The sun., 1900-05-14

Given Trip 10 Augustine
Pier on the steamer Uirica
Yesterday Afternoon.
Wilmington was taken possession OF
Yesterday by the Washington Fire Com-
pauy, of Reading, Pa. The visitors ar
rived over the w. 4 N. Railroad at 1918
O'Clock in the morning and were given
cordial greeting at the French Street Sta
ton by the following committee VI our
own Washington Fire Company:
Henry Heizel, chairman, James III.
Yates, L. L. Saunders, Joseph l.. Fox,
John II. Shipley, Robert G. Porter, Frank
r. Kendall, Chief George w. Sasse, Will
| liam Fadden and James NJ. Dickerson.
After the greetings were over pro-
cession was formed and the visitors were
escorted to e City Hall.
Chairman H-zel formally presented
the Reading tiremen to Mayor Fahey,
who, in an eloquent speech, extended to
them the freedom oil the city. Appro-
pirate responses We're made by nulater
of the visitors.
They were then escorted to the Clay
ton House, which will be their leaa-
quarters during their stay
The Washington Fire Company Of \ is
ciNs WnOse guests tIleg arg; liup pl'' 49,
4 nice httie trip down tile Ever. e
steamer Ulrica had oeen chartered, and
aV II. Is o clock it left King street wharf
with the visitors a. we'll az members Il
tie local company, iii all about 200 per
sons.
great time was had on the boat. The
objective polnL VAS Augustine Pier and
it was reached about $50 p. N. Alter
spending about three hours there the
patty started Tor Wilmington, reaching
here about 5 30 p. m.
TIE visitors we're loud in their paises
If lie pleasures OF tie trip ON the puAt.
To-day the visitors will be shown about
the ctv
Tie leading liremen are on their an
nual jAunt. Al $40 O'Clock tins alter
noon they will leave via the B. y y.
railroad for Baltimore, where they viii
be the guests Of the Veteran Flreman'
Association and G. F. Holloway y 20.
They leave that city at 80 p. N. on the
Bay Line steamer.
lie rest OF their itinerary is as fol-
lows:
Tuesday, May l5-Arrive Portsmouth,
"a. IN headquaeters Madison House,
guests Chambers Fire Company.
Wednesday, May l6-Leave Ports
ronth, Va, 5 p. M, n. 4 w. Steamship
Thursday, May l7-Arrive at exam
d,ia, 6.3U a. m. Headq ianels, Cor
o.rrtl, Hotel. Guests tlvdranloH
:. an Engine Company. LeaN. Alex
ladr,a, 3.O3 p. N. via Pennsylvania kaif
rSad, arrive Washington, 80 P. M.
i i,ave Washington, > 30 P. M; arrive
York. 9 "a p. IN. Headquarters, hnte
York. Guests OF Lanlel steam f'f'
Il FRIDAY. May is, at EIarrisi urg; leav,
" th4 Latter place al i 10 =. N Saturday
- arrive Reading Al Sis z NJ
" TIE Vi.icers On tine ituht 1fr: Marshal
}ichan! + Law. nco: assi,tAt is, Magnu
~ Oit. Jo0n Miller, E!N.trA Eherl an
w. Edward Price; ctiet ttgi eer, Hesrg
miller: captain Ptter $. Hon; Isl leu
- tenant. ArIhue t4a kins: - Iien'eaanl
iRta ne 4. ii schraeGet; guides, Harry. = "
~ and BeBi. RAY; color bearers, WiillAi
~ Suoup and G-o, (inaintdLce.
ie' The following are in the party: Ja
!. Hannahoe, Lawrence Noll, John Rive
+, ~ inghou-p, Henry Decker, Peter ~ ne.
) !. =, :, Chas. Dtcker,P. Eckenroth, VIM Hale
e." Geo. loffder, Dd. Lawrence. VIM. boz
~. man. 7. Crimmns, f. Bowling. Fran
20 Bnger. oba. Briel, Edward Hill, Eli Fo
~ Chas. Eckert, Frank Noll, DAM Dor
oII, LtN. I42NOst y -
., ~. Folk, Jos. Salada. John Rauen, Samu
Nv w., w. Matz, Ell. Klusewitz, John kle
,,an u as Fred. Grund, Chas. Meyer, Jonas Elc nc
M"s Benz. Ray. Caleb Weidner, Har
W. W. Boyer, b. Pfugielder, Robert Jackso
~; "; john A. Merke, Ed. Hyneman, W; DO
~. - . man, IL. Regeniuse, VIM. Lerch, =
80 Trumbore Sanuel Miles, VIM. Whale
.;,, Joseph Fleig, Lewis Clark, Charles Brl
'; y Joe Snyder, Magnus Ott, Ed. Elbe
:. George Miller, Arthur Lirkin, Har
'"' Brown, George Qiaintance, Will's
~ ~; (iauster, A. Bowman. John Saners,
H. M singerling, John Wielandt, NJ; TTn
pa, ,',n bore, Charles l.1ng.cre: David Dl
y 80 80 Charles Plank, Francis krause, Char
-, Libka, Richard l. Lawrence, John NJ
~, LEI, Ell. Pic, Peter ), Hoil, Adam
= Schroeder, William Stroup.
The trip committee ie composed
= I, orter S. Holi, chairman: Samnel
i Matz, secretary; Arthur Larklhs,
49,, 80 ward Price and Frank Saliada The Y
w. ", tors are composed oi some ui ResdiI
!, oest known citizens.