The Portland daily press., 1900-08-08

Engine 90 s-Captain A. e. Knight,
10 men.
Engine Co. captain Augustus
Engine Co. 6.-oaptain a. D.
Engine 6-Represented by Hose COM
pany No. 8, Woodfords, Captain William
Reed, 10 men.
Hose 11-Capt. Geo. Leighton. 10 men.
Hose 12-Captain f. @. Thornton, II
men.
The other hose companies were well
represented. In the display of the Port
land department, beside the marching
men were the following pieces of appara-
tus the ribbons being handled by the
drivers named: Engine 1, T. L, Dodge;
Hose 1, Melvin Griffin; Engine 2, W. f.
Libby; Hose 2, j. A. Fowler; Combina-
tion chemical, John Monroe; Engine 3,
A. p. Croker; Hose 3, E. G. Knight;
Engine 4, j. J. Keith; Hose 4, b. L.
Libby; Engine 5, James L. Kent Hose
8, B. L. Sawyer; Engine 8, S. NJ. Kel-
sey; Hose 8, H, G. Rowe; Chemical En-
CINE No. 1, William Hieber; Hose 8, Fred
Hayes; Hose 9, W. H. Skillings; Hose
II, Hose ~ 2. e. Simmons; spare hose
wagon, Ladder No. L, j. w. Baker;
Ladder No. 3, A. W. Lombard; Ladder
No. 4, A. G. Eldridge.
Following the Portland companies
came the long line of the visitors, with
ex-chief X. II. Ball commanding the
division. From Biddeford there was the
Richard Vines Engine company, Captain
@. III. Bonser, "A men. They were ac-
companied by the Corps de Tambour, the
corps consisting of four men OF whom
John Catteraw was the leader. The Bid
deford company brought shepherd dog
as a mascot.
From Portsmouth came the Col. Sise
No. 2 company, 20 men under the COM
mand of Captain Fred Perkins. The
Portsmouth company, wearing handsome
blue uniforms, presented fine appear
ance. The party was accompanied by the
Mayor of Portsmouth, Hon. Edward
Mcintyre, and by Chief Engineer John
ID. Reynolds.
The North Berwick band, % men under
the leadership of Frank Neal, were sand.
WICKED in between the Biddeford and
Saco flame fighters The Saco conting-
emit included the Saco steam lire engine
company No l, with 10 men under the
command of Captain Charles Shorey.
The men wore the customary blue uni
form.
Then from the Kennebec valley marched
the members of the Waterville Hook and
Ladder company. There were IA of them
with their truck, and they were under
the charge of Captain Fred Thomas. The
Appleton H. Plaisted, and wore red and
white checked shirts with blue trousers.
From across the New Hampshire bor-
der came Hose company No. /, of Berlin.
The town was well represented, with the
company being Chief W. l.. Evans, AS
sistant Chief q. e. Kent, John Earring
ton, captain Of the second hose company
of Berlin, and Captain John Gullison oil.
the hook ana ladder company. The Ber-
lin men wore handsome blue uniform,
and brought with them a gorgeously dec-
GRATED racing reel, provided with rubber
tires and all the latest tixings.
The N. A Burpee Hose company Of
Rockland brought Is men under the com
mand of Captain G. A. Burgin This
was the company which carried the
American flag with its name in gilt LETT
ters inscribed thereon. Chief Engineer
John Karl accompanied the party.
From Rockland thers also came the
Americus Hook and Ladder company,
easily distinguished among the red shirts
of the veterans by it's natty uniforms OF
brown corduroy. I. B. Simonds, fore
man, was in command.
South Portland was represented by
several of it's hose companies. These in
cluded Hose No. 1, Captain @. s. Coffin,
hook and ladder, Captain A. Y. skinner;
Willard hose company No. 2, Captain
Willis Strout, with its accompanying
hook and ladder, Captain Warren Brown.
There was also the Knightville hose COM
pany, No 4, Captain w. p Brown.
The Z. @, Peck engine OF Lewiston
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