The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-03
BIG MUSTER
OF FIREMEN
AT BR0CKT0N
Massachusetts, Machines Won
All Prizes and SO Companies
EatNad tho Competition.

Brockton. Mass. Oct. 3.--This was a big
day in the history OF this city. IL being
the occasion OF the closing OF the annual
fair Of the Brockton Agricultural So
clety and also the holding OF one OF the
largest firemen's musters which has been
held I'm New England this season The
only one which had a larger number OF
entries was at Salsin. Mass, which was
held under the auspices OF the New Eng
land States Veteran F1remen's league
There were 80 companies which par
ticipated in the squirt and parade here
today. and the first money, $3.50. was won
by the Protector OF this city. with dis
tance OF 22e feet S inches. The Hancock
OF Brockton was second, winning prize
OF $50, and throwing a stream dis
tsnce OF DO feet Ia inches. Third money.
$40. was won by the Gardiner, No. 4. of
Gardiner. Mass, distance 2is feet S%
inches. and fourth money. sloo went 10
Columbia OF Winchendon, PIG feet inches.
Fifth prize. SIS was won by the Enter
prise OF Brockton. which played 2l5 feet
4as inches. and sixth went to Defender,
East Weymouth with a distance OF 9oz
feet los inches
RHODE ISLAND MACHINES.
or the Rhode Island companies 10 take
part in the muster the Gaspee of Provi-
dence made the best showing. sending
stream out on the paper for distance
OF 1877 feet 39a4 inches. The next best
Rhode Island company was the Fire King
OF Pawtuxet whose best play was 1872 feet
sL inches Next TO II stood the Watche-
mokets OF East Providence with dis
tance OF lS7 feet. The latter company
blew the packing in the engine after the
first trial and a result, was unable 10
do anything after that. On the whole.
the muster was grand success from
start TO finish and 1t is safe to say that
never before in its history has the city
seen so many red-shirted hre lighters
within it's limits at one time. The parade
of the firemen, which took place In the
morning started at 10 o'clock sharp. IL
wal formed on Montello street. with the
right resting on Lillian street, and the
line of march was up Linden street down
Main and up West Elm and thence to
the fair grounds. II took exactly y min
utes for the parade TO pass given point.
and all along the line OF march the fire.
men were loudly applauded, the Rhode
Island companies. OF which there were
six receiving their full share. owing
TO the fact that number or the COM
panies were somewhat late in arriving
in the city their engines were In the
parade, but the men were not
THE BIG PARADE.
The makeup Of the men and the num-
Der I'm line was as follows:
Aids-Platoon Of police Milo Burke band'
25 men, Milo Burke. leader; Chief Mar
shall Fred II Moore :Aids-R. r. Brown.
T.. A. Maseheld. John A. Hall. Rich
Magee. James Aylward, Joe Szymke-
wicz John Powers. Warren Lewis and
Ed Flowers; Gardiner No. 4. Gardiner.
Is men: Protector Drum Corps. men;
Protector No. 8. Brockton. 41 men: En-
terprise drum corps. Is men; Enter
prise No 2. Brockton. S6 men; Rox-
bury Vets. Roxbury. 81 men; Gaspee,
Providence. rs men: city OF Somerville'
Somerville. men; drum corps. IL men:
Alabama Coon, Stoughton. 61 men;
Mona ntum Newton. 10 men: Geyser.
East Providence; Raw Beese. Gardiner.
81 men: Washington. Brookvilie. men.
drum corps. men Winnisimmet. Chel-
sea- 30 men: drum corps. 10 men: Gen.
Miles Westminster. so men: Columbia.
winchendon rs men; Converse, Nal
den. so men; drum corps. men:
Liberty. Chelsea. so men; Fisherman.
Gloucester. IS men, drum corps, IL
men: Deluge Cambridge. 20 men;
White Angel. Salem. 30 men; Norfolk
drum corps 10 men; Active. Wey-
mouth. so men: Fire King band. Is
men: Fire King. Pawtuxet. r. l.. 20
men: Hngham drum corps 4 men.
bingham Vets. bingham, 100 men; Mar
ragansett. East Providence. so men;
Gen. Taylor. Everett. 90 men; Union
East Rraintree 40 men; Cochato.
Braintree. so men; Veteran Firemen's
drum corps: Watch city. Waltham. so
men; Warren. Pepperell. 40 men; En-
terprise. Arlington. r. l.. rs men. Well
ington drum corps. is men: Eureka. Ar
lington. Mass. so men: Okommaka-
meset Marblehead. so men; Hydraulion.
Bristol. r. l., 10 men; Hancock Taun-
ton. so men; drum corps. 10 men: City
OF Lowell. Lowell. so men. Red Jacket
drum corps. 10 men; Red Jackets. Cam
bridge. 20 men Constitution. bingham.
20 men Hancock hfe drum and bugle
corps. ls men: Hancock. Brockton, 30
men; Defender. East Weymouth, 100
men.