Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-19
ALEX ANDRIA AFFAIRS
VISITING FIREMEN COMPETE IN
TRIALS OF SPEED AND SKILL
Phoebus Company Gets Cash Prize
Other Social and Per-
sonal Items.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. August ~. 1904
The third day of the eighteenth annual
convention of the Virginia State Firemens
Association is being devoted to trials OF
skill, speed and endurance among the fire.
men in the manipulation of the various
machines used In the art OF flre-tig hitting
The list of contests includes hose races.
open to state companies only. for the Gus
tody of the association trumpet and TOR q
prize of 500. A second prize of 80 Is given
Other hose races. open to all contestants.
are for first prize $40 and second of SO.
On the program hook and ladder
race for a prize of $50. but owing to a
lack Of apparatus among the visiting COM
panies it is understood that this Will not
take place. For the steamer contest a
prize of 500 is offered Under the rules OF
the association no prizes can be awarded in
any event in which there are not more than
one entry. but In the case of the steamer
contest. where there is only one engine
that of the Charlottesville fire company
available. an exception Is expected to be
made so that the Charlottesville engine Will
probably get into action this afternoon and
operate against time for the prize.
The hose races for the association trum-
pet were the first contests on the program
and these had been arranged to start at 10
o'clock. but. an unexpected obstacle being
presented In the hose. to which all the con-
testantS were not accustomed. a tedious de-
lay occurred 1t was about II 30 before the
first company on the list was gotten off.
The two squares on North Alfred street be-
tween King and Queen streets were select
ed for thse contests. The modern paving
was well adapted to the racing and the
broad sidewalks afforded ample room for
two or more thousand spectators. Messrs
Edgar Warticld sr., Robert f. Gronau and
Harry DOwnham were the judges. The
tmekeepers were Mcssrs. s. s. Hopkins
William Widt and Harry b. Cation. OF the
judges Messrs. Gronau and Warheld were
stationed ut the finish line, and Mr.. Down
ham at the starting point. The races We're
over Il course of loo yards. The time end
ed after three lengths of hose were laid
connection made and water thrown. The
following was the order of the entries for
the state championship: The Staunton COM
pany, the Annex company the Waynesboro
company, the Covington company. the
Harrisonburg company. the Shenandoah
company the Lexington company and the
IluraN company. The companies were list
ed in the following order for the free-for-
all contest: Covington, Charlestowh, W.
Va; Waynesboro'. Annex, HarrSonburg,
Luray. Staunton Shenandoah ana LeXlns-
ton.
Good Time Made.
In thethe first run the total time of the
Staunton company was given as 30 seconds.
Annex ran the distance in 31I2 seconds;
Waynesboro made it In 35ai seconds, Gov
ington in 20 and Harrisonburg in % SO.
Shenandoah, Lexington and Luray ran the
distance in fast time. but defective work
of the nozzle in each case destroyed the
chances of these contestants. First honorS
went to Harrisonburg and second to Cow
ington, although the judges declined TO an
nuunce the winners until the close of the
contests open to all. which were In progress
when this report closed.
The success of HarrisOnburg wreSts
the state trophy from Lexington. where 1t
has been held for some time.
The largest and best appearing company
with band in the tiremens parade yesterday
afternoon II has been decided. was the
Phoebus fire company, with sixty men In
line. and a band numbering thirty-tWo
members. The selection was made by the
committee on prizes last night. when the
cash prize of Sl25 was awarded to the
Phoebus company. The award OF the prize
of SO for the best uniformed band was
made to the musicians of the Park view
engine company, No 3.
The parade. which started about ) o CLOCK,
lasted nearly three hours. The tiremen
trdversed the principal streets OF Ire CITY,
COMMUNICATING on King street. and were
Cheered by thousands of spectators. Inc
Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association,
the Columbia Company OF Washington and
the Friendship Company of the city re
ceived especial attention all along the line
Of march. The members of the friendship
Company. in full force and attired in theT
handsome new uniforms, drew their old en-
CINE and reel, the cherished relics Wh1ch
connect the present with the history of the
company fifty years ago, and also Indirect
ly with the days when Washington was
patron of the organization. The member
ship of this company included many or the
oldest inhabitants. who are more or less
enfeebeled with age and VINO appear Dul
seldom on occasions of public festivities. In
recent years several young men have be-
40 at
mems Association was drawn the old CO.
lumbia engine. from which banner foated
with the inscription, Organized 100 years
ago today. August IL, 1904" About twenty
four of these veterans were in line and
were accompanied by the Kit Carson Drum
Corps They were met at the wharf by the
Alexandria veterans, whose guests they
were during the stay In this city.
Final Event Tonight.
The final event of the firemen's gather
Ing will be a band concert this afternoon
at the corner of King and Washington
streets. This had been arranged for last
evening. but the parade lasted so long that 1t
was determined in the interest of the wear
led musicians to postpone the concert. 1t
has been arranged to have just before that
false alarm of fire sounded for the inter
section OF King and Union street. present.
ing the spectacle of a host of firemen re-
spending to the alarm.
In the police court this morning Justice
Cation disposed of the following cases:
James Kelley. ds'orderly conduct and fight
ing was fined 81. William Wade. charged
with assaulting and beating Luther Harri-
son. was dismissed, the complainant failing
to appear
Charles Norris and Charles Heath. dis
orderly conduct. forfeited the sum of So
each. \. u. Fewell. charged with disorderly
conduct and fighting, was ds;missed II.
y. DOwnham. on the charge of disorderly
conduct and fighting. was fined So James
Feegan. disorderly conduct and assault on
Viola Burroughs. was dismissed. Forrest
Webb. colored, charged with using abusive
language toward Nettie Dudley, waE dis
missed.
Mrs John \. Marshall and daughters
Miss India Miss Mary and Miss Mamie
Marshall. are at the Cold Sulphur Springs
Mr.. Robinson Moncure has gone to New
York city on busius for a brief trip