Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-09-20
THE rlREMEN,s RECEPTlON.
Fist Of the Independence Hook T. Ladder
Company.

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lass.
4 in .aSsr , Samra 'ms , .n ,bs H.wk>Eye Hc
is Company Of this city, Yesterday, was !
rerv occasion Of the grsndest hire depar'ne
display, ever made in Dubuque, anu one
lace which cur citizens feel proud.
g. The reception exercises really commen's
49, q 2 O'Clock, when all the Dubuque con
INV psnies marched down to the levee, with the
one apr1 katus, headed BY the Germania Bant
Mo aud received and welcomed the punleith hr
coupauy-.or;y.two 6ne looking. sthleti
the men, in fact o. manly . company rs we eve
his saw. -
The Firemen then marched TO he Depot
and at : o'clock the Train arrived 1ih ~
he expecfed visitors. who were Warmly ~
- coined by the foremen Of the dinereht ~,
NC bpoue COMPANIES. The latter then msrcheu
TO 10 Main street, and formed 10 lines oil Two
10 companies. The Independence company
then marched between the lines, headed by
re an e,reIept cornet band. and a martial band,
and were properly saluted. The procession
, then moved up Main street in the following
order:
Independence Cornet Band.
Martial Band.
Independence Hook L Ladder Company
with Truck.
Dunleitb Fire Company.
Washington Engine Company No. l.
Washington Hose Company No. l..
Germania Band.
Protection Engine Company No. 2.
Protection Hose Company No. 2.
Mechanics Engine Company No. 3.
Mechanics Hose Company No. ,.
Steamer J.. X. Graves.
Hawk.Eye Hose Company No. l..
The Independence Fuemen elected the
admiration Of all who saw them. They
numbered forty men, in the usual uni>
form Of 6remen-as gallant in appearance
~ any company that ever pulled = drag
rope. Their march up town was one con.
tinued ovation. The sidewalks were thronG.
ed with leokers-on. and feminini,v filed the
upper windows Of the buildings. Aud as
the visitors passed unmistakable tokens OF
welcome greeted them on every hand.
They were .orthy OF them. Their officers
are Foreman. T. ]. Marinus; LIST Assis-
;ans, H. Hunter; "a Assistant, j.. N.
Weart.
The Dunleith fremen also received q
share Of these welcomings. Their officers
are Foreman, A. Switzer Assistant,
/ John Ohnger. The truck VI the Hook I
Ladder COMPANY was hauled in the process
sion, loaded with Ill its FIRE fixtures, aud
WAS . handsome affair.
The Dubuque fremen with oil their ap,
p~aratus, presented . splendid appearance.
The brass and steel work of the machines
shone like the sun, aud the hose carriages
were beau isul decorated with wrea,hs u
flowers. ! q ; came WAS OF course mag
uiticent.
1t was the FIRST public appearance OF til,
Hawk>eye Hose Company. and they wol
great praise from the spectators. lhei
uniform is a very handsome one-blas with
white trimming, small blue caps Of the mil.
itary style, aud black pants. They are 9
sprightly set Of ladies. 1t is unnecessar,
to paIticularize in reference to the old con-
panies. They always look we'll, and tbeil
pupiic spirit Is appreciated. On Engine No
?. sat , small boy in 6reman's uniform-tls
eavy Of oil the other boys in the city.
The procession proceeded up Main stree,
to 18th, and thence on the usual thorough.
fare to the Tivoli garden. There the fire
men gathered in . sort Of hollow square
and Gen. Vandever delivered the following
ADDRESS OF WELCOME:
Fremen Of Independence and DunleiA:
! have been deputed BY your friends, the
iremen Of Dubuque, to extend to you the
hand of friendly greeting, and welcome YOU
to our city, as far as We can extend to YOU
the Inequalities and liberties of our town.
1t is worthy Of any mans en ulAtion 10 be
. fireman. The objects sought to be obs
tanned BY your organization are rs pursl " ben.
e~volent and philanthropis Is that Of any or.
ganization known among men. It is no less
than the preservation OF the lives and prop
erty Of men from the rayages of . destroy.
ing element. The soldier is animated By .
thirst for glory. the statesman is inspired By
. laudsble ambition 10 serve his country and
his age, and inscribe his name high on the
roll Of fame. The need Of popular ap.
plsuse is the reward Of one, and . country's
grateful homage grssts the other. But the
fireman mourning perils and hazards scarce.
ly inferior to the dangers Of . soldiers, i,
content TO still pursue the even tenor Of his
unobtrusive life, and his yalorous deeds are
seldom recorded or sung. He lies down at
night 10 the peaceful security Of his home,
surrounded by loved ones 1T the dead hour
an alarm is sounded, and obedient TO the
call Of duty and ever ready, be repairs 10
the scene OF danger soon perhaps be is en-.
veloped in angry flames, burning rafiers aud
crushing roofs are around him, but intent on
succoring helpless infancy, decrepid age, or
trembling woman, he leaves al, and per.
haps reseues some victim from The Jaws #
the fiery dragon, whose hot brea,l, scorchss
aud singes him ~ he snatches the prey
from The destroyer. This is no fancy picture;
such occurrences are not u~nfrequent. If
the fireman fails, and falls . victim to the
destroyer, no mausoleum is raised to bis
memory, - VIXEN . great soldier dies, nor
does his grateful country pension the widow
or the orphaned children. The fireman 10
at al the charges Of this var himself, aud
his chief reward is the proud consciousness
Of duty we'll performed. But, comrades
enough Of that. We are bers to welcome
you, and | want, among the lions Of The city
TO present before you, His Honor the Mayor,
now in your midst, and his name sake, the
great steam squirt, which nov stands be-
fore you, respleudsnt in beauty. Such .
machine requires . sage to run it. can
say to our friends, the Dunleithans, that the
power Of the machine Is such, that should
. fire occur on your side of the river that
you cannot mSnagr, we will run it down to
the river bank and play across to you and
pat Out the conaagrations, though il should
Be in the center Of the Argyle House.
And nov perhaps l have said enough.
You are tired and dusty fro m your long
march. promise you one thing. that i.
the Festivities which are to follow in In.
eg-Higg - 20 alieat sounds Of sweet NJ.
sie ana hs-h & esas ana twinkling feet, y.p
inl-t ses - i taat ; beas yourselves rig.
gallantiy. or the bonors will not remain will.
you. /
three cheers we're then given with a will
for the visiting companies.
J. NJ. Weart Esq, Of the Independence
Company, then delivered the following
General, We thank you for your words Of
kindly welcome.
Members Of the Dubuque Fire Depart.
ment, We are pleased to 10 90 cordially re.
ceosivsd by you.
When We determined to throw hammers.
yardsticks, pens, books, law AID
aside for . day. and visit this Key
City Of our glorious yonng State, We did not
Expect that our coming would b. Leraldsd
" it has been, nor did We aLticitate being
70 generously received.
Your beautiful city has . good record for
hospitality, and to-day she adds another
surel to her crown. This demonstration.
forth speech in action, says that The
Of Dubuque, are not to Be- outdone