New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-05

The following gentlemen, acting as aids to the
Grand Marshal and experimenting the procession in
It's march-independent Of the different Company

Inc 1OHoWlDg gentlemen, actin8 as Aus VI tno |
Grand Marshal and experimenting the procession in
It's march-independent Of the different Company |
Marshals:
G. E. Christensen Of No. l, E. Toledano Of No. 2,
Joseph Christen Of No. 3, J. Avet Of No. 4, Adam
Gaisser Of No. g., Andrew Parie of No. 6, A. Arde'
vile Of No. T. J. M Vandegrif Of No. 8, H. r Jones
Of No. g. H. seiuger Of No. 10, B. Ragan Of No; H.
Bruce Of No. IA, J. Kathman Of No. Is, J. Moat of
No 16, Geo. T. Barnard ofNo II, William Henry ofNo
49, C. H. Waldo Of No. IS, Washington Marks OF No. 2O
G. Mackey Of No. %, NJ Brown Of No. "a, E. Solomon
Of La. Hose; F.. Kredell Of H. d l.. No. Louis Lay
of No. 2, Aug Shelley Of No. 8, Peter Laidlaw Of No.
4, NJ. Shoemaker of Mneburg MOL.
The Mayor, Recorders, and members of the Com
mon Council, in carriages. ...
Chief Engineer John F. Gruber, with his Assist
ants David Bradbury and P. O'Keefe and John F.
Jewett, Chief Engineer Of the Mobile Fire Depart |
ment, with his Assistants, Warren Gerrow and o. 7.
Keller, all walking abreast.
Delegations from Fire Companies Nos. l, 2, 3, 4
and s. Mobile; that Of Franklin No. 3 wearing blue
gray jackets and the others in citizens dress with
badges ..u
Washington Fire Company No. 8, Of Mobile: q
fine body of men in red hats and white jackets trim
med with red, and drawing their engine, handsome
machine Of the New York pattern, decorated with
flowers and little flags. They had brass band Of
uniformed coored men, whose music was much ad.
mired. sro-n
jackson Fire Company No. l, Of jackson, Missis-
sippi another handsome crowd Of men, with their
engine and hose carriage the engine men wearing
red jackets and fire hats and the hose men bluegray
jackets and oil cloth caps of light color Both the
machines were prettly FURNISHED, and the engine,
one of the New York kind painted white, attracted
much attention by its neat appearance and the great
length of its brakes.
Pelican No. 1, Of Algers a stout looking band in
red jackets; their engine decorated, and bearing,
besides several juvenile fremen, live pelican in
cage on top: the bars of the cage hidden with rib.
bons and flowers, with an opening large enough to
permit the astonshed bird to its tall neck and
elongated mouthpece, and see all that was going on
Brooklyn No. 2, of Algires an elegant looking
crowd in white jackets one man bearing aloft q
miniature ship decorated with miniature flags of diff
ferent nations.
Milneburg No. l. Of Milnebufg in red jackets their
handsome engine decorated beautifully.
VIM Tell Hook and Ladder No. l, Of Gretna, and
Pioneer Fire Company No 1, of Jefferson City, were
set down in the programme of the day, but we failed
to see them in the procession.
J Volunteer No. L, of New Orleans in red jackets,
/. with their exempt Chesnut horse walking proudly at
tDc ueau. LuSlle ueCOEdltu Will u HItie SNt luhke
of fireman, holding boquet, and the bell tapping
Lafayette Hook and Ladder No. L, in blue jackets,
with standard-stripe shields the breasts truck
and ladders tastefuly decorated with flags and flow
ers.
Mississippi No. 2, in their stylish white jackets !;
their beautiful Strengthening engine drawn in front
by four grey horses and decorated simply with gar
land of white flowers.
Viglant No. g. in red jackets their engine beauti.
fully ornamented In an elaborate little arbor of rib
bons and flowers, seated sweet little girl about
/. four years old. She was dressed like seraph
seemed to be proud of her post of honor and was
g special excitement with the ladies everywhere.
American Hook and Ladder No. O. a magnificent
. and most impressive turnout. The members, in the
, blue embroidered jackets, with Grape their arms
: drew their truck in two lines, with their active ant
: exempt horses walking along inside; one of tht
horses covered with mourning; nice-ftting cover
black velvet, trimmed with silver; the truck spen
:. didly ornamented with flowers, and centerpiect
richly draped the whole affair." trucks ladders orna
ments, and ALL covered with flowing veil Of fine
/. black Grape, studded with silver stars. The mourn
ing was for Joseph Ross, late foreman of the com
: pany, whose melancholy death, few days since
from injuries received whilst in the discharge of his
duty at fire, is fresh in the mind of the community
The splendor of the original decorations, and the
tasteful display of the insignia of mourning, rendered
this company the most conspicuous in the procession
r The fine brass band of the Washington Artillery
!. headed the company.
: Columbia No. 5, in white jackets. The only deco
ration of the engine little gold eagle holding
= blue streamer in its beak.
Louisiana Hose Company, members in blue jackets
hose carriage without decoration but handsomely bu
o nshed up.
It Mechanic No. 6, in red jackets headed by the
exempt white horse Dick their engine handsomely
ornamented with flags and flowers, and drawn by sA
+ grey horses.
Eagle No. T. in red jackets, marching in open order
y with their pretty bay horse leading machine orna
Y. mented tastefully with garlands and flags
b. Phoenix No. s, in red jackets, with pioneers at tn
ir head bearing axes. Engine beautifully decorate
n with flowers and flags, the wheels even being gar
p landed.
J. Hope Hook and Ladder No. 8, in red jackets
their truck prettly covered with flowers and havn
for centerpiece itesze statue Of Hope leaning
h golden anchor, and wearing rich golden chaple
a This was prominent and much admired feature i
~ the procession.
Creole No. 8, in red jackets their engine orn'
se mented in splendid style, with garands, flags an
r. blue streamers, forming an arbor over sheaf I
TX wheat studded with flowers.
Id Louisiana No. 10, in red jackets machine hant
of somely ornamlnted with ribbons and flowers.
tn Trad Ferry No. IL, in red jackets; few small o
On naments on their engine.
er Perseverance No 13, in red jackets engine sple
ddly decorated with large star and arches of bll
of and red velvet and silk studded with silver orn
ments fringes etc. and large and rich figure of "s
r over all. The figure and most Of the ornaments we
" the same which we're presented to the Perseyeran
boys when they were at Mobile last year, the gues
of Washington No. 8 of that city, which compal
US US were yesterday the guests of Perseverance.
.e Philadelphia No. IA, iu red jackets headed by Jc
" dams band engine decorated with flags.
@ @'es jackson No. Is, in red jackets. headed by the
vi horse, fine bay the engine handsomely arched ov
ou with flowers and flags.
.a Washington No. 20, in red jackets engine neat
ny trimmed with flowers
'e Pelican Hook and Ladder No. 4, in white jacket
au their beautiful slvermounted truck and ladders pre-
erly decorated, with large golden pelican, richly
throned, for the cenerpiece, and the bell tappI
'n On the banner, at the head Of the company, WI
~, W two magnificent wreaths.
n,la No ;,,l :oa1, floo dooo