The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-06
Grand F1remen's Celebration at View Haven.
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Grand Firemen's Celebration at View Haven.
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TURNOUT OF THE LADIES, ETC.
From the New Haven Courier, Sept 8
Yesterday noon, large number Of aremen, from dine-
rent parts OF the country arrived here and received
by our Fire Department The Norwich Company came
the New London road, and the Charlestown, Ho-
yoke and Chicopee Companies down the Springfield
road The vsiters were escorted with music through the
streets and were entertained during the afternoon by
dremen in various ways. party Of twenty or more,
young men, members Of Pacific Engine No IA, OF Brook
Mist, and were received by engine Company No. 10,
Of this city We understand they do not intend TO psr
cpate in the celebration to day, except az lockers
taken this occasion to visit the place OF their birth. One
OF the party, told Is the owner Of the yacht.
Niagara Company, Of Providence arrived last evening,
with fine band, AMI have taken quarters at the City
HOTEL We understand they bring with them new ma
chine valued abou, two thousand dollars They axe
their rst trial With ii to day, and expect TO do great
things "
Niagara Company No g. of Chicago reached THE city
by the Elm City, last evening about O'Clock, and were
greeted with hearty cheers from the crowd assembled
upon the wharf. The company numbers about 10 men,
and they have with them u handsome machine, which,
is said 20 be OF the most powerful the country
The steamer Uron formerly the United States, of
ing on board PbGnx Company No i2, OF Brooklyn
They received by their axes, No S. of this
city, and escorted to the Park dose where quarters
had previously been provided for them The company
bring with them excellent band. ard have one OF
Huinemans first ass engnes-a very handsome ma
chine
The procession formed at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. on tho
Green and moved through the following strsets:-Up
Tenpe 70 Grove up Grove 10 College, down College to
Fin up Film to York Gown York to Crown down Crown
70 state up state 10 St. John down st John to Franklin
Gown FfansD 70 Chapel, up Chapel to Wooster place,
arcuud Wooster square TO Chapel, up Chapel to the
The following companies were allotted to the several
divisions
No, l. OF New Haven; No. . OF Birmingham; No. 5. OF
Norwich; So J. 9; Ndde.own; No. 8, CT Brooklyn; No
SECOND piyls!oS.
No. 2 Of New Haven: No J. OF Milford No :, Of Hart
ford; ~ 10, q New YORK No p 0! tairnaven; No 3,
q Chicago
" : ~ New Haven No l. Of Hoyoke; No. l, of
Bris;oi. No 1. 81 Hartford No !, OF Rox5ufy.
Ne 8 # New Haven; No y. Of Brooklyn; Deluge Com.
pspy Northstn No J. OF Hartford, .tlna Hcse OF
Hartford; No. = Of Westle,d.
No. .. Of New Haven: No ]. OF Colnsville Rough and
Ready Company, Of Westteld No j Of charesio~ni
oct an Hose OF springfield No s, Of Bridgeport.
SIKH DIVISION.
No :, ?. New Haven NJ. ., OF Springfield; No. 3, of
West Brookheit No i, Of Stan ord; NO = 81 Chiccpee
DIVISION.
NJ -, q Sew Haver Niagara No !, Of Providence
No. :. q Williamsburg; No, H. Of Brooklyn No /, Of
New Britain. No. =, OF Greenfield
rELEGRAPEIC.
TRIAL OF THE POWER OF THE EssISEs-NAMEs OF
wt.SIka MACHINES. Ere
NV HAVEN Sept s, 1858.
TIE day has been one OF great excitement on account
Of the Fuellea's prize trial The city presented
more lively aspect. Tie line under march
roon and about . mile and haf ia length There
thirty Elk companies and eighteen bands OF mus!c,
besides thirteen Of mlrtal music III. average number
Il abou. sfty TO each company. Flowers were
freely thrown the windows and han lksrchies
waved by fair hands amid continued cheers. The
chimes were besrlfrlly decorated.
This afternoon the prize trial came OF on the Green,
nd
ibsn there before Al the same time.
Thirteen machines played each through four hun.
bred and dy feet OF hose, and the hrt prize of five
hundred dollars, won by the Pippowan Company,
II stanford Copu.. vino used q machine manufacture ed
~ Buiiop Of Waterford Y. The he,gh. Of the stream
throw D b. them hundred and fiIy three feet
The second prize. OF two hundred dollars won by
namper Company No 4, o. Hartford, with the machine
Of Waterman. Of New York. The height Of stream
thro by III. m hundred and tytwo feet.
The third prize, o. one hundred dollars, was won by
thonx Company No. Il, OF Brooklyn n. T., with the
machine OF Hunpemen Of Boston The height OF the
aresm hundred and forty nine feet.