The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-31
F|REMEN' s WEEK
FOR SALISBURY
Annual Convention and
Tournament.
RALEIGH IN CONTEST
The Association Will be in Session on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day and There Will be Many
Events of Great
Interest.

Raleigh will be we'll represented at
the State Fireman's Tournament at
Salisbury this week. Both hose COM
panies have been working hard for
two months and will give somebody a
close call for first money. 1t is to a
great meeting i'm Salisbury and thous-
ands will be there.
The convention will be called to or
der Tuesday morning in the city hall,
and each Raleigh company will be
represented in this body by two of
their number as delegates to the con-
vention. The delegates from the Hook
and Ladder will be John Mangum and
John Wynne; from the Capital Hose,
Thomas Heart and Jeff Coke; from
the Rescue company, Joe L. Correll
and Lonnie Lumsden.
The Rescue company, which is to
enter the contest, will go with beau
tiful heW wagon, rubber-t1red and
roller bearing. This wagon will eclipse
anything in the parade. Each COM
pany has two sets of uniforms, one for
the parade and one for the race. The
rescue truck team consists of Charles
Hinnant, captain; III. A. Hinnant, driv-
er; j. p. Gulley, Jr., huffman; Wal
ter Simpson, coupling breaker; E. N.
Pennington, noZzleman. One of the
Rescues big black horses, BILL as
he is known to the firemen, will be
used on the track.
The Capital company will be we'll
equipped and it is expected that it will
make a great show. 1t goes with one
of its fine horses to the wagon and
the men are confident of victory. The
Capital team will consist of John
Wynne, captain: Frank Simpson, butt
man; Alex Kreth, wrenchman; Gus
tavus Hilker, coupling breaker.
Both the Rescue and the Capital
Hose companies will enter the State
and Interstate races. Several COM
panies from South Carolina, Tennes-
see and Georgia have entered these in
ter-State races, therefore the visitors
to the tournament are promised some
fine sport. Raleigh feels proud of it's
companies and of their records and
feels sure that they can compete with
those of any State in the Union.
The Hook and Ladder company will
not go this year. They have won so
many prizes that they can stay home
and rest on their laurels. Chief Wool
colt and Assistant Chief Crocker will
leave on Monday, so as to be in time
for the convention Tuesday. They
will lead the Raleigh delegation in the
tomobile, for the machine will be
taken to Salisbury for their use, and
as it is a Raleigh built automobile it
will attract attention.
The usual number of wagons and
sufficient number of firemen will be
left at home and will be capable of
managing any fire that may occur. So
Raleigh may feel assured that while
its firemen are representing the city
abroad there is safety at home.
Salisbury has made great prepare
tons for the tournament, and Raleigh
feels sure that the boys will have a
good time. 1t wishes good luck to
them and says "be sure to come back
with all the prizes, or with lots of
them and we will meet you with a
brass bando
The tournament and fire meet prom
Use to be great events and at Sails
Dury the leading towns of the State
Will be represented and the races will
be most exciting events. Great induce
ments have been offered the firemen to
go to Salisbury and the prizes are very
handsome, large amounts of money
having been put in this feature, it be-
ing said that at no other place has
mere money been invested.
Ihere Will be a number of special
features. On Friday night a banquet
is to be given exclusively to the boys
in uniform and this is to be a large af-
falr. The races will take place on the
most public parts of the streets of
Salisbury and large and substantial
grandstand has been erected for the
comfort of the visitors, of whom vast
number are expected, fully a thousand
nremen being on the list. President
James d. MCNEIL is enthusiastic.
Ihen there will be a number of ball
games during the four days. Four
stirring games will be played during
the week 1t is expected that Union.
S c., will play, and probably Green,
vile and Sanford each will have a
game with Salisbury, and all are good
teams. There are also to be attrac-
tons at the opera house
The parade takes place Wednesday,
followed by the engine contests, hose
wagon races, championship reel race
and Interstate races in which South
Carolina will enter several teams.
Thursday will be a live day. First
comes the hook and ladder contests.
Then will come the hand reel contests
Interstate wagon contest.
In connection with the meeting of
the firemen will be the annual meet
ing of the North Carolina Water
Works Association.
The official program is as follows:
Tuesday, August End.
IL a. m.-Convention called to or
der by the president; prayer address
of welcome; response, regular order
of business
The members of the North Carolina
Water Works Association will meet in
regular session with the State associa-
ton.
Wednesday, August 3rd.
a. m.-Street parade.
II n Tn.-EOginQ contests nuhliC
re.
o p. m.-Horse hose wagon races.
p. m-Championship reel races.
%. m.-Inter-State reel races.
. m.-Baseball.
m.-Opera house.
Tsday, August 4th.
Hook and ladder contests.
-Hand-reel contests.
-Grab-reel contests.
Interstate wagon con-