The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-22
TIE NEW FIREMErs HALL.
CEREMONIES OF LAYING TIE CORNER STONE.
PROCESSION OF THE FiREMEN.
Description oS the Building.
HIsTOEsy OF TuE FIRE DA A'eRTMENF FUNDs
&c DC. &c.

The corner stone o. the new Firem, MS Hall. -
be erected in Mercer street. the ner, side. be-
tween Prince and HoustC0 arees, was Aia yos-
serday with imposing oeremSnies.
The following was the order of the day
| PROGRAMME
Or 1lH ORDER or AREAsorAr1s ron nANsc rns ooR -
sIoSE or fuxMKNs HALL, NEW yoaK, MONDAY
| AUGUST II, 1864.
I1s SII line win % for. four tSa ssseas, at sa ok r
gate and march through ParE BroadWAy, HOastna
and Mercer streets, to remen's Hail. In TIA fouo~iss
2oPHAR MILLS GRAND MARsEAI,
With Wm. A. Fsssofn and and Alien r. JotueA sPsoA>l
! FIRST pyrsIor.
| John Barry, MARSHAL.
| Committee Of Arrangcncn.s
| Dodvorth's Bana.
Fire Department Banner in charge Of Laf.yetv ,gns
Ohcsrs and Trustees Of t New York Fire DepsseA ss
Chief aat Assistant Eleineers Of New York Fre n
Representatives, of ss%so. sss Yo.s Fir. p.Y..t.s-s
John I. Rollins, Marshal.
Chairman Of the day-Adann p Pertz, ESQ.
Chsplan--Rsv Isaac Ferris, DID, Chanesiioe n. ~
drator-aon Morris Franklin.
Hs Honor thy Aayor--Jacob A. Westervelt.
Exempt Frsnens Association.
Aged Exempt Fremer. in Carriages. t
Samuel waddei, Mnrshal
1hs Honorable, the Board Of Councilen With tAsir Os
The Architects and Builders Of the Hal
Daniel Coger, Marshal.
Governors Of the Aims House I
-, Commissioners Of Emigration
Heads Of Depsrtrents and their Bureaus.
County Onic.rs.
Memhsrs Of the Press.
FIFTH DvIuoN
Owen W. Brennan, Marshal
Collector o. aas Port ss.xsycr Naval 0aosf and AAa
TIE Unoa states Dstries IA Atto.ns, sa,ssy and % ..r
-, Men bern q Congress.
Judges o. the Supreme and Superior CouSt and c.us <
Common Pleas
Jsdgss OF Maxine, Police and District Courts.
axTH DIVISION.
John r. Iacour Marshal.
National Guard Band.
:, FIX 0acers and Trustees Of the Fire Derestmssk.
FIX Chief asa assistant Engineer. q the Frs Dsp.1
Forcmen, Assistant Forsmen and secretarics 4 tAs
sEvESrH DIVISION
Samuel NJ Phillps Marshal
Board OF Fire Wsrdsns
Mersbsrs Of the New York Fire Depar.usa&.
zoPaAR MiIIs, Grand xArshaL
ORDER OF EXERCISES
On 1nE occA1oS or LAYING ooR,0R upMauW-
EnI, MONDAY, August 81, 1864 s
Adam r. Penn, Esq, Chairman Of the day.
PrsyerZRy Rev Isaac Ferris, d D., Chanceasr q ~.
Musie-ghOras BY the New YOr. HarmsnlcEsossty.
Ceremony of Laying the cornss ssoneBy cA.-ss, xs-
Dougan Esq.. President Of the New York n1s Ds,s<t
AddIess-By Hon. Morris Freaklin
Music-By Dodworth's Band.
the articles deposited in the bon and also msIs : bsssr
statement in regard to the past history the depart
Music--Halolujsh Chorus-By New York H.rnsaas
Bsnsdic.i,n.
Coxsnrru or AsaAsGnnH7s
David ?. Neyin, Jonn b. ieverich,
James L. Miller, Daniel Stanbury
Isaac G. etixss John Gillelon,
John s. Bslcher, Daniel Nc(isr7ey.
John b. Miller, Henry Barrow -
Cbas McDougau President, Alfred Carson. c. Ea.,eu.,
j. v. r..
Vim. d. Wade, Secretary.
In accordance with the above programme, st ths1
hour appointed about fcur thousand citizens ana
Gremen bad assembled in the Park, in front Of ths
City Hall, to join in the procession. In arranging
the line there was some delay, and the march waA
not commenced up Broadway till four o'clock in th0
afternoon an hour behind the time appointed. Th1
course OF the procession was up Broadway, and
down Houston street TO Mercer, and around Mercer
In front Of the FiIemcns Hail. Here temporary
platform was erected for the accommodation of ths
Committee Of Arrangements the musicians, &c. On
the housetops, IN the windows, and upon the stoopw
Of the buildings in this vicinity, large parties or
ladies and gentlemen we're assembled long befcro
the procession came up. At about five o'clock tho
music was heard, and soon the head of the process
sion turned into Mercer street. much TO the relief oR
the hundreds who had been long and patiently
waiting
The Committee Of Arrangements, His Hooor.
Mayor Westervelt, Hon. John Wheeler, N. c., Rev.
Dr.. Ferris, members Of the Common Council. agea
and in6rm exempt members Of the Fire Department~
the orator Of the day, and the musicians, occupied
the platform.
As soon order was gained the Chairman. Mr.'
ADAM P. PESrz, came forward and introduceG
the Rev. Dr. FEERIs, the Chancellor Of the Univsgsl
ty who offered up q brief prayer to the Throas oc
Grace
The New York Harmonic Society, in which there
are number Of ladies, then in admirable styis sang
. chorus, which was loudly checred, fouowedby mu~
sic from the National Guard Band, aria from Belar
saria,' solo clazionet, by Herr Kiefer.
The President Of the Fire Department, Mx.
CaARLrs McDouGAL, then laid the corner steae,
upon which was simply cut the words,
, Q > Q o . 9 Q Q .
0 rIagxEy's HALL.
9 . . . > CO
Tho Chairman, Mr.. PESrz, then introduced H.
Hon. MORRIS FRAsELN, who delivered the fbl-
loving
Among the most pleasing rccollections of my early
days are those which are connected with tho Fr0
Department Of our cty and although many Of these
who then my companions and friends have long
slumbcrcd beneath the cold cods Of the valley, and
but fow, any, are now in the ranks Of active duty,
sociation with those who arc emphaticaIy the guar
dams Of our safety and tho bulwark and boas of
city. My earliest rccolicctions Of the departments
carry me back TO tho time WHOM the bright calmns1
OF q Sabbath morning was interrupted BY the shrfR
sound Of the old Drldcwel bell and the thickeaiAG
smoke which gathered over oar city, betokenng thu
few short hours, laid waste upwards Of one hundred
b1idipgs In Chatham street and vicinity, oeusaaS