New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-05
Jefferson Steam Engine No. 22.

Members in red and black; their horse
" Hoosier' at the head of the rope; their beautiful
new engine having no other decoration than
State flag the chamber. This is the far up
town company.
Crescent Engine no. "a.
Members in red and black their banner orna
mented with splendid wreath; their very hand
some machine set of with golden crescent, anG
rich wreaths of flowers and ribbon decorations
This is the far downtown company, and was or
this occasion the last, though not the least, in the
| procession.
| The Route of Procession
Was between First street. in the Fourth District
and Vaudeville street. in the Third District-av very
long tramp the circuits considered, but one which
did not seem to fatigue the firemen in the least
for they are all nsed to the use of their legs After
| The Disbantinent,
The companies passed each other with raised
hats and with cheers of the heartiest. Good feeling
and JOY ruled the day. The Mobile fremen were
| much cheered and otherwise compme nted at
| many places. In good time the companies had
housed their machines, and then they set about
finishing the holiday according to their various
| fancies.
| Incidents of the Morning.
| PRESENTATION OF A PORTRAIT TO Mr.. A. A.
|
Previous to the parade quite an interesting Incl
dent took place at the hall of Pelican Hook and
Ladder NOD. 1t was the presentation of splen-
| did fuength portrait of himself to Mr.. Alfred A.
| Lfpscomb, VINO filled the responsible position of
Foreman of the Company during the past five
years.
The whole thing Was gotten up surprise, and
SO successful were the members in keeping the
! Mr. Tinscnrnb q
called up by the present Foreman Mr.. Frank Pif-
| fet that he made aware of the honor intended
him. Mr.. Frank Pffet, in presenting the portrait,
said:
M Lipsco1nJ-On behalf of Pelican Hook and
Ladder Fire Company No. 4 allow me to offer for
your acceptance this testimonial of their friend
ship for you q man, and Of their high apDrecia-
ton Of your long and faithful services their
commanding officer.
As the spokesman of the Company on this occa-
sion | cannot refrain from bearing witness to the
| truly noble and manly traits you exhibited during
your long administration as chief officer of our
Company.
Always wise in council, the Company under your
guidance was prosperous and respected by its
fellows. Always first to answer to the calls of DUTY
Pelican Hook and Ladder Company, led by you,
earned and maintained that high position in the
Fire Department which is the source of so
much satisfaction to yoRr brother members.
If as a company we have met dangers and won
applause, we readily and freely acknowledge our
Indebtedness to you, our leader in those dangers.
pledgng ourselves never to do aught that would
have tendency to undo what you have done.
In ancient times whenever their fellow citizens
sought to perpetuata the fame of man eminent
for his deeds in behalf Of society, they voted him
statue or placed his portrait on the walls of their
public buildings, that the rising generation might
be melted by this great honor to emulate his deeds
1t is with such view that we have caused to be
traced upon this canvas your image. And it is
with great hopes that by viewing your fearless
countenance and hearing the story of your deeds,
| not only the present, but future generations will
seek to win fame by like acts.
Although taken completely by surprise, Mr.
| Lipscomb responded to this address in few elo-
quent and appropriate words which, without any
attempt at oratory being made struck the right
cord 10 the hearts of his hearers.
| The company then adjourned to a flowing bow
of punch, and drank the health of their late fore
man, after which they took up their line of marcel
for Canal street to take their place in the process
sion.
The portrait is exceedingly we'll executed, rep.
resentipg Mr.. Lpscomb in his foreman's uniform
rayng his company to a fire. It is the work of
Messrs B. & L. Moses, photographists Of Camp
street, and reflects great credit upon them as ar.
| lists.
| The were many other pie asant presentation
scenes about town in the morn ing. There were
few companies, in fact, who id not receive some
token several tokens of the esteem of their
| friends. We could not be everywhere at once, so
cannot give all or fourth of the particulars;
| and if We could, our columns would not this morn
ing afford the room for it all.
Mines Seeuwes & DumOnt, the fashionable mod,
stes and mners, at the corner of Royal and Bien-
| vile streets, testified in striking manner their
appreciation of the services of the fremen in say
| ing their establishment from destruction a short
| time ago. Their floral gifts to Pelican Hook and
| Ladder No. 4, and to Phoenix No. s, were among
the most splendid and tasteful in the whole turn,
| out We heard that another company also re.
| ceived handsome token of the kind remembrance
| of these ladies.
The splendid manner in which Nine Olympic, OF
Chartres street, decorated the engines of Perse.
yerance No. l3 and Washington No. of Mobile
We have already given some account of.
| The garlands and boquets handed by the ladies
to the companies during the procession were SO
numerous that it would have been foolshness in
US to endeavor to obtain a catalogue of them.
| IncIdonts of the Evening.
| After the disbandment of the companies, there
were many social meetings and pleasant hob.nob.
bings between companies in pairs at different
| places.
Perseverance No. Is did the handsome thing III
the way of refreshments and so on by the Mobile
| company, at their house on Perdido street.
| Pelican Hook and adder No. 4, at their house
on Basin street, hob nobbed in pleasant and truly
cordial style with Hope Hook and Ladder No. 8
They had a high old time of it, and many were the
good things said and sung
To Lafayette Hook and Ladder No 1 we return
our thanks for the very handsome manner in which
they halted and oheered the Crescent Office, Oh
their way up town, in the evening.
One of the companies stopped in front of the st,
| Charles Hotel, and went into the bar-room fo1
+" lemonades." Their exempt horse, who had
walked faithfully with them all day, without being
led or otherwise bothered, and who generally
stands wherever left waited till they all got through
| the passage, and then deliberately walked into the
bar.room after them. The thing created the most
uproarious fun. Here we will have to Z" bite Off
| with the incidents of the evening.
| At Night
| The holiday spirit was visible not only among the
| fremen, but among all classes of the people. All
the theatcrs were jarnmed, and the ball of Volun-
| teer No. l, at Odd Fellows Hall, was a perfect
| gorge.
| Ku.LED.-On the 23d ult. an aifray occurred in
| Brown county, Illinois, between Mississippian
named Langford and man named Hewitt, OF
| Calm ,l;EE,