in the village watch fac.
tory when thsy are not practising on the VIII
laRe green. The yatchmakers kept good time
while PLAYING
Ityas late in the afternoon whom the nremen
assembled on First street for the various con-
tests for prizes. For half a mile on either side
OF the road grand stands had been erected for
the accom- m odatlon OF tho siRhtseers At the
head Of the street stood a wooden trlum phal
arch. the roof OF which served as the judges
stand. Gov. Roosevelt had been invited,
but he sent n letter to the tournament COM
mittee stating that he would be unable to be
present, as he had a prior engagement at Low
VILE, N. Y. STATE Senator John l.. Ravens was
there however attired In his FIRE company's
uniform, There were many on the grand
stand who greeted each other with Hello
Rubew Hello Abel" and How you been.
ST."
When all the tournament officials had assem-
bled on the roof OF the arch the track was
cleared and everything was made ready for the
first event This was run OF thirty men.
dragging a hook and ladder truck $50 yards
up to the judges stand. then pulling
q 25-ioot ladder from the truck. raising
1t against the Judges stand and sending a
man up to the top ruug The elm Der was not
permitted to touch the ladder until the ladder
rested against the Judges stand First came
the men OF Phoenix Hook and Ladder Com
pany OF Sag Harbor. They tore over the
course and placed the ladder against the stand
In less time than 1t takes to tell It a fireman