The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-08
A Noticeable Event.


A Noticeable Event.
The Firemcn Of Charleston, on the
9th, celebrated their goth Annual
Parade and Inspection, of which the
City papers give full account.
From the report Of the 4Nercu,y We
make the following extract.
The procession was to have moved
from the Citadel Green at 10 A. NJ,
precisely, and it was ready to move at
that hour, and as we have already
stated thousands of people were con-
grcgatcd along the route and wore
anxiously and impaticntly waiting its
approach. They were compelled to
wait long time, at least two hours,
and as the lircmcn were themselves
ready tomovc at the appointed time,
Of course they also were kept stand
ing idle on the Citadel Green for the
same length of time. People wonder
ell greatly what could be the matter,
till at length II fireman on horseback
was seen galloping down Meeting
street, and report spread like Wild
fire that General fSicklcs had forbid
den tho parade, and in consequence a
great many people left their posts of
observation and returned home. The
report, however, proved to be cxaggc.
rated. When the procession was
ready, OF almost ready to move, Gen
eral Clitz sent for Mr.. Nathan, the
Chief of the Fire Department., and
showed him an order from General
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HEADQUARTERS,
SECOND MILITARY DIsTRIcT,
Charleston, S. G., April goth 1867.
GENERAL You remember the re-
Grcts we expressed to prominent citi-
zens on the day of the last Firemen,s
parade that the american Flag was
not to bo seen in the column. This
was then said to have been an mad
vertont omission. 1t is reported to
me this morning that among tho vari-
Gus omblems borne by the several
companies at the rendezvous on the
Citadel parade ground, the flag is not
there.
desire that you will at once send
for the Chief of tho Fire Department.
and inform him that the national
standard must be borne in front of the
column that an escort of honor to
consist of two members of each COM
pany present will bo detailed by him
self to march with the colors that the
colors be placed opposite tho review
ing personages on the ground dcsigna-
ted Tor the review, and that every per
son III tho column shall salute the
colors by lifting his hat or cap on ar
irving at the point three PAGES dis
tant from the colors and carrying tho
cap upliftcd marching past the colors
TO the point three PAGES distant from
tho same.
The mayor of the city, tho Chief of
tho Fire Department and tho Fore
men of companies will be lcld re-
sponsiblc for the observance of this or.
der, and they arc hereby authorized
and required to arrest any pcrson who
disobeys it.
You will take such measures as YOU
may find to be necessary to ensure the
execution of this order.
Very respectfully,
(oighed) ID. E. SIcKLEs,
Major General Commanding.
10 Brovct Brigadior-G G encral III
Is: Clitz, U. S. A., Commanding Post,
Charleston, s. G.
Official j. w. CLous,
Capt. Sd Inft. A. A. a. Genl.
In this connection it will be remcm-
bcrcd that the Fire Department., as q
department., has never carried ma
tional flag on parade and as no
United States flag had been carried
at the parade of last year, it was not
supposed that it would be necessary
on Saturday. No flag had been prc-
pared, and one could not be procured
without considerable delay. Never
theless, in accordance with tho re-
qnirements of the order of General
Sickles, the flag was procured, the
guard detailed, and tho column NOV.
od forward. 1t is believed by many
we do not know on what authority
that Gonoral Sicklcs was induced to
take the step no did, by tho roprosen-
tations of certain citizens, whose con-
duct can only hayo been Influenced by
desire to SANDER and ijure the peo-
pic of this city.
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