Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-08-18
YORK SKATERS GET PRIZE
Fort Edward Wins in Hose Lay
ing Contest.
Tfremen's Tournament successful All
ACCOMPLISHMENT IIndlcy. Mass,
Takes Hand Engine Money
Burlington Lnddies shine.

A very crcditahle parade and some in
,erostng contests marked the last day
Of the annual convention of the Vermont
State Firemen's association In this city
Thursday. Notwithstanding tho fact
that the circus with its wonderful d,n
ing powers, was in town the day beforc,
there were many visitors here Thursday,
and early in the morning the streets were
filed with crowd, made I'M from both
fides of the lake.
The days entertainment began with n
concert IN city Hall Park by Shcrman's
Military band. This was followed by the
parade. The parade was somewhat late
N getting started owing to the fact that
,ome of the excursion boats into Burl'ng-
ION were delayed and the .remen gener-
ously waited for the crowd to gather.
platoon Of police headed the column,
then came Fro Chief Miles,. Chief Of Po-
Ice Russell and Y. =. Woodbury., all
mounted. They were followed by Sher-
mans band and then came the engine
companies. These were three in number,
The Fountain Engine company OF South
4adley, Mass. the Washington Engine
company Of Niddlehury and the Boxer
Engine and Hose company OF Burlington.
rho Vergennes band followed. and then
same tho various hose companies in a
ong line, with the Eagles band IN the
middle. Tho hose companies represent
I'd were rs follows:
]. r. Durkee Hose Co., Fort Edward,
New York
J. c. Allen Hose Co, Fairhsven.
,t,.l,a
L. B. sprasue Hose Co., Port Henry
y. T.
Torrent Hose Co., stowe.
Miller Hose Co., Ifoosic, N. Y
Nersennes Band.
Volunteer Hose Co. Vergennes.
Randolph Hose Co.. Randolph.
Eagle Hose Co. Clairmont. n II.
Sterling Hose Co, Johnson.
Defiance Hose Co, Ticondcroga.
letters Hose Co., Ticonderoga, y. Y.
Battell Hose Co., Middebury.
Essex junction Hose CO., Essex June
Ion.
Lafayette Hose Co. Winooslu
City Hose Co., Barre.
Burlington Fire Department.
The city officials and the officers Of
NE Vermont State Firemen's association
pllowed in automobiles.
The most noticeable feature Of the par
1de. at least to BurinRtonians, was the
line appearance Of the Burlington Fire
department. Every man was credit to
he department and every piece OF APP.
)aratus shone from much polishing.
The parade followed the route OF march
outlined in Thursday's Free Press and
finally broke up near City Hall Park A
platform had been built over a cistern
situated between the old Fletcher library
building and Fire station No. 1, and here
the engine contest took place. The hose
vas run out to St Paul street The con-
ftions were as follows:
l. Open to the world; .. engines will
play through 80 feet OF hose; 8 engines
will throw horizontally through such
nozzle as each may select; a. each engine
will be allowed ten minutes In all after
previous engine has left stand, to draw
IN stand. take suction and play .. no
extension of time will be allowed for
twisting of hose or breaking of engine:
five minutes will be allowed to replace
section of bursted hose G, any company
using cutoff on engine viii be ruled out
J, all companies contesting must take
part in the general parade, August II. at
(0:30 a. m, unless unavoldably detained
en- route through no fault on their part
The only two companies that contested
were tho Washington company from Mid
sebury and the South Hadley team The
after organization won prize In Bur-
ington n years ago and they took an
>ther Yesterday. This company has won
bout 5000 in prizes so far this year.
The South Hadlcy company threw a
tream of 200 feet. The Middebury team
ad a fair show for the prize but a brake
'roke at an inopportune time. when their
ttream had attained a distance of III
'eet and was still going. The record Is
- feet, seven and one-half inches for
hand engine.
Shortly after one O'Clock the hose races
mere called. The conditions were as fol-
lows:
Not less than Is or more than II men
10 each company. Dry run. standing
start oh team to be allowed one trial;
cart to carry $50 feet Of hose In 5o-feet
lengths; distance 800 yards run, 200 yards
to hydrant; attach and lay one l!ne Of
Jose 800 feet from hydrant, breah coup
ling and put on pipe; pipe and coupling
10 DO eight threads to the inch, with at
Yeast tnree threacs 10 couple, and to be
screwed up to shoulder OF washer, ready
.lor water: time to he taken from the
start till the pipe drops on ground. and
within Is feet to the finish line: a penalty
Of one-quarter second for each three
icet OF excess shall he added to the time.
THE CONTESTS AND WINNERS
In the hose contests the entries
we're as follows; Torrents, OF stowe,
missed coupling; Essex Junction, OF
Essex Junction, time OF coupling. 50&
ioc.; Allen, OF Fair Haven, absent;
Granite City, OF Ba >rc, 52ia; Miller,
Of Hoosick Falls, y. y, 40 3-5;
sprague. of Port Henry, n. Y, 5ll4
Randolph. Of Randolph, 55 Defiance.
of Ticonderoga, n Y, sc; Volunteer,
Of Vcrgornes, 3d. Eagles, of Clare
mont, N. H., As; steamer company Of
Ninooski. withdrawing; Battell, Of Mid
Uebury. Withdrawn; knights, OF Fair
Haven. absent; Sterling. of Johnson,
GI; Lafayette, OF Winooski 4G4 (;
ourkee. Of Fort Edward \. Y, 43H
letters. of Tlcondoroea. n. Y, 5OM
'hermnn. OF Port Henry, absent The