The New York herald., 1850-04-29

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FUNERAL OF JOHN L. CURE, MEMBER OF ENGINE
FIRE COMPANY FoURTEEN-ogEAT PROCESSION oy
FIRRaEN.
Yesterday one Of the greatest funeral PROFESSIONS We
ever saw took place in honor Of John L. Guire meu-
Der Of Engine Company II, who lost his life while ON
duty at the fire In Front and Water streets on We'd
nesday evening last Tho Board of Engineers Of the
New York Fire Department held meeting on Friday,
at which they agreed upon programme Of the process
sion, and order Of arrangements, ordering the line to
be formed at O'clock In Hudson street the right
Ing on Abingdon Square. 1t was o'clock, however,
before the line was formed. At O'Clock Columbi bian
Engine Company II, to which deceased belonged,
formed at their house in Church street, and Chapter
d Mount Vernon OF the United Order Of Americans,
to which deceased also belonged, formed in FULTON
street. between C.urch and broadway. They had .
magnificent banner, bound in Grape, and the
gala OF their order. They also accomp snied by
u band They halted in open order till Engine Com
pany a. with its banner in deep mourning, passed
through their ranks. The procession then moved up
Broadway, and followed by No 3s and Protection
No g. and at the OF Murray street. Empire En-
gine Company " fell in bearing banner bound in
Grape, with the words "Obliyion cannot hide his
virtues" These companies turned out Of Broad
way into Reade street, and proceeded 20 Hud-
son. In the meantime, the follow wing compa-
nies having formed in Chambers street Centre
and Broadway followed namely: Pearl Hose Company
q, No: Mutual Niagara Hose Company 3 No. S En-
gine. No IL, No 22 Protector Engine, and proceeded
up Broadway the corner Canal street where thev
were met by Hose Company 3s, which Joined them,
and all marched through Canal to Hudson street,
In the meantime the streets through which the fane
raj to pass filed with thousands both sexes
waning 70 see ,hs solemn pageant In Broadway
ners. the multitudes were immense The windows OF
the houses too filled with spectators Exactly ut
bel heOq tn chi imex hteh
the signal for the moving of the procession passed
through the following streets -iudson street lbng-
don square Bleecker, Broadway. Grand Bowery and
second street, to the cemetery The order thus
lst The Chief Engineer as Grand Marshal. aud two
aids. on the extreme right. I'd The exempt Gremen.
3D. The Officers and Trustees Of the Fire Department
Fund 4th The Companies of the Fire Depar tment in
followed by DiBgle's hand. with the in.truments
mufied in Grape, and an immense banner decorated
with the emblems Of mourning, borne before the
officers and trustees OF the Fire Department Fund.
The procession could not have extended less than
in passing the corner Of Broadway aud Grand street
We observed the following companies Engine Com
pany No ]; Eagle Hose No !; Uydrant No. 1; Mutual
Hook and Ladder No !; Excelsior Engine =; Niagara
Hose 2; lIydrant 2: Engine d Independence Hose 8;
Hoe Hook and Ladders Prots ction Engine g. Hose
D; Hook aud Ladder b accompanied by band Ame-
ricus Engine Company o; croton Hose 81. Hook and
Ladder o. Engine q t~ithout banner Engines with
a banner bearing the inscription. Duty though In
PERIL Columbian Hose o. Gith a banner ma wing the
words u n memory Of departed WORTH Washington
Croton Hose IL Eagle Fire Engine H. jackson ioss
IL, with n banner inscribed I'VE mourn loss;''
Hose IL; No. Is, with banner having the motto:
When duty calls We strive to conquer" This compa-
IL hc.s With ssnasS 3 fG Ss,Sa Sa company 10 SS
having banner inscribed With the words We mourn
our loss; liose Company Il Protection - losc Ho-
boken %; Nssnal =, Hose; No .; % Hose No. u;
Pearl Hose No. ss followed by Shcltons Brass Rand
No 20; No 80 Putnam Hose No ~, with banner in
scrbed with The last of earth" Engine Company 81
with banner bearing the word. memory Of War
REM Hose -; Howard Engine "a; Hose "a Hose rs;
Hose Sd' Hose 81; Southwark Company as; Hose -;
Hoe 40 Hose 4l Empire Engine ~, Engine AZ Hose
fol
lowed low podNorth's Bras iVIVormiies the mourn
Mount vernon Chapter No isSA order OF Ua'tsS
Americans, wearing treour scSff'~ of white. blue
and red, having their little hngers booked march
ing four abreast. They were reinforced by other
chapters which Joined them TO the number 0f about
loo ZOO %sn. They made very imposing dsPsy in-
cil wearing Grape. and then Engine Company No "a
avery fine body Of men, having a banner bound with
Memory Of Departed Worth" This company was
followed by number OF friends Last came ths
and bearing on the root the cap aud rcgalis Of
ceased
Each member of the dlncren; Ere companIe. wor.
Grape ON his len arm sud piece Of white satin ribbon
nom the buttonholc OF his coat hordcrcd with black
and inscribed with The number OF his company TAey
were oil well dressed, and were, the whole. a nns
body Of men, having the soldier Ia their looks and
tread They would constitute wing of an
army " thoir services were required FOR their country
There could Mt have been ess than 1000 Of the Yire
Department. which, with about 1000 United Amrri-
cans and 1900 citizens, who followed the procession
the numbers could not be under 5OD0. There we're
,%sIefai % country csnpanics In the procession. with
who died In the discharge of tbe noble duties Of arc-
man lie was not = lord or noble, or even a man OF
wcalth-h he were. he would not have had 80 large
funeral He was a nshmonger. and lost his life In
saving the property of his fellow -ctzens
We must not omit 10 mention that the liberty poles
Throughout the city and the flags from the house. Of
the tre companies were nyipg halEmast high, 10
when the head of the column reached tho cemetery
In second stree. the procession hated AMI formed in
open order and the which va thon al tn corner
advanced he nan orIs
ard proceeded In ibis reverse way 20 the grave The
ceased according TO their peculiar f1rms aud tho
procession then broke up. There an Immense
concourse of people around the cemetery n 4. a
curious coincidence that the wife Of decrased ave
birth TO child just about the time he received ths
fall which resulted In his death.
DisIURnAScr ANo~a rHr FirrSr~-At II o'cioct nj,
Saturday night a. the iremcn returning from an
alarm 81 hrc In the fith district. Engine 4 many
No p Hose Company 10 and TOOK aui Ladder Com
pauy met at The corner of Broadway ami Maiden
lane and came very near having serious n1ht They
commenced cheering aud shouting an1 ranged thcsn-
selses on Zach sdo % broadway for the battle The
timely Interference of the engineers aud the por.
prevented hositcs by arresting one q the lesiers
after few blows given At three o'clock ycstsr.
day morning Thomas Thomas Who J. detcribeI nv ~.
cfcer as being With twenty-n thy b.ack saard.
at the csrper of Torsyh ana Grand sfr,s was srrrst
I'd ~ policeman Shadl.olt Of the Tcntb wtrI f,r
throwing stones at No Et 1ne which passing at
tho time from the alarm % n thr Fourih distrct
The other rafcals also threw stones at the drsmen
i.srAtiatios. Yesterday evening. the Rev Jane.
NJ Mcdonald wa nstsiifd psfpr of the prcsbyt~risn
fiNftuih rtleft hr having been lated
from jamaica at the request ofthe congregation this
chWch An Impressive sud eloquent sermon v a. do
lvcied ny The Rev. Dr. fotis previous to the c.ro-
mony. and Mr. Mcdonald having answered the .su.t
question- iu tho Affirmative pronounced pastor
q The Pieshyt,rsn church. Two other reverend
gcntcintn also delivered addresses warning the ,.v
installed clergy man and his congregation Of their re-
spoctlre duiics % God and towards each other
forsn pso~sre- man was found drowned ye.-
tcfdsy ~ the foot u Twentythir street pas, pt,.r
The body vac conveyed 10 the station house OF the lst
ward WV '"
pso~s,n -At t"n o'clock yesterday the dead body