The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-22
OUR GALLANT FIREMEN
Take Nearly All the Prizes in
Baltimore and Make g. Fine
Showing = Royal Welcome
Home.

There was great excitement
when the news was received that
our boys had carried off all the
prizes and everyone prepared a
warm reception for them.
Verify there was ga hot time in
the old town, that night" A
large delegation met the special
train, which arrived about $50
p. M, and an improptu parade
passed through all the principal
streets, headed by Il band of
music and followed by an excited
crowd of friends and admirers.
The successful teams, decOrat-
ed with buttons, badges and
other souvenirs of the convention,
with waving banners, were the
observed of all observers. After
the parade had exhausted all the
fireworks and red fire in town,
the companies repaired to their
respective quarters and were of
ficially welcomed and congratu-
lated
For the Independent Company
this pleasant duty was we'll done
by Mr.. j. Roger McSherry; for
the Juniors by Mr.. j. L. II.
Wood and Colonel Baughman,
aud for the United States. AttOr-
ney Glenn II. Worthington, Col.
Onel Baughman and f. j. Nelson.
The success of our tiremer.
whilst most gratifying to our
people, was not so much of a sur
prise, when the past record on
similar occasions is thought of
They have always made a good
showing whenever they have APP
peared and never failed to bring
home a share of the money. This
time they nearly got it all.
The Baltimore Sun gives the
following account of the prize
contests in Baltimore, in which
our gallant fremen figured so
prominently:
The contests of the companies
attending the Maryland State
Firemen's Convention, held on
Friday morning last on Broad
way, between Baltimore and
Bank streets, were very success
full and were attended by large
crowd, which filed the sidewalks
on both sides of Broadway.
Chief McAfee, of the Balti,
more City Fire Department, had
charge of the contests and also
acted as one of the judges. The
other judges we're: Rufus w. APP.
plegarth, A. Roszel Cathcart,
John f, Hoffman, p. j. Daley,
j. Frank Wilhelm, Matthew
Kiefer and James II. Livingstone.
The contests were exciting. The
first was a hand hook and ladder
race over a 800 yard course. AT
the end each company had to
raise a ladder and man ran up
to the last round. The United
Steam Fire Engine Company,
No. 3, of Frederick, Md, won
the race in 46 LILO seconds. The
Junior Steam Fire Engine Com
pany, of Frederick, Md, was
second, making the run in 80 10
seconds. The other contestants
finished as follows: Good Will
Steam Fire Engine Company,
No. l. Homecoming, Md, third,
time 80 80 seconds; Indepen-
dent Hose Company, No. l.,
Frederick, Md, fourth, time SO
3 8 seconds; Always There Hook
and Ladder Company, No. l.,
Waynesboro, Pa fifth, time 90
4.5 seconds. The other contests
resulted as follows:
Hand Hose Reel Race - indie
pendent Hose Company, No. L,
Frederick, Md, first, time 403
seconds; Good Will Steam Fire
Engine Company, Homecoming,
Md, second, time 5S seconds.
The Junior Steam Fire Engine
Company, No. 2, Frederick, Md. i,
and the United Steam Fire En-.
CINE Company, No. 3, Frederick,
Md, were disqualified, as they
failed to connect with the plugs.
This race was run with a stand.
ing start, $50 feet of hose in so
feet lengths being used.
The Firemen's Active Associa-
ton, Philadelphia, Pa, won the
hand engine contest. The other
companies dropped out.
The prizes for the best drilled
company was awarded to the
Hanover Steam Fire Engine Com
pany, No. l, Hanover, Pa, which
made 447 points, against 416
points made by the United Steam
Fire Engine Company, No. 3,
Frederick, Md.
The Vigilant Steam and Chem
ical Fire Engine Company, No. l,
York, Pa, won the prize for the
best equipped company.
The prizes were as follows;
Hand Hook and Ladder Race =
First prize, 1925 or silver horn;
second prize, $75 or silver loving
cup.
Hand Hose Reel Race First