The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-19
Celebrations.


"a -,lRTY-FIRsT ANNUAL PARADE
AND INSPECTION
CHARLESTON FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WILL TAKE PLACE ON TUESDAY, 9TH DAY
OF APRIL, 1869. Companies will assemble pune
tually at halepaat Nine o'clock A. NJ, on Citadel
Green. The procession will move precisely at Ten
o'clock, in the following order:
MUSIC.
Chief, Assistants and Clerk of the roard.
Mayor and Aldermen.
Charleston Hook and Ladder Company, No.
Charleston Company of Axmen, Pioneer tsteamer.)
Eagle Engine Company, (steamer.l
vigiant Engine Company, tHand.l
Phoenix Engine Company, tSteamer.)
Etnn Epgine Company, tSteamer.I
Charleston Hook and Ladder Company, No. 2,
MUSIC
Marion Engine Company, tsteamer.)
German Engine Company. Handy
Palmetto Engine Company, (Steamer.)
Hope Engine Company. tHandl
washington engine Company, tSteamerl
6tOneWhu 1t Blue
Young America Engine Company, tsteamer.)
Limo Of March.
Down Calhoun to King, through King. to Hasel-
street, through Meeting to. Broad countermarching
at New.street The Inspection will take place In
Broad-street. in front OF the ausrdhouse, by the
Mayor and Aldermen, after which the Companies
will exercise in the following order:
Hand Engines.
]. vIGILANT. 8. HOPE.
q GERMAN. 4. ST0NEWALL.
Trucks.
No. l. No.
Throwing up their BED Ladder, ascending and de.
sending came as on last Annual Parade
Steamers.
l. PIONEER s. MARION.
@ EAGLE. 8. PALMETTO.
8 PHOENIX, Z. WASHINGTON.
AETNA. s. 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, run.
ming four hundred yards. with eight men 10 the one
thousand pounds weight Of Engine. reeiing of one
hundred feet of hose at the termination of the four
hundred yards taking suction from the drain pit in
Meetingstreet, opposite Hayne, and playing fifty
feet AS soon as the fifty feet Is Obtained the time
will be called by Captain GEORGE d. WALTER and
". G.. WHlLpEN, Eeq., who have been appointed
Judges for the occasion. a. B. OLNEy and A. STEM.
MERRIAM, Eeqs., have. been appointed Starting
Judges.
The Chiefs Assistants and Clerk of the Board will
command the exercises Of the day.
A1,a lo@Jn
except that they are allowed five men to the 1000
pounds weight of Engine luot including Engineer
and Fireman.l Steamers will be allowed to carry
what water and such fuel as they desire. No mem-
ber pulling on the Reels will be allowed to handle
the Engines duting tho run. Fires to start Engines
will commence when the word is given Ly the Start
ing Judges and Engines to be ready at ten minutes
notice. Cold water must be in all the Boilers, aud
the Boilers must be cool. Any Engine having heat
ed water in their Boilers will be ruled out After the
fifty feet is obtained, each Engine will be allowed
to remain at the pit ten minutes, but not to
else. Companies will give tho exact weight OF En-.
gincs, With the weight of water they intend to carry
five days before the Parade, to B. NJ. STROBEL,
ESQ.,, Clerk ofthe Board. The Clerk will mark the
time of each Company on Board. which will be in
conspicuous place.
The Double-break Hand Engines will be allowed to
use their lower breaks only, if they so desire.
Visiting companies are requested to observe the
new feature Of exercise and may select their time.
The members OF the Department are particularly
requested 10 assist in keeping the run clear, and the
citizens will please to remain on tbe sidewalks.
The Engnes aud Truck performing the work in
the least time will be awarded the prize by Captain
GEO. II. WALTER.
By order ofthe Board oil Firemasters
NJ b. NATHAN, Chief Fire Department.
B. N. sIRoDEL, Clerk and Superintendent.
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