The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-05-07
LOCAL. DEPARTMENT.

DkpIoATios OF THE dRENuP MONUMENT
rhs PARApE- ELOQUENT SrEEcHRs, 40
Ssst.etTd;ay afternoon the beautiful monument
81 the late Benjamin q. Grenup, who wa,
KILLED while going to nro on the night Of the
on q May, 1855, by the suction of Columbis
Engine Company running over him, was dedi.
Gated OF the cemetery, where there was large
number OF persons gathered. The deceased
was, By trade, granite cutter, and will be
recollected BY many OF our citizens as an ANA.
teur vocalist OF iderable ability, frequently
appearing In concerts with Messrs. Matt
1Brien, Andrew Baine, Thomas stone, Lew
Bennett, Frank Pruit, and q. w. Hawke. He
his death, and having been member Of Inc
Sns. s%.eR %Ss ,s ss S he
ment here, BY uniting with the Columbia Com.
Psny Ne; !. II was the practice Of the mem.
oopt of' FIT iGnP % the IN the grade
those holding the tongue only to 20 before the
apparatus, the others holding back BY the arm ms
sonn as p fUl Of eis
stable, on seventh street, and the suction was
started out, the deceased and Mr.. Henry Sage
holding the tongue, Messrs. p j. Ennis and As.
Norton accompanying 1t. In descending the
hill the speed made by the suction was con.
sidered to be too fast and an attempt was m ade
aoDx .Saseas ss %
10 supposed, BY his boot heel being knocked OH,
and me wheels ran across his breast, the ap.
par,tus being overturned. Hewas Immediately
died In very few moments. His comraCes
buried him two days after, the funeral services
taking place at 81. Patrick'a church, and his
remains were placed In the vault at ST,
Patriek,s church:yard, hut were subsequently
removed to dlenwood, and Inferred on a iot
The fsihsf Of he Sd deceased died few Month,
subsequently,, and he was also buried from tho
easins,hoyse, in the same lot, aud the com.
sny aad dns .em.,n 81 the mother Of the de-
buried beside her son. The members OF the
company have since kept the memory OF the
time death, as well as lis un More tb see
have carefully kept in handsome ease In
IA. a! re aIit meeting Of the company after the
melancholy occurrence, committee was an.
pointed to take measures for the erection Of q
suitable monument to his memory, and the
,sSis ss Of Sspis0i I'M held fair 20 aid them,
ardi, an italian artist employed on the Capi.
VI, WAS accepted and 4 contract made with
G sna * SsfSTs In to
seau. The monument 10 erected over the
graves Of the deceased and his father and
S.hs ,h and s s,n about nineteen feet In
onthe front Of II 10 Representations of the man
Ger OF his death, and there Is also Inscribed his
aaHs And the date OF his death, with "a truer,
nooier, truestier heart, more loving or more
loyal, never beat within human bfeast.p II
was placed In the cemetery about three years
sinse, but, owing to Unavoidable causes, It's
aedicAtion was put of from time to time.
few weeks ago the company took the initin-
tory steps to dedicate 1t ty sppointing a com.
mites Of afrangements, 30, and electing Gap
tain James Coleman, assistant marshal, select.
Ing to-day for the ceremonies.
co Az noon M tne members an 81 Columbia Engine
and headed BY the Marine Band, about one
O'clock, proceeded to the front ofthe City Hall,
s snd were formed BY the above named marshal In
lumbia, Marine Band and drum corps; officers
=. snd members Of ne Company 10 uniform, over
~ number, IS uniformed with black pants, red
OF the Company on the front. In the line they
carried the handsome nag presented to the
Day sh sSa Ike sS9 ~ s ss r Ss s saI
blue bq,gee, on which is the name and number
Ath U. s. Infantry Band, Prof. Wagner, and
marshalled by Chief Engineer Dickson, repre-.
ssnted BY the Hibernia Company, and delegs-
form, with the Hibernis engine.
Wsshington City Fire Department, mar
shailed By CLief Engineer Sessford, represent
and Hook and Ladder, with deIega Ions from
Nos, l and Q, In full uniform. The steamer and
hose carriage Of No. 8, and,the Hook and Lad.
Delegations of the Georgetown Department
n s, S99iEtSrI mar'h"icd by Col W. o. Drew,
representatives OF the Alexandria Fire De-
pWashington Fire Commissioners, headed by
E. q. Ecklof, clerk. Ex.prcsidents Of the 90.
I.slcsk, ssed Ssi oei. 9: K. dstaaer, sssa II
A. TAFT, James Adams-in carriages with tho
orators and Rev. Or. Sunderland, and num-
Der OF members OF the City Councils.
down Four and. s.half street to Pennsylvania
avenue, to seventh street, to New York ave.
nue., to North Capitol street, into Lincoln
Opposite the monument neat little plat
form had been erected, which was handsomely
decorated, a lithogrsphic likeness of the de-
The president OF the company presided at
Sunderland, Col. James x. TAFT delivered the
Col. TAFT said;
COMRADES AND FELLow-CIrIzENI: In con
sequence OF my, long association with the 90.
member January Is sss s Ssf s;e as IT,
president Tor fourteen consecutive years, I
have been selected on this occasion to give a
from Its organization to the present.
The Columbia fire company was organized
on Capitol HIN, at that time the Third, now
tho Fifth ward, In the year 1906.
A small hand-englne was purchases by vol
untary subscriptions from the citizens Of the
The engine-house, a mere shed, was located
In the Capitol square, and when the Capitol
was burned by the British, August, 1914, the
records Of the company were destroyed In the
wsb situated near the Capitol These facts
have been certified to by the late John T.
iFr o,t, who was secretary ofthe company from
After the war of 1912 the engine house was
located on Pennsylvania avenue, between
First and Second streets east: An old engine,
built by the then celebrated engine builder,
Pat Lyon. OF Philadelphia, was In this house
when the company was Ieorganized In the
year 1878. The records of the company from
that date to the present have been carefully
Before making extracts from this record,
will read some interesting memoranda In rels-
ton to the history OF our company furnished
by our late member and fellow-citizen, John
7. Ingle, who now sleeps In the tomb OF his
MI: 5ngle states that he found an entry In
his fathers account books, The kept hard
charges the Columbia Fire Company with a
"stook look and bolts for the englne-house."
Mr.. Ingle also states that the company, at
principal owners OF property, and upon an
alarm OF fire the most respectable citizens |
would turn out with buckets in hand, and
assist ~ WORKING the engine; Their bylaws,
after their organization. ! have endeavored
to md copy which my father had, but have
not yet succeeded. One OF the laws, remem-
In sheet form, for which he was to pay o.. II
was not bylaw, but It was a common law In
the early years OF this company, that the
OF ofieers, have a cAnyaR-back and oyster sup.
generally the best attended meeting OF the
MI. Ingle afterwards speaks OF the valuable |
services OF the Columbia in saving the Capt. |
toll from the destructive fire which took place |
IN the CongressiSnsi Library, on The 22d De
lishsd in the National IntelIigencer) written to |