New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-05
HopE Hook AND LADDER No. ),

golden anchor, on which was hung bridalwfeath (;
the whole resting pedestal covered with blue
velvet and gold trimmings. This statue and its en-
belishments were the most conspicuous and most
admired feature, in the decorative way Of the whole
procession.
CREOLE No. 0,
Members dressed in red ana black fine large
crowd with their horse at the head Of the rope the
machine very beautifully decorated, with broad blue
bands of silk, and sheaf of wheat interspersed with
flowers, and sarmounted by golden crescent
LOUISIANA No. 10,
The members and their machine solid in appear
ance and dressed and decorated in keeping with the
occasion.
Trad FERRY No. IL,
With their noble motto, " Our name our example .
members dressed in red and black, and the machine
tastefuly ornamented. A large crowd.
PERSEVERANCE, No. Is,
| A splendid body of men, in red and black their
machine the most patriotically embellished in the
Professionalism and stripes waving above it, stars
and stripes enfoding its different points of beauty,
and golden eagle percbed upon it, with extended
wings.
PHILADELPHIA No. IA,
Preceded by their exempt horse, dressed, Qf we
may use the comparison,) like bride; members in
red and black, and their machine richly embeshed
with flags and flowers. A large turnout
JACKSON No. Is,
In red and black with their machine beautifully
arched over with garlands and wreaths; the cele-
brated little drummer boy, dressed as Continental
beating his drum in the center Of the band preceding
the Company. This Company made one Of the larg
est turnouts il not the very largest of the day it
occupied full square in the line. Decorum was also
beautifully observed by the Company.
WASHINGTON No. 20,
Members in red and black, and their machine taste
fully ornsmented with flowers.
PELICAN Hook AND LADDER, No. A,
Members in the finest uniform of white and black /;
their lilly white horse Pete, at the head Of the rope,
assisting them in drawing their magnificent new
truckan apparatus splendid in itself as to require
no decoration; though it was decorated to some
tent, and chiefly by the golden group of a pelican
feeding her young, on throne of white satin begrt
with flowers resting on pedestal Of blue velvet and
gold. The light and springy structure of the truck
with its profuse silver ornamentation the light elias
tic ladders, gstening in their whole length with sill
yer stars and crescents and the brilliant beauty Of
the lanterns and other equipments, all shining in the
brightest and most beautifully wrought silver, com
bined to make the apparatus the most brilliant in the
turnout. 1t was universally admired this being the
, first opportunity the public had of seeing it.
ORLEANS, No. 2l,
/, Members in blue and black very large and q
noble turnout the machine tastefully decorated il
!. flowers and ribbons Of white and blue.
JEFFERSON No. 22,
= Members 10 red and black, and their machin,
al Of bar
looking men.
Members in red and black their apparatus finely
embellished with flags and evergreens
. CRESCENT No. "a,
large turnout and last of the procession mem
bers in red and black, preceded by their exemp
S horse, between two grooms. Their machine, YER
!, handsome one, was not decorated at all circum
stance which rather pleased u.s. it showed that th
gentlemen of Crescent Fire Company believed, wit
US of the Crescent newspaper, that beauty IN
, adorned is adorned the most!"
l. When the procession returned down town from tn
Fourth District it eoled around Lafayette Square
The machines were left standing outside, whilst th
companies filed in numerical order into the Square
= and formed in nucleus around the platform whic
had been prepared for the ceremonies Of the day.
!. great multitude of spectators had previously co
lected, and in consequence the Square was fle(
The flags and banners of the different companie
were staked around the platform, giving it, at di
tance, the appearance of an enormous bouquet. Th
h Squares we are certain never presented more beal
sr tifu or animated spectacle. 1t must have been
r. pleasing sight, for the steps of the City Hall, and
re the other elevated points in the vicinity, swarme
with people who could only see, and not hear, whi
was going on.
!, As soon as the Fire Companies had become pr
perly consolidated in front of the platform, Mr. FRE
BRAND, Of Pelican Hook and Ladder, stepped 70
ward and handed to Mr.. DECHolsEUL, of the Boar
's of Commissioners of the Fremens Charitable Ass
ciaton the splendid silver tea service gotten up
the Fire Department as a mark of esteem for the
u. President, |. N. MARKS, Esq The plate was ma
' nicent to behold though its finer beauties could
p be discerned in the glare which the afternoon 81
shed around it, Mr.. DeChoiseul gracefully presents
H' the plate to Mr. Marks accompanying the present
tion with an appropriate address, which we give
full, as we know that very few Of the vast mutitu
nd present could catch what he said:
w Mr.. DECHorsEuL's SPEECH.
Sir: Allow me- on behalf of the Fire Departme
OF the city of New Orleans, to present you with Il
me testimonial as slight token of their appreciation
:, slowed 10 worthy cause.
nu Elected for three successive years to preside oy
their Association, you have had the proud satisfi
ton Of seeing it daily increasing in usefulness a
os Efficiency dispensing, on the one hand, protecti
to our fellow-citizens and the other, relief to
IN sick the widows and the orphans.
lch When the misguided efforts Of rash experiment
lists had nearly succeeded in disbanding this Depa
ment, leaving the city without protection against
and the hundreds depending upon us for support 1
ok, provided for, you aided us in battling against
storm until our Association came out Of the conf
with renewed vigor and heathfulness, having
gained the only power it ever caimed-that Of dol
the good. For you see before you no holiday sodie
Two decked out in gay trappings, to follow some cos
~ pageantry or to do honor to some small hero of I
H.' day but men of the stout heart and strong ar
his ready at any moment TO leave the pursuits of bT
sly ness or pleasure the endearng joys of hon
to fly wherever public calamity or suffering human
demands their aid wherever there is danger
encounter or a sorrow 10 share. Night may cast
ack peaceful shade nature, when the flower folds
graceful petals in the quiet dell and the bird
anu its eafy haunts the breeze dies away with the
pom firing SUM- and the bosom of the lake is unrufle
the even man retres for awhile from his wearying
and seeks blessed oblivion. But short space hi
the firemen to indulge in such relaxation. L
soldiers on the advanced posts before the ener
es they must ever sleep on their arms ready at
- first aonnd of alarm To start forward to meet