Evening journal., 1903-09-30
WELCOME FOR
UNION ENGINE
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ASNlAluuc0 AA1hA +@-"N @coN-S
your elegant machine, in guarding the /
interest of this large district to which 4
both Of us are assigned, and l have no I
doubt but that a generous welcome VIII 1
come 10 you from all companies as wen
as the members thereof. You VIII re-
ceive from the oldest of them all the
right hand Of fellowship. always eX-
tended by the Friendship; when you go
into their district, the Buzzards at
Fourth and Lombard win omen theh /
wings to receive you: the Buffaloes at
Sixth and French viii be happy TO
have you mingle with their herd AZ any
time: the Pirates at Twelfth and King
will rive YOU the glad hand and show
you their truck: the old Pine Knots,
the farmers Of the Forty Acres. viii
ever look upon you as their especial
friends and treat you accordingly;
when you wander IN the neighborhood
Of Second and Shipley and meet the
Nonpareil you will know there is some-
thing doing for you win discover they
are what their name implies; the fol-
lowers of the White Horse at Third
and French. as you give them the op-
oortunity. win show you how they take
care of their friends; from the Indians
At Second and Jackson YOU viii learn
what genuine hospitality is. as it flows
from true Irish hearts; when duty calls
YOU to the annex beyond Third street
bridge you viii indeed experience what
Liberty means: and so too will you find
the latch string always hanging upon
The outside at the home Of the Blue
Rockers of the Brandywine; and
loubt not but that a welcome as warm
IS the best awaits you in the neighbor.
rood of Gander Hill, where the Inde-
oendence and the Rescue are awaiting
-ecognition. And so I say that l am
lut expressing the sentiments Of them
md each of them when / bid you wei.
ome to our department. Cloud ap-
alause)
Should be Proud Of Wilmington.
MY friends. the people of Whining
on. a city Of homes. have a right to be
proud Of her, for she is indeed great in
nany respects. Lying amid the hills
overlooking the majestic Delaware AMI
Trough whose limits flow that historic
lream. the rock-ribbed Brandywine
made famous from the fact that into
IS waters ran the life blood Of our an
estors that you and 1 might live free
nd inde9endent in the worlds great
aDublic that God in His mercy still
miles upon.
Small though our little city the
Metropolis OF tho Diamond State, the
irst in the Union. may be, as compared
With the great MUNICIPALITIES of our
ountry, she is in many respects as
-reat as any Of them. and greater than
many Of them. a veritable hive Of in
lustry; to all parts Of the world goe-
he handiwork of her people. Show
ne a navigable stream or BODY Of wa
sr in the universe upon whose bosom
here has not floated the product OF the
rain and Drawn Of Wilmington genius
nd Wilmington mechanics. From our
title city goes forth those rolling pail
ces the modern equipments of the
.reat railroads Of the world. and they
90. leave our city on wheels and axles
rrned out by our people The great
allies that bring to us morning and
vening the news of the wo-ld, many
Z them first saw the light al Rockland
nd at Augustine. within and near our
mits. The sportsman with his fowl
ngpiece the soldier with his rifle. the
ran behind the guns of the land and
'oating batteries OF the world, as well
the miner at his daily toll are hand
ing the product Of our people, and the
md is not yet. upon all sides the cap
aims Of industry are at work. over on
he south side there is now arising, like
big monster from the deep. that
which promises to be the largest plant
Il its kind in the world.
wilmington is indeed great in many
particulars. but my friends. we fire.
nen. contend that in no particular is
he beautiful metropolis of the Dia-
nond State greater than in the possess
ion of her superb. matchless Volun-
eer Fire Department the pride Of her
people. the envy of her neighbors. de-
lartment known from ocean to ocean
md rated among the very best, to
whose ranks We take pleasure in well
,oming you.
First Fighters.
Gentlemen. when upon the22d Of De-
ember. 1775, there met together Elisha
tones. Jonathan Rumford. John Ferris
md others of their fellow -citzens ito
organize old No. ] they builded better
han they knew. They established an
Institution that has witnessed the free
lom and growth Of our country as well
IS the crumbling of nations. an insti-
1
self For 12S years we firemen have
been n part OF the borough. the town.
he city OF Wilmington. and today are
more vigorous and healthy than ever.
Those men Of 1775 inspired no doubt
with the spirit OF the times, for down
from the granite hills of New England
there was reverberating the echo of the
sun fired at Lexington that meant the
| freedom of the colonies. They band
d together that they might war upon
ms common enemy. an enemy more
~elcntless than even the Britains. Their
stock in trade was the leather bucket
and the hand basket. the one to pass
the water to his fellow. the other tc
,ssist his neighbor TO remove his goods
TO n place Of safety. The watchmans
! whistle or the belated traveller was de-
pended uDon to sound the alarm, and
each of them notified the other that ne
had responded to the same by placing
p lighted candle in his window. Then
came the cumbersome yet effective
hand engine and they did good service
with 1t and how surprised those men
would be were they permitted to re.
turn to Wilmington tonight Not only
would they see the modern and up-to-