Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-03-04
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F|REkEN'S BANQUET
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Columbia Company Will
Celebrate Its Golden
Jubilee
EXPECT lsO GUESTS
y
First Engine Was Old Steamer Fur
chased in Ph;ladelphia-Wiliiam AL
gore First President of Company

Tine Columbia Engine and Motor
Company No. 4, will next Wednesday
NIGHT celebrate. its fiftieth anniver-
sary with banquet at the cofnpany's
house on st. Asarh street, south OF
King street. Invitations have been
extended to 100 guests, including the
members of the company.
Among those expected to attend are
the following: Gov. Westmoreland
Davis, Senator's Carter Glass and
Claude A. Swanson, Chief Watson
and Supt. Of Machinerv Robinson, of
The Washington Fire Department,
Mayor j. NJ. Duncan, members Of
the city council, city officials repre-
scntatives of the business orga11iza-
tions or the city and others.
The original Columbia steam engine
was purchased in Philadelphia and
shipped here on the steamer George
H. St,out, arriving here February
13, 1871. 1t was Immediately taken
to the old Fydraplian Engine House
md placed IN tho hands of Engineer
Joscuh II. Yag ny whom it was
sivca trail a. The corner OF Cam
oron and Royal streets. The engine
together with a hose carriage and 800
feet Of hose cost $4,000. At the
trial water was thrown over the mar
ket house steep'e The engine was
known as Columbia No. 16, and had
been the properly ,of, q company
s@islea Fffa ss-the cr-7
dinanee abolishing the Philadelphia
volunteer fire department.
Indicating the spirit which the or,
ainance was rerarded by ..Old timers
in the city of "Rcotherly Love- it is
said that while the machine was
being drawn through thu streets OF
thatacity to the boat dead fox was
SUSPENDED with is head to the smoke
stack and on piece Of canvass was
the inscription, "Good bye Dan, Ho,
OR Alexandria" This gibc was lev
cled at Mavor Fox for signing the
cbiectiona decree.
With the arrival Of this engine it
became necessary to organize new
fire company in the city and in re-
sponse to an invitation from Col. NJ.
D. Ball 4 iarGe number of anpli-
cants for enrolment held meeting
at his office, William kilgora, pre-
siding.
On motion Of r. J. Daineerfield it
was unanimously voted that the
organization be known as the Colum-
bia Steam Fire Engine Company and
committee was appointed to notify
the fire warlens to that effect and
request that the apparatus be turned
over to the comnaay's Gaze. At that
time he warders were James r.
/; Smoot, Z. S. Leadbeater, w. H.
Lambert and James Coleman and the
rcun2st was accnded to them the fol-
loving evening.
The first business meeting of the
new company was held March 9,
1871, when the following officers
were elected and appointments made:
William kilgcrc, presidents D. A.
Windsor, first vice president; NJ. d.
Ball, second vice president: M.
H. Janney, treasurer; A. S. Mar
shall, secretary; Edmund Burke, cor
resnonGinr secretary: Dr.. James c.
1lill, surgeon: John +. Smcot, Geo.
Bryan. w. II. VANDERBILT, executive
committee; w. II. Underwood. COM
marder Of engine: Joseph Hardy,
William Cole, William Zimmerman,
commanders of hose: r. J. Dainger-
field, }. F.. Pecpo:nt. NJ. McClain,
George Uhler, William H. Garage,
A. I. Ramsay. pipemen: Ii K.
Hardy, c. f. Glover. G.. S. French,
r. T. Lucas, J. H. Mansfield. A. w.
Chilton. George H:nken, w. H. Beck.
II. W. Falls. Henry Herbner and P.
X. Lee Fleming. members.
1t was voted that the company uni
form consists of black trc.sers p,1-
timorc Firemen's hat and bell, With
company and personal, name cr.,.
sir! with trimmings and ccrnanv
number on front. black crarat. Vhe,
on parade white rose was q b.
worn on the left breasts. The com
lpanv was initiated into service at tn,