The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-20
The Reception OF the Philadelphia Visiting
Fkremen.

Recaptu1aion-4 ,el7 men, with about 16, 500 wivesl
The Reception Of ihe Philadelphia Visiting
Ffremen.
GRAND PARADE AND ToRcHLIGHT PROCEssION-TwEN-
TY COMPANIES OUT
Last night q grand time for the "boys who run
with der mssheen" and their friends the occasion being
the reception Of and the Philadelphia Hose
Company Perseverance No s, which Is on lis way home
from an excursion TO Niagara Falls. The Phiadel
phians expected 10 by the express train from
Albany at the HUDSON River Railroad depot a. 9 o'clock
last evening, and the arrangements made for o
grand Of the hremen 10 receive them VI the
depot But yesterday about noon, the foreman OF bow
ard Engine Company No. 34-which company has the Phi
ladelpbans in special charge-received despatch,
nouDcng that they had left Albany in the steamboat Ar
mena, and would arrive in the afternoon. 1t
late 10 alter the programme for the procession,
and 60 WAS resolved to carry IL out as
nearly as possible. Accordingly committee from No 81
waited the strangers the arrival of tae poa ana
escorted them without any parade fuss to quarters pro-
pared for them at the Bsndreh Ho'e corner Of Broad
way Canal street, where they comfort
able possible till the evening.
In the evening" eight O'Clock the IRE companies
began gather in Hudson street, the appointed place Of pa
and during the evening that street
Of brilliant gayey BonhSes blazsd from Lie .rly all the
street cornes cannon peaed itman candles and rockets
whizzed, drums beat banos played, hose Carriages ana
IAN tearing through The cTc~ds "ike mad "
The line was oImed in Hudson sireet, the right resting
on Iagb street, and the left extending away Up in1ef
nitey tomewhe end CsSal Some OF the
panies not having CROUCH their allotted places
unsccouDtsbe delay, there always sucn
ard wac not until about haf ock that
appeared = o tus siroo'n o. Canal ST. Get
No. "a The Ho Yards turned out very Strong indeed
numbering Certainly more than huGoIed men, wnu
their guests only thirty forty number sta'
waIt, hearty looking men, apparently the whD
TIDY but unpetendDg nite hose carriage behind tusm
and looking, every man of ihen, as they excesd
iDsy proud and by The honors tho~ered upoo
them Their appearance the Signal for general out
burt OF Enthusiasm canron, stationed at 81 Johus
park, hundered away tremendously aud each company,
ropes and greeted them with fights Of caudes
rockets, and hearty cheers-he cheers being returned
The Pbiladephsrr having reached the right Of the line
the procession moved on up Chambers street at once and
FIRST came, Of course Howard Engine Company No 3d.
led by platoon OF boys with tor hes, ana excellent
bard Of music, emo their engine eaiy decorated With
lamps surmoup,ed with what Jared TO be an i'm
meme fox brush Then the Philadelphia Company, whose
manly appearance areaoy described headed by
the band. Next al other band Of musc and Engine
| Company, whose name ano number somehow escaped
our reporter, who was provoed WITH a programme
| 1be members Of the company letting
CT Roman candles in toe most liberal man
interval, serving to mark division of the pro
cession Next came another band, with hfer
cor Of Engine Company No /, very handsome
company lnoeed, which turoed out with very
fun Ispbs. Boys With more torches and band composed
altogether of sete drums, leading company in red
shirts, With brass twelve FOUNDER Another drum
This company turned out very fun, and marched well
Another band spd ocesnus Engine Company No IL,
their magnificent eng ne han somey trimmed and luui
hated. Book and Ladder Company No. g. Hose Com
paDy No. "a. band. Lady Washington Eagne Com
pspy No. 10. orawn by eighty dpe looking young
Manhattan Engine Conpaay No. s, with their splenaid
steam fire engine, bright dollar, and gle aiming
the light Of the torches. Hoee Company No SO, Engue
Company No 25 surmounted by locomotive lantern
full blaze. Hook Ladder Company No. 2, with their
truck tsstejuly trimmed with double roS OF lamps.
Bose Company No. 81, decors. d with flags. A band
leadr Engine Company No II, with their machine hand
| sonely decorated with lamps. Engine Company No 81
| over with divers colored lanterns Hook and Ladder
Company No s. Another band, and Hose Company No
~ ornamented with banners and ribbons bringing up
| rear
The procession was mils long, and as It passed
| up Broadway, with torches cleaning, bands paying,
candles oartng outwards and upwards the length
line, II presented brilliant exhilsralng
foreman Of Engine Company No a. assisted by Hessrs
Brown OF Engine Company No s. Yeomans OF Hose Com
No, 2 The procession passed up Broad way down Four
teerh street, Eehh avenue Hudson, Charles, Blocker,
and christopher street. to the house of Engine Company
| No a. where the line was dismissed Ali along the
route there decorations, iumna,ons and transpa
repcies wherever fire company or fireman was found.
The barry Howard Hofe Company in Christopher street.
had splendid arch across the street With transparency
| Inscribed
| "Rarry Howard Hose Company welcomes Perseye
rance Hose Company"
Near by Was very similar welcome transpa
rency put forth by the Anderson Guard well known up
! town Sc the "Vcsery Settlers" The immense block
the opposite eide street Beautifully uin ated
! in every window, from end to END and from top to
| bottom
But the most elaborate illumination prod iced by en-
CINE Company 81. An immense arch in front of their
| house bore the words
"Howsrd 81. Perseverance g."
! And in smaller letters, al ope end
"Uni;ed We conquer"
| At the other end -
perseverance conquers everything
Cbuese srters ded all the front OF their
engine house, and immense france, laden With lamps and
arterps, we're suspended by ropes, stretching
| the street, while al the houses around were gayy
| Illuminated. On the whole tie excessively
brilliant, ard must have convinced the Phadephans
that their welcome Was a htsrty
After the procession the Howard boys and their guests
psTtcok Of fine collation. 81 the bead Of Greenwich
avtrue Several other leading hremen were presen,
friendly and patriotic oasts spd sentiments were el on
ard some short speeches made, but none uessneo
| 20 re reported -
To day the Phiadelphians ard their entertaneTs VIII
visit the institutions Bscs wells and Randss sanus
and TO norIow excursion TO High Bridge Ii Fl4nnea
News FRoaI THIS PLANs.-A gentleman who left