New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-16
THE BALTIMORE FIRE COMPANY.
visit TO Brookiyn-Fecepfisn by Pacific Engine Gem
pany Ne. 1f-'isir 10 the Navy Ysra-Greeswsos,


WISH 10 Brookiyn-Becepfisn by Pacific Engine q sm-
pany Ne. 1f-Nisit 10 the Navy SErd-GreeswsoS,
&c, &c.
A. eleven o'clock yesterday evening the Mechanical En-
gIe Company No Baltimore left their Hotel escorted
by the Committee Of the Columbian Engine Company No
H. and proceeded down Fuon-t and across the Ferry 10
Brooklyn At the foot Of Fulton ST. Brooklyn ware thu
COMMITTEE from Pacific Eagine Company, Of that city
waiting TO welcome their guests. The Brooklyn Comait
tee consisted Of the fsosHg gentlemen members Of the
Pacific Company
Mr JoHS A. WARD. Foreman Jas A. Lezgett H. Cox
J. N Brown, $. NJ. Coop. Jas Munson, f. b. Carlton
Alec Abrecht, George VI. Pogue, Edward Hart. Edward
Storey, II. NJ. Conkls.
Nr Trembly, Il the Columbian Company. ia,rsducsd
the BsltimOrean. 20 Mr. Weed Of the Pacific Conp.nv
That Gentleman, on behalf Of the Pacific Company gel
coined the visitors 10 the City Of BROOKLYN snd rendered
them The usual ciyiies 10 which SIR Barry u the 81,
tmoreans replied ia his usual fecitous manner. The
COMPANY ard their hosts. thea exchanged sAutss and
marched in order TO the
yAvr YARD
As the Company entered the gates the band struck 10
Hail Columbia They were received by Capt HUDSON
who conducted them to tue L 5. Naval Lycesm Here
they were conducted 10 the Lyceum Museum This Mae
I'm supp riec by the L. Naval officers and the socir.
y was chartered in the year 1893 In this room the vA
Gus malls for foreign stations made up Il contains
me cole con Of curses contributed By the hers
Of the d cieiy among which fine collection of n
GALLONS shc cons, some excellent mneralOgs z specaeas
ana the models II all the ships h4hsve been built a, the
yard also, p traits Of the Presidents fine library c.t,
weapons Of various barbGricnatons, some mummy spe.
Hens-one Of them Of ie male, from Gournoo. Theb-.
presented to the Society by Nr Geo X Giddon vben h
L. Consul at Care in 1910 nunerou, ornaments
o. ssvsge nations, &c Ths open 70 the ms lection
OF the public daily. After viewing this the collection TIE
visitors proceesec to the Naval DRY Dock ia
al the immeBse 900 horsepower engine Of u feet stroke
The puHPs interested them much These pumps are I'D 20
b. With one exception the largest 10 the world aey
are feet stroke and % inches in di slneter aud are
capable Of pumping out the Dry Dock hour AID &C
minutes Prom the Pump and Engine House they pro-
cetdeo 70 view the Naval Dry DOCK This Dock IS 3is
eei length 81 feet in breadth and q feet deep Il IS ca
pable q Accommodating the largest ship IN the world
Near the Dry Dock number Of vessels some ready
for others laid up in ordinary in as Rscsying
ships. In ordinary the frgaie Brsndywine alongside
the Kennedy ready proceed A. naval store
ship with the Squadron and the gse Indepsnd
encS about 10 proceed to the L. station on the coa., Of
Brazil Ia the stream was the neOb.tle ship North Caro-
Ina, Of 40 guns, now IN a Receiving ship The
Company proceeded on board to inspect the various ar
Engagements They we're ceurtesusy received Al the gan
way By Captains Pick and Hudson after an exchange Of
eViiiiies the visitors wandered over the vessel aud ad
nred her TO their be arts content On this as on most Of
the ships Of ins Am, riesn Navy the sleep and meas
Upon tie main deck instead Of the lover deck a, IN tie
English service. Asr rambling over the ship the Con-
pany returned to The shore and took look tho Pe4o
aAT Tina Psaeeusker is Pai1hSn gun, Of IL inch bore