The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-17
THE RED SHIRTS.
The Firenlen's Parade in
Philadelphia.
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One Hundred and Fourteen Companies
in the Procession.
The LINE SEVEN MILES LONG.
The Procession Over Three Hours in
Passing Given Point.
VETERAN SOLDIERS In THE COLUMN.
illumination Of the City in the
Evening.
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct 19, 1867
The dremens parade hero to day OF the most
briian. ana best organized displays Of the kind
witnessed IN this country. All ages sexes coors and
classes IN society-czens generally and visitors cspe-
caliy evidently disposed themselves to take hearty
interest in IT,
Since saturday morning last the city has been u
continuous state OF excitement aud Sunday
ing all the hotels boarding houses and lodgings about
Town have been nled 10 their utmost capacity MANY
citizens have generously thrown open their
hospitality entertaining the Gremen with good
cheer and downy beds.
THE IMMENSE crown or VISITORS.
The generally quiet Quaker City in blaze OF
gory and the hosts and hos,cssss giving the quests
an unreserycd and happy welcome Last night the
correspondents or The HtRAiD we're among the two or
three thousand unfortuDses who arrived midnight
iroips. All these ira dangerously ainmed with
passengers No less tnsn five hundred strangers
waiting Of The principal hotels for opportunity
10 register their names while at lh- time
hundred people already lodging tie house No
rooms beds 10 be had and accomno rotations
~ any kind could 1e scared any price. II was tho
al oil the other hotels and public houses in the
e. In al of them sata. 'aiss chairs and aoors
sought into requisition to supply the wants Of doing
humanity. The guests in mshy instances were
most oddly laid out Some persons
by sleep, took the cool shelter Of dooiwsys; Others
walked the streets all night sihcIs again formed
parties OF four and hired hackmen for about twenty dol
lars to drive their vehicles quict localities and keep
them tborc until daylight enable them take doze
The hackmeD did thriving business. They picked up
strangers all the corners, and rushed them here
there about the city TO find places to lay their sleepy
heads while they in instance failed 10 fully wake
the traveller up when they announced the smo,nts 81
their little bills for such kind attentions Al the
restaurants, TOO, crowded, and MN actually wont
from open saloon another begging something
to eat. FROM the above and many other causes the
principal streets presented lively appearance M
the very carly hour of six . clock his morning
By eight fclock the ladies began appear and show
their smiling faces from open Windows balconies and ON
The streets BY niue o'clock there quite ilrong
on Chstnut street
rHs PROCESSION
which commenced to move a. ten o'clock, was co,o
posed OF hsenty divisions each numbering non,
-four IN Fix couanies making Ia all ,ue hundred and
four,een .1cuding birty whiting companies az
the latter Us from the city o. New York, from
Boston, one frcm Albany, from Buffalo, sro,n
salem, Macs; two from Jersey CITY, fran Newark,
two from Warrington, from Lebanon. ia. from |
Allentown ionr from Camden n J. two FROM Reading
one fIrisburg from P,llsburg, aud from
wilmington, Delaware. Most 81 inc visiting companies
brought Their apparatus viii them. Many of the .
Philadelphia companies turned Out with entirely
efgpcs aud nose carriages, which decorated like
those of the visiting companies with most excellent taste
The last general parade Of the aremen took place In
1862 and this Is The ars, time that all the steam en-
sines Of the city rhir,y'sye nnmber) have been dir.
played at any one time
The ambrlsnces which have b".r used nv the arcp
for The conveyance OF sick and olders during
the formed most interesting feature The process.
SION Many ~ these amhnlsnces have hc,n Cotton \.
regardless Of cost, aud with view 70 comfort q. well AZ
Broad street was wen filled for distance Of nearly two
miles by sight stands erected on vacant lots
Men women s and children TODD q MANY Of he
.sp Ds..s ~Ss 2s Instance. !sg s sJa; ssSsSn
the morning a gentle breeze kept blowing contributing
m uch 70 the pleasure Of those who had 10 march tho
line which extended distance OF seven niltt and
embraced between ten aud eleven thousand hinn"n
together with their machines carriages horses and MI
the other usual Accomplishments of s-ch display
At he head Of the column rode The High Constable
and six rnenb If the police force VIII,
followed bv the chief mafshsl and host o aids pcal
and dlsirc, ones and the chief and ssssisn. eng.-
In lhc jirst di,lsIQn, which headed by Hbetna
Inoi ne COMPANY No !. we're seven compnnics tMn "
sSem from New ycrs Americne r,s .c9mfAny sd y !
forty 6len. Tho americus machine was decSed WITH
rng... fnlhlems. Alert Hose carriage Wa CLIO taste
! nliy de'smled The men locked welt IN dtcss ana
lhgsigue sns were The recipients or much praise.
N The secohi division there was only our representa-
iicn from New Scrk-the Fircncns Association ninety
men. With the fondecnth New York rcgmenial baud.
The hardy character 81 ihec mcu was generally r.
. marked
There wore no compare. ironi New York vicinity
\ In tho ihri divi-ion
In the fourth division appehrcd Nc Albany Steam Fire
Association. with thirty men and Patterns baud, Liberty
steam Fire Company. ~ Jersey CITY, IT, win seventy
men aud Del cation from Eagle Hose Company No :,
4 Of Ininlo.
/ Tfe Manhattan Fire Company NJ. s. ~ Nov York.
with eighty men aud the Twelfth New YORK roaHn tnfd
band was IN tho hfih division. Manhattan Enatue was
20 " decorated aud bore stuffed elephant Ia 4
sttcBous postiOn on u
| tn ihc Smith division was Mnoi Fire Company ~. =
of Jersey CITY, with forty men The buys looked Welt
ar,l scemed 10 enjoy the parade highly.
The Thirteenth DIVISION had Ia Il Marion Hoee. from
! NV York, with thirty Ave men and tile Manhattan
| hand.
| Inihe sixteenth division Live Oak lire Comrany
20. a. from New York, seventy one men With cots
irmory band.
,ieorrc u Mcclellan Hoe Nn 10 IRON NcW York
forty men with Ihonix band II Connecticut pefadrd
in Tie Twentieth division
In the fwcniy.sec1nd division wac Terry iose Come
many M ., If New York forty mon, with Eighty
fourth trgiulvntai band aud twenty ptsres.
Some of the phiadclp ha companies were 81 CONSIDER
fble expense ~ gsv and taseully docou3tinl their
| machines some az their hose caffingre lofked
| ~ II ntetally cinh'died IN ari0fal rosea aud
| rose leaves, rr'iNsrlv tloy spread oyer
them. Tie baaitcrs carried BY come o. the