The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-11
CAPITAL CoMPANY'S BARBECUE
One of Raleigh's Crack Fire Company's
Annual Outings

The Capital Hose Company, one OF
Raleigh's crack fire organizations, yes
terday gave barbecue and Brunswick
stew to their friends.
The place chosen for the outing was
the grove on the high bluff near the
pump house of the Raleigh Water Com
pany, just beyond Walnut creek. Nc
better place could have been chosen
either for comfort or beauty of scenery
The fremen and their friends were
taken out to the picnic by the Capital
Hose Company's excellent driver, Rich.
ard Pool. There they were met by
Foreman Ferrall and Assistant Fore
man Balm and Secretary Alex Kreth and
made to feel at home.
Sampson Andrews, who is said to be
the best maker of barbecue and com
FOUNDER of Brunswick stew in the State
was preparing the dinner, assisted by
Charles Cardwell, who also has consid-
cradle reputation in this line. They
had several colored men helping them
And such barbecue and such stew as
they did make! 1t couldn't have been
better. And it was served in most ele-
CANT style.
table Jack Duncan was the last to
leave. Health Officer Sale sat at the
head of the table on a soap box and
stayed there till the box broke down
with the weight of the dinner consumed.
Capt Ferrall, with the Capitals cham
pionship medal on his breast, looked
after the comfort of everybody else ex-
cept himself and ate nothing until he
saw that everybody else was waited on
And Alex Kreth and Charlie Belts, two
as fine fellows as they are good firemen,
fearing that somebody might be neglect
ed, constituted themselves walters and
allowed no n1an to leave his seat until
he could eat no more.
1t was a royal good feast served in
finest outdoor fashion with that happy,
open-hearted hospitality that has made
the South famous, and that always
characteriZes these annual outings Of the
Raleigh firemen.
There have been many barbecnes and
Brunswick stews in these diggin's this
summer, but there have been none better
than, il indeed there has been any so
good as, that given yesterday by the
Capital Hose Company.
Int iOiiOWlilS were tie IitIlDeTS Vi
the Capital Hose Company present:
John X. Ferrall, foreman; Il. b. Balm,
assistant foreman; Alexander Kreth,
secretary; Richard Pool, driver; l.. A.
Mailer, chief of fire department; Ham
F. Smith, Charles +. Lumsden, Charles
III. Belts, A. NJ McPheeters, Jr.. w.
A. Linehan A. G. Hinton, j. ID. Turner,
James Jordan, Henry Mckee, Thos. b
Heartt, Henry Bunch, Lonnie Lumsden.
Then there was Charles Cardwell, the
only colored member of the company
Charles contributed very largely to the
success of the dinner and the enjoyment
of the occasion. He is one of the best
firemen in the city, white or colored
but was turned out of the Victor com
pany, colored, ON account of politics
Immediately he was elected member
of the Capital Hose Company.
Among the invited guests We're: May
or A. NJ. Powell, Chief of Police Mullen
Health Officer Sale, City Treasurer
Brown, City Attorney Watson, Clerk OF
Court Russ, County Chairman Lewis
Aldermen Correll, Parish and Jones, j
A. Duncan, w. r. Crawford, Jr., DIR
G. L. jenkins, John Mangum, Pearce
Howell, John Pool and w. W. Robbins