The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-31
Old Gulf Stream Sent tho Water
2l0 Feet Down tho Paper.
NEXT MACHINE 7 F4ET BEHIND.
Arlington Fire Ladies' Got Second and
Rough and Rsady's Came In Third
at Crescent Park,

Al an early hour yesterday morning
Volunteer and Veteran Fire companies
from all parts OF the state and from
Brockton and Fall River, Mass, were as
tir early and with their treaured hand
tubs wended their way toward Crescent
Park, where the Narragansett Engine
Company No. 2, OF Riverside. was hold
ing its annual muster
There were thirteen OF these organiza-
tions present which included, the Albion
association. Hiram Smith. foreman, was
represented with rs men; Defiance OF Fall
River, John Thurston. foreman. rs men;
Gulf Stream OF Fall River. #. w. Phil
lips. foreman, $50 men; Watchemoket'
John Mullen, foreman. 80 men; Enter
prise, Arlington. Philip Mynark. foreman.
50 men; Protector. Brockton. Charles
Thompson. foreman. 30 men: Pawtuxet of
which Fred Johnson Is foreman, % men;
Hydraulions Daniel @. Gogswell, fore
man, 50 men; Mechanics, Warren, Rich
ard Rowland, foreman. rs men; Nameaug.
| Olneyville, Nelson Anderson, foreman, 90
men.
There was a stiff breeze blowing from
the south early In the afternoon which
raised ructions with the streams OF the
! various companies who played earlier In
| the afternoon in this order:
Watchemoket OF East Providence, No.
| /; Defiance OF Fall River No. 2; Enter
prise OF Campello, No. 3; Hydraulions of
Bristol. No. 4: Narragansett OF Valley
| Falls, No. 8: Pawtuxet Volunteers, No 6.
| the Geyser OF East Providence, No. Z;
Protector OF Brockton. No. s: Gulf
Stream OF Fall River, No Q; Arlington
Company No. 10: Albion Company, No.
| IL: Mechanics OF Warren, No. II; the
Nameaug of Olneyville, No. 13.
The machines which played near the
last had the advantage OF a sharp shift
OF wind in their favor which boosted
their stream down the paper at a rate
which threatened to make some new rec-
ords for the park muster grounds, and IL
will be seen that tho four prize winners
played In this period. They were Gulf
Stream OF Fall River. first 210 feet; En-
terprisce OF Arlington. second. with 203
feet 5is inches; Nameaug OF Olneyville
c'Rough and Ready'D; Fourth, l99 feet.
3-s inches.
The prizes were $50, 800. $50 and SIS.
The records made by the machines out
side the money are:
Enterprise OF Campello 17s feet liz
inches; Hydraulions OF Bristol, ia feet
inches: Fire King or Pawtuxet. 16S feet
rs inches; Geyser of Fall River 17s feet
11h inches; Protector OF Brockton, 19S
feet 5is inches.
Gulf Stream found they were winners
chewing was In order which was kept up
at intervals till the party left on the boat
and a band and a load OF new broom,
were awaiting them when they arrived.
The judges were Baxter Studley OF
Pawtucket chairman and Frederick w.
Cady OF East Providence secretary. The
other judges were assigned TO the fol-
lowing positions: At the engine, George
r. A. Beane of Olneyville; Frederick Cady
OF East Providence; Philip Brady OF Bris-
tol; timekeepers. at the nozzle. Pembroke
s. Eddy of Providence. Charles Hart OF
Knightsville: A. Everett Dunbar OF Gen.
trail Falls: at the stream Baxter Studley
of Pawtuoket. r. Fred Gottschalk OF Riv-
ersde. and Jerry Mccarthy OF Woon-
socket
The committee OF arrangements TO whom
the success was due follows Foreman
Walter g. Balkcom, chairman: William
Il. Farnsworth, treasurer William II. Ma
son, secretary: Levi s. Winchester Chas.
W. CRUDE. Frank o. Salisbury. Ira d.
Com. Franklin Monroe and Charles r.
MaxCy.