The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-04
Celebration OF the Int, oducaion or Passaac
Wafer anto Jeas~T Cuy-Flrst Annual Pa
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The Introduction cf Psssaic water into Jersey City,
being an event Of great importance to that city ths
residents therein, together with many guests and
friends from neie ehboring cities and TO wn ex pressed
their Joy therefor By grand celebration of the event
yesterday Although the morning threats, ipg ani
the day rather unpleasant the celebration passed of in
fine style, And mpoipg affair. The Fire Depart
ment Of Jersey City embrscsd this occasion to have
their Hrst ua parade fni turned Ia STYLE
to the purber Of ab1u 600 men with their apparatus
IN ccmpste order New York panes were also pre-
sent to the number of about 500 uen-mskips OVER
1000 fr.men 10 uniform the ropes Of the various
Are apparatus. There = large number Of guests
Including George Price Mr. Alisoo Secretary Of State
the .sy or ana Common Counoa Of Newark, and other
prominent persons residing New JERSEY and New
York The citizens generally turned out In numosrs
At ter O'Clock A. NJ the procession began to form
Narshsl and his aids The different divisions formed in
The Streets cressog Washington street. and scu.h Of 1t
Washington se ia' salute ss. .us asa
apd u 6eh were rung soon after eleven O'Clock the
l!De ced ts march the route laid down to
The Distributing Reservoir on Bergen Hlll.
The procestor wss formed indicated io the pro-
giamme published 10 hs ngRALD shs day previous Dr.
Corneson Giard Marshal sni aids led the procsssion
Gen E. ~ v Wright and staff folio ~si. The Fire De-
psrmen Of Jersey City AID their guestsfre paues
from New York-comprised the ges proportion Of the
procession, aud m exceedingly fine appesraoce.
Their apparatus vas in ans order and presented nns
sppearsnce
ceson, centah ing the invited guests and city Autho
tis
The Montgomery Guard were In the line snd two labor
societies Butchers, carriers snd citizens horseback
eonciucto tne procession -c-14
arriving al the distributing Reservoir Grafton was
eeSered ty J. w. scudder, Esq, which was listened 10
Returning Jersey City the invited guests city au-
bors and others, to the number Of about four hun
def epsred TO the Hudson House, where the principal
dinner served His Honor aayor Manners presided.
N bis Iiptt Governor Price and Judge HAuss and
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Water Conn is1ioue,s The clsrgy also well repre-
eDftd 81 ths fape The cinuer got up on the tom
principle epd pure Psseaic water substtu
ted fer sparkling Heidseick champagne. Dinner over
various tcasts appropriate to tbs occasion ven
ard respc msde In 6ttipg terms by Gov Price,
Judge Hsines Mayor Manners, b. Gregory, Esq, and
other e. ptlemen present.
The FIRE companies sBd their guests dinsd At othe,
pacse In Jersey City where preparations had been made
By fnelr hosts
Empire Cook snd LADDER Company, No. !, also had
tumptaous dnEer Il Iroquois Lodge rocm tne company
invited bs them having declined joining in the cslebra
ton
The fountain at the intersection Of Grand aud wash.
ippton streets vas payng durDg the day. throwing up
jet portion Of the time TO the height cf eighty feet
wbich much admired. The day pased OF pleasantly,
snd without any serious accident. largo number Of
people Witnessed the display.
Ipe cost of Toe works bias been OO0
Total. $3.50 ,oOe
here have been eio Jersey City Water Bonds
'r1ueo. voAS~S
Received interest, premiums, snd for sale Of
euIdiy Articles.. s0,VSS
Total .t0000Oo