The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-31
For the Next Three Days, Most of the
Events of the Colonial Carnival
Will Be Held in the Open-Won-
derful Demonstration of the City's
Fire Department This Morning.
Cricket Games and Races, Water
and Land Sports Form the Days
Events.

Bright skies and agreeable for mid
carnival day Of Old Home Week. the ex-
ercises OF the day partaking OF more of
an outdoor nature than has the first
three days Of the week Exchange place,
Roger Williams park. the cricket grounds
and ANDREWS Field formed the stage upon
which the main events OF the .day oc-
CURED. and the interest OF this evening
Will be centered at Roger Williams park.
where band concert and an elaborate
display Of fireworks will occur.
FIRE DEPARTMENT DEMONSTRA-
TON
One OF the most spectacular features
OF the Old Home Week demonstration In
this city occurred this morning shortly
after 10 o'clock, when certain selected
pieces of apparatus connected with the
city's fire department raced into Ex-
change place circled the Court OF Honor
and then put up the giant ladder and
threw a powerful stream OF water clear
across the Woonasquatucket river to the
delight OF 10000 people crowded into the
big square or occupying points OF van
tage in nearby windows, doors or on
roofs.
When Col George H. Webb, director OF
the carnival, turned i'm the fire alarm from
the box In front OF the Butler Exchange
promptly at 1925 one bell struck re-
sonartly In the tower Of the Three Ones
station and its echoes had not died away
before there dashed into the southern
avenue of the Court OF Honor from the
same station the big George Steere hook
and ladder. closely followed by the Ira
Winsor hose wagon and the familiar
executive wagon.
10 Five seconds after the alarm had been
sounded the three vehicles from the sta
ton we're circlink the Court of Honor at
a mad gallop. but without the slightest
danger to the waiting crowds, as this
detail had been carefully attended TO by
Chief Of Police Patrick Egan, Capt May
nard l.. Stone OF the Central district.
Lieut.. Peter r. Gilmartln OF the same
district and detail OF 10 sergeants and
patrolmen. who were on the scene In
four seconds after the alarm sounded and
keeping the crowds within safe limits.
These officers from the Central station
were Immediately followed by details
from the Second, Third. Fourth and Fifth
stations and before a half dozen pieces
Of fire apparatus had arrived there were
nearly 100 policemen around the square.
Engine One and Hose Wagon Two came
from their station through South Main
street and Exchange place.
Hose Wagon -Four came through North
Main street and Steeple street.
Hose came through Dorrance street
and down the north side OF Exchange
place, as far as the postoffice, and then
south toward Exchange street
Engine Z and Hose Wagon followed
practically the same route IA Hose 3,
making the round OF Exchange place.
LADDER EXHIBITION.
Making It's way TO the front OF the
Three Ones station the big hook and lad
der stopped and the ladder was run up TO
the window just below the top OF tho
tower. which would correspond TO tho
NTH story OF modern building. IL took
eight seconds To raise the ladder this dis
tance ana before the top had tooche6 tSe
window In the tower. four men had
swarmed up ~. and were ready 20 force
their way into the window. After remain
Ing there long enough Tor the crowd TO
see how the trick was accomplished and
with what celebrity they can scale such
heights when necessary the men de-
scended leisurely.
2oo-FooT STREAM.
Engine No. 2 from the South Main