The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-18

smoked bad segars and otherwise enjoyed themselves
white they were waiting.
But when the policemen in their closely buttoncd uni
form ocks and with the baton of Office in their hands,
station themselves al some Of the streets and
compel the unwilling stage drivers and hackney
carriage men, and tho Jehus Of other vehicles to
down The side streets then the hum OF expectation
grows louder and confused. Ladies' and children
sitting at the upper windows get glimpse of tho process
sion at distance Off and so d, the boys who have
got into elevated positions and the word passes from
mouth to nouil-"Hcre they come"
The street Is cleared the last stage has been forced
turn down side street, and the music of tho forward
bands is distinctly heard First in the procession comes
a platoon of policemen marching twelve abreast and
clearing line for the procession After them comes
two OF those coored citizens, without some OF whom
fire company considers its arrangements COM
plete, bending under a canvas banner, which is
painted in large letters the words I" visiting Fire
Boston, Hudson, Poughkcepse and elsewhere Their
chimes splenddly decorated those of the New
much attention, although The members for tho
Part equal TO our own hremcn In physical aPpcasance
After them como two more OF the descendants of Ham,
and this time tho inscription which their banner bears
announces that they followed by the eek Chiefs -
These in carriages. The first carriage is drawa by
six white horses in il sit three gentlemen in plain clothes
entitled to the appcaton Of Chiefs while another in
the uniform OF fireman, with one In sling aud
silver trumpet under the other stands up and is general
y set down no contradiction in ters) as Harry Howard
he present Chief Of the Department
Hafa dozen carriages bear along the rest Of the ex
chiefs Then come the New York companies in numerca
order, commencing with number and ending some
whe among the ffties. There are engine compapies
nose companies ana nook ana ladder
the number, and thus 1t is that while there are
forty Of the first afty seven Of the second and f
teen OF the third the highest number falls short of sixty
These companies average about fifty men each which
would make somewhere about six thousand for the
entire Department. llfx ~
AS the New York Hrcmcn march past headed by their
respective bands they greeted with shouts of recog
milton from the bysanders and waving of handkerchefs
from the ladies and children To these compliments they
respond in the same way, and appears real ovation
which these gallant fellows receiving in the streets Of
their native city. Mi
One of the hook and ladder companies had black
bear chained on the top of their truck and tho aw
ward grizzly frightened by the music and the noise and
the crowd, madc vain efforts TO escape from his chan he
afforded great amusement to the Juveniles. Another
company had fox attached 20 their machine but Rey-
nard who probably pet of the engine house, and at
all events, cute chap by nature, seemed TO adapt
himself to his strange position, and, it may be, appro
prated TO himself large share Of the general applause
One of the new steam engines drawn procession
and attracted much attention. 1t followed by its
TENDER piled up with split irewood. Another engine
the Southwark we believehad four powerful aud splen
didly caparsoned horses harnesscd to and pacing IN
side the ropes to which the members held usual
But we drop generacs and proceed to the detailed de-
scrption Of the parade.