New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-17

The Triennisl Parade Of the New.icrk Fire
partment takes place to-day, and, II the we'N
proves favorable, viii be the grsndest display ots
Kind ever made 10 the world There are forty sew
Engine fifty. seven Hose, and fifteen Hook snd Ia
der Companies on the roll, aud We believe all
them Will sppear in the line. With the tdd ca
nlemept of men, these companies viii nans
about ak thousand; body which for the Purp's
Of their organization cannot be eqasled. y
months past, preparations for this parade Nv
been progressing; all the spparstus Of the Deps
rnent has been put in holidsy order; the dec 'rss'
painter, the glider, the silSerpl'ter, and the IA
friends of the Firemen, have orpamensed sadN
deeked the machines with all the cunning deva
of art; all the musical bands in this City n
Brooklyn have been engaged; number OF vuisc
companies have arrived, ard nothing is wsae.
on the part of the Flremen to make s dlspa
Of the first magnitude.
Experience has proved that in large cites L
Volunteer system is almost certain to resutl,
condition of rowdyism anything but cred'tsbleb
Fire Department. We have had some OF tbs,
New.York; but nothing Like the disgracefu N
RACES in Philadelphia and Baltimore. BY thee
erticns of the best members of the force, our L.
islature was induced, few years ago. to estbs
Board of Fire Commissioners, to have cogufns
of the complaints, quarrels, Disagreement u
petty troubles between companies and membn
The effect of this was 10 remove fremen and tts.
difficulties from the Common Council; and trcl
that day, the Department has been rapidly impnr
ing in efficiency and character. 1t was nstursltk,.
the members Of the Common Council should cot
extreme lengths to favor fremen, when it VI" 90
still il, popularity believed, that to vote ag,irs
any thing asked by an engine or hose company q
political death to the unfortunate sinner. IIeuc,
the refusal of snythiug not altogether outrsgsoa,n
character, was never thought Of; more than b,
| the time of the Common Council was taken ~
with fire business; rival factions had their ch,s
pions in the City Hall; candidates for civic hou0n
We'd with each other in efforts to secure the vos
of firemen; and the whole Department wssinfexl
with the virus of partisan feeling, leading W.
companies to take part in primary election fsr
and grog.shop rows. mixing the honest iremsu
with outside vsgsbonds, runners, and shoads
hitters, rapidly demoralizng tho volunteer sJster
and leading the people TO give serious attention
the idea of Paid Department But the new Goa
| mission has reformed much Of this. Composed
men of experience and integrity, their dee
cisions have been almost universally sustsinA
although they may be reversed BY thre
fourths of the Common Council. The Deprt
ment never was in better condition than nos
True, all the money appropriated for the year b.
been spent; no small share ofit Of course, ia yiss
of this parade But the people have never besI
riggardly with the iremen. Though voldusee
department which costs seventy thousand dolsrt
year, beside a million and a quarter invested Il
real estate and apparatus, is rather paradox, tie
Common Council and the people have never rsfG'e
any assistance necessary or desirable for the ca
venience and comfort of the men individually orb,
effective working Of the force. We trust hs
nothing will occur upon this occasion to disappor
the public anticipation of seeing on parade Il,
largest and most respectable Volunteer Fire DE-
partment in the world.