The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-14

seventh Street, DetW0e0 Eighth anA Ntnth avenues Tns
company performs duty the First and Second districts
me company turned %. any men In nremens uniform
me engine speadidly decorated, and illuminated
with beautifully coored lights while succession Of Are
works blazed on each side.
EAGLE HosE COMPANY, No. I.
Lewis Hops, Foreman.
whitworths band-tweuty pieces.
The carriage reel 10 Of rosewood, with plain circular
gold stripe; right steel running gear wheels painted
dark blue with gold stripe. Tho whole was illuminated
by four small side and superbly nted silver
plated signal lantern, with coored glass sides.
Mutual Hook AND LADDER COMPANY, MOI
George A. Hilton, Foreman.
large gilt eagle placed the top Of the truck,
while on the sides he word "Mu,uan (ihe name OF
the company. This done with gas burners which
supplied with gas from large iron cylinder psoea
under the truck OF colored paper balloons or
Chinese lanterns, suspended from different parts
the truck, and the whole arrangement remarkably
briian one and reflected much credit tho taste Of
the members. Eighty men psraded.
NnGAK Hoss COMPANY, No q
John Ryan, Foreman.
No extra decorations had been placed this carriage,
but the members had evidently bestowed much time and
pains in polishing and Furnishing tho mountnss Of their
carriage Thirtyone men parsded, all in nremens cos
tune
FORREST ENGINE CoNrASY, No. 3.
John Irwin, Foreman.
Turned out strong. They numbered 100 men, and were
dressed In red shirts, bak pants and looked exceedingly
we'll. The engine was ornsmented with the fxure Of
s1nsd deer, and handsome plume, which cost $50. me
dhssy Of torches and fireworks was very elective and
ercsee rounds OF applause.
'xDnESDKScs Hosn COMPANY No3.
1nn co~ps-- turned out thirty men, and made very
good appearance.
ShoAn '-GiSE COMPANY, No. T.
rancn -,bb, Foreman.
Insy psraded soou' ono .red men, and presented
beautiful Prince Of wales Plume, ns.r0. ,ss r,o,,o
"Ich Deu.o rhe whole was niuminS. .,,n asvsr.,
large Tenectors
MARION Hoss CoxpASY, No. l.
Henry p. Keeland, Foreman.
Paraded forty five men, with Torches making . very
creitabe appearance The carriage decorated with
stuffed fox and handsome whip recently presented BY
some ladies' transparency representing . swamp fox
running II full speed with the motto "we sti Live"
completed the decorations.
PROTECTION ENGINE COMPANY, No. 8.
James =. Koran, Foreman.
This company which dates It's organization from l7o2
had their machine furmountcd by semi circular board
handsomely gded and painted aud about six feet long
and foo, wide with the motto In plain, large charao
ters a5organized l7e2-5n II also richly dressed
with lamps and flags.
NEW YoRK HoE COMPANY, No. s.
Frank Raymond, Foreman.
Tie members OF This company made quite an exten.
sive spay, paradng both their steamer and hose
carriage they turned out about any The steamer
has but recently been finished, and tho same one that
took the nrs prize OF the third class steamers exhibited
at Troy about week ago II s about the size Of 20 En-
gine and was with lights, which, in
connection with the silver casings made very neat ap
pearance Behind the steamer the silver carriage
belonging 10 the company which has been running for
over twelve years costly American asg adorned the
reel, snd number Of lights Illuminate the carriage
the whole surm ,snted by an American eagle.
CmIsEA Hook AND LADDER COMPANY, No. Q,
J. W. walton, Foreman,
who poc the largest truck in the department paradet
eighty six Sixty boys In red shirs and glazed caps
ranged inside the ropes and bearing torches, formed
pleasing feature Of tho display made BY this company
Ihs truck Wa Illuminated by hundred lighted
es placed In lines upon the ladders cradle and peroh
the whole bcing surmountsd BY largo gilt eagle, which
the company regard quite prize they having rescued
n In partially consumed state frcn Gre In Bsshuns
street time since. uniform-Red shirt, 1rs cap,
black pants and belt-