Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-07
GIVEN GOOD TIME.
WaterviIIe Firemen Entertained
by Augusta Brethren,
In Return for Work at Meonian Hall
Conhag'ation.
Points of Interest Shown and Party
Attends Theater.

Augusta. Saturday. FOR the second time
within two months. The two calls
We're rot however. exactly of the s;mr
nature. The first call was received in
the small hours of Thursday morning
Jan. :. and on that occasion they had
to hustle into their clothes. pull on
their rubber boots and fire coats. get
their hose wagon on to Il Hat car, ana
hurry To Augusta as fast us steam
would carry them.
Arrived here, they found themselves
mp against ON" OF the hottest fires tina.
Augusta has known for years. And
right valiantly Gil they work. Every
one remembers how well tl,'v assisted
the Augusta boys. ami helped stop the
fire where il was. and many remember
IN" Drlu.e nozzle which they brought
with them.
one man III particular remembers
that nozzle. Along the hours of the
fire. his roon!. which was four stories
up from the rear. in one of the burned
buildings, was Grenchcd by Il stream
OF water. which burst in the Window.
and everything set .itloat until it froZ"
solid. In speaking OF it the next day.
he man remarked. as he viewed tho
ruins. that If it hadn't been for that
blanked nozzle which those Waterfalls
boys brought with them. his room
would have been all right. for the other
streams could never have broken til"
WindoWs.''
Saturdays visit was wholly different.
This time they came as the guests of
| the Augusta frcnlcn. upon an invitation
| extended to them and to Chief Dow, rs
| 4 means OF showing to them the appre-
| citation of the Augusta boys Cor the val
! ll;lbl,. assistance rendered OH their fnr
mer visit. When they aii2htcd from
! the train there WAS not IL fire hos. Il
| epanner or Il hydrant wrench among
| them and the only evidence of q fire
| men to BE- seen about them was thr
neat uniform of blue. which is only
| worn on special occasions.
The Wat"TvilIc huys arrived in tho
| city on train IL, soon after O'Clock.
ANA were mct 1T the station by Mayor
| Robertson ard Il con mittec from tn"
| fire department. consisting of chief
| Engineer Kicker, Assistant Engineers
| Peddnr and Gay, Capt. ThYng of Hos
| ANA Ladder No. | ANA capt. Med lvid
| of Hose >.
| In the Watervillc party We're ,7irSt
| Assistant Engine ar ". X. FERRY. Jazz;
| Tibbetts. Herbert Aver, Fred Dow.
Luke Ivers. Geo. Averill. Charles Reed.
| Earl Corson. Wallis Gullifer, Harry
| StinSon and Chas. l.. Rand. and With
| them came Mr.. Totman Of the Water
| vile Evening Mail.
| Aft ~ Mayor Robertson had welcomed
them To the city ana greetings had been
| ~ changed the party. unGc: the gull
anco Of C:ii"f Kicker and his men. Wcrr
| take. out to make the acquaintance of
| some of the Augusta kills; and to visit
some of the points Of interest about
| the city.
The first place visited was the house
| Of Hose and Ladder No. |, and after
| inspecting the horses and apparatus.
and meeting the boys who were ut
| the house. the visitors We're taken for
| u short stroll down to the state House.
| whc"c they saw the battle flags.
we'll as everything else Of interest in
The building. including Engineer W. L.
| Thompson who helped show them
| round.
| From the state House they We're talk
| en- on anOther short walk, to the city
| building. where they ran M aCaist
| the police. and where chief Kicker
showed them the compressed air plant.
| which operates the fire whistle, ana
llso blew two blasts on the whistle,
which means all out" and they all
went out. ana up cony hill to the
house Of Hosr >. where they had 4
| chance to sit down and talk it over
| until supper time.
| At about $50. the party started for
| Weaver restaurant. and ut : all sat
| down to a turkey supper. Of the
| quality that Weaver always gives.
| which is the best. ard there was rot
a poor appetite among them. After
supper Mr.. Weaver rendered tl.cm
| cigars. ana the time was pleasantly
passed until o'clock. when the marty
| adjourned to the Opera House, where
| they saw the production Of Looping
| the Loop" 1t was regretted that the
| performance was not Of a better u,,ali-
| ty but the boys wer" out for Il rool
| time. and they had il.
| After the play they went back 70 the
| house of Hose >. where Il season of sor;oI
| enjoyment was passed until train tir,a
| at 12.39. There We're some informal re-
| marks by Assistant Engineer BERRY, of
Watervile and some Of the Augusta al
|
more to having Il good time thon tn
speech making. 1t was regretted th.t
| Chief Dow could not have been u, asc,t
but he was unavodahly detained nj horne
lie. however. sent a most acceptable sub
stitute.
At about $3.50 the party started for he
| train. stopping few moments ut the no
lice station. where they saw 4 short ~
hibition of strenuous life between q leayv
| weight member of the night police and
/ one Of the best bag runchers of the fra
| dopa rtment. which ended by the office
| going up against something that sat him
| down in the lap of one Of the Witnesses
Then the newspaper man from Wafer
vile put on the gloves, and iu,Ie-
l ing from the stories that were