Evening journal., 1907-04-18

Firemen Of the city are looking for
ward with interest to tomorrow night,
when the Friendship Fire Company's
new home, in Tatnall street above
Tenth, will be dedicated and the COM
pany's apparatus will be appropriately
housed in it,
The ceremonies will be i'm charge OF
the Brandywine Fire Company John
C. Gray will make the dedlcatory
speech. Preceding the housing there
will be a parade, in which the two COM
panies viii participate The following
is the formation and route selected:
Chief Marshal Lewis Townsend
Company Marshal William S. Knight
Assistant Marshal Frank Sweeney
Band
Brandywine Fire Company
Friendship Apparatus
Chief Marshal Walter Ferguson
/ Company Marshal James c. McComb
Assistant Marshal William Mcconnell
Band
Friendship Company
Brandywme Apparatus
City Ohicials and Representatives Of
the Press In Carriages.
| nt IOQAt VI Alt HdIdNt VIII ut ar
1 follows: Form promptly at s o'clock al
| Twenty fourth and Market streets and
] then proceed along Market street to
/ the Brandywine bridge, thsxne along
! King street TO Front, to Market. Ia
4 Tenth, TO jefferson. around the Garfield
monument. then along Eleventh street
20 Tatnall and to the Friendship engine
house.
History of Company
The Friendship Fire Company was
instituted December %, 1775. on thai
/ date a number OF citizens of the towr
] met and formed an association known
as Friendship Fire Company, No. 1
their object being to protect propert,
from destruction by fire. William
Hemphill was chosen as the first presi
dent He was born in 1743. in VIII
mington, and died in 1928, at the age o.
so years.
Charter Members
The following are the names OF III
charter members Of this company, all o
whom have long sine passed away
Jacob Broome, Israel Brown, Nichola
Way. George Harvey, John Thedwel
!
jackson. John Morton. David J. Adams
John Moose. Philip BonsaL Franc
Robinson. John Mckinley. John Ferri'
: David Brinton. Henry Troth, Benjami
Alrichs. William Pluright, John Sprin
!, ger John Betson, David Park, Henr
Paschan. Nathan Miner. william
!, Woodcock, John Trip. Robert Hamil
= ton. Joseph Gilpin. Jonathan Rumfor
.. Jacob Russell, Bancroft Woodcoc
, 1 Joseph Warner. William Look, Obedia
- Dinger, Nathan Wood. James Dobso
a Ralph Walker Thomas Crow. Jot
!, Surmmeu. Joseph TOWNSEND, Nincei
GMpin. Peter Brynberg. Benjam
! Mendenhau. Nicholas SelllTs, Thom'
Jemeris. John Clark, Josenh Lawso
Thomas Wilson. James Robinson u
: Bezaliel Morley. George Speahml
samuel Bush. Henre Reynolds, Villa
Robinson. Jacob Sellars, John Bus
Joseph Dawson. Joseph Poole Jof
Way. Luther Thomas Benjamin Loo
/. William HemDhin and John Lindsay.
Each member pledged himcef To fui
n nish two leather buckets ana one lars
I wicker basket for use during fir
= The buckets were Tor use to carry wat
IN 10 put out lllt liltf anu AAlN WANiN
\. basket was to carry articles saved fro
the fire to pace of safety. Thei
we're left i'm charge Of two men az
= pointed by the company, and who wei
=, known as property guards" Fac
member was also required 90 place
=, lighted candle in the front room Of h
house on dhe occasion Of a fire at nigl
to signify that ne had been notified an
" had gone TO the scene Of the confiagr'
ton If such a light was not display'
f'l members passing this members hou
pa were required to stop and notify III
- Of the fire.
1. Had Two Engines
Iy At the time of the institution OF Il
s. company, the borough Of WilmingtC
e. had in its possession two hand fire el
J. gines, and the company petitioned II
and was granted the use and contr
Of them. The following is the record
the presenting and granting of the p
titson:
+ Wilmington, Delaware, Dec. %, 1775.
l. "The burgess and his assistants me
T. and a petition was presented by Elisf
ceived one hundred and seventy eigl