Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-09-05
PERTH AMBOY
FIREMEN WIN
Lincoln Engine Company
Capture Prize in Steamer
Contest at Freehold.
MAKE EXCELLENT TIME
Eagles Also Take Part in
Big Parade Many Local
Spectators Present.
MAKE EXCELLENT TIME

this city, made a creditable showing
at the Firemen's Parade at Freehold,
Monmouth County, yesterday, and
also won the silver cup for the steam
| er running quarter of a mile, con-
Meeting with fire plug and getting
| up one hundred pounds of steam.
The Perth Amboy fire laddies did the
trick in eight minutes and twenty
| four and one-quarter seconds or
twenty-nine seconds faster than the
| Washington Engine Company, No. l, =,
| of New Brunswick, their nearest RI
walls.
Another prize to a local fire COM
! pany was lost by the failure of the
Eagle Hose and Chemical Company
| to secure their hose to the hydrant
| in the hose laying contest. They
missed their connection and the
| judges disqualified the company
without tabulating their time.
| The ladder raising contest was
very interesting. This was won by
the Oceanic Hook and Ladder Com
| pany, of Long Branch who perform
ed the feat in forty eight and one
! half seconds. The contest required
| the layout to run quarter Of a
mile, raise twenty-four foot ladder
and have a man climb to the top
rung. The time was taken from the
| time the men started from the truck
until the mans hands touched the top
rung. The Eagles time was not ta-
ken.
Local Companies Parade.
Both Of the foregoing. Perth Am
boy companies took part in the pa
rade, which was estimated to have
been nearly three miles long and
took three hours to go past a given
point. The silver cup awarded to the
company having the largest number
| of men in line was won by the
Mitchell Engine Company, of Bur-
| lington which was represented by
seventy-eight men. The cup for the
best appearing company was award
ed to the Hightstown Fire Depart
ment, attired in gray suits and caps
with purple trimmings They gave
beautiful drills during the line Of
march
Freehold was bedecked with flags
and bunting as never before, and
fire companies, with guests from all
| over the entire state, were represen-
ted. 1t was said there were IA 900
people in Freehold taking part in the
festivities, and, considering Asbury
Park was celebrating with a mon
strous mardi gras 1t was a great and
successful day for Monmouth Coun-
| ty. Not only did Freehold entertain
thousands on 1ts well paved streets,
but every visiting fireman was SER
we'd with the luncheon following the
pageant. 1t was a very novel dinner,
as the guests were presented with In
dividual dinner boxes In addition to
fruit and coffee.
The Parade.
| The parade started at eleven
o'clock in the morning with Grand
Marshall DR.. Harry Neifie in lead
with his aides as follows: Capt. Pc
ter Vredeburg David Lambertson,
John Neafie, e. ]. Siminson, Tunis
Denise, r. D. Bennett, DR.. Harry
Reid, John R. Parker, Fred Truax
all of Freehold; Edward Thorne, OF
Avon; William Frostick, of Belmar;
and ]. B. Rue, of Red Bank. The pa
rade formed at Throckmorton street
and continued as follows:
Through Monmouth street to Ma
nalapin avenue, to Brad street, to
Broad street, to Yard avenue, to
Main street, to Lincoln street, to
South street, to Marcy street, to Coma
over street, to Hudson street, to Ben
nett street, to East Main street, to
Broadway, to Main street, to Monu-
ment Park and Disbanded.
The Contests.
Men in lipe-Mitchell Engine
Company of Burlington, seventy
eight in uniform; awarded a silver
cup.
Best appearing company-Hights
town Fire Department, gray suits and
caps, purple trimmings; awarded a
silver cup.
Hose laying-Branchpor Hose
Company OF Long Branch, ran a
quarter of a mile and laid $50 feet
of hose in 50 1-2 seconds; West End
Engine and Hose Company, of Long
Branch, / minute; Washington Hose
! Company, of New Brunswick, 81 4-5
seconds, disqualified, Prize, sill
yer cup,
Ladder raising contest-Oceanic
Hook and Ladder Company, of Long
Branch, 48 1-2 seconds; Independent
| Hook and Ladder Company, of Long
Branch, 90 As seconds. Prize, silver
cup.
Steamer contest-Lincoln Engine
| Company of this city, minutes and
"a IA seconds; Washington Engine
Company, of New Brunswick, s min
utes and 53 seconds; Independent
Engine Company. of Long Branch, 8
minutes and SO seconds.
Drum Corps in Line.
Washington Fife, Drum & Bugle
Corps made an excellent appearance
when they marched with the English
town Fire Company In the parade.
They wore blue coats, white ducks,
and a hat band marked English
town" which showed up very well.
After the parade they were taken to
hotel and social time was enjoy
ed. About o'clock they were lined
up, headed by the Englishtown base
ball club, and marched to the ball
grounds, where the company was de-
feated in a close game. The newly
elected officers will be installed to-
morrow night.
Goodwill Fife, Drum and Bugle
Corps, of this city, took part in the
parade at Freehold yesterday and
received considerable applause along