The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-27
Celebrations.

Celebrations.
rUHIt:TT-FIKsT ANNUAL PARADE
AND INSPECTION
CHARLESTON FIRE DEPARTMENT,
WILL TAKE PLACE THIS DAY, The 9th
OF APRIL, 1869. Companies will assemble pune
tually at half.past Nine O'Clock A. NJ, on Citadel
Green. The procession will move precisely at Ten
o'clock, in the following orter;
MUSIC.
Chtf, Assistants and Clerk of the Board. -
Delegation of Officers from Philadelphia Fire De-
partmeot.
Mayor and Aldermen.
Charleston Hook and Ladder Company, No. l.
Charleston Company of AImen, pioneer (steamer.)
Eagle Engine Company, lSteamer.)
Vigilant Engire Company, tHandl
Phmni1 Engine Company, tsteamer.l
Georgia Engine Company. Augusta Ga, tsteamer.) :;
..Etna Engine Company, tsteamer)
Charleston Hook and Ladder Company. No. 2,
MUSIC. q
Marion Engine Company, (steamer.)
German Engine Company, lHand)
Washington Engine Company, Augusta, Co., tHand.)
Palmetto Engine Company, (Steamer.l
Hope Engine Company, tHand.)
Washington Engine Company, tsteamerl
Palmetto Engine Company, Columbia, g. G.. (Hand.)
stonewall Ergine Company, tHand.)
Winyah Engine Company, Georgetown, 8. c., Handy
Young America Engine Company, lsteamer.)
Line Of March.
Down Calhoun to King. through King to Hasel-
street, through Meeting to Broad, countermarchin9
at New.street. The inspection will take place IN
Broad.street, in front of the Gufrdhouse, by the
Mayor and Aldermen, after which the Companies
will exercise in the following order:
Hand Engines.
]. vIGTLANT. 8. hope.
Q. GERMAN. 4. STONETALL.
Trucks.
Eo.1. No.
Throwing up their Bed Ladder, ascending and de.
sending same as on last Annual Parade.
Steamers.
/ PIONEER 5.MARI0N.
2. EA0L@. 8. PALmEIIo.
3. PHOENIX. z. WASHINGTON.
4 ErNA 8. YOUNG AMERICA.
The exercises will begin by the Hand Engines
starting from the corner of Queen and Meeting
streets in the same condition as going to fire. rum
ming four hundred yards with eight men to the one
thousand pounds weight of Engine, reehng OH one
hundred feet of hose at the termination OF tho four
hundred yards taking suction from the drain pit In
Meeting.street, opposite Hayne, aud playing MI!
feet. As soon as the fifty feet is Obtained the time
will be called by Captain GEORGE 3. WALTER and
W. G. wH1LDEN, EsQ., who have been appointed
Judges for the occasion. q. b. oLsEY and A. STEM
mERMAN, Esqs, have been appointed Starting
Judges.
The Chiefs, Assistants aud Clerk of the Board will
command the exercises Of the day.
The Steamers will follow the slime regulations,
except that they ore allowed i've men to the 1000
pounds weight of Engine tno. including Engineer
and Fireman.l Steamers will he allowed to carry
what water aud such fuel as they DESIRE No mem
ber pulling on the Reels will be allowed to handle
the Engines during the ruu. Fires to start Engines
will commence when the word is given by the start
ina Judges and Engines to be ready at ten minutes
notice. Cold water must be In all the Boilers, and
the Boilers must be cool. any Engine having heat
cd water In their Boilers will be ru ed out After tht
fifty feet Is obtained, each Engine will be allowed
to remain at the pit ten minutes, but not TO exer
else. Companies will give the exact weight OF En-
eines, With the weight Of water they intend to car
FIVE days before the Parade, to D. III. STRObEL
Esq. Clerk Of the Board. The Clerk will mark th'
time of each Company ona Board, which will be in
conspicuous place.
The Double-brsak Hand Engines will be allowed st
! use their lower breaks only. If they so desire.
Visiting companies ore requested to observe TIT
new IeIr1re .'s"a
The members Of the Department are PARTICULAR!
requested assist in keeping the run Gear and thu
citizens will please TO remain on the sidewalks.
The Engines and Truck performing the work. IL
the least timo will be awarded the prize by Captain
GEO. q. WALTER.
The following additions have been made to.the
regulations to be enforced on the 9th:
Hose reels may precede the engines on tha run
but will start together The men running thshost
reels may extend one hundred feet OF hose. attacf
the pipe and work the engine. One officer non
each steamer and hand engine to be appoIated to In
spect the boilers, suctious and boxes, and to see
that the brakes are strapped down and secured II
the usual manner.
The following are the weights of the several steam
and hand engines, with the number Of men allowed