New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-11-22
FIRE DEPARTMENT PARADE.

The prejudice against steam fire engines among the
firemen of New.York appears to be on the Not
many weeks ago steam fire engine company from
acelpha, which was casually passing through our
city, attempted to try their machine at fire in the
Bowery and were rudey repused by the city firemen.
Since then we have seen two steam companie, from
Philadelphia received by the freuen of New-York in
the most imposing manner; half dozen different
experimental steam fire engines have been putting
away in the Streets ard one Of our downtown CON-
paDes, Empire Co. No. A. is now testing Lee a.
Larneds machine, preparatory TO adopting it, Over
nWillamsburgh, the "Zephyrs have ordered steam
machine on their own responsibility. Steam fire
engines have long been 10 successful operation in Cir
cinnati and ST. Louis they have recently been intro
duced in Philadelphia and Boston has one or two of
them that do good service. In Cincinnati, where they
fret adopted, and in ST Louis, the insurance
companies have been benefited 60 much by their use,
that general reduction in the rates OF insurance has
taken psce. Ncr has the adoption of the steam fire
engine been attended with pecuaary advantages solely
in its wake have followed more thorough and
efficient ore anisston among the euen, and striking
improvement in their morals aud general department.
The fremen of New-York and the cities adjacent are
becoming impressed with the necessity of initiating
change for the better il these respects, they would
maintain their ore an za,ion aud should theI efore
no, be surprised, if, within comparatively brief
period, steam to usurp the place Of manual labe-
in extipeusbirg fres il has already eeded in
dong in SO many other departments Of mechanics.
We ale led TO these remarks by the spectacle which
this city witnessed last Saturday evening. On that
occasion Hbernia Steam Fre-Engine Company No. /,
from the City Of Phsdelphia, came ther at the invi-
ta,ion Of Americas Engine Compsny No. of New
York. Both companies worthy representatives of
the Departments of the cities to which they respect
iyely belong The Hibernia Company is the Oldest in
Phad. lphia and CONTAINS 1873 men under military dis
ciplne; ole division Of the Company Is composed of
men over SIX feet u hight Americas Of this city, Or,
As il is popularity called in the Department :" Big
Six is one Of the Oldest largest best drilled most
stalwsrt and most Efficient companies in New-fork.
II may not be amiss TO remark here that, during the
Revolution, Hibenia Company embraced amoog It's
members most of the noted patriots OF the city-the
N.sdes Morrsses, and of that calber-and a
number Of the officers Of the army; among the rest
General Stewart, who was called the Boy General,
from his extreme youth. Robert Morris, the fnancer
of the Revolution; Thompson, the Secretary of Con-
,,ss who rraa the Declaration of Independence from
no S,s,eHouse steps AMI Nicholas Bddle, the famous
p,..,dsnt If the United States Bank, members.
J,s pr,s.,t President Col. james Page, WAS formerly
n. Postmaster of Philadelpuia, aud aiter"ard Col
| hector OF the PM.