The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-10
TOWELCOME THE FIREMEN.
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED FOR
STATE fIREMEES CONVENTION
AND TOURNAMENT.
Companies VIII Arrive Tomorrow and
Tuesday Convention Opens Tuesday
acknowledgement ofTonrnament
Contests and Prizes-Success OF
Floral Parade Assured-Attractions
of the Week.

iaLI 0remen ana LHouSdifuS OF tHtli
friends n pleasure seekers who will
flock here this week and, thanks to the
faithful work of the officers of the as
ISOLATION and the C committees,
amIle arrangements have been made
for their entertainment In fact the
twelfth annual convention and tour
nament of the North Carolina state
ircmen's convention and tournament
will De distinguished as a gala week
occasion, especially for elaborate
street parades, exciting tournament
contests and nan pleasant features
of entertainment for the visiting fire.
men.
A 'arge number of business houses
and other buildings ave already been
decorated elborately for the occasion
and decorators will be busy all day to-
hollow SO that the city will be III pa
triotic gala week attire. 1t is OF the
highest Importance that these decora-
tons be general and the Messenger
would especially urge every firm in the
city to see that their places of busl-
ness are tastefully decorated. Resi-
dences. especially those prominently
coated. should also be in gala attire.
1t is sure that between 400 and 500 fire
men will be here and the number of
other visitors attracted by the events
of the week, the low railroad rates and
the seaside attractions will be, accord
ing to the lowest estimate, from u. 900
to 5000 people.
THE COMPANIES THAT ARE
COMING.
The companies who have notified
Mr.. w c. VonGlahn, secretary Of the
local committee, of their intention to
come together with the apparatus and
number of firemen coming are as fol-
lows:
Southern Hose Co.. No. 1, Spencer,
n. c.. in charge of w. j. Byrdy: one
hand hose reel, twenty-five fremen.
Hose Company No. 2, Wilson, n. c.,
in charge of E. ". Deans; hose wagon
and one horse; twelve firemen.
Company No. l, Newbern, n. c., ir
therge of l.. A. Taylor; one engine,
one hook and ladder, one hand reel,
three horses, two drivers, twenty-five
irelncn.
Atlantic Steam Fire Engine Compa-
ny, Jr., and Atlantis Co., Jr., of
Newbern, N. c., in charge of j. G..
DeI.n4ar; one engine, two hond reels,
I've hose wagonS, two horses, three
drivers, forty firemen.
Steam Fire Engine Company No. 1,
Goldsbero, n. c., in charge OF H. L.
ICSdl1 c1pt IIoS ISSl, Jill l1OSS "dSOh
one horse and one driver, twenty fire.
men.
Eclipse Company, GoldsborO, n. c.,
in charge of R. D. Holt, one hose wag-
on, n horse, n driver, twelve fire
men.
ment, Washington, N. c., five fire.
men.
Steamer Co., No. 2, Winston. N.
c., in charge of F. T. White; one en-
CINE, one hose wagon, three horses, two
drivers, twenty firemen.
Eagle Hose Company No. 4, Salem.
N. c., in charge of j. L. Farley; one
hand reel, fourteen men.
look and Ladder Company No. /,
in chrge of r. c. Taylor; one hook anu
ladder truck, two horses, one driver
fourteen firemen-
Reel Team, Charlotte, N. -, in
charge of c. NJ. Creswell; one hand
reel, sixteen iremen
Hose nd Fapd Reel Company, Con-
cord. =. c.. in charge of r. L. Wall
hall; one hose reel, ten firemen.
Hook anG Ladder Company No. L,
Tartrrc, n. g., in charge Of Fl. L.
Day: n hand reel and twenty fire.
men.
I1cre-r Reel Team, Charlotte, n. c..
AMI fifteen f1Iemen.
Hose CIn Teny No. 20. and delegates,
IN charge of J F. Doddey, n han
reel. one hose wagon, twenty two fire.
men.
Indai end. mt Steam Fire Engine G..
no. ]. C1Lmbia, S. c., in charge Of J..
3. Ei gers, one hose wagon. two
horses. one driver, twelve firemen
Southside Company, Greensboro, N.
c., in charge of H B. Donald, one hand
reel, twenty firemen.
look and Ladder Company, Asbe-
xs1ro NJ ~ -. . E,,lI4-.
one ook and ladder truck, two borses,
one driver, twelve firemen.
Nelson Hose Company, Henderson,
in charge of o. s. Falkner; one hand
reel, ten firemen.
Monaghan Hose Company No. 2,
Sumter, S. c., in charge of R S. Hood:
one hose wagon, two horses, two dri-
vers, twelve firemen.
Hose Company No. 1, Durham, y. G.
in charge of R. NJ. Reams, .Jr., one
hand reel, eighteen firemer.
Palmetto No. 2, Columbia, ). c., IN
charge of W. A. Furlow; one hand reel,
Ia men.
Checora Fire Engine Co. and Che
cora. Jr., Fayetteville; in charge OF r.
NJ. McDuffie and James McRae; one
hand reel, one hose wagon, twenty fire.
men.
Hose Company No. 1. Fayetteville,
y. c., in charge of Paul Watson; one
hand reel, sixteen men.
Palmetto Company, Columbia, S. c..
in charge of A. McDougall, one hand
reel, one hose wagon, two horses.
twelve firemen
TO RECEIVE THE FIREMEN.
The firemen will arrive tomorrow
and Tuesday morning n Chairman
John K. Williams, of the Tournament
Reception Committee, has announced
the following gentlemen to serve on
hat committee and asks that they
meet him at his office on Water street
at 10 O'Clock Monday morning to ar
range plans for meeting the trains and
d~ischarging the other duties which
will devolve pom them:
John G. Boesch, Alex. Adrian. James
D. Smith, E. G. Woody, Sam Wick, c.
Med. Davis. ]. v. B. Nets, Joe Lip
pitt, II. L. Freeman, w. A French,
Jr., Ed. Warren, Charlie BolIes, E. II.
Munson, Allie Price, John Hill Bunt-
ing, F. P. Turrentine, George Hare =
James T. Munds. W. w. Roberts, Reid
French, James S. Williams, Benjamin
B. Jackson Homes have been select
ed for the firemen of the various
mnauie and every taken