Evening journal., 1908-02-22
HOUSE ENGINE
OF GOOD WILL
AT new CASTLE
Firemen Have a Gala Time,
the WeCCaCOe Boys Doing
the HOnOTS
MANY DANCED LAST NIGHT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Feb. 22.-New Castle
was agog this afternoon and Washing
toms birthday was in reality a general
holiday here. Flags and bunting were
huttering everywhere, bands paraded the
streets and stalwart marching men made
the occasion one long TO be remembered.
The cause Of It all was the housing Of the
Good Win Fire companys engine by the
Weccacoe Fire Company OF Wilmington
Following the housing Of the engine the
visitors are being entertained by the local
iremen and will return to Wilmington at
o'clock.
Shortly after 2 o'clock the Good VIII
Company headed by the Citizens Cornet
Band marched from the engine house TO
Wilmington avenue and awaited the arri-
val of special cars with the Weccacoe
fremen. James ]. Kerrigan, president OF
the company, was chief marshal, while
John P. Murphy was company marshal
and J. Thomas Cannon and James B.
Toman, Jr., we're aids. The chief marshal
Of the Weccacoe Company was William ].
Bayley. Patrick Freeman was company
marshal and his aids were Dennis S.
Shields, Patrick Magin and Daniel Hag-
gerty. The Weccacoe Company was ac-
companied by the First Regiment Band.
The fremen paraded over the principal
streets and upon arrival at the engine
house the engine was housed In the
parade the local company had the engine,
hook and ladder wagon and hose cart
Members OF City Council, Board Of
Trade, Trustees Of the Commons, Board
OF Education and the New Century Club
took part in the parade. The streets along
the line Of march were crowded with peo-
pie. Carloads Of fremen and friends from
Wilmington, Newport and Delaware City.
were among the spectators. John d. Car
ter, of Townsend. who belonged to the
Good viii Fire Company No. 20. of Phila-
delphia, was a guest of the local company.
This evening he will present some souve-
Mrs to the company. They at one time
belonged to the Philadelphia Good Will
Company.
Organized Thirty Years Ago.
New Castle at first over thirty years
ago organized the Good Win Fire Com
pany. Its name sake from Philadelphia
and Salem Pfte Company in 1870 housed
the hand engine in the Town Hall. As
time advanced City Council bought an
up-to-date Silsby engine and the Lenape
Company took charge OF fire matters here.
City Council, the Trustees Of the Com
mons and the people in general gave gen.
erous support to the company. But dis
sensions appeared and the members al
lowed the organization to lag. The engine
house went under the sheriffs hammer.
The Trustees Of the Commons, through
the Citizens Building and Loan Associa
ton, bought the engine house and the
Good VIII Fire Company was organized.
City Council has pledged an annual ap-
preparation to the company and among
the most active members have been tho
members of City Council
Denney S. Smith. chairman of the Fire
Committee of Council. will receive the
engine this afternoon when presented by
the chairman Of the Housing Committee,
William J. Bayley, Of the Weccacoe Com
pany. The engine house has been frescoed
and painted and many Improvements
made during the past six months.
"Dry" Engine House.
Under the rules Of the company no
liquors are allowed in the engine house
and no intoxicated person will be to'er-
ated around the place. With the power
ful pressure from the new standpipe two